The Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL) has created this Compendium to capture a snapshot of the variety of projects currently taking place across the country. The information about each project has been supplied by the lead organization. The projects have been grouped under "themes" rather than by location, timelines or start dates. It must be noted, however, that the classification of a project under any thematic heading has been somewhat arbitrary. For example, a project that has a strong research focus, but also includes a workshop or training event has been classified as "research" rather than professional development. A project that seems to have professional development as its main objective, but also includes a research component has been classified as "practitioner training and development".