• Information Technology (IT) Solutions

Expiration: August 25, 2026. This agreement has no further extension periods remaining. Agreements set to expire August 25, 2025 with an option to extend for one (1) additional period of one year: Cengage Learning, Inc. and Littératout Inc.

Literacy Digital Tools and Research Digital Tools

OECM is pleased to offer our Literacy Digital Tools and Research Digital Tools Agreements, featuring comprehensive software for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. These agreements provide system software that supports student literacy and research in their studies.

The agreements are provided as part of a Digital Learning Tools offering available to Ontario’s education sector through OECM. They were developed in consultation with Ontario’s Ministry of Education (MEDU) and various District School Boards across the province.

The awarded suppliers can provide systems under the categories listed below.

Awarded Supplier Partners

   Click on an awarded supplier partner’s name, ordered alphabetically in the column on the left, to view complete supplier details, contact information, zones serviced, as well as relevant agreement documents including the Master Agreement (MA), Customer-Supplier Agreement (CSA), price lists, and other related materials, as applicable.

Categories Offered:

Category B – Research Digital Tools

Digital System Offered:

Gale Canadian K-12 Package (which includes the following modules):
a) Gale in Context: Canada,
b) Gale in Context: Science,
c) Gale in Context: Global Issues,
d) Gale in Context: Elementary and
e) Gale Onefile: CPIQ

Languages Supported:

English

Supplier Address:

27500 Drake Road
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331
United States
https://www.gale.com/

Key Contact:

Danielle Bleecher

Executive Education Consultant for Ontario Schools

(716) 697-5618

Supplier madel
Categories Offered:

Category B – Research Digital Tools

Digital System Offered:

Mindomo

Languages Supported:

English and French

Supplier Address:

Str. Ciprian Porumbescu Nr. 5A
Timisoara, 300236
Romania
https://www.mindomo.com/

Key Contact:

Zoltan Lorincz

CEO


Please note, Zoltan Lorincz can also be reached at the phone number +40 256 486 430.

Categories Offered:

Category A – Literacy Digital Tools

Category B – Research Digital Tools

Digital System Offered:

AccessLearning

Languages Supported:

English and French

Supplier Address:

1540 Cornwall Road, Unit 216
Oakville, Ontario L6J 7W5
Canada
https://www.magiclanternmedia.com/

Key Contact:

Brad Schroeder

Vice President

(416) 363-5681

Categories Offered:

Category B – Research Digital Tools

Digital System Offered:

ON-Core

Languages Supported:

English and French

Supplier Address:

203-75 First Street
Orangeville, Ontario L9W 5B6
Canada
https://www.mcintyre.ca/

Key Contact:

Peter Whyte

President

(800) 565-3036 ext. 1231

Newsela Inc.

All Zones

Categories Offered:

Category A – Literacy Digital Tools

Digital System Offered:

Newsela ELA

Languages Supported:

English

Supplier Address:

620 8th Avenue, Floor 21
New York, New York 10018
United States
https://newsela.com/

Key Contact:

Justin Tedaldi

Global Partnerships Manager

(312) 313-4220

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Categories

Category A – Literacy Digital Tools

The awarded suppliers for Literacy Digital Tools are:

• Lalilo Inc. (Lalilo)
• Littératout Inc. (Littératout)
• Magic Lantern Media Inc. (AccessLearning)
• Newsela Inc. (Newsela ELA)

Category B – Research Digital Tools

The awarded suppliers for Research Digital Tools are:

• Cengage Learning, Inc. (GALE)
• Expert Software Applications Srl (Mindomo)
• Magic Lantern Media Inc. (AccessLearning)
• McIntyre Media Inc. (ON-Core)

What You’ll Get

High-quality literacy tools and related software for Grades K-12

  • Age-appropriate, culturally relevant and pedagogically responsive content that supports reading, writing, listening, speaking and/or media literacy (Category A)
  • Functionality that supports the assessment of literacy skills, information literacy, inquiry and learning (Category A)
  • Informational databases that support the student inquiry process of exploring, investigating, creating and processing of information for grades K-12 (Category B)
  • Tools designed to act as teachers-aid and/or supplementary aid (Categories A and B)
  • Systems available in English, French or a combination of the languages (Categories A and B)

Professional and responsive customer support and account management

  • Customer support and account management
  • Implementation, training and ongoing support

Competitive pricing and access to trusted supplier partners

  • Access to trusted suppliers in the Literacy Digital Tools and Research Digital Tools categories, with competitive pricing
  • Implementation, training and ongoing support
  • Optional Second Stage Selection Process to help you achieve more savings through volume purchase

Products and Services

  • AccessLearning
  • Bilingual system
  • GALE
  • Growing Success policy program
  • Lalilo
  • Literacy Digital Tools
  • Litteratout
  • Mindomo
  • ON-Core
  • Pedagogically responsive content
  • Research Tools
  • Training and support
  • XpressLab

Sector Availability

  • College
  • Family and Community Services
  • Government Ministry/Agency
  • Municipal and Related Services
  • Other
  • School Board
  • University

Project Advisors

  • Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CEPEO)
  • Conseil scolaire catholique Mon Avenir
  • Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario
  • Ecole secondaire catholique Franco-Cité
  • Halton Catholic District School Board
  • Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
  • Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
  • Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
  • Limestone District School Board
  • London Catholic District School Board
  • Niagara Catholic District School Board
  • Ottawa Catholic District School Board
  • Peel District School Board
  • Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, & Clarington Catholic District School Board
  • Thames Valley District School Board
  • Toronto District School Board
  • Trillium Lakelands District School Board
  • Upper Canada District School Board
  • Waterloo Catholic District School Board
  • Waterloo Region District School Board

Choosing Your Supplier

To truly gain a competitive advantage, OECM strongly believes it’s advantageous for you to work with a single strategic supplier partner, for core requirements, wherever possible. This approach ensures a strong, value-added relationship with many advantages, including exceptional supplier responsiveness; improved interoperability; immediate access to innovation and new technology; time and cost-saving process improvements; access to training, and more.

Remember, OECM is always available to help you analyze your core product needs and identify the strategic supplier partner best suited to meet your short, medium and long term goals.

Feedback

SRP Customer Satisfaction Survey

As a valued customer with direct purchasing experience with our Supplier Partners, your feedback in the Supplier Recognition Program is crucial. Customer feedback is one of the focus areas used for SRP evaluations and survey (Net Promoter Score, NPS) is used for a customer feedback mechanism. The survey includes the list of suppliers who are eligible to participate in each year’s SRP. Survey result will be collected and shared back with the supplier partner by OECM.

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Online Career and Individual Pathways…

Bilingual system • Career exploration • Digital Learning Tools • MyBlueprint • Ontario curriculum compliance • Preference assessments • Training and support • Xello
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Math Skills Digital Tools

Bilingual system • Gizmos • Knowledgehook • Math digital tools • Netmath • Edwin • Pedagogical responsive content • Sprig Learning • StudyForge • Training and support • Zorbit’s Math Adventure

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