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October 2, 2023
Blog Post

Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Reflect, Learn, Act

Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30th, is a day of profound significance. It represents our shared commitment as a country to acknowledge and confront the historical injustices inflicted upon Indigenous... Read more
Topic: Accelerating Reconciliation
September 12, 2023
Blog Post

The stigma of the trades ends with colleges and institutes

By Denise Amyot, President and CEO, Colleges and Institutes Canada First published in Education for Employment Magazine, Fall 2023. By 2028, over 700,000 skilled trades people in Canada will retire. That’s what a 2021 RBC... Read more
Topic: Growing Talent for the 21st century
April 24, 2023
Blog Post

Investing in our planet today ensures a sustainable community for the future

Did you know that April 22 (this past Saturday) was Earth Day? Earth Day encourages citizens around the world to be more environmentally conscious and do their part to contribute to a greener society. The... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Boosting Innovation | Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century
July 25, 2022
Blog Post

We all have a role to play in energy efficiency (SDG 7)

Did you know that renewable energy sources currently provide about 18% of Canada’s total primary energy supply? Water, wind, and biomass are the most common. In fact, Canada is the world’s second largest producer of... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Growing Talent for the 21st century
May 30, 2022
Blog Post

Indigenous rights include language rights (SDG 10)

Language is a really important part of Canadian identity, but not just French and English. Did you know that over 70 Indigenous languages are spoken across the country, a key part of the many Indigenous... Read more
Topic: Accelerating Reconciliation | Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
July 6, 2020
Blog Post

Asking ourselves the important questions

This past month has been incredibly charged with calls to action for social justice around the world. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic limits large gatherings, thousands have joined global protests against systemic racism following the police killings... Read more
Topic: Accelerating Reconciliation | Growing Talent for the 21st century
March 6, 2020
News Release

Realizing Canada’s vision for a greener future

This op-ed was originally published in the Globe and Mail, on February 28, 2020.   Last summer, young people around the world took to the streets demanding action on climate change in one of the... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Boosting Innovation | Growing Talent for the 21st century
April 8, 2019
Blog Post

Innovation north of 60°

Canadian media turned its spotlight on the country’s arctic as Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released Canada’s Changing Climate Report (CCCR) indicating that we are experience warming at twice the global average, with Northern Canada in particular heating up... Read more
Topic: Accelerating Reconciliation | Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Boosting Innovation