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April 1, 2025
Blog Post

Scaling Solutions, Building Our Workforce

What’s on My Mind? With Pari Johnston. Canada’s economy is being tested. Global instability, compounding tariffs, supply chain shocks, and aging demographics combined with labour shortages are creating real uncertainty for Canadian industries and workers... Read more
Topic: Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century | Uncategorized
March 10, 2025
News Release

On Mark Carney’s Election as Liberal Party of Canada Leader

Ottawa, March 10, 2025 – Pari Johnston, President and CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada, today, issued the following statement: "On behalf of Colleges and Institutes Canada and our 135 members, I want to congratulate Mark... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century
February 12, 2025
Blog Post

A Stronger Canada Starts Within: How Colleges and Institutes Build National Resilience

Canada is facing tough times. The threat of widespread U.S. tariffs puts our jobs, goods, and wallets at risk. This week our steel and aluminum sectors were hit. If these tariffs expand across industries like... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Building Campuses of the Future | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century
January 21, 2025
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Future-Focused Leadership for a Changing Canada

Canada’s public post-secondary sector stands at a pivotal crossroads where significant challenges meet promising opportunities. Rapid policy changes, shifting workforce demands, technological advancements, and the uncertainty of an approaching federal election have created a complex landscape... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century
December 4, 2024
Blog Post

Colleges and Institutes Matter

What’s on My Mind? With Pari Johnston. I joined CICan a year ago this week. Since then, our sector has been turned on its head in more ways than one. Still, what I've learned in... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Building Campuses of the Future | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century
November 12, 2024
Blog Post

Be About It: Setting the Tone for Action

Reflecting on the 2024 National Indigenous Education Symposium "Don't just talk about it. Be about it." These powerful words, spoken by an Indigenous student at this year's National Indigenous Education Symposium, perfectly capture the spirit... Read more
Topic: Accelerating Reconciliation | Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century
October 28, 2024
Blog Post

Canada’s Climate Goals Start on Campus

Addressing Canada’s big challenges requires creative solutions. As natural innovators, colleges and institutes can and must be key ecosystem partners. Through skills training to meet labour demand, mission-driven applied research, and community leadership, they drive... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Building Campuses of the Future
October 17, 2024
Blog Post

An Open Letter to Our Sector

Dear Presidents and Directors General, I’m writing, today, to you and to your campus communities to share our concerns about the impact of recent federal immigration policy reforms on your communities, to echo your frustration... Read more
Topic: Building Campuses of the Future | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century
October 2, 2024
News Release

A message to Canadians from Canada’s public colleges and institutes

Ottawa, October 2, 2024 - I am writing this letter because the federal government’s September 18 announcement of changes to international student post-graduate work permits will damage Canadian communities, businesses, and local economies. The government’s... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Building Campuses of the Future | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century
September 18, 2024
News Release

CICan’s Statement on International Student Reforms

Ottawa, September 18, 2024 – Today, Ministers Miller and Boissonnault announced a series of reforms to reduce the number of temporary residents to Canada, including further reductions to overall international student numbers and changes to... Read more
Topic: Building Campuses of the Future | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century