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March 17, 2025
Blog Post

What I See in a United Public College and Institute Sector

What’s on My Mind? With Pari Johnston. I’m fresh off a mission to Washington D.C. with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce where I met with key U.S. industry leaders, political influencers, and my postsecondary association... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century
March 3, 2025
Blog Post

Building Canada’s Edge in Trade, Talent, and Innovation

What’s on My Mind? With Pari Johnston. This week, I’m in Washington, D.C., joining a Canadian Chamber of Commerce mission focused on one of the most pressing issues for both Canada and the U.S.: the... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Deepening Global Engagement | 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
February 5, 2025
Submission & Report

Submission by Colleges and Institutes Canada to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

December 2024 International students enrolled at public colleges and institutes are important contributors in ensuring Canada’s talent pipelines remain viable, and they make real contributions to campuses, to the workforce, and to Canadian society. For... Read more
Topic: Deepening Global Engagement
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 25, 2024
Blog Post

Colleges and Institutes Speak Out on the Community Impact of International Student Policy Reforms

Following our open letter last month, public colleges and institutes across Canada have been voicing their concerns about the damaging impact of recent federal immigration policy reforms on their local communities, including the cap on... Read more
Topic: Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century
November 6, 2024
News Release

New Green Skills Program will support Climate-smart Agribusiness in Egypt

Ottawa, November 6, 2024 – Today, Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen announced the launch of Colleges and Institutes Canada’s (CICan) new strategic partnership connecting Canadian colleges and institutes, and their counterparts in Egypt to... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century
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
October 1, 2024
Blog Post

Canada’s Research Ecosystem Must Drive Impact

By Pari Johnston, President & CEO, Colleges and Institutes Canada. This op-ed was published by The Hill Times on September 25, 2024. Canada’s research and innovation landscape is ready for an overhaul. For years, our public... Read more
Topic: Boosting Innovation | Deepening Global Engagement | Growing Talent for the 21st century