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August 3, 2023
News Release

24 prizes awarded to climate champions in CICan’s ImpAct-Climate Challenge

Ottawa, August 3, 2023 – Twenty-four college and institute climate champions, including institutions, groups, and individuals, were recognized through Colleges and Institutes Canada’s first ImpAct-Climate Challenge. From February to May of this year, the challenge... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
June 19, 2023
Blog Post

There is no sustainability without equity (SDG 10)

June is a unique month dedicated to celebrating diversity and promoting true inclusivity. It marks the convergence of two periods of recognition: Pride Month and National Indigenous Peoples Month. Both are celebratory but draw... Read more
Topic: Accelerating Reconciliation
January 10, 2023
Perspectives Live

Health and safety come first

The 2020’s have brought new meaning to the term ‘health and safety’. From mental health, the pandemic, and the alarming increase of violence, attending to health and safety on college and institute campuses has never... Read more
Topic: Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century
May 16, 2022
Blog Post

Representation is an essential part of treating everyone with dignity and equality (SDG 10)

Earlier this month, Canada made history by becoming the first country in the world to provide census data on transgender and non-binary people! This type of data is so important not only because it allows all... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century
May 12, 2022
News Release

Colleges and institutes to provide scholarships and other supports for Ukrainian students coming to Canada

Ottawa, May 12, 2022 – Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) announced today that, thanks to the generosity of its members, over 150 scholarships will be available to Ukrainian students coming to Canada to study as... Read more
April 26, 2022
News Release

CICan recognizes excellence and leadership at colleges and institutes

Halifax, April 26, 2022 – Colleges and institutes Canada, today, announced the recipients of its 2022 Awards of Excellence. The CICan Awards of Excellence recognize best practices from institutions across the country, as well as individual leadership... Read more
April 22, 2022
News Release

On Earth Day, CICan thanks members for leadership on climate action

Ottawa, April 22, 2022 – On Earth Day, Colleges and Institutes Canada President Denise Amyot issued the following statement: “With 689 locations across Canada, colleges and institutes make up the largest post-secondary network in the... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
March 21, 2022
Blog Post

Voices for action against racism

That’s the theme of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It calls on people everywhere to strengthen and consolidate their voices against racism, to mobilise against all forms and all manifestations... Read more
Topic: Accelerating Reconciliation | Building Campuses of the Future | Growing Talent for the 21st century
January 24, 2022
Blog Post

Good health includes mental health

Right now, Good Health and Well-Being (Sustainable Development Goal 3) is the most globally preoccupying SDG as each and every country grapples with the pandemic. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages is an essential... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Growing Talent for the 21st century
November 8, 2021
Blog Post

There is no future without net-zero

A new report from a Berlin-based think tank ranks Canada’s per-capita carbon emissions among the highest in the world. This is not the record we want to be setting. We need to get serious about reducing emissions,... Read more
Topic: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals | Boosting Innovation | Building Campuses of the Future