What’s On My Mind? With Pari Johnston. First and foremost, a sincere thank you to Elder Martin Heavy Head and Samantha Fox, Interim President of Red Crow Community College (CICan’s newest member) for welcoming us so warmly to Treaty 7 and allowing us to have these important conversations on their traditional Territory. I’m completely inspired coming off the heels of the National Indigenous Education Symposium in Calgary at the end of October. Huge thanks to…
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November 21, 2025
To build big things, we must build the builders
By Zabeen Hirji, Inez Jabalpurwala, and Pari Johnston. This op-ed was published by The Globe and Mail on October 31, 2025. Zabeen Hirji is an…... Read more
Canada Strong
September 11, 2025
Real Impact Starts Here
What’s On My Mind? With Pari Johnston. There is a visceral buzz right now as thousands of students return to postsecondary campuses across the country.…... Read more
Build Canada
July 11, 2025
Defence Strength Built on People and Innovation
Prime Minister Mark Carney is making new defence investments to defend our people and our values, to secure our sovereignty, and to protect our allies.…... Read more
CAF
June 11, 2025
Canada’s Challenges, College Solutions
[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/open-letter-youtube-en.mp4" poster="https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/open-letter-youtube-en.png"][/video] Prime Minister Carney and his Cabinet are moving quickly to make meaningful progress on the new government’s mandate to build…... Read more
applied research
May 29, 2025
A Globally Competitive Workforce Starts at Home
As Canada faces an imperative to diversify our trading relationships, make gains in emerging markets, and build new global ties, our long-term success and resilience…... Read more
Future Skills
May 14, 2025
It’s Go Time: Bold Action for Canada
In just over two weeks since his election, Prime Minister Mark Carney has already outlined some bold objectives for building housing, improving affordability, boosting productivity,…... Read more
AI
April 15, 2025
Meeting Canada’s Moment
A federal election is two weeks away and Canada is at a turning point. The next government will shape Canada’s future, setting priorities on everything…... Read more
Challenges
April 1, 2025
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…... Read more
Economy
March 17, 2025
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…... Read more
Economy
March 3, 2025
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…... Read more
Economy
February 12, 2025
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…... Read more
Canada First
January 21, 2025
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…... Read more
Change
December 4, 2024
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…... Read more
Impact
November 25, 2024
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…... Read more
Economy
November 12, 2024
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…... Read more
Impact