January 18, 2013
January 18, 2013 Advocacy We have a unique window to advance our advocacy agenda this year. Many business organizations have identified the skills shortage as the major barrier to economic growth....
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December 21, 2012 Advocacy The 2013-2014 Budget may come down in February. Accordingly, we have accelerated our advocacy efforts. We urge leaders of member institutions to engage local Members of...
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December 7, 2012 Governor General’s Delegation to Mexico, Peru and Guatemala James Knight accompanied Governor General David Johnston as he visited Mexico, Peru and Guatemala to promote Canada’s...
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November 23, 2012 College and Community Innovation Program We joined Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology); Suzanne Fortier, President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research...
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November 9, 2012 UNESCO UNEVOC Centre UNESCO has named ACCC as the UNEVOC Centre to coordinate activities in Canada and to support skills development in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa....
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October 26, 2012 Prime Minister Visits ACCC Project in Senegal Prime Minister Harper visited the Centre d’Entreprenariat et de Développement Technique (CEDT) in Dakar and met with students...
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October 12, 2012 Media Coverage ACCC responded to recent media articles that painted colleges in a less than favourable light: Toronto Star Business Columnist David Olive’s Don’t fear the...
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September 28, 2012 Delegation to India The ACCC delegation to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) annual conference on education, Learner First, was the largest of...
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September 14, 2012 Federal Pre-Budget Consultation The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance pre-budget consultation is framed around five questions focusing on economic recovery and growth,...
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August 17, 2012 11th Presidents’ Academy Thirty-three CEOs participated in the 11th Presidents’ Academy in Banff, Alberta. “Best professional development experience of my career. This is my 3rd...
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June 22, 2012 Copyright Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act was adopted by the House of Commons. The legislation is now being considered in the Senate. The Bill reflects many of the...
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June 8, 2012 Agreement with Access Copyright ACCC has negotiated a model licence agreement with Access Copyright. Institutions choosing to adopt the licence will pay Access Copyright an annual fee of...
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