Resource Topics Social Affairs

December 4, 2020

Government of Canada announces funding to train 4,000 personal support worker interns, support sector

Ottawa, December 4, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the critical role that personal support workers play in our healthcare system. The shortage of personal support workers has been growing in recent years and has significantly increased with the current pandemic. That is why today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, announced $23.2 million in funding for Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) to develop and implement an accelerated online program to train approximately 4,000 new personal support worker interns. The program includes six weeks of online training followed by a four-month paid work-integrated... Read more

November 27, 2020

COVID-19 and beyond: The role of colleges and institutes in Canada’s resilient recovery

White paper produced by CICan on the critical role colleges and institutes can play to support of Canada's economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. Colleges and institutes are ideally placed to support Canadians and help their communities recover in the months ahead. Through their deep community connections, their commitment to respond to the evolving needs of local stakeholders and employers, and their proven track-record in terms of skills development, they are poised to support a strong and sustainable economic recovery.

January 21, 2020

More support needed to help Canadians reskill at post-secondary institutions

This op-ed was originally published in Policy Options on January 20, 2020. Canada’s rapidly changing labour market creates both opportunities and challenges that force us all to reflect on the future of work and learning. This is top of mind for employers, governments, educators and learners, but a new national survey from EKOS Research Associates confirms it is also a significant concern for all Canadians. Ninety-eight percent of respondents believe that access to lifelong learning is important at all ages according to the survey, which polled 1,030 Canadians from August 13 to 21 using EKOS’ online research panel. (The... Read more

April 16, 2019

Colleges and Institutes Canada Submission to the Special Senate Standing Committee on the Charitable Sector

CICan would like to thank the Senate Standing Committee on the Charitable Sector for this opportunity to provide perspectives on the impact of federal laws and policies governing the charitable and non-profit sectors in Canada. We are encouraged that the Government of Canada is examining ways to strengthen the charitable sector and look forward to engaging with the Senate Standing Committee for this study.

April 12, 2017

Skills Development as a Means to Women´s Empowerment: Integrating Gender Equality in TVET (Executive Summary)

November 22, 2016

Ground-breaking Social Finance Pilot Assists Unemployed Canadians

November 22, 2016 - Canada has achieved an important milestone in its commitment to social financing for public good. The Government of Canada, private investors, and colleges and institutes are pushing the boundaries of social innovation and impact investing by implementing the first social finance project of its kind in Canada. As the key project intermediary Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is leveraging the principles of social finance through social impact bonds (SIB) to raise upfront capital from private investors who are looking to support societal good while receiving a financial return. With capital raised from three investors – Conexus... Read more

May 22, 2015

Crossing Boundaries: A Brown & White Interrogation of Race and Social Class

Abstract: As graduate students in the Master of Education program at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, were were introduced to a repertoire of learning streams, one of which examined the social and cultural dimensions of teaching, learning, and knowledge. The following collaboration is a recollection of our life experiences; a very honest autobiographical account of our respective and markedly different racial contexts, as well as a discussion of our similar middle-class social backgrounds, and how the combination of these factors has influenced our academic achievements and our personal identities. Our hope is that readers recognize the growth in our self-awareness and ultimately understand how integral this... Read more

Tags: Research on Colleges

May 21, 2015

Rural Sustainability

Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Tags: Rural, Submission, Sustainability