News & Events Archives - Page 14 of 18

Best practices in Indigenous education and what it means for Canada’s recovery

By Monida Eang | December 8, 2020

^{Image provided by Fanshawe College – students learn traditional teachings and participate in ceremonies as part of the summer college and high school accelerator programs.}

One of the many impacts of COVID-19 was to bring to light longstanding economic inequalities exacerbated over the past months. As Canada looks ahead to pandemic recovery, we must do so with a renewed focus on Indigenous reconciliation.

Training in a Pandemic: Insights into Preparing Canada’s Workforce

Date: December 4, 2020
Location: Ottawa, Ontario

The critical role of Canada’s frontline workforce has never been more apparent than during the COVID-19 pandemic. In industries like healthcare and emergency response, technology, agriculture and construction, Canadians rely on the essential workers who keep the country fed, functioning, safe and healthy.

A green recovery means addressing food insecurity

By Dr. Alan Davis | November 13, 2020 | Originally featured in the Vancouver Sun

Across the country, the conversation about post-pandemic recovery has begun. Most agree we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape Canada’s economy and reposition ourselves for a greener, more sustainable future.

Connecting work to education should be priority beyond pandemic

By Dr. Larry Rosia | November 12, 2020 | Originally featured in The Hill Times

COVID-19 has disrupted labour markets unlike anything since the Great Depression. Young people have been especially hard hit by the economic slowdown, with school closures and a transition to remote learning. Youth were also among the hardest hit when employers reduced operations.

A resilient workforce is Priority 1

By Sarah Watts-Rynard, Leah Nord | November 2, 2020 | Originally featured in iPolitics

As governments across Canada plan for a post-pandemic reset and recovery, ensuring businesses have workers with the skills to help them transform and innovate should be a high priority. A resilient labour market is the answer to two important challenges ahead: It stands to reconnect workers with paid employment and diminishes reliance on government supports.

Time to take out Canada’s innovation toolbox

By Ray Hoemsen | October 26, 2020 | Originally featured in The Hill Times

The COVID-19 pandemic has required us to rethink business models, supply chains, and capacity to respond to disruption across every part of our lives. While we have largely found new ways to live and do business, economic recovery will require significantly more.

Innovating and leading in the new normal

By Dr. Ginger Grant, Dr. Chris Whitaker | October 26, 2020 | Originally featured in The Hill Times

Disruption is a term that pops up in almost every discussion about innovation. Yet in Canada, organizations typically reward predictability and control over disruptive innovation. From LinkedIn posts to virtual seminars, the focus of the conversation tends to be on how we can ‘manage’ disruption.

Reimagining education for a digital world

By Dr. Rick Huijbregts | October 21, 2020 | Originally featured in iPolitics

While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought much uncertainty into our lives, the sudden shift to working and learning online has made one thing clear: Canadians must get comfortable with rapidly advancing digital technologies — or risk being left behind.

Getting back to sunny ways: The role of education in Canada’s new agenda

By Matthew Henderson | September 25, 2020

This week brought a buzz to Ottawa that was absent for most of the summer. On Wednesday afternoon, the Governor General delivered the Speech from the Throne, outlining the government’s agenda for the foreseeable future and formally opening the second session of the 43rd Parliament. A few hours later, the Prime Minister delivered a prime-time address to reiterate this plan and speak to the collective public health efforts required in the weeks and months to come. In the best of times, this would be a moment of excitement and new beginnings. But, of course, these are not those times.