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2019 Annual Showcase: Disruption in Action

Date: May 15, 2019-May 16, 2019
Location: Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Richmond, BC

Across sectors and across Canada, workplaces are undergoing transformative change. The competitive environment requires employers to innovate continuously, embracing new technology and processes, while hiring and developing the right people to grow alongside the business. Polytechnic institutions are ideal partners for this transformation. They offer industry-relevant programs, equipment and facilities that ready learners for the workplace, support mid-career workers updating their skills and help solve real-world innovation and productivity challenges.

Polytechnic education critical to the frontline workforce

By Sarah Watts-Rynard | June 18, 2020 | Originally featured in Exchange Magazine

The important role of front-line workers has never been more apparent than over the last several weeks.

They include nurses and personal support workers, paramedics and other first responders, technology professionals and skilled tradespeople, and those working in advanced manufacturing or supplying us with food.

Polytechnics key to climate agenda

By Sarah Watts-Rynard | June 8, 2020

Less than a year ago, thousands of protesters marched through the downtown Ottawa streets demanding climate action, while hundreds more watched through their office windows. Today, with offices empty and large gatherings restricted, the global pandemic has grabbed the headlines and our collective attention is focused elsewhere. It remains to be seen whether climate change will take a backseat to economic recovery and other urgencies of the day, as it has so many times before.

Partnership beyond trade: A North American workforce development agenda

By Daniel Komesch | May 20, 2020

Amid a flurry of activity focused on COVID-19, Canada passed legislation to implement the new North American Free Trade Agreement in mid-March. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has now been ratified in all three countries. NAFTA was initially implemented in 1994 and has led to economic integration across the continent, with trilateral trade now worth approximately $1 trillion annually.

Polytechnics and COVID-19

May 17, 2020

Since the outbreak began, polytechnics have responded – fast-tracking courses and expediting graduation for frontline healthcare workers, donating life-saving equipment to local hospitals and healthcare facilities, and supporting students’ mental and physical health. This page offers a snapshot of what Canada’s polytechnics are doing.

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Polytechnics Canada welcomes COVID-19 supports for students

April 22, 2020

Polytechnics Canada welcomes today’s announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on new federal investments that support post-secondary students and recent graduates affected by COVID-19. The investments represent $9 billion in new funding, providing direct financial assistance to post-secondary students and creating more opportunities for summer work experience.

Leadership through crisis – Polytechnics and COVID-19

By Daniel Komesch | April 15, 2020

Canada’s polytechnics are best known for deploying a just-in-time talent pipeline, solving pressing business innovation challenges and for offering agile solutions that respond to emerging needs. The COVID-19 crisis offers a case in point when it comes to community leadership, flexible problem-solving and delivering the talent Canada needs.

College associations band together to call for applied research funding

February 13, 2020

February 13, 2020 – Ottawa, ON – Leading voices of Canada’s polytechnics, colleges, cégeps and institutes of technology are calling on the federal government to make a $40M investment in applied research as part of Budget 2020. This investment stands to enrich collaborations between the college sector and small- and medium-sized enterprises, driving innovation and growth in Canada’s economy.

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Open Letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau

February 7, 2020 | 251.84KB | Download pdf >

As the collective voices of colleges, polytechnics, cégeps and institutes of technology across the country, we write to urge you to consider making a new investment in applied research. A relatively modest annual contribution of $40 million will supercharge the innovation supports this sector offers to Canada’s small- and mid-sized firms.