Registry of Lobbyists
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Immigration
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Adjust Canada’s immigration rules to better retain Canadian trained talent in in-demand occupation areas.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Research and Development
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Advocate the renewal of the College Community Innovation Program.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Research and Development
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Boost innovation by reviewing eligibility for Tri-Council and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) programming, with particular focus on expanding eligibility to Canadian colleges to access funding opportunities.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Employment and Training
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Continue to equip Canadian students with the essential skills required to thrive in a rapidly changing labour market, while also enhancing Canada’s competitiveness, boosting its productivity and deepening global ties through the renewal of the Global Skills Opportunity program.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Immigration
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Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Housing
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Enable post-secondary institutions to obtain grants and loans to develop student housing projects, with additional supports for housing that supports students from vulnerable populations.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Housing
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Ensure adequate support for pre-apprenticeship training seats and participation in apprenticeship and technical training to support the talent development needed to meet the housing demand.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Immigration
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Ensure a sustainable International Student Program, with student levels that meets national, and regional goals.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Health
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Ensure Canada’s colleges and institutes have the necessary federal support to provide high-quality training for future healthcare professionals.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Research and Development
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Ensure colleges are represented in key science and technology decision-making groups, such as the Board of the new capstone research organization and merit review committees.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Employment and Training
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Ensure students access on the job training through funding to the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) and the Innovative Work-Integrated Learning (I-WIL) program.
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Policies or Program
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Employment and Training
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Ensure that the Canada Social Transfer provides sufficient support to the post-secondary education system.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Research and Development
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Ensure that the new Capstone research organization is properly capitalized to ensure delivery of its objectives to meet Canada’s main policy challenges.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Ensure the specific needs of institutions, including French institutions and those in minority linguistic communities, are taken into account when federal policies and programs are designed and delivered.
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Policies or Program
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Employment and Training
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Facilitate employer access to apprentices through Apprenticeship Service and additional federal funding for the national promotion of the trades.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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International Development
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Fund the International Education Strategy (IES) adequately to strengthen Canada’s global education brand.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Immigration
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Harmonization and simplification of immigration policies with respect to facilitating study and work permit processes while ensuring integrity measures in place.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Infrastructure
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Increase investments and support to address colleges’ infrastructure needs to increase Canada’s training space and access in key high-demand fields that align with federal priority areas.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Research and Development
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Increase support for colleges in covering indirect costs of research, including costs associated with integrating federal requirement related to research security.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Aboriginal Affairs
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Increase the investment in the Post-Secondary Student Support Program and the Inuit and Métis Post-Secondary Education Strategies to meet the current demand of Indigenous communities to access post-secondary education.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Research and Development
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Integrate colleges as equal partners and their role explicitly articulated in the mandate and objectives of new funding mechanisms, in recognition of their capacity to deliver practical research solutions for the benefit of Canadians.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Research and Development
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Launch mission-driven funding opportunities through the Tri-Council and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through Applied Research and Development Grants of the College and Community Innovation Program.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Housing
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Mobilize college and institute applied research expertise, their networks of partners across sectors, and state-of-the-art facilities to develop solutions to the housing crisis.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Research and Development
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Obtain updates from federal officials on research and innovation policy development.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Intellectual Property
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Promote the value of educational fair dealing in supporting colleges and institutes in their mandate to provide advanced skills and to enable them to better respond to the skills shortage.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Research and Development
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Review criteria currently used to award federal funding to ensure they adequately assess and reward research impact and better reflect the unique features and contribution of college research.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Immigration
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Share impact of reforms to International Student Program and Post-Graduation Work Permit.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Education
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Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training needs, and the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians and meeting Canada’s biggest challenges.
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Policies or Program
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Infrastructure
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Undertake an inventory of critical skills training infrastructure to ensure Canada has the training space necessary to meet the needs in key economic sectors going forward.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is the national and international voice of Canada's post-secondary colleges, institutes of technology, university-colleges, cégeps and polytechnics. A membership-based organization, CICan acts as a forum and advocate for 134 institutions, representing their interests to government and industry.
Pari Johnston, President and Chief Executive Officer
End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) | $33,807,247.00 | Yes |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) | $4,124,152.00 | Yes |
| Global Affairs Canada (GAC) | $15,316,344.00 | Yes |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) | $3,750,661.00 | Yes |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) | $5,424,940.00 | Yes |
| Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | $1,274,859.00 | Yes |
| Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) | $50,812.00 | Yes |
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