Boréal, USudbury announce science facilities partnership

Collège Boréal and Université de Sudbury have announced a partnership that will enable the university to offer science programming for the first time since 1960. Under the partnership, Boréal will lease its science laboratory facilities to USudbury. Boréal President Daniel Giroux and USudbury President Serge Miville explained that this will improve access to French-language studies […]

Greater Sudbury’s postsecondary institutions—Cambrian College, Collège Boréal, Laurentian University, and NOSM University—have signed a memorandum of understanding to create the Sudbury Partnership for Higher Education. The four institutions will collaborate on fronts such as the creation of student pathways, promotional efforts to recruit students to Sudbury, collaborative research projects, and shared administrative services. “Collaboration among […]

Collège Boréal and Confederation College have entered a five-year partnership to jointly deliver an Advanced Care Paramedic program in Northeastern Ontario. Boréal’s Sudbury campus will host Confederation’s program, where the program will be delivered in a combined virtual and in-person instruction format. “By combining the strengths of both institutions, we’re helping paramedics build on their […]

Collège Boréal and Okanagan College each marked National Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day by launching early childhood education (ECE) programs. Boréal launched three French-language micro-credentials for early childhood managers. These three-month programs are intended to help managers develop their leadership and mentorship skills, while gaining knowledge related to the needs of francophone communities. Okanagan is […]

Ontario college support workers gathered for rallies and demonstrations on college campuses on Thursday after talks between CEC and OPSEU broke down earlier this week. CHCH reports that staff gathered at institutions such as Algonquin College, Collège Boréal, Humber Polytechnic, Georgian College, Mohawk College, and St Clair College. Several colleges—including Algonquin, Mohawk, and St Clair—cancelled […]

Collège Boréal and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) have partnered to open a veterinary clinic on Boréal’s Sudbury campus. This clinic will address a growing shortage of veterinary professionals and improve animal welfare. The Ontario SPCA Sudbury Regional Veterinary Clinic provides spay/neuter and basic veterinary services for shelter animals […]

The Government of Ontario has invested more than $2.8M into a project led by the Canadian Institute of Forestry in partnership with College Boréal to support job training for the forestry sector. Institute Interim Executive Director Ken Farr explained that the partnership with Boréal is focused on training 75 workers to work with high-tech harvesting […]

Laurentian University and Collège Boréal have signed a memorandum of understanding that formalizes their shared commitment to furthering French-language education and research. The agreement sets the stage for new educational pathways and partnerships that will help improve access to French-language studies, alleviate Northern Ontario’s Francophone labour shortage, and enhance access to French-language graduate studies. “Through […]

Collège Boréal is strengthening the Francophone early childhood education sector through two initiatives that have received over $1M in funding from the City of Toronto and the Commission nationale des parents francophones. In the first initiative, Boréal will work with Collège La Cité to help international professionals become certified in Canada. This will include language […]

Collège Boréal and Pôle entrepreneuriat – HEC Montréal have partnered to launch the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Financing project. This three-year initiative will foster collaborations between Ontario-based and Quebec-based entrepreneurs. This partnership is structured around four priorities: education and training, entrepreneurial project development, entrepreneurial network creation, and program sustainability. “This initiative will not only spark innovation […]