Boréal, Confederation partner on Advanced Care Paramedic program

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 […]

Confederation College and Synergy North have partnered to construct a heat pump and thermal storage facility on the college’s Thunder Bay campus. Funded by $3.2M from the Independent Electricity System Operator’s Grid Innovation Fund, the facility will allow the college to store excess power and sell it back to the provincial grid. Confederation President Michelle […]

Flags for various Indigenous communities and for initiatives such as Every Child Matters are being raised on campuses across Canada in time for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR). Institutions such as Brock University and Mount Allison University will be flying the Every Child Matters flag to recognize those children who were forced […]

Institutions across Canada are welcoming youth to their campuses for special programs and camps this summer. Several universities gave youth hands-on opportunities to expand their scientific knowledge: Laurentian University hosted the Shad Canada program, where Grade 10 to 11 students learned about STEAM and entrepreneurship; at the University of Lethbridge, high school students had the […]

The Government of Ontario has announced a $4.2M investment to expand nursing education across the province. Of this investment, $2M will support the launch of accelerated registered nursing degree programs at Conestoga College, St Lawrence College, Western University, and York University. Each institution will receive up to $500K to support program development and implementation. Additionally, […]

Confederation College will be suspending three additional programs this Fall: industrial manufacturing processes, engineering business and safety management, and embedded systems. Confederation President Michelle Salo said that these program suspensions are not permanent, noting that the college may offer a winter intake for these programs. In a report delivered to the college community, Salo explained […]

Eleven colleges in Ontario have come together to form the Ontario Regional Economic Workforce and Innovation Network (OREWIN), a college network devoted to protecting Ontario’s economic future. OREWIN will be chaired by Canadore College President George Burton and will include Cambrian College, Canadore, Collège Boréal, Collège La Cité, Confederation College, Fleming College, Lambton College, Loyalist […]

Confederation College will be suspending 11 academic programs indefinitely in the Fall semester. The suspended programs are housed within the School of Business, Hospitality, & Media Arts; School of Engineering Technology, Trades & Aviation; and School of Health, Negahneewin & Community services. While students currently in these programs will be able to complete their studies, […]

Confederation College and Seneca Polytechnic have partnered on a sharing agreement that will create new opportunities for students. Confederation and Seneca will share faculty expertise, facilities, and resources to maximize program delivery efficiencies and expand access to education for students across Ontario. The collaboration’s initial focus will be on aviation programming, with the institutions also […]

Confederation College and Georgian College have each made changes to their programming in response to the impacts of the federal government’s international student cap. Confederation suspended admissions for six programs in the winter term and will pause admissions for four programs in the spring/summer term. Georgian suspended some program intakes and reduced the number of […]