USudbury receives $10.8M to re-launch French-language courses with UOttawa

The University of Sudbury, in partnership with the University of Ottawa, will be using a $10.78M investment from the Government of Ontario to re-launch its academic programs this Fall. USudbury will offer French-language courses in areas such as health sciences, management and commerce, social sciences, and arts at its Sudbury campus. “Today marks the realization […]

The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Arts has launched an initiative called “Human Intelligence for human futures.” The initiative introduces a suite of online humanities courses for 2026 that emphasize the importance of experiential learning, critical thinking, and human agency in an AI-driven world. These courses will explore topics such as ethics and digital culture […]

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has established partnerships that will advance nuclear research and learning at Canadian postsecondary institutions. CNL, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, and the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) have partnered on the development of a Canadian Nuclear Learning Centre. As part of this effort, the partners will collaborate on […]

Two recent articles from University Affairs debate the recruitment of American faculty and researchers to Canadian institutions. In an article in favour of American recruitment, Dominik Stecuła (Ohio State University) writes that Canada should act due to moral and pragmatic reasons: The broader scholarly community should respond when academic freedom is threatened, and Canada may […]

The University of Ottawa has successfully concluded its $541M reIMAGINE Campaign, which raised funds for campus enhancement, research excellence, and student supports. The campaign was launched in 2021 with the goal of raising $500M. “In today’s reality of limited public funding, campaigns like reIMAGINE are not just helpful—they are essential,” said UOttawa President Jacques Frémont. […]

As part of a broader effort to protect and improve primary care, the Government of Ontario has announced a $300M investment to build 17 new and expanded community-based primary teaching clinics. These clinics will be operated in partnership with McMaster University, NOSM University, Queens University, Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, and […]

The University of Ottawa is launching a full tuition waiver for all current and incoming Algonquin Anishinàbeg Nation students, beginning this Fall. The university is seated on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinàbeg Nation, whose traditional territory is spread across western Québec and Ontario. As part of the university’s broader Indigenization efforts, the waiver […]

The University of Regina’s La Cité universitaire francophone and the University of Ottawa have signed a memorandum of understanding focussed on bolstering French-language postsecondary education in Saskatchewan. The partnership will involve collaborative efforts in areas such as program development and academic pathways with the goal of advancing inclusive education. “This agreement reflects our values and […]

Statistics Canada has released the initial results of the 2024-25 Full-time University and College Academic Staff System data. Drawing on data from 81 of the 110 public degree-granting institutions, StatCan has summarized the number of full-time teaching staff and their respective average and median salaries at each Canadian university. The largest number of faculty, excluding […]

The Government of Ontario has announced a $75M investment in 162 research and innovation projects. The funds will be distributed through Early Researcher Awards and the Ontario Research Fund. The University of Ottawa-led Canadian Biomanufacturing Cooperative will receive $45M in funding, $18M of which will go to McMaster University’s expansion of the Fitzhenry Vector Laboratory. […]