Canadian universities among leaders of 2025 Impact Rankings

Times Higher Education has released its 2025 edition of the University Impact Rankings and several Canadian universities have appeared among the leaders. To compile the rankings, Times Higher Education scored universities according to their contributions to and progress on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Several Canadian institutions were in the top 50 overall: […]

The University of Victoria’s senate has approved a change to the non-academic misconduct definition in order to help ensure students call for help in overdose situations. References to drug use and possession will be removed from the definition, while the manufacturing, sale, or distribution for monetary gain of illegal or prescription substances will remain. Vancouver […]

Several postsecondary institutions are hosting local K-12 students on campus for special STEM-themed events and hands-on learning opportunities. Assiniboine College will be holding the “Spend a Day – Technology Edition” event, where students can participate in hands-on experiences in the college’s technology programs. Cambrian College hosted over 100 high school students at its annual Women […]

Canada’s Top 100 has released its 2025 Canada’s Greenest Employers list and nine institutions have appeared among the leaders. The competition assessed employers across the country, ranking them based on employee-led initiatives, programs focused on creating a culture of environmental awareness, and in-house sustainability efforts. The postsecondary institutions that made the ranking were the British […]

The University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Victoria have each embarked on initiatives alongside Indigenous community partners in the spirit of reconciliation. UNBC has partnered with the Sahtú Land and Water Board on an oilfield reclamation project guided by Sahtú Dene and Métis perspectives. This project helps these communities participate in reclamation […]

Maclean’s has updated its universities & colleges site for 2025, which features the magazine’s student hub with articles about life at university, school profiles, and the 2025 University Rankings that were released late last year. The school profiles include details such as institutions by location, population, and tuition. The rankings assess Canada’s top primarily undergraduate […]

The University of Victoria has released the results of an independent review conducted by lawyer Bob Rich into the death of student Sidney McIntyre-Starko in 2024. This report provides a timeline of the events leading up to the student’s death and the actions of responders, including university staff. “The response by the university to this […]

Canada’s Top 100 has released the 2025 results of its Canada’s Best Diversity Employers competition, and 10 universities have appeared among the leaders. The competition evaluates employers based on successful diversity initiatives for five key groups: Women, members of visible minorities, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and LGBT individuals. The winning universities are Dalhousie University, […]

The BC Coroners Service has announced that it will complete a coroner’s inquest into the death of a University of Victoria student, who passed away from fentanyl poisoning in a dorm room in 2024. UVic released a statement welcoming the inquest, adding: “We know there is more work to do, and we’re committed to the […]

Several members of the postsecondary education community held special workshops and learning opportunities to celebrate Love Data Week, which runs from February 10th to 14th. The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research—a consortia of 750 international academic institutions—encouraged researchers and students to “adopt a dataset” and help share the information it contains. McGill University, […]