Despite the national aspirations of a productive and prosperous Canada, “governments at all levels have abandoned the postsecondary sector” that those aspirations rely on, writes Polytechnics Canada CEO Sarah Watts-Rynard. Watts-Rynard points to the impact of policies, job losses, and campus and program closures as symptoms of the sector’s abandonment. She then outlines how polytechnic institutions are essential to fulfilling national priorities such as AI, defence, housing and infrastructure, and a unified national economy. “Any grand vision for Canada requires a skilled workforce and a ready supply of talent,” she concludes. “A weakened public postsecondary sector is a risk we cannot afford.”
Polytechnics Canada
