Elementary, secondary enrolment reached record levels in 2023/2024: StatCan

Statistics Canada has released a summary of the results of its Elementary-Secondary Education Survey. They report that from 2022/2023 to 2023/2024, enrolment in Canadian public schools increased by 2.3% amid a Canadian population increase of 3.2%. On the front of interprovincial migration, Alberta (3.6%) recorded larger enrolments stemming from this phenomenon while Ontario saw much […]

Statistics Canada has released a new report describing the changes in postsecondary student flows between Canada and the United States over time. Data for US students in Canada was obtained from Statistics Canada’s Non-permanent Resident File and the Postsecondary Student Information System, while data from Canadian students studying in the US was obtained from the […]

Statistics Canada has released an interactive flow diagram visualizing graduates’ major field of study and their occupation. Users of the diagram can add additional filters to the data including highest education attained, gender, immigrant status, location of study, and current location. Data was derived from the 2021 Census and considers Canadians aged 25 to 64 […]

McGill University Libraries, Concordia University Library, and eConcordia recently co-launched GenAI Quickstart: Foundations for Faculty. This series of micromodules–which are about ten minutes each–introduces faculty members to the fundamentals of AI; its uses in teaching, learning, and research; and topics in responsible AI use, privacy, and security. The micromodules were designed to spark discussions about […]

George Brown College and the Université de Montréal have each recently shared statements and guidelines for the usage of AI. George Brown’s position statement outlines eight guiding principles for the use of AI, which are intended to support the effective, ethical, and responsible use of AI at the college. These principles include transparency, compliance with […]

Universities Canada has relaunched the UniversityStudy.ca platform to help prospective students make informed decisions about their future university studies. The bilingual platform now includes a new scholarships database and an in-depth resource centre that covers topics such as residence options and graduation preparation. “We’re thrilled to offer an expanded UniversityStudy.ca platform that goes beyond program […]

Concordia University Assistant Professor Mirco Ravanelli and University of Cambridge researcher Titouan Parcollet have released an open source, comprehensive conversational AI toolkit called SpeechBrain 1.0. The scholars adopted a community-driven approach to the design, involving a large international network of developers that included Concordia students. The software is designed for students, researchers, and entrepreneurs with […]

Champlain College Saint-Lambert instructor Stéphane Paquet has produced a publicly-available toolkit that guides instructors on the use of ChatGPT. Paquet’s toolkit is focused on helping instructors develop a practical understanding of ChatGPT so that they feel empowered while using the application. The toolkit focuses on helping instructors explore ChatGPT’s capabilities and limitations and develop an […]