Canadore College
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| Motto | Great Things Happen Here |
|---|---|
| Type | Public College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| Established | 1972 |
| Chair | Todd Wilcox [1] |
| President | George Burton |
| Vice-president | Ahmed Obaide (Academic), Shawn Chorney (Strategic Infrastructure, Indigenous and Learner Services) |
| Students | 3,500 (2020: 2,454 FTEs)[2] |
| Address | 100 College Drive, P.O. Box 5001 North Bay, Ontario P1B 8K9 , North Bay and Parry Sound , Ontario , Canada |
| Campus | Canadore College has four campuses: Aviation Technology Campus, Commerce Court Campus, and the Education Centre (College Drive Campus) in North Bay, Ontario, one campus in West Parry Sound, Ontario, and two campuses in the GTA – Canadore at Stanford. |
| Affiliations | CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CBIE, CUP. |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | canadorecollege |
Canadore College is a college of applied arts and technology located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, attended primarily by international students.[3] It was founded in 1967 as a campus of Sudbury's Cambrian College, and became an independent institution in 1972. Canadore College has three campuses in North Bay, Ontario, one campus in Parry Sound, Ontario as well as campuses in Brampton, Mississauga and Scarborough through Canadore-affiliated Stanford International College of Business and Technology.[4] The fraction of students who are international, on a student visa, has grown significantly in the past decade, from 5% in 2012-13, to 72% in 2021-22. [5] In 2024 enrolment remained majority international students from India.[4]
Programs
[edit]Canadore College offers more than 65 full-time post-secondary programs, focused in several key academic sectors: aviation technology; business and management; community justice and police studies; culinary arts; environmental studies and biotechnology; health, human care and wellness; indigenous studies; language, access and preparatory studies; media, design and dramatic arts; sport and recreation; and trades and technology. Part-time studies in business; general interest; geographic information systems; health sciences; hospitality; information technology; languages; law and justice; preparatory studies; recreation and leisure services; trades and technology; and transportation are also offered in the traditional classroom and/or online.[citation needed]
Following comments from North Bay City Councillor describing Canadore as a toxic workplace, Canadore president George Burton filed an ethics complaint. The investigation, in 2024, found no issue with the toxic workplace statement.[6][7] Canadore had previously faced 2019 allegations from over 50 staff of being a toxic workplace.[8] A subsequent third-party investigation was conducted in 2020 which Canadore refused to relesse publicly.[9][10] Following Canadore's failure to release the report, and accounts of reprisal and psychological abuse, unions called for the suspension of Canadore administrators.[11]
Student life
[edit]Sport and wellness
[edit]Canadore athletes (Panthers) compete at the OCAA (Ontario Colleges Athletic Association) varsity level in men's and women's volleyball, and men's basketball. The men's and women's hockey and men's and women's indoor soccer teams are at the extramural level.[citation needed]
Buildings and features
[edit]Canadore shares its main campus facilities with Nipissing University. Canadore College has four campuses: Aviation Technology Campus, Commerce Court Campus, and the Education Centre (College Drive Campus) in North Bay, Ontario, and one campus in West Parry Sound, Ontario, and three campuses in the GTA (Scarborough, Mississauga and Brampton) – Canadore at Stanford.
The Education Centre is situated on a 263-hectare (650-acre) wooded escarpment with over 26 km (16 mi) of wilderness trails.
In 2018, Canadore opened The Village, a new $20 million "health and wellness centre".[12]
In 2022, Canadore and the Province of Ontario announced a joint project to build and staff an addictions treatment centre in North Bay. Following incomplete building renovations in 2024 the cancellation of the project was announced stating "Ontario Health lost confidence in Canadore’s ability to meet the operational and clinical requirements needed to open the 53 addiction recovery beds".[13][14][15]
Residences
[edit]Canadore College offers apartment-style residences, also referred to as Lower Residence.[16] On September 9, 2023, a group of 50–100 Canadore international students, with no place to stay, erected a tent village.[17] The tents were setup outside Canadore property which they were denied access to.[18] Following the tent village being erected the college promised a solution within three business days.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Board of Governors - Canadore College". Canadore College. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Ontario College FTEs". Ontario Colleges Library Service. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "College enrolment - Dataset -Ontario Data Catalogue". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Canadore to repeat record $167M in international student fees?". BayToday.ca. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "College enrolment - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Canadore President and CEO George Burton filed complaint against Coun. Sara Inch". nugget. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "Burton vs Inch social media spat costs taxpayers $4K". BayToday.ca. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "Canadore employees charging poisonous work environment balloons to 50 says union". BayToday.ca. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ Campaigne, Stu (2020-02-19). "All's well at Canadore, take their word for it". My North Bay Now. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ Union (OPSEU), Ontario Public Service Employees. "Statement by OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas on the College Employer Council's involvement in Canadore College". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "Union calls for suspension of Canadore College officials". www.thesafetymag.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "Canadore College receives private donation for health centre". CBC News. 2 Feb 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Province says it 'lost confidence' in Canadore College's ability to deliver on planned treatment centre". CBC News. 22 Nov 2024.
- ^ "Ontario Health has lost confidence with Canadore College - UPDATED". Nugget Bay Nugget. 22 Nov 2024.
- ^ "Province cancels deal with Canadore College for North Bay addiction treatment centre". Northern Ontario. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "Canadore College Residence Service Learning Trip to Moose Factory, Ontario – Campus Living Centres".
- ^ Jennifer, Hamilton-McCharles (7 Sep 2023). "International students living in tent on side of road in North Bay". Toronto Sun. Postmedia News. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Turl, Jeff (7 Sep 2023). "Canadore throws stranded students off its property. Left without shelter". Sudbury.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Eric, Taschner. "Homeless international students in North Bay reach agreement with Canadore". CTV News. No. 7 Sep 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
