5 Great Educational Organizations In Canada
Canada is a big place, so many kinds of educational opportunities are necessary to accommodate its diverse communities. The universities, programs, and organizations listed here are among those committed to enriching and empowering Canadians young and old through pedagogy. This video was made with Ezvid Wikimaker.
5 Notable Canadian Educational Institutions & Programs
| Name | Headquarters Location |
|---|---|
| Shad Canada | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Student Vote | Toronto, Ontario |
| Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy | Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Colleges and Institutes Canada | Ottawa, Ontario |
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Canadian Organizations Working Toward a Brighter Future
| Name | Mission |
|---|---|
| Tides Canada | Help Canadians secure a healthy environment in ways that promote social equity and economic prosperity |
| Basic Income Canada Network | Promote informed, constructive public dialogue leading to a basic income guarantee in Canada |
| The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals | Work to end the commercial fur trade and promote co-existence with wildlife |
| Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. | Provide training to get everyone working effectively with Indigenous peoples in their day-to-day jobs and lives |
| Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition | Cultivate a sustainable future from a sustainable environment rooted in culture and a thriving wild salmon ecosystem |
| Oceans North | Support marine conservation in partnership with Indigenous and coastal communities |
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In Depth
Made up of a small handful of large cities clustered toward its southern border, and vast swaths of largely rural lands inhabited by Indigenous communities and the settlers who make a handsome profit through the rapacious resource extraction on which the country is built, Canada has diverse educational needs. In no particular order, this list explores a variety of different learning organizations throughout the Great White North.
The #1 entry is Shad Canada, which is a program for students in grades 10 and 11 that focuses on entrepreneurship and STEAM, or science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. It is pitched to youngsters with high aptitudes for risk taking, curiosity, excellence and resilience, and prepares them to take on social and economic challenges.
The month-long program includes a real-world design challenge that asks students to work on issues such as food security, water management and waste. The organization partners with institutions of higher education across Canada, from University of British Columbia in the west to University of Prince Edward Island in the east.
The organization partners with institutions of higher education across Canada, from University of British Columbia in the west to University of Prince Edward Island in the east.
Coming in at #2, it's Wilfrid Laurier University, which traces its roots to the 1911 opening of the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in Waterloo, Ontario and today also maintains campuses in other cities throughout the Great White North. It's named after the country's seventh prime minister. The school sees its mission to be about building the whole person in mind, body, and spirit, and creating engaged and aware citizens.
Laurier offers more than 100 academic programs, some of which feature high-profile faculty. Undergraduate majors include Data Science, Game Design and Development, and Youth and Children's Studies. The university also provides advanced degrees, such as the MDiv, the MSW, and the PhD. It claims it is committed to fostering a positive experience for Indigenous students, partly through the work of a special student services branch.
#3 is Student Vote. It's a learning program that provides students with the opportunity to experience the voting process firsthand and practice the habits of active and informed citizenship. Open to any elementary, middle, or high school in Canada, it can be offered as a class or a project open to all enrollees.
It's a learning program that provides students with the opportunity to experience the voting process firsthand and practice the habits of active and informed citizenship.
Registered schools are supplied with print and online pedagogical materials, in both English and French, as well as posters, and election supplies. All activities are designed to inform students about government and the electoral process, enhance information literacy skills, encourage research into the candidates and issues, and foster dialogue among students and their families. It culminates with a mock election.
For #4, we've got the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, established as a joint collaboration between the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan, after extensive consultation with senior leaders in government, industry, and academia. Named after two of the province's prominent political personages, the policy program presents itself as a resource for future public servants.
At its two campuses, as well as online, the school offers degrees in public administration, public policy, and applied economics, as well as certificates in a number of related fields. Johnson Shoyama identifies three areas of research priority: innovation, science, and technology regulation, social policy and inequality, and governance. The institution shares this work through research centers and publications.
Johnson Shoyama identifies three areas of research priority: innovation, science, and technology regulation, social policy and inequality, and governance.
Finally, completing our list at #5, Colleges and Institutes Canada is a national, voluntary membership organization representing publicly supported colleges, institutes, polytechnics, and cegeps in the Great White North and internationally. It works with government, industry, and global partners to champion employment-focused post-secondary education. The group sees the coming years as crucial to the future of the country's educational system.
CICan and its members identify a handful of top priorities for its advocacy. These include advanced skills for employment through work-integrated learning, training for what it calls "inclusive economic growth," Indigenous education, the environment and climate change, student mobility, and innovation. The organization maintains a set of leadership institutes that draw from novel management theories.
