PEMBROKE, ON (OCT. 8, 2026) – Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus has been recognized with the 2026 ENERGY STAR® Award for Building of the Year (College/University/CÉGEP) by Environment and Climate Change Canada, recognizing the campus as a national leader in energy performance and sustainable building operations.
The award builds on the Pembroke Campus’s recent achievement of becoming the first college in Canada to earn ENERGY STAR certification, recognizing buildings that perform in the top 25 per cent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency.
Algonquin College’s Women in Tech and Trades (WiTT) program is entering its second year with growing momentum, valued industry partnerships and a continued commitment to supporting women pursuing careers in technology and trades. WiTT is growing its industry network welcoming ALSTOM and Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited (CBN) as Trailblazer sponsors. WiTT also welcomesModern Niagara,Ontario Power Generation (OPG),andEnbridge Gas Inc. alongside many returning industry leaders and foundations.
The Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education’s $50,000 donation has established two new financial aid funds with the goal of removing financial barriers, rewarding student effort and promoting academic excellence in engineering at Algonquin College. Special consideration will be given to candidates who identify as women, non-binary, gender-diverse, or who may come from otherwise underrepresented groups in engineering.
Algonquin College and the Kanata North Business Association are joining forces this week to bring industry leaders, innovators, alumni and partners together at Hub350 for two events focused on strengthening connections between the College and Kanata North’s technology community. The week features Innovation Exchange: Connecting Ideas, Talent and Opportunity, bringing together industry and innovation leaders, and Alumni Exchange, connecting alumni with careers, leadership and industry.
“The best way to prepare for what’s next is to build it together. As opportunities grow in national defence, advanced technologies, cybersecurity and other emerging sectors, Algonquin College is working alongside industry, government and community partners to develop the talent, skills and research capacity needed to support innovation and growth,” said Julie Beauchamp, Senior Vice President, Academic.
As learners settle in for the Fall 2026 term, Algonquin College is welcoming a strong demand for on-campus accommodation, with the College’s residence building now at capacity and a short waitlist in place.
Partnership advances AI literacy and future-ready skills for learners
Sept. 16, 2026, OTTAWA, ON – Algonquin College is taking another step in preparing learners for the future of work through a new partnership with Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute), one of Canada’s national artificial intelligence institutes. By joining Amii’s AI Workforce Readiness Consortium, the College will provide students and employees with access to leading AI literacy resources, practical learning opportunities and a national network dedicated to building the skills needed to succeed in an AI-enabled economy. Continue reading Algonquin College joins national AI workforce readiness consortium
Learn more about innovative teaching tools bringing creativity and technology together as part of our Back-to-School 2026: Student success in action series.
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OTTAWA (Sept. 15, 2026)–At Algonquin College, innovation in teaching is often rooted in a simple but powerful idea: make learning tangible. As a new semester begins for Algonquin College Animation students, that philosophy is being brought to life, through the work of Professor Joel Shemrock. Shemrock worked with the Algonquin College MakerSpace to develop 3D-printed tools that transform how students understand form, anatomy and depth in drawing.
Sept. 8, 2026, OTTAWA, ON — For mature student Tracy Dupuis, returning to school at age 36 as a mother of two was a significant choice.
“It was a big decision, and while I was excited, I also had a lot of questions about where to start,” said Dupuis. Luckily, she had Aspire AC to assist her along the way.
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