In less than two weeks’ time, Connor Gunn—a recent graduate of the Level 3 Auto Service Technician Apprenticeship program—will be representing Algonquin College and Ontario at the Skills Canada National Competition.
Each year, 300 skilled trade and technology students gather to compete in over 35 competition categories ranging from autobody repair to cloud computing.
After placing first at last month’s Skills Ontario Competition, Gunn will soon be travelling over 4,000 kilometers west to Vancouver to compete against other aspiring mechanics from across the country in the Auto Technology category.
After two long years, Algonquin College’s living wall has finally been restored to its former glory.
But getting the wall back to its current state wasn’t without challenges.
In November 2021 Ryan Southwood, Executive Director of Facilities Management at Algonquin College, explained that the aerial lift used to maintain the living wall had been inoperable during COVID-19, first because of restrictions and then because of mechanics.
To make matters worse, while the lift underwent maintenance, the irrigation system that regularly waters the plants had a blockage. Resolving an irrigation blockage required use of the lift.
Four Algonquin College graduates who are rising stars in their fields are winners in the Ottawa 2022 Forty Under 40. The award recognizes 40 professionals under the age of 40 who are innovative and talented leaders with outstanding business accomplishments, professional experience and community involvement.
The judges had the challenging task of selecting the winner from hundreds of accomplished applicants.
“The individuals included in the running have achieved results that are of global quality, with a local Ottawa focus,” judge Charlotte Karam, the new director of the Executive MBA at the Telfer School of Management, told the Ottawa Business Journal. “I am inspired by their ability to exceed all expectations during a time of great uncertainty and disruption, while remaining steadfast champions and beacons of service to the local Ottawa community.
“The final 40 are a group to be celebrated, having achieved so much thus far, and I can’t wait to see what they do next!”
The 2022 awards gala will be held in-person on June 17, after two years of virtual events. It will also be broadcast.
Forty Under 40, which is celebrating its milestone 25th year in 2022, is a joint initiative between the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade.
OTTAWA (APRIL 29, 2022) – Students from Algonquin College’s Business Management and Entrepreneurship program won top prizes at the Riipen Cross-College Entrepreneurial Challenge on April 29. Student teams from colleges across Ontario took part in the inaugural event. Sponsored by Enactus, HSBC, and RBC, the virtual event invited student teams to present innovative solutions to business challenges for Goodums Food and Riipen. Individual awards, including Most Cohesive Team, Most Engaged and Best Presenter, also went out to College learners.
The teams were coached by Michael Wood, professor in the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program, and Stephen Gagné, professor in the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program and mentor with the Office of Applied Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
OTTAWA – APRIL 28, 2022 – The Ontario government’s 2022 budget includes multiple investments and commitments in post-secondary education, including reinforcing the Province’s decision to let colleges develop new three-year degree programs and expand our four-year degrees.
Highlights of the budget delivered on April 28, 2022 include:
Credential reform
This is a truly historic improvement that will elevate the status of Ontario’s post-secondary system on the world stage.
This opens up a greater range of career options for graduates and will drive economic growth by creating a more highly qualified workforce.
It also responds to the growing demand from employers for more graduates from degree programs.
The province’s decision to expand the degree programs at colleges is recognition of our four-year degree programs.
It brings true equity to Ontario’s post-secondary system. It ensures every student whose education fulfils Ontario’s degree-level requirements is awarded a degree upon graduation.
Personal Support Workers program
Upgrading programs for nurses and PSWs
The budget has reaffirmed the commitment to new training programs for PSWs and nurses.
This will create more opportunities for health-care workers to build on their credentials and advance in their careers.
This will also allow more internationally educated nurses to get the credentials to find work in Ontario.
Clinical education
The $124 million investment over three years will help colleges expand the hands-on learning opportunities for students.
This will ensure more students get real-world opportunities to practise their skills before joining the workforce.
‘Learn and stay’ grant
The Ontario government is investing in measures to attract more health-care professionals to rural and remote communities.
Due to the anticipated ‘Rolling Thunder’ event expected in downtown Ottawa from Friday, April 29 to Saturday, April 30, the City of Ottawa has implemented a number of protocols that will impact traffic and OC Transpo routes. You can find the information and updates at this link.
To our employees and learners who will be affected by this event, please be advised we are monitoring this ongoing situation and will be sure to communicate any additional updates.
To learners with a placement or co-op in the downtown area who are having difficulty with transportation to the placement site/workplace, you are not required to attend during the course of this event. Any missed placement or co-op for the duration of the protest will not need to be made-up in future. Please contact both your placement host/co-op employer and your College contact to let them know if you are unable to attend.
Earlier this month, I announced that a number of planned changes to our COVID-19 policy would take effect on May 1, if there was not an identified heightened risk to health and safety for employees and learners.
In her most recent update, Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches, stated that Ottawa continues to see high levels of COVID-19 across the community, with individuals strongly encouraged to wear masks in indoor settings, particularly where physical distancing may be difficult or impossible. Her recommendation is based on wastewater data analysis, per cent positivity rates, outbreaks and hospitalizations during this prevailing sixth pandemic wave.
As a result of this direction from Ottawa Public Health, Algonquin College will maintain its mandatory COVID-19 mask policy after May 1 and until further notice. This means that all those required to attend our campuses must continue to wear a mask.
OTTAWA (APRIL 20, 2022) – Algonquin College is announcing the launch of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software Development program, a one-year graduate certificate program with co-op option. Located on the Ottawa Campus, program graduates will be equipped to meet the growing market demand for AI software development expertise.
“We’re thrilled to bring this leading AI program to the learners at Algonquin College. Graduates will have a clear advantage in the artificial intelligence field with an in-depth understanding of ethical considerations within the AI landscape,” said Claude Brulé, Algonquin College President and CEO.
Program courses will explore AI techniques as applied to machine learning, troubleshooting and optimizing AI systems, configuring AI models to perform tasks autonomously, and preparing analytical reports.
“Education in artificial intelligence has traditionally been highly theoretical and employers in the industry have told us they need graduates with more practical skills and knowledge so they can be productive faster,” said Sandra Brancatelli, Academic Chair of Information & Communications Technology at Algonquin College. “We wanted to create a program that utilizes the expertise of our faculty and create pathways for our students to meet the growing needs of our employers.”
(OTTAWA, April 11, 2022) – The Ontario government’s announcement today that colleges can develop new three-year degree programs is a historic breakthrough that ensures more students will acquire the professional expertise to succeed in their careers.
“This is tremendous news for students, employers and our community. This decision will provide more options to prospective students and enhance Algonquin’s established reputation in offering degree programs,” said Algonquin CEO and President, Claude Brulé. “This will also enable Algonquin to better meet the needs of regional employers through the development of new degrees in fields such as Public Administration, Information Technology, Game Design and Animation.”
The announcement was made today by Colleges and Universities Minister Jill Dunlop at an event at Conestoga College in Kitchener. The Minister announced colleges can begin developing new three-year degree programs alongside their diploma programs and can expand their range of career-focused four-year degree programs.
“Expanding the degree programs at colleges ensures more students will have access to high-quality, career-focused programs,” Minister Dunlop said. “More students will acquire the expertise and credentials to succeed in today’s job market.”
Currently, most of the programs offered at colleges are diploma programs. Prior to today’s announcement, colleges were only authorized to award degrees to graduates of their career-focused four-year honours degree programs.
The announcement today recognizes the success of the colleges’ degree programs and brings true equity to Ontario’s post-secondary system. It ensures every student whose education fulfils Ontario’s degree-level requirements is awarded a degree upon graduation.
Reading the news and watching the daily disturbing images and videos coming out of Ukraine has been deeply unsettling. It is difficult to comprehend the sheer horror and destruction, and how this once peaceful country has been shattered, with so many lives forever altered or lost.
I know that many in our College Community are impacted by these events, in some cases on a personal level, and there is a strong desire to help. Knowing that we have learners directly impacted by the tragedy in Eastern Europe, we have been working right from the start of the conflict to help those most affected – those who may be struggling financially. In addition, today I am announcing a series of enhanced initiatives to offer further direct support to those learners in need, and also help with the humanitarian crisis:
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OTTAWA (APRIL 29, 2022) – Students from Algonquin College’s 
