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The year ahead in higher ed
A province-by-province overview of the issues on the horizon for 2026.
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NSERC moves to keep research IP in Canada
The granting agency is steering toward a new funding model to keep intellectual property rights, and the commercial technologies they spawn, in Canadian hands.
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The Campus Green
University Affairs launches new sustainability column.
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Best reads: our favourite stories from 2025
We look forward to covering the issues that matter most to you in the year to come.
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Interactive simulations transforming business education
Engaging students through immersive experiential learning while providing personalized support for instructors.
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AI and the future of learning: Why you can’t miss this year’s Canadian EdTech AI summit
Empowering human-centered sustainable learning in an AI-inspired world.
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Meet Marie-Eve Sylvestre, the new University of Ottawa president who sees a world of possibilities
Bringing people together to change the community and the world.
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University professors urge Ottawa to end delay in issuing study permits to Palestinians
Accepted by Canadian universities, some 130 students remain stuck in Gaza and Egypt, awaiting government paperwork.
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Feds launch $1.7 billion international talent attraction program
The program will provide funding to bring 100 top-tier international research chairs and their teams to Canada.
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The risks and rewards of overseas campuses
Universities wrestle with establishing satellites abroad.
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Teaching physicians, med students battle Quebec’s Bill 2 with strikes and lawsuits
Students strive to make up for lost time after fall labour disruptions.
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Fourteen women receive engineering scholarships in commemoration of 1989 Montreal massacre
Initiated by Polytechnique Montréal in 2014, the scholarship program has vastly expanded its support for female engineering students.
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Opposition MPs grill Minister on federal AI strategy
Evan Solomon points to billions invested in research chairs and computing infrastructure at House of Commons committee appearance.
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Critics mull challenge to Ontario’s Bill 33
Government regulation of student fees, admissions criteria, cause controversy around new provincial education law.
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International student visa permits: What to know
IRCC announces 2026 international student targets.
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Universities ‘absolutely vital’ to Canada’s AI strategy, minister says
Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, in conversation with University Affairs’ Christopher Guly.
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Brock U opens a treasure-chest of wines
The Canadian Wine Library welcomes tasters, educators and researchers to its 19,000-bottle collection.
