Dear Minister Hadju,
As the co-chairs of the Business/Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), we are writing to extend our congratulations on the Government’s recent budget. We were pleased to see such a strong focus on skills...
An excerpt from an article written by Suzanne Fortier, principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University. Dr. Fortier is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global University Leaders Forum and Canada’s Advisory Council on Economic...
Dear Minister Morneau,
In Budget 2018, you highlighted the need to position Canadians for success in the global economy by supporting new and innovative approaches to skills development.
Already, your government has invested in a...
Dear Minister Bains,
As you consider the many ideas that have surfaced from your consultations on innovation, we are writing to provide you with our thoughts as the co-chairs of the Business Higher Education Roundtable...
This is an excerpt from an article written by Val Walker, Executive Director of the Business/Higher Education Roundtable. It can be read in full at The Hill Times.
I can say with confidence that...
This is an excerpt from an article written by Richard Florizone, president of Dalhousie University and Alex Usher, president of Higher Education Strategy Associates. It can be read in full at The Chronicle Herald. ...
This is an excerpt from an article written by the Business/Higher Education Roundtable co-chairs, Waterloo, and can be read in full at The Globe and Mail.
Our biggest trading relationship is under a cloud...
This is an excerpt from an article written by Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Waterloo, and can be read in full at The Globe and Mail.
Since the World Economic...
Excerpt from an article by Kevin Peesker, President of Microsoft Canada, in The Globe and Mail.
We are only at the beginning of a tech-skills shortage. Canada’s tech industry must work closely with academia and...