Canadore College is a college of applied arts and technology located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, attended primarily by international students.[3] It was founded in 1967 as a campus of Sudbury's Cambrian College, and became an independent institution in 1972. Canadore College has three campuses in North Bay, Ontario, and one campus in Parry Sound, Ontario. Canadore has a full-time enrolment of 3,500 students.[citation needed] The fraction of students who are international, on a student visa, has grown significantly in the past decade, from 5% in 2012-13, to 72% in 2021-22. [4]

Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
MottoGreat Things Happen Here
TypePublic College of Applied Arts and Technology
Established1972
ChairTodd Wilcox [1]
PresidentGeorge Burton
Vice-presidentAhmed Obaide (Academic), Shawn Chorney (Strategic Infrastructure, Indigenous and Learner Services)
Students3,500 (2020: 2,454 FTEs)[2]
Address
100 College Drive, P.O. Box 5001 North Bay, Ontario P1B 8K9
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Ontario
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Canada
CampusCanadore College has four campuses: Aviation Technology Campus, Commerce Court Campus, and the Education Centre (College Drive Campus) in North Bay, Ontario, one campus in West Parry Sound, Ontario, and two campuses in the GTA – Canadore at Stanford.
AffiliationsCCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CBIE, CUP.
MascotPanther
Websitecanadorecollege.ca

Programs

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Canadore College offers more than 65 full-time post-secondary programs, focused in several key academic sectors: aviation technology; business and management; community justice and police studies; culinary arts; environmental studies and biotechnology; health, human care and wellness; indigenous studies; language, access and preparatory studies; media, design and dramatic arts; sport and recreation; and trades and technology. Part-time studies in business; general interest; geographic information systems; health sciences; hospitality; information technology; languages; law and justice; preparatory studies; recreation and leisure services; trades and technology; and transportation are also offered in the traditional classroom and/or online.[citation needed]

Student life

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Sport and wellness

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Canadore athletes (Panthers) compete at the OCAA (Ontario Colleges Athletic Association) varsity level in men's and women's volleyball, and men's basketball. The men's and women's hockey and men's and women's indoor soccer teams are at the extramural level.[citation needed]

Buildings and features

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Canadore shares its main campus facilities with Nipissing University. Canadore College has four campuses: Aviation Technology Campus, Commerce Court Campus, and the Education Centre (College Drive Campus) in North Bay, Ontario, and one campus in West Parry Sound, Ontario, and three campuses in the GTA (Scarborough, Mississauga and Brampton) – Canadore at Stanford.

The Education Centre is situated on a 263-hectare (650-acre) wooded escarpment with over 26 km (16 mi) of wilderness trails.

In 2018, Canadore opened The Village, a new $20 million "health and wellness centre".[5]

Residences

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Canadore College offers apartment-style residences, also referred to as Lower Residence.[6] On September 9, 2023, a group of 50–100 Canadore international students, with no place to stay, erected a tent village.[7] The tents were setup outside Canadore property which they were denied access to.[8] Following the tent village being erected the college promised a solution within three business days.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Board of Governors - Canadore College". Canadore College. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Ontario College FTEs". Ontario Colleges Library Service. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ "College enrolment - Dataset -Ontario Data Catalogue". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ "College enrolment - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Canadore College receives private donation for health centre". CBC News. 2 Feb 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Canadore College Residence Service Learning Trip to Moose Factory, Ontario – Campus Living Centres".
  7. ^ Jennifer, Hamilton-McCharles (7 Sep 2023). "International students living in tent on side of road in North Bay". Toronto Sun. Postmedia News. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  8. ^ Turl, Jeff (7 Sep 2023). "Canadore throws stranded students off its property. Left without shelter". Sudbury.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  9. ^ Eric, Taschner. "Homeless international students in North Bay reach agreement with Canadore". CTV News. No. 7 Sep 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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