From immigrants starting over, to researchers helping bring next-generation products to market, colleges are home to a wide range of Canadians making their lives and our country better.
Books and business
Small businesses are springing up from college incubators, where big ideas are joined with mentorship and seed funding.
Through partnerships with companies and community organizations, faculty and student researchers at these postsecondary schools play an important role in helping get products and inventions to market while contributing to the country’s economic growth.
Amid thousands of oil-patch layoffs and a wider economic slowdown, many professionals are exchanging their briefcases and welding sticks for knapsacks and pencils to head back to school.
