In order to reaffirm the importance of Indigenous education, Colleges and Institutes Canada, in consultation with its members and partners in indigenous communities has developed an Indigenous Education Protocol. This important document underscores the importance of structures and approaches required to address Indigenous peoples’ learning needs and support self-determination and socio-economic development of Indigenous communities.
This protocol is founded on seven principles including “intellectual and cultural traditions of Indigenous peoples” and “Indigenous-centred holistic services and learning environments” that aim to guide the institutions who will agree to sign on to this aspirational document.
- Commit to making Indigenous education a priority.
- Ensure governance structures recognize and respect Indigenous peoples.
- Implement intellectual and cultural traditions of Indigenous peoples through curriculum and learning approaches relevant to learners and communities.
- Support students and employees to increase understanding and reciprocity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
- Commit to increasing the number of Indigenous employees with ongoing appointments throughout the institution, including Indigenous senior administrators.
- Establish Indigenous-centred holistic services and learning environments for learner success.
- Build relationships and be accountable to Indigenous communities in support of self-determination through education, training and applied research
71 institutions are signatories to the Indigenous Education Protocol.
Alberta
- Keyano College
- Lethbridge College
- Medicine Hat College
- NorQuest College
- Northern Lakes College
- Northwestern Polytechnic
- Olds College
- Red Deer Polytechnic
British Columbia
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Camosun College
- Coast Mountain College
- College of the Rockies
- Justice Institute of British Columbia
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Langara College
- Native Education College
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
- North Island College
- Okanagan College
- Selkirk College
- Vancouver Community College
- Vancouver Island University
Manitoba
- Assiniboine Community College
- Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology
- Red River College Polytechnic
New Brunswick
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
- Algonquin College
- Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Conestoga College
- Confederation College
- Durham College
- Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Fleming College
- George Brown College
- Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Humber College
- La Cité
- Lambton College
- Loyalist College
- Mohawk College
- Niagara College
- Northern College
- Sault College
- Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Sheridan College
- St. Clair College
- St. Lawrence College
Quebec
- Cégep de Chicoutimi
- Cégep de Jonquière
- Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Cégep de Saint-Félicien
- Cégep de Sept-Îles
- Cégep de Trois-Rivières
- Cégep de Victoriaville
- Cégep John Abbott College
- Collège Ahuntsic
- Collège d’Alma
- Dawson College
- Vanier College
Saskatchewan
- Cumberland College
- North West College
- Northlands College
- Parkland College
- Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT)
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic