Collège Boréal d’arts appliqués et de technologie
is a French-language
college of applied arts and technology serving the Northern and Central Southwestern Ontario area. It is the youngest of the 24 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. Located in
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Collège Boréal has a total of 42 access centres across 28 cities in the province, including main campuses in
Hamilton
Hamilton may refer to:
* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
,
Hearst,
Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing ( ) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst, Ontario, Hearst and northwest of Timmins, Ontario, Timmins. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917.
...
,
London
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,
Nipissing,
Sudbury,
Timmins
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of ...
,
Toronto
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,
Welland
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750.
The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on ...
, and
Windsor. Collège Boréal began its operations in 1995 as a postsecondary institution. The students are offered technical programs that helps them gain access to a bilingual labour market. In 2002, Collège Boréal opened a campus in Toronto, taking over the programs and services of the defunct
Collège des Grands-Lacs. In 2012, the Toronto campus moved to
One Yonge Street
One Yonge Street (previously known as the Toronto Star Building) is a 25-storey office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building served as the headquarters of Torstar and its flagship newspaper, the ''Toronto Star'', from 1971 to 2022.
...
, and in 2023 to 60 Distillery Lane in the
Distillery District
The Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, east of downtown, which contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. ...
in Toronto.
Presidents
Daniel Giroux is the current president of the college. Daniel Giroux was previously the vice president of workforce and business development at Collège Boréal and succeeded Pierre Riopel in 2016.
Pierre Riopel succeeded Denis Hubert-Dutrisac, who retired in 2013. Hubert-Dutrisac succeeded Gisèle Chrétien in 2006, when she was appointed president of the
French-language
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television channel
TFO.
Programs
Collège Boréal offers 78 postsecondary and apprenticeship programs in its five schools; the School of Health Sciences, the School of Trades and Applied Technologies, the School of Arts, the School of Advancement, and the School of Business and Community Services.
In cooperation with
Contact North, 112 online training centres and 31 videoconference rooms are also available throughout the Collège Boréal network.
Residences
The residences comprise 70 units, housing 138 students (most units house 2 students).
Facilities
Besides its campuses and access centres, Collège Boréal has facilities with varied educational objectives in a number of activity sectors. Health sciences, trades, culinary arts, community services and environmental technologies are among the main fields of expertise.
In 2007, the second floor of the main building of the college became the official home of the Minshall Museum.
Une faune grandeur nature
. ''Le Reflet'', May 23, 2007. A gift from the family of the late Aubrey Minshall, this collection of naturalized animals is useful for students in the Natural Resources programs.
In 2009, the Xstrata Nickel Biodiversity Applied Research Centre was opened at the main campus in Sudbury. With a production capacity of 500,000 trees per year, the centre contributes to the effort of regreening Greater Sudbury as well as the mining businesses in the northern part of the province. Since 2011, a 2,100-acre experimental forest was added, providing more field experience to students in the forestry programs.
In 2010, the Louis-Riel Centre was opened; its mission is to offer a broad range of services to aboriginal students. Various workshops and shows are presented every year, such as the Aboriginal Pride Nights that hosted artists Florent Vollant and Elisapie Isaac in 2013.
In 2011, the college opened a new restaurant, Au pied du rocher, allowing the students of the culinary arts to serve to the public. The program is run in partnership with Niagara College's Canadian Food and Wine Institute.
In 2012, Collège Boréal opened a new campus in the heart of Toronto at One Yonge Street
One Yonge Street (previously known as the Toronto Star Building) is a 25-storey office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building served as the headquarters of Torstar and its flagship newspaper, the ''Toronto Star'', from 1971 to 2022.
...
. The same year a new 358-seat concert hall also opened its doors to the great delight of art and culture lovers in Greater Sudbury. Furthermore, since 1997, the Sudbury theatre production centre, the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario (TNO), has been housed on the main campus in Sudbury.
Partnerships
Collège Boréal has over 250 business and community partners across its territory. The partnerships are the breeding ground for many initiatives and much resource sharing and thus contribute to the vitality of Francophonie in Ontario.
Through its network of access centres, Collège Boréal provides continuing education
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Recognized forms of post-secondary learning activities within the d ...
, employment services,[ ''Employment Options Emploi''] immigrant integration and other social programs in Barrie
Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay. Although it is physically in the county, Barrie is politically independent. The city is part ...
, Brampton
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, Capreol, Chelmsford
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, Coniston, Dowling, Elliot Lake
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, Garson, Greater Sudbury
Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury, is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the List of the largest cities and t ...
, Hamilton
Hamilton may refer to:
* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
, Hearst, Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing ( ) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst, Ontario, Hearst and northwest of Timmins, Ontario, Timmins. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917.
...
, Leamington, Lively, London
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, Mississauga
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, Sturgeon Falls
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, Noëlville, North Bay, New Liskeard, Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, sub ...
, Smooth Rock Falls, Timmins
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of ...
, Toronto, Val-Caron, Welland
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750.
The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on ...
and Windsor.
Over the years, Collège Boréal has also signed 27 articulation agreements with nine Canadian universities to facilitate the graduation process of its qualified graduates. While meeting the admission criteria of the universities that signed the agreements, many of Boréal's graduates see their postsecondary curriculum optimized.
At the international level, the college has many partnerships with institutions in other countries – in particular with Costa Rica
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– for a broader transmission of expertise through various assistance and technical training programs.
Sports
Collège Boréal is a member of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA), Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA, ) is the national governing body for organized sports at the college level in Canada.
National championships
CCAA members currently compete for national championships in the following sports:
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(CCAA). Les Vipères, the Collège team, is successful in four different sports: badminton, golf, hockey and volleyball.
See also
* Higher education in Ontario
Higher education in Ontario includes postsecondary education and skills training regulated by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and provided by universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and private career colleges.Ministry ...
* List of colleges in Ontario
Colleges in Ontario may refer to several types of educational institutions. College (Canada), College in Canada most commonly refers to a career-oriented post-secondary institution that provides vocational training or education in applied arts, app ...
References
External links
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French-language universities and colleges in Ontario
Universities and colleges established in 1995
Education in Greater Sudbury
1995 establishments in Ontario