Adrian Mota

Advocacy regarding the Government of Canada’s innovation and economic development agenda, including policies, programs and regulations developed by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Advocacy regarding the Government of Canada’s health research and life sciences agenda, including policies, programs and regulations developed by Health Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Advocacy regarding immigration policies, programs and regulations related to international students, faculty, and highly qualified research personnel developed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Advocacy regarding housing strategy issues, policies and programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Advocacy regarding Government of Canada training, employment and skills policies or programs, developed by Employment and Social Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies, that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector with respect to their research and education activities. Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support research and education activities, including communication with public office holders in the House of Commons of Canada, the Senate of Canada and relevant departments and agencies. Activities related to the operation of U15 digital initiatives including Cognit.ca and SecureScholar.

Algonquin College is seeking funding opportunities to build a student residence on its Ottawa Campus to provide affordable housing for students Advancing workforce readiness and contributing to labour market resilience to meet the needs of Federal nation-building investments. Algonquin College would like to establish an Aviation Training Centre at the Ottawa Airport and is seeking government support for the project.

Advocate for place-based solutions to Canada’s biggest challenges, which support the region-specific mandates of public colleges and ensure local training needs are considered in policy development. Increase support to developing countries and other partner countries to build technical and vocational training capacity, strengthen skills development and education systems, and enhance Canada’s global education brand. Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy. Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs, and share with officials impacts of policy changes on the college sector. Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges. Share with officials the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians, and ensuring access to education for Canadians. Advance reconciliation through partnerships with Canada’s public colleges, institutes, CEGEPs, polytechnics, and Indigenous Institutes of Education. Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries. Promote the value of educational fair dealing in supporting colleges and institutes in their mandate to provide advanced skills and to enable them to better respond to the skills shortage. Increase investments and support to address colleges’ infrastructure needs to increase Canada’s training space and access in key high-demand fields that align with federal priority areas. Enable post-secondary institutions to obtain grants and loans to develop student housing projects, with additional supports for housing that supports students from vulnerable populations. Ensure Canada’s colleges and institutes have the necessary federal support to provide high-quality training for future healthcare professionals. Ensure the specific needs of institutions, including French institutions and those in minority linguistic communities, are taken into account when federal policies and programs are designed and delivered.

Advocacy regarding science, technology and innovation policy frameworks with a view to addressing climate change and enhancing Canada's research and innovation capacity. Enhanced supports for activities related to commercialization and knowledge mobilization of university research results Discussions with federal officials to encourage the development of a public policy framework that responds to the needs of post-secondary education and research. Discussions with designated public office holders in support of regulation development informed by research.

Discussions about financial sustainability measures for universities. Discussions about shared priorities related to universities including workforce, talent, and employment. Discussions on the Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy. Government of Canada - Universities Working Group roundtable discussion on research security. Discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) funding as it relates to universities. Student housing and community enabling campus infrastructure programs. Working group meeting to discuss academic contributions to the Defence Industrial Strategy. Immigration policies and programs related to international students and affecting universities. Discussions of education and international relations opportunities. Engaging in discussions on research priorities for Canadian universities. Discussions about research policy and programs, Canada-US relations, and their impacts on the post-secondary sector Discussions about international students, the workforce, and the benefits of a university degree. Discussions about the Global Excellence Initiative (GEI) and future funding commitments. Meeting to discuss science policy and programs, impact of Canada-US relations Recent policy changes and development of other policy tools including the Recognized Institutions Framework.

Portfolio des Chaires de recherche-Innovation Journée du comité de la recherche du BCI à Ottawa Journée de rencontre entre les responsables de la recherche des universités québécoises et différents responsables gouvernementaux. Les thèmes abordés seront: réseau des universités québécoises, période post budgétaire et préélectorale, organisation des conseils de recherche, interface des conseils de recherche, initiatives d'innovation entre Sciences et Développement économique Canada et le FCI, initiative fédérale des sciences et de la technologie. Journée de dialogue et de sensibilisation aux enjeux des établissements universitaires québécois à l’aube des élections générales fédérales Cette rencontre a pour objectif d’en connaître davantage sur la vision des partis politiques et parlementaires de l’enseignement supérieur. Bien que les discussions soient larges, les thèmes suivants ont été proposé aux participants: 1) Formation: Adéquation de la main œuvre qualifiée avec les besoins du marché du travail, à l'aube de la 4e révolution industrielle, notamment avec avènement de l'intelligence artificielle. Comment les universités devraient-elles aider le gouvernement à anticiper et affronter les changements majeurs qui se profilent en ce domaine? 2) Recherche: Priorités des partis en recherche et en innovation 3) Le rôle des universités dans leur communauté: Comment comptez-vous mobiliser l’apport des universités dans l’élaboration et la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques prioritaires pour votre parti?