Strategic Plan
The strategic plan lays out the College’s priorities over a 5-year period. The focus areas and objectives found in the plan are the result of extensive consultation and collaboration, and serve to project our community into a future we wish to collectively build for ourselves, our students and our community.
The College is in the process of developing its 2026-2031 Strategic Plan. Employees can find more information via the Director General's Strategic Planning hub.
2021-2026 Focus areas
For its 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, Vanier defined seven focus areas, covering both its Strategic Plan and Student Success Plan.
1. Engage meaningfully in the world
Vanier College is committed to ensuring equity, fairness, and opportunity for all members of its community. To that end, the College is committed to developing initiatives and organizing activities that foster an attitude of awareness and engagement for everyone at the college.
2. Building a respectful and supportive community
Ensuring personal growth and professional development for the Vanier College community demands a respectful and supportive environment. Offering employees opportunities to realize their personal and professional goals is critical for engagement and commitment to the institution.
3. Honouring the Indigenous Education Protocol
The Indigenous Education Protocol (IEP) is founded on seven principles that guide and affirm the commitment of post-secondary institutions. As a signatory of the CiCan Indigenous Education Protocol and informed by the Viens Commission Report, Vanier College affirms these seven principles and is committed to the implementation of the Protocol and the exemplary practices outlined therein.
4. Focusing on sustainability and innovation
The Vanier College commitment to sustainability and innovation is evidenced by the integration of these focus areas into academics, extracurricular activities, and operations. Innovation, both within academic areas and without, ensures best practices that result in evidence-based solutions to complex issues.
5. Achieving engaging and inclusive student learning
Student learning that is inclusive and engaging demands an environment that focuses on the needs of students. The pursuit of academic success for each student prioritizes the learning process and enriches students’ experience both inside and outside of the classroom, helping them to advance to their next challenge.
6. Supporting the holistic well-being of students
To support holistic well-being is to recognize all dimensions of students’ wellness including the social, emotional, physical, spiritual, financial, environmental, intellectual and cultural aspects of their lives. Supporting wellness improves learning and promotes academic success.
7. Building respect for diversity and removing barriers to racial and social equity
The college is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and acknowledges the work we must undertake to address social inequities within our practices. The framework to advance this focus area rests on awareness, skills, resource development and equitable actions.
