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2010

July 2010Connect to Innovate - recommendations and key findings from the Connect to Innovate workshops that brought together businesses and universities. Connect to Innovate is a partnership between the Ontario Chamber of Commerce/Ontario Economic Summit and COU.
July 2010Student Retention - A Moving Target
June 2010COU Position Paper: Framework for Planning and Funding of Enrolment, to improve access to university education, the platform for a better educated workforce
May 2010Accommodating Graduate Students with Disabilities - part of the Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series
May 20102008-2009 COU Annual Report, which highlights the efforts of COU and its members in advancing higher education in Ontario
Mar 2010COU Inventory of Physical Facilities of Ontario Universities 2007-08
Mar 2010Government Infrastructure Dollars at Work
Jan 2010Application Statistics 2008.pdf (1317 kb)

2009

Nov 2009Ontario Universities: Committed to a Greener World – this made-in-Ontario sustainability pledge was signed by Executive Heads of Ontario and presented to the provincial government
Nov 2009Ontario Universities: Going Greener – the full report (including the survey distributed to 22 campuses) details the wide-sweeping range of environmental sustainability initiatives underway at Ontario universities across the province, and the summary report provides highlights
Nov 2009Public Policy Priorities for Ontario - the final report summarizing the October 2 conference that featured the Ontario Research Chairs (ORC) in Public Policy. For information on the ORC conference including presentations, visit the conference website.
July 2009Highlights of the Survey of 2006 Graduates of Ontario University Undergraduate Programs (269kb) - Survey shows graduates consistently experience high employment and earning rates
July 2009The Ontario Credit Transfer System: A Situation Report (70kb) - Part of the COU Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series
July 2009Ontario Universities: Building and Sustaining the Knowledge Infrastructure (59kb)
July 2009Ontario Universities: Competitive Boost from the Expansion of Graduate Studies (83kb)
July 2009Ontario Universities: Enhancing Student Success Through Financial Sustainability (81kb)
June 20092006-2008 Biennial Report (425kb) - which celebrates the significant contributions that Ontario universities make to the economic and social fabric of our province and our country
Jan 2009Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Faculty at Ontario Universities - Part of the COU Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series (252 kb)
March 2009COFO-UO Report from 2000-01 to 2007-08

2008

Dec 2008The Right Balance: Navigating Present Needs and Future Opportunities – 2009 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission (262 kb)
Dec 2008Application Statistics 2007 (1468 kb)
Aug 2008The Challenge of Participatory Technologies for Teaching and Learning at Ontario Universities - Part of the COU Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series
May 2008Highlights from the Survey of 2005 Ontario University Graduates (181 kb)
Apr 2008Application Statistics 2006 (2177 kb)
Jan 2008Ontario Universities: Strategic Partners in Provincial Prosperity – COU’s 2008 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission
Jan 2008Briefing note on Results from the First-Ever Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (60 kb)
Jan 2008The Role of Academic Colleagues in COU - Part of the COU Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series (82 kb)

2007

Oct 2007Academic Dishonesty: A survey of policies and procedures at Ontario universities, by James Neufeld (Trent University)
This paper is part of the COU Academic Colleagues Working Paper Serise
Oct 2007COU Brief to Expert Commission on Pensions (411 kb)
Jul 2007Ontario Universities' Facilities Condition Assessment Program (1242 kb)
Jun 2007 Highlights from the Survey of 2004 Ontario University Graduates (232 kb)
Apr 2007Highlights from the Survey of 2003 Ontario University Graduates
(282 kb)
Apr 2007Resource Document 2007 (2041 kb)
Apr 2007COU Biennial Report 2004-2006 (243 kb)
Mar 2007Application Statistics 2005 (1080 kb)

2006

Dec 2006Progress Report: University Access, Accountability and Quality in the Reaching Higher Plan (919 kb)
Dec 2006COU Statement on Advanced Study at Provincially Assisted Ontario Universities (26 kb)
Oct 2006Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series Volume 5 2005-2006
Oct 2006COFO Compendium 2004-05 (7491 kb)
Oct 2006Status of Women in Ontario Universities - A statistical description of trends (8956 kb)
Jul 2006A Sampling of 2005-06 Success Stories of Federal and Provincial Investment in University Research (1505 kb)
Jun 2006Facts & Figures 2006: A Compendium of Statistics on Ontario Universities (8615 kb)
Mar 2006Quality and Productivity in Ontario Universities: Initiatives, Conclusions and Recommendations - Report of the Quality and Productivity Task Force
Mar 2006The University as City Builder - Speech given by Ryerson University President Sheldon Levy to the Canadian Club
Feb 2006Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Jan 2006Ontario University Facilities Condition Assessment Program

2005

Dec 2005University Undergraduate Degree Level Expectations Guidelines (35 kb)
Dec 2005Higher Education: A Call for Vision and Leadership - 2005 David C. Smith Lecture by the Honourable Bob Rae
Dec 2005Inventory of Physical Facilities of Ontario Universities 2004-05 (12126 kb)
Dec 2005Working Paper Series 2004-2005, by COU Academic Colleagues
Nov 2005Ontario Universities: Public Perceptions of Tuition and Funding - Study conducted by EKOS Research Associates (905kb)
Jul 2005A Sampling of 2004-05 Success Stories of Federal and Provincial Investment in University Research (23144 kb)
Jul 2005Application Statistics 2004 (2321 kb)
Jun 2005Highlights from the 2004-2005 Ontario University Graduate Survey
(225 kb)
May 2005Compendium of Statistical and Financial Information, Ontario Universities 2003-2004 (8426 kb)
May 2005Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series III (2003-2004) (287 kb)
Feb 2005Open Letter to the Premier (28 kb)
Feb 2005Open Letter to the Prime Minister (45 kb)
Jan 2005

Facts & Figures 2005: A Compendium of Statistics on Ontario Universities (7259 kb)

Jan 2005

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

2004

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Dec 2004Highlights of the COU Response to the Postsecondary Review (188 kb)

Dec 2004Council of Ontario Universities Briefing Notes 2004-2005 (8410 kb)
Nov 29/04

Remarks by Dr. Richard Van Loon - Made at a gathering of MPPs and Executive Heads of Ontario universities

Nov 2004Campus in Decline - A Report of the Task Force of CSAO/OAPPA on the Need for Increased Facility Renewal Funding for Ontario Universities
Nov 2004Proposed University Accountability Framework - Submitted to the Postsecondary Review
Nov 2004Submission of the Ontario Association of Deans of Education - Submitted to the Postsecondary Review
Nov 9/04The Importance of Basic Research - Keynote Address at the Fourth Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference
Oct 2004

A Vision for Excellence - COU Response to the Postsecondary Review Discussion Paper (1227 kb)

Oct 2004The Mission of the University - Submission for the Postsecondary Review
Oct 2004

The University-Private Sector Interface and the Ontario Economy
A Background Paper prepared for the Ontario Economic Summit, October 6 and 7, 2004

Oct 20042002-2004 Biennial Report (895 kb)
Oct 20042002-2004 Rapport Bisannuel (764 kb)
Oct 14/04

Government and Universities: Challenges in the Formation of Public Policy - 2004 David C. Smith Lecture

Jul 2004

Resource Document Council of Ontario Universities 2004 (8045 kb)

Jul 2004Application Statistics 2003 (2884 kb)
May 2004Compendium of Statistical and Financial Information, Ontario Universities 2002-2003
May 2004Ontario College and University Fact Sheet (44 kb)
Apr 2004A Sampling of Success Stories of Federal and Provincial Investment in University Research (1371 kb)
Apr 2004Highlights from the 2003-2004 Ontario University Graduate Survey (138 kb)

Apr 2004Province Must Come Through - Article reprinted with permission from The Hamilton Spectator
Mar 2004Academic Colleagues Working Paper Series II (184 kb)
Feb 2004Enhancing Ontario's Competitiveness Through Investment in Higher Education (74 kb) - Submission to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs as part of 2004 Pre-Budget Consultations
Feb 2004COU Guidelines on Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection (pub. 1994) (4331 kb)
Feb 13/04

Financing Quality in Ontario Universities - Speech to the Higher Education in Canada Conference

Jan 2004TD Bank Financial Group Topic Paper: Investing in a Post Secondary Education Delivers a Stellar Rate of Return (86 kb)