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Louise Gaudrault
519-573-6510 or marketing@contactnorth.ca

October 2022

Contact North | Contact Nord Dr. Tony Bates' 3rd edition of Teaching in a Digital Age October 26, 2022

March 2022

Contact North | Contact Nord Richmond online learning centre opening March 16, 2022

Contact North | Contact Nord Midland online learning centre opening March 3, 2022

December 2021

Contact North | Contact Nord's newest online learning centre to help Kettle and Stony Point First Nation residents access education and training without leaving their community December 10, 2021

June 2021

Contact North | Contact Nord partners with Université de l'Ontario français June 14, 2021

March 2021

92 Percent Spike in Course Registration During Pandemic March 22, 2021

Ontario's Contact North | Contact Nord Serves as the Model for Contact North BC March 11, 2021

January 2021

Contact North | Contact Nord Creates New Mushkegowuk Territory to Reflect the Indigenous Communities Served January 22, 2021

November 2020

Free Mooc Course to Help Students Learn Online Back by Popular Demand November  30, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord moves IT Infrastructure Into Secure Cloud to Support Students November 19, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar Series Helps Faculty and Instructors November 5, 2020

October 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Oléans Online Learning Centre Reopens October 6, 2020 October 13, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Cobourg Online Learning Centre Reopens September 22, 2020 October 1, 2020

September 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Online Learning Centre Reopens in Northwestern Ontario September 22, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Hearst Online Learning Centre Reopens September 17, 2020 September 22, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Sudbury Operations Centre Reopens September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord South Porcupine Online Learning Centre Reopens September 8, 2020 September 8, 2020

August 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Thunder Bay Operations Centre Reopens August 28, 2020 August 28, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Cochrane Online Learning Centre Reopens August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord Collaborates with Athabasca University  to Offer Free MOOC August 5, 2020

July 2020

July 20, 2020 Anti-Surveillance Webinar Release July 14, 2020

June 2020

Dr Rory McGreal Receives First Place in Unesco IITE Open Initiative June 22, 2020

January 2020

Contact North | Contact Nord's 10 Predictions for Online Learning in 2020  January 9, 2020

October 2019

Double Digit Growth in Online Learning in Canadian Colleges and Universities October 10, 2019

OCAS - Contact North | Contact Nord Collaboration October 7, 2019

May 2019

Students Using Contact North | Contact Nord Services Report High Level of Satisfaction May 29, 2019

August 2018

Contact North I Contact Nord opens a new online learning centre at Six Nations Polytechnic’s Brantford Campus August 16, 2018

July 2018

Contact North | Contact Nord Alan Spacek Joins Board of Directors July 5, 2018

April 2018

Contact North | Contact Nord Open House Huntsville Online Learning Centre April 23, 2018

February 2018

Contact North | Contact Nord Orillia Library Tour February 2, 2018

February 2018

Contact North | Contact Nord Haliburton Library Tour February 1, 2018

January 2018

Contact North | Contact Nord Opens Online Learning Centre in Akwesasne January 18, 2018

August 2017

Contact North | Contact Nord Supporting Online Education in Sandy Lake First Nation August 31, 2017

August 2016

Contact North | Contact Nord Launches www.onlinelearning2017.ca - Official Portal of the World Conference on Online Learning Toronto, Canada - October 2017
August 25, 2016

June 2016

Contact North | Contact Nord Releases Second Version of Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for Teaching and Learning  
June 29, 2016

May 2016

Contact North | Contact Nord Generates Another Record Result with Growth of 33% in Registrations in Fall 2015 
May 18, 2016

January 2016

Contact North | Contact Nord Top Ten Wish List - Ten developments we wish for online learning in 2016

January 27, 2016

Contact North | Contact Nord Generates a Record Number of 67,135 Student Registrations as it Starts its 4th Decade of Operation  - January 14, 2016

May 2015

Ontarians Continue to Use Online Learning to Complete Their Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates and Improve Their Skills in Winter 2015  - May 27, 2015

April 2015

Open Textbook Provides a Ground-Breaking Teaching Resource for Faculty and Instructors - April 29, 2015
Open Textbook - April 2015  [PDF - 180 KB]

Fall 2014 Registration Statistics - April 1, 2015

November 2014

Spring-Summer 2014 Registration Results - November 26, 2014
Key Facts About Contact North | Contact Nord - November 26, 2014

January 2014

Online Learning in 2013: An Ontario Perspective by Dr. Tony Bates, January 8, 2014

December 2013

Pockets of Innovation Webinar Series to Showcase Ground-Breaking Online Learning Innovations at Ontario's Public Colleges and Universities December 10, 2013

November 2013

Contact North Joins OERu International Network November 18, 2013

October 2013

Maxim Jean-Louis Elected to Executive Committee of International Council for Open and Distance Education  October 16, 2013

June 2013

Constance Lake First Nation Community Members to Have Access to Online and Distance Programs and Courses without Leaving their Community  June 10, 2013

May 2013

Online and Distance Learning Reaches Record Numbers of Ontario Residents In Small, Rural, Remote, Aboriginal and Francophone Communities May 7, 2013

April 2013

Contact North I Contact Nord Hosts International Exchange on Learning Analytics, April 4, 2013

March 2013

Contact North I Contact Nord Helps More Ontarians in Small, Rural, Remote, Aboriginal and Francophone Communities Access the Education and Training They Need Through Online Learning, March 11, 2013

January 2013

Canada’s Online Learning "Guru" Offers Top 10 Predictions for 2013, January 8, 2013

December 2012

New Contact North I Contact Nord Online Learning Centre in Attawapiskat Brings Education Opportunities Directly to Local Residents, December 13, 2012

Podcast Interview with Contact North ǀ Contact Nord CEO, Maxim Jean-Louis, MindShare Learning, December 5, 2012

Contact North: A Case Study - Learn more about the impact Contact North ǀ Contact Nord has had over its 25 year history.

November 2012

Thousands of Online and Distance Learning Opportunities in Ontario Now Available With One Click - New and improved portal offers the one-stop-shop for online and distance learning in Ontario.

July 2012

Contact North | Contact Nord responds to the release of Strengthening Ontario's Centres of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge, a discussion paper on ideas for post-secondary education in Ontario, by the Honourable Glen Murray, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.

June 2012

New Report Shows Online Learning is Thriving Across Canada

April 2012

Contact North | Contact Nord Partners With PARO to Empower Aboriginal Women

Contact North Partners with Leading Dutch Innovator in Information and Communications Technology

January 2012

More Ontario Students Moving to Distance Education and Online Learning

Contact North | Contact Nord and the Royal Ontario Museum Partner to Help More Students Access the ROM

Contact North Partners with Australia’s Leading Online Learning Consortium

Access to Thousands of College and University Courses Available to Ontarians

December 2011

Contact North and Attawapiskat First Nation sign co-venturing agreement whereby Contact North will expand the level of service its access centre provides to local residents to find the education and training opportunities they need and to support them through their course of study.

April 2011

In 2011, Contact North | Contact Nord’s  President – Chief Executive Officer served as Special Advisor to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and completed an engagement process with the post-secondary education and training sector on online learning. 
Read the Special Advisor’s Final Report to the Minister

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We are grateful to be able to work and live in these territories. We are thankful to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who have cared for these territories since time immemorial and who continue to strengthen Ontario and all communities across the province.

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