An assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators, Humber College Council (HCC) is Humber’s collective employee voice, making suggestions to Humber College’s President as it relates to long and short‐term institutional priorities.
At its sixth meeting of the academic year, College Council welcomed an update on Humber’s International Student admissions process and Humber’s draft EDIB Roadmap.
HUMBER’S INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION PROCESS
Information presented by Drew Ness, Dean, International.
International students are an important and valued part of the Humber community, enriching the learning environment with their unique experiences and perspectives. On January 22, 2024, the Federal government announced a national cap on international study permit applications for a period of two years - in 2024, the cap is 364,000. This is having an impact throughout the Ontario post-secondary sector, and across the country. Humber is concerned about its impact on students and their communities.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) also announced a series of changes to the requirements international students must meet to be able to secure a study permit. All applications for a study permit must now include a letter of acceptance (LOA) and a provincial attestation letter (PAL). Every institution enrolling international students, including Humber, has a limited number of PALs available to grant to applicants to apply for a study permit. Humber wants to ensure that every Humber applicant that is given a PAL completes their enrolment process, including applying for a study permit. To do this, Humber launched a new process. For more details on Humber’s admissions process, visit: https://international.humber.ca/provincial-attestation-letter.html
HUMBER’S DRAFT EDIB ROADMAP
Information presented by Yasmin Razack, Dean, EDIB
Humber has established a new Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. The work of the former Office of Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion in terms of processing human rights complaints remains within People(s) and Culture, under the Legal team and is now named the Office of Harassment and Human Rights.
The new EDIB office is working on Humber’s next EDIB strategy and roadmap: Building Connections. The current draft was a result of substantial consultation and input from Humber’s EDI Taskforce and a firm specializing in addressing workplace inequities, All Things Equitable. The team is currently tabling the draft plan with the Humber community to ensure its focus areas and areas of action resonate with them. HCC reviewed the draft plan and provided feedback to the EDIB team. Building Connections is expected to be launched this fall.
NEXT HCC MEETING
The next Humber College Council meeting will be held in September 26, 2024 (TBC). HCC will host its in-person retreat on June 12, 2024 at the Lakeshore campus.
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS? For questions or comments about HCC meeting highlights, contact regan.mancini@humber.ca. For supporting materials, meeting minutes, or opportunities to provide feedback, please visit the College Council website or contact shovani.samalia@humber.ca.