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ACCCANNUAL REPORT

2006-2007

Association of CanadianCommunity Colleges (ACCC)

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The Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) is the national and international voice of Canada’s colleges and institutes.

Established in 1972, ACCC is a membership-based organization, representing 150 post-secondary colleges, institutes of technology, cégeps and university-colleges, 900 campuses and over two million full- and part-time students.

Association of Canadian Community Colleges Annual Report 2006-2007

Translation by: Yvon Lepage

ACCC is a non-share capital corporation existing pursuant to the laws of Canada.

This report is deposited with the National Library of Canada.

Printed on Recycled Paper

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Message from the President A Remarkable Future I submit this report with mixed emotions since 2006-2007 marks my last full year as President of the Association. We started out the journey together ten years ago with a very clear vision….to reposition the Association and its member institutions onto the Federal Government’s “radar screen” while at the same time maintain the momentum of our international activities. I sense that we have accomplished these goals. In 2006-2007, the Association continued to reach into the federal maze to champion our network of institutions and allow their collective voices to be heard in areas of policy- and decision-making. Advocacy, partnership and forum activities are at the very heart of our efforts and Canada’s colleges and institutes are truly beginning to be recognized as the substantial resources they truly are. The focus for ACCC as a national organization must be on national outcomes and, as such, this year’s federal budget was indeed promising for our member institutions. It allocated increased transfer payments for post-secondary institutions, created a new research program specifi cally for colleges and institutes, promised funding to immigrant, Aboriginal and other communities that need

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Message from the Chair

access to education and skills development to make this country competitive in the global economy, and committed additional resourcesfor international development and the international marketing of Canada’s education sector. These results were possible due to the strong commitment of our Board of Directors, our Secretariat staff and a truly involved membership. Strategic relationship-building, healthy partnerships, sectoral focus, responsive symposia, and the heightened presence of the networking strength of the “system” continued to build our momentum. As the Association moves forward with new leadership, the combined efforts of our new Governance model, a supportive and engaged membership, and a skilled Secretariat makes me feel incredibly confi dent that we are indeed entering the “decade of the colleges and institutes.” Thank you for granting me the privilege of being your President over the last ten years and all the best in the future.

Gerald Brown, President

Governance and Visibility

This second year as Chair of the ACCC Board of Directors has enabled me to consolidate the Association’s new governance structure and appreciate the extent to which it has changed how the ACCC functions. Specifi cally, the new Board was able to give the President and his team additional support in their efforts to enhance the Association’s visibility and reputation. During the 2006-2007 year, we held two strategic meetings with deputy ministers from Industry Canada and Human Resources and Social Development Canada. We also met with the new Minister of the Canadian International Development Agency, to demonstrate the role the Association and its member institutions could play in Canada’s international cooperation and development activities. With the announcement of Gerry Brown’s departure, the Executive Committee members who made up the selection committee began the diffi cult task of fi nding a new Association President. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gerry, not just on behalf of the Board, but on behalf of colleges, cégeps and institutes across the country. Thanks to his hard work and invaluable contribution, ACCC has regained its rightful place as a truly national body.

I also wish to thank the members of the Board for their trust and support. The task of implementing a new governance structure was a huge challenge that we successfully met as a team. This year, 2007, marks the 35th anniversary of the Association. Thanks to the efforts and commitment of all ACCC personnel, we can all be proud of how far we have come together. It has been an honour for me to act as Board Chair for the past two years. I will leave the position in May with the sense of having helped strengthen an Association that is truly representative of all Canadian colleges and institutes and that, I believe, is something we can all be proud of. Vive l’ACCC ! / Long live ACCC!

Serge Brasset, Chair, Board of Directors

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ACCC Board of Directors 2006-2007British Columbia and Yukon Alberta & Northwest Territories

Saskatchewan, Manitoba & Nunavut Ontario

Québec Atlantic

Marilyn Luscombe, President, Selkirk College (Vice-Chair of the Board)

Susan Witter, President, Douglas College

H.J. (Tom) Thompson, President, Olds College

Irene Lewis, President and CEO, SAIT Polytechnic

Jeff Zabudsky, President, Red River College

Robert McCulloch, President and CEO, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Howard Rundle, President, Fanshawe College

Anne Sado, President, George Brown College

Serge Brasset, Director General,Collège Édouard-Montpetit (Chair of the Board)

Nicole Rouillier, Director General,Cégep Marie-Victorin

Brian McMillan, President, Holland College

Richard Corey, Executive Director, New Brunswick Community College

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The Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)The Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) is the national and international voice of Canada’s colleges and institutes.

Established in 1972, ACCC is a membership-based organization, representing 150 post-secondary colleges, institutes of technology, cégeps and university-colleges, 900 campuses and over two million full- and part-time students.

ACCC Mission

The mission of ACCC is to provide leadership in supporting member institutions in their provision of life-long learning opportunities which promote both individual development and that of the society and economy.

MandateThe Association is mandated to:• provide a forum in which member institutions share insight and experience and also learn from each other;• act as an advocate for member institutions, including the development of policy advice to government in human resources development and in areas that impact on life-long learning; • market the capabilities and capacity of member institutions to meet the education and training needs of Canada and other countries; and, • encourage partnerships among institutions, other agencies and organizations.

The Association is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Secretariat operates with a staff contingency of 62 professionals, as well as seven employees on assignment in ACCC fi eld offi ces in China, Egypt, India and the Philippines.

150 colleges, institutes, cégeps, and university-colleges are active members of the Association. (For a list of members see p.25). The Association serves its membership in the areas of advocacy, forum, marketing and partnership through three main divisions: member services and public policy; partnerships; and business development and technical cooperation.

The fi rst educational association to achieve ISO certifi cation, the Association’s Quality Management System (QMS) has been certifi ed under the umbrella of the International Standards Organization (ISO) since July 10, 1997. ACCC’s ISO 9001:2000 designation was renewed for three years on June 30, 2006. The success of the QMS is measured by being member and customer needs focused, by being accountable for the effective use of our resources, and by the success of our projects and services.

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Highlights 2006-2007Advocacy at the Forefront In 2006-2007 the ACCC Board of Directors, operating under the Association’s new governance model, approved the ACCC Strategic Direction 2010, placing advocacy at the heart of the Association’s work. Building on the priorities of the membership, collectively branding the national voice of the college and institute system within the federal government system and reaching a level of recognition and involvement in national policy-making are the overarching and inter-linked goals of ACCC advocacy pursuits.

2006/2007 was the fi rst full year of this new federal government’s mandate with changes in Ministerial and Senior Offi cials in the majority of Departments of importance to Canada’s colleges and institutes. Thus a central focus for the year was re-investing time and effort to ensure our model of community based applied education is well-understood and the potential of our institutions is fully realized by new decision-makers.

In a broader context, the process also entailed submitting briefi ng materials to all Members of Parliament through their Ottawa offi ces and their constituency offi ces. As college/institute Presidents actively engaged their local Members of Parliament, the Association entered into a series of advocacy meetings with key senior civil servants and new Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

The Association worked extensively with Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Industry Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The Board of Directors met directly with the Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Social Development Canada, plus three of her Assistant Deputy Ministers and their respective Director Generals of Policy Development at the Fall 2006 Board of Directors meeting. In February 2007, the Board met with the Deputy Minister, Industry Canada and his senior offi cials and with representatives from CIDA as well as key strategic partners from the business and research communities.

Momentum was generated in many areas of importance to our colleges and institutes as federal/provincial/territorial discussions with respect to the fi scal balance included the issues of increased expenditures for post-secondary education, and the Council of the Federation spoke clearly on their priorities for

post-secondary education endorsing many of the positions the Association had been advocating. In addition, the federal government and provinces/territories entered into discussions and negotiations with respect to the Labour Market Development Agreements and the Labour Market Partnership Agreements.

The Association’s input to the House of Commons Finance Committee hearings for 2007/2008 was presented in October 2006. Entitled “Time for Action” the Brief and presentation focused on our consistent call for a Pan-Canadian Workforce Development Agenda stressing the separation of post-secondary funding from the Canada Social Transfer, and creation of a separate Post-Secondary Education Transfer Fund, restoring funding to 1992/1993 levels with adjustments for infl ation and demographic growth. The Association also recommended the creation of a new Learner Support System which would reduce the complexities of existing systems, increase access to and provide grants for the fi rst two years of post-secondary education and support bridging mechanisms for the disadvantaged, including those with low literacy skills.

The Brief also highlighted the creation of two Funds: a College and Institute Infrastructure Enhancement Fund and a College and Institute Research Development and Commercialization Support Fund. The former would be designed, funded and administered exclusively by colleges and institutes for modernization and equipment acquisition to strengthen the innovative capacity of communities and their small- and medium-sized enterprises allowing them to bring new services and products to market and develop highly skilled expertise to enhance economic development. The latter would address the key role of colleges and institutes in applied research, commercialization and diffusion.

The core recommendations of the Brief were also presented by member institutions and their regional associations during the federal government’s regional consultations thus ensuring a consistent voice in our collective advocacy efforts.

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Tangible ResultsThe November 2006 Federal Economic Update and the Federal Budget of February 2007 contained several elements of importance to the college and institute system.

Of particular note were commitments to: • allocate a 40 percent increase in Canada Social Transfer funding for post-secondary education over a seven-year period; • review and modernize the Canada Student Loans Program and student fi nancial assistance in cooperation with stakeholders to make it more transparent and predictable for students; • invest $48 million over a fi ve-year period in the College and Community Innovation Pilot Program administered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; • increase investment in research equipment and facilities in colleges and universities; • strengthen the links between universities, colleges and the private sector through mechanisms such as business-led Networks of Centres of Excellence to enhance the commercialization of Canadian ideas and knowledge; • support the Canada Foundation for Innovation in undertaking another major competition before 2010; • provide assistance to businesses, including small-and medium-sized enterprises, to become more innovative by accessing the technology development and application capacity residing in colleges and institutes; and, • double international assistance by 2010-2011 from 2001-2002 levels and focus on certain countries while providing services to help integrate immigrants into the workforce as quickly as possible.

While these results in 2006-2007 bode well for ACCC advocacy penetration, we must note that advocacy at the national level is a continuum of messaging, presence and vision. In this light, the Association’s advocacy strategy will continue to focus on ensuring that the voice and role of our member institutions in the economic and social development of their communities, and of Canada, is heard and well understood.

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A core priority for the year was to strategically strengthen the Association’s alliances with key national stakeholders in order to reinforce our advocacy messages in workforce development, research and innovation, and international programs.

ACCC worked closely with the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, the Conference Board of Canada, the Public Policy Forum, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Aboriginal Human Resources Development Council of Canada and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, various granting Councils, PreCarn and the National Research Council.

In February 2007, the ACCC Board of Directors hosted a roundtable dinner with key stakeholders, with the objective of both garnering their support and discussing ways in which colleges and institutes can help their organizations in meeting their strategic objectives.

Forging Alliances with Key Stakeholders

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Our Media Profi le Raised

The Association worked in 2006-2007 to raise the profi le of colleges and institutes within the milieu of the national media. Six national bilingual press releases on issues of importance to the college and institute system were distributed to all national dailies, television and radio.

Working with the Canadian Education Association, ACCC produced a series of articles within New Knowledge for a New Economy in the September 26 - October 6, 2006 issue of Canadian Business. Articles covered the issues of skills shortages, internationalization, research and development, reaching out to communities, Aboriginal and immigrant integration, workplace learning, and education as a return on investment. ACCC also worked closely with The Globe and Mail on a September 26, 2006 supplement on colleges and institutes which was well-received by the membership.

In assessing vehicles to raise the national media profi le of its membership, ACCC worked with Macleans magazine and made preliminary efforts to penetrate the francophone press. The Association provided the lead article for the 2007 Guide to Colleges, published in November 2006 by the Perspective Group and the ACCC Student Connections program participated in a Google ad campaign with successful results.

In addition, advertisements highlighting specifi c capabilities of colleges and institutes were placed in 20/20 magazine (Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters - Workforce Capability and Leadership and International Development Days), The Hill Times (Education and Training Policy Briefi ng and Innovation Policy Briefi ng), Education Canada magazine, Metropolis magazine (Immigrant Integration), Embassy newspaper (International Education issue) and Junior Team Canada. In addition, aspects of the Association’s work were of interest to the Sing Tao Daily (China), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio-Canada, and several western-based media outlets.

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Major Policy Research Projects and Initiatives

Policy research projects and initiatives included studies and surveys with the collaboration of colleges and institutes, national partner organizations and federal government departments. The nine policy research issues addressed in 2006-2007 included:

• College/Institute Student Characteristics and Experience in the First Term which was released jointly with Human Resources and Social Development Canada outlining the results of the Pan-Canadian Study of College Students and the College Experience.• Exemplary Practices in Learning at Colleges and Institutes was released as a searchable database of exemplary practices in learning on the ACCC website and also as a report outlining the results of a 2005 survey released in collaboration with the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation. • Applied Research at Canadian Colleges and Institutes outlines the results of an April 2006 survey of colleges and institutes and their work in applied research, commercialization and diffusion.• Lack of National Statistics and Data on Colleges and Institutes was prepared by the Advisory Committee on College/Institute Statistics created with funding from the Canadian Council on Learning. The report includes information on enrollment, faculty and tuition rates and advises Statistics Canada on addressing the backlog of data on college/institute enrollment. • Characteristics and Perspectives from Apprentices attending Colleges and Institutes examines the results of a February 2006 survey of apprentices at colleges and institutes.• College and Institute Programs and Services for Marginalized Learners commenced major research with survey results due in May 2007 followed by a comprehensive report. • Health and Learning Issues facing Young Adults is an environmental scan report on young adults and health and learning available on the ACCC website. ACCC leads the Young Adult Work Group of the Canadian Council on Learning, Health and Learning Knowledge Centre. The Young Adult Work Group also started examining issues such as mental health issues of young adults and the role of student services at post-secondary institutions in promoting the health literacy of young adults. • The Enhanced Contribution by Colleges and Institutes to National Policy Research Initiatives was prepared in conjunction with the activation of the ACCC Institutional Research and Planning Affi nity Group.• The Role of Colleges and Institutes in Immigrant Labour Market Integration was prepared as a position paper with the funding and collaboration of Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Shared with federal and provincial offi cials across the country and with ACCC membership at the ACCC Immigration Symposium in November 2006, this report highlights the vital involvement of colleges and institutes in immigrant integration and now forms the basis of ongoing discussion framing the work of the Sector Councils and other national bodies working in this area.

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Supporting our MembersForumFrom May 26-28, 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, the ACCC Annual Conference attracted over 800 delegates from the Canadian and international post-secondary milieu. Hosted by Bow Valley College, Lethbridge College, Medicine Hat College, Mount Royal College, Olds College, Red Deer College and SAIT Polytechnic, the conference focused on the theme of The Learning Stampede with sessions covering: the Learning College; eLearning; Rural and Remote Program Delivery; Aboriginal Programs and Services; Immigrant Settlement; and Research, Commercialization and Knowledge/Technology Transfer.

Other events supporting the professional development of member constituencies included:

• Continuing the Voyage – A Pan-Canadian Approach to Personal Care Provider Education (3rd Annual Conference of the ACCC Continuing Care Affi nity Group) (April 19-20, 2006)• 6th Annual Rural and Remote Colleges Symposium - “The Rural North American Conference” (May 26, 2006)• ROL / PLAR Roundup: Taking Stock of Best Practice (May 27, 2006)• ACCC Immigrant Integration Affi nity Group Meeting (May 27, 2006)• Twenty-nine Affi nity Group and Network meetings were held in the following sectors: Voluntary/Non-profi t; Mining; Arts & Culture; Apprenticeship & Trades; Trucking; Agriculture; Police & Justice; Tourism & Hospitality; Practical Nursing; Continuing Care; Information Technology; Social Services; Recognition of Learning / FCR; Business; Technology; Aboriginal; Health Sciences; Aviation; Environment; Automotive Manufacturing; Apparel & Fashion; Early Childhood Education; Electricity Distribution; Automotive Repair.• NELI for Potential Presidents (July 3-8, 2006)• 8th Presidents’ Academy (July 8-13, 2006)• Vice-President National Executive Leadership Institute (VP NELI for Potential Vice-Presidents) (July 10-15, 2006)• College and Institute Board Chairs and Vice-Chairs Symposium (October 13-15, 2006)• Strategies for Meeting the Education Needs of Aboriginal Learners in Rural and Remote Communities (October 18-20, 2006). Participation included Elders, Chiefs, Council Members and industry partners from all regions in the country, plus the Federal Government.• CCPP Forum 2006 – Local Ownership of Development (November 20-22, 2006). Participants included partners from overseas developing country partner institutions.• Colleges and Institutes Supporting Immigrants Integration into the Labour Market (November 27-28, 2006)• Enhancing the Contribution of Colleges and Institutes in Scholarly Research (November 29 – December 1st, 2006)• Working Together to Meet the Trades Training Challenge – Inaugural Symposium for Deans of Trades and Apprenticeship (January 22-23, 2007)• 2007 Applied Research Symposium – College and Institute Research: Planning Today for Tomorrow (February 21-23, 2007)• 2007 ACCC Symposium on Friendraising, Advancement and Fundraising in Canada’s Colleges and Institutes (February 28 – March 2nd, 2007)

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Scenes from the 2006 ACCC Annual Conference

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Leadership DevelopmentThe success of the pan-Canadian network of colleges and institutes is intricately linked to the quality of leadership within and across the system. The Association, in addressing its mandate, places leadership development as a high priority and held three Leadership Development initiatives in the summer of 2006. These intensive one-week residential programs included the National Executive Leadership Institute for Potential Presidents, the National Executive Leadership Institute for Potential Vice-Presidents and the Presidents’ Academy, organized in collaboration with the College Presidents’ Network.

In addition, a Board Chairs and Vice-Chairs Symposium was built on the Annual Governors’ Forum held in conjunction with the ACCC Annual Conference.

Other leadership initiatives included several dedicated sessions for student and faculty leadership and development at the ACCC Annual Conference as well as networking through the Association’s Affi nity Group platform.

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ACCC Awards of Excellence Each year, ACCC’s Awards Program recognizes and promotes excellence within Canadian colleges and institutes. The Awards of Excellence showcase the extraordinary contribution of individuals to their college/institute communities and highlight the role of our institutions in social, cultural and economic development.

The 2005-2006 Recipients were:

Staff Excellence - Lisa Sutcliffe - Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningLeadership Excellence - Conrad Murphy - Bow Valley CollegeProgram Excellence - Self Employment Program - Douglas CollegeTeaching Excellence - Lynn Wilson - George Brown CollegeStudent Leadership Excellence - Leona Dargis - Olds College

Distinguished Service AwardThe College Presidents’ Network presents an annual Distinguished Service Award to a college/institute president, past or present, who has contributed through exceptional service to the development of the college/institute system at the provincial and national level. The 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award was Gary Polonsky, President of Durham College.

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ACCC 2005-2006 Awards of Excellence winners

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Corporate Alliance Program The Corporate Alliance Program was established in 2001 to develop mutually-benefi cial partnerships between the ACCC network of colleges and institutes and a select number of corporate partners who provide the types of goods and services that are critical to the effective functioning of ACCC member institutions. Corporate Alliance partners commit themselves to offer colleges and institutes top quality services or products, to learn in depth about the specifi c challenges and needs of the network and to support the Association and its network of members on its priority learning issues.

For example, the 2005-2006 recipients of the Annual ACCC Awards of Excellence received fi nancial contributions towards the purchase of Dell products and CISCO funded a new CISCO-ACCC Scholarship Program for Women in College IT and Networking programs and provided access to CISCO Technical Webinars for college and institute faculty. RBC Royal Bank developed a website specifi cally to help college and institute students manage their fi nances, stay out of debt or manage their debt. Sunguard - SCT Higher Education organizes sessions for colleges and institutes on the critical challenges of the information technology and data management functions in these institutions while Marsh Canada assists in the challenges of protecting institutions against all kinds of new risks and liabilities. The Bibliocentre works with the ACCC membership in cataloguing and managing both regular library books and virtual learning objects and Konica-Minolta is involved in providing more effi cient reproduction services.

Developing partnerships with national corporations who become increasingly knowledgeable about our needs and supportive of our national and local priorities provides a win-win relationship of growing importance. It also adds a key value-added dimension to the support to members offered through the Association.

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PublicationsCollege Canada magazine, the Association’s primary annual publication, is theme-based and distributed to approximately 7,000 readers in the college and institute community, educational organizations, government departments and national and international partners. The 2006 issue focused on research and development in colleges and institutes.

Two issues of ACCC International magazine were produced, focusing on Risk Management – Canadian College Partnership Program, and on Gender Equality.

In addition, ACCC produced Chinese and Russian versions of its Study in Canada guide, as well as numerous brochures and marketing materials.

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Sectoral Liaison InitiativesACCC continues to support the creation and development of the national Sector Councils through the active participation of college and institute representatives and the ACCC Secretariat. In order to facilitate the cohesive but broad participation of its member colleges and institutes in the sector council initiative, the ACCC Secretariat created the Sectoral Liaison Unit and Sector Affi nity Groups in 2002 with the fi nancial assistance of Human Resources and Social Development Canada.

Forty-two “sectoral” Affi nity Groups and six “cross-sectoral” groups have now been created. The objectives of these groupings are to: facilitate exchanges of useful resources, relevant knowledge and innovations across the college/institute network and enhance its capacity to respond in a more coordinated and effective manner to the rapidly-changing needs of national Sector Councils and other human resource development initiatives.

In 2006-2007, ACCC facilitated 30 joint meetings and forums between the Affi nity Groups and the national Sector Councils focused on specifi c labour market issues such as the aging workforce, declining natural growth in the population and growth in the demand for skilled labour despite global economic downturns.

The Sectoral Liaison Unit supported and represented ACCC members through various collaborative initiatives and program inventory research with many of the Sector Councils. Of particular note was an exercise involving the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council and the Canadian Federation of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Association and the modernization of the Aviation training and licensing process for Transport Canada.

Essential Skills InitiativeOn February 1, 2006, ACCC launched two new projects in Essential Skills, funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada. The fi rst project, with a two-year duration, aims to create and moderate an online platform, hosted by the ACCC website, for information sharing, exchange and the development of tools and best practices in Essential Skills open to all member colleges and institutes and their partners.

The goal of the second project is to support colleges and institutes in the area of Essential Skills partnerships in business and industry. Representatives of 19 colleges and insitutes and over 300 fi rms are participating across Canada in this 18-month project.

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Members of the fi rst Essential Skills National Steering Committee Meeting

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Colleges and Institutes Serving Rural and Remote CommunitiesIn 2006-2007, the Rural Knowledge Cluster pilot project entered the second year of a three-year term. Funded in part by the Rural Secretariat of Canada, the project fosters the creation and renewal of the rural/remote local knowledge base through participating institutions, creating a competitive advantage for local businesses via a rich base of skilled workers and local entrepreneurship culture. Three ACCC member institutions (Collège Boréal in Sudbury, Ontario, Nova Scotia Community College and College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, British Columbia) are demonstrating to the Rural Secretariat how a rural knowledge cluster model can contribute to rural community capacity building and rural development.

This fi scal year saw the fi rst Rural Knowledge Cluster Annual Report posted on the ACCC website and the Project Steering Committee agree to produce a step-by-step model to describe the college/institute-led, community-based and rural-focused cluster, which will then be used as a showcase example for other colleges and institutes in Canada.

The Canada-US Alliance of Rural CollegesTo share best practices and bring together rural colleges and institutes from Canada and the United States, ACCC, the US Rural Community College Alliance and the US Rural Policy Research Institute collaborated informally for several years until May 2006, when the three organizations signed a Memorandum of Agreement at the ACCC 6th Annual Rural and Remote Colleges Symposium - “The Rural North American Conference” in Calgary, Alberta. The resulting Alliance of Rural Colleges Council created a Board of Directors during the fi rst partnership meeting held in Toronto in August 2006. Under its 2006-2007 workplan, the Alliance of Rural Colleges Council concentrated on how to build the rural voice, share better practices and enhance policy development. Three “lighthouse” projects were targeted for development, focusing on the mining, energy and Aboriginal sectors.

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Signing a Memorandum of Agreement between ACCC, the US Rural Community College Alliance and the US Rural Policy Research Institute

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National and International Partnerships at Work

In 2006-2007 ACCC continued to market college and institute capacity, especially in terms of sectoral strength and expertise, and develop new national and international partnership opportunities for members.

Internationally, ACCC supported Canadian colleges and institutes’ efforts and helped build their capacity for internalization through:

• publications, workshops, conferences and training; • advocating with federal government departments to support the internationalization of Canadian colleges and institutes; • identifying, managing, coordinating and monitoring projects usually won through competitive bidding; • liaising in many countries to raise the profi le and enhance the market ability of member institutions; and, • creating opportunities for member institutions to form international linkages.

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Student ConnectionsStudent Connections (SC) is an Industry Canada initiative managed by ACCC and funded through the federal government’s Youth Employment Strategy. SC delivers on-site customized Internet and computer training and e-business services to small- and medium-sized enterprises and seniors. ACCC supports the operations of 14 administrative centres located in colleges, institutes and universities across Canada which in turn, annually hire 300 qualifi ed post-secondary students as Student Business Advisors and trainers to deliver these training and consultation services. The program has been notably successful in helping women entrepreneurs and businesses in the automotive, tourism, insurance and construction sectors.

In 2006, SC celebrated its 10th anniversary and enrolled its 200,000th participant in September. In November, ACCC launched 15 new bilingual websites to attract new clients to the SC programs and services and provide valuable resources to those venturing into the area of e-business. To facilitate sharing of resources across the country ACCC developed a shared Content Learning Management System.

Pan-Canadian Student Mobility Program for Canadian College and Institute StudentsThe Pan-Canadian Student Mobility Program for Canadian Colleges and Institutes (PSMP) supports the development and implementation of pilot projects focusing on student exchanges between different Canadian provinces and territories. The program facilitates the development of institutional exchange agreements and the implementation of inter-institutional student exchanges. The PSMP offers students between the ages of 17 and 30 and enrolled in a Canadian college or institute, the opportunity to broaden their learning experiences and develop a better understanding of the diversity of Canada’s post-secondary education systems as it relates to their own fi eld of study.

The positive evaluation of the pilot program’s results of the PSMP for College and Institute Students resulted in Heritage Canada funding a transition program in 2006 to continue the initiative past the pilot phase for existing consortia. ACCC and the Regroupement des cégeps et collèges francophones du Canada submitted a joint proposal during the fi scal year for funding for a new fi ve-year program.

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A Student Connections intern and a client - Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe

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Canadian College Partnership Program Phase IIFunded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the $48 million Canadian College Partnership Program Phase II 2001-2007 is ACCC’s fl agship international human resource development program for colleges and institutes. The CCPP supports capacity-building and knowledge exchange projects between Canadian colleges and institutes and developing country partners to allow the latter to better respond to sustainable development priorities and poverty reduction. ACCC manages the CCPP and had 63 projects in operation in 2006, with another 25 approved during the year.

Table 1 – Distribution of CCPP Projects by Country

Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso (4), Cambodia (2), Cameroon (3), Chad, Chili (2), China (2), Congo, Cuba (3), Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana (3), Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar (2), Malawi, Mali (2), Maurita-nia (3), Mozambique (3), Namibia, Niger (2), Paraguay, Peru (3), Republic of Congo, Republic of Georgia, Rwanda, Senegal (9), South Africa (2), Sri Lanka, Tanzania (3), Tunisia, Vietnam, Zambia (2)

Table 2 - Distribution of CCPP Projects by Sector

Agriculture

Basic Education

Early Childhood

Environment

Health

Private Sector Development

Tourism

4%14%

8%

8%

5%

22%

39%

Table 1 Table 2

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CCPP Forum 2006 – Local Ownership of DevelopmentHeld in Ottawa, November 20-23, 2006, the 2006 CCPP Forum brought together more than 130 partners from Canada and abroad and senior executives from the Canadian International Development Agency and partner organizations. On behalf of the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation, Parliamentary Secretary Ted Menzies announced 25 new CCPP projects.

The Next Phase of the Canadian College Partnership ProgramACCC entered into negotiations with CIDA in 2006-2007 regarding the next phase of a CCPP-type program for Canadian colleges and institutes. An advisory committee was established and consultations with colleges and institutes and their partners took place in November 2006. The new program proposal will be tabled with CIDA in June 2007.

Tanzania SymposiumACCC organized a successful CCPP symposium in Tanzania from February 20-22, 2007 to draw on lessons learned in completed and current CCPP projects and identify future opportunities for partnership activities in Tanzania. The symposium brought together participants from colleges and institutes that either worked in the country or wish to forge new partnerships with Tanzanian institutions, relevant ministries and private sector representatives.

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Top: (From left to right: Bernard Lachance, Former Vice-President, ACCC; Gerald Brown, President, ACCC; and Ted Menzies, Parliamentary Secretary at the 2006 CCPP Forum)

Bottom: The participants of the 2006 CCPP Forum

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Memorandum of Understanding- SénégalAs a result of a November 2005 ACCC symposium in Senegal, held in partnership with the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education in Dakar, the Association des instituts de formation/Sénégal-Canada (AIF-SC) was created to bring together all of the Senegalese establishments that have been involved with Canadian colleges and institutes. In November 2006, the President of ACCC, Gerald Brown met with Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal, and the director of the national program for educational reform as well as representatives of the National Confederation of Senegal Employers. ACCC and AIF-SC signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at supporting the latter’s efforts to promote technical-technological education and vocational training and its role in private sector development, poverty reduction and national economic growth.

Program for Export MarketDevelopment Marketing MissionsThe Program for Export Market Development is managed by International Trade Canada. ACCC was awarded funds for the fi scal year 2006-2007 to undertake various missions to market its members and to gather intelligence in strategic countries. Missions were undertaken in Senegal, Ghana, Malawi, Ethiopia, Yemen, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Bahamas.

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From Left to Right:Mr. El Hadj Malick Sy, President, Association des instituts de formation Sénégal-Canada; Mr. George Tendeng, Minister of Technical and Professional Training, Sénégal; and, Gerald Brown, President, ACCC

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Canadian Immigration Integration ProjectWith funding from Human Resources and Social Development Canada and in close partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, ACCC launched a ground-breaking overseas initiative in three pilot countries in 2006. Through the Canadian Immigration Integration Project (CIIP) information, advice and referrals for further assistance are being offered to skilled workers in the fi nal stages of immigrating to Canada from China, India and the Philippines.

Project Offi ces based in Guangzhou, Manila and New Delhi provide guidance which enables clients to prepare an Individual Integration Plan outlining a series of preparatory steps to enhance their employability. CIIP counsellors are also assisting clients in implementing their personal plans by identifying appropriate sources of continuing assistance in Canada while ACCC promotes access to programs and services in Canada – including institutional programs such as language and skills testing and upgrading, credential assessment and recognition, settlement assistance, licensing and accreditation, and employment-related services. A wide range of Canadian stakeholders – including educational institutions, immigrant-serving organizations, regulatory bodies, sector councils, credential and language assessment bodies, and employer representatives, as well as all levels of government – were contacted in the start-up phase to become involved in this innovative project.

The Brazilian Network of Centres of Education and Technical Training In light of the promising results of the Brazil-Canada School-to-School project, which ended in March 2005, the Brazilian Ministry of Education and the Network of Centres of Education and Technical Training (CEFETs) of North and North-East Brazil in partnership with ACCC submitted a project proposal in 2006 to the Brazilian Agency for International Cooperation and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). ACCC was awarded another four-year project that will provide Canadian college and institute assistance to facilitate access to training, recognition of learning and the reintegration to the workplace of disadvantaged persons in 13 communities served by the CEFETs.

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At the CIIP Philippines Offi ce, a group of future immigrants pictured with the Field Manager and Canadian Coach

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International Centre for Technology Transfer and Training for the Mining Industry Sector (Centro Internacional Minero Benjamin Teplizky - CIMBT) Copiapo, ChileIn November 1997, ACCC signed a Contribution Agreement with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Universidad de Atacama of Copiapo, Chile for the establishment of a Centre for training and graduating technicians in the mining technology sciences to serve the mining industry in the countries of the southern cone of South America. In March 2006, ACCC successfully completed all project deliverables, namely the full establishment and functioning of the Centro Internacional Minero Benjamin Teplizky (CIMBT). To assure that neighbouring countries to Chile benefi t from the centre, CIDA agreed with ACCC to fund scholarships for students from Argentina (4), Bolivia (10), Ecuador (4), and Peru (10) who would undertake the two-year programs of study in Copiapo. ACCC has been managing the scholarships of these students and monitoring their academic progress.

During 2006-2007, ACCC was also successful in competing for a number of other projects funded by the Chilean Ministry of Education, and is presently undertaking three projects in collaboration with member colleges and institutes.

Sustaining and Extending Technical and Vocational Education and Training - JordanThe Sustaining and Extending Technical and Vocational Education and Training (SETVET) Project was funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and designed specifi cally to support the national technical and vocational education and training (TVET) reform agenda of Jordan. SETVET adopted a systemic approach at the policy, management, program, institutional development, and industrial sector council levels.

A four-year initiative which ended in 2006, the key outcomes were enhanced capacity at the national level to undertake TVET policy research and formulation in collaboration with the productive sector; national strategic economic development objectives are driving mandates and programming of TVET providers; current and projected employment demand can infl uence rationalized resource allocation to TVET providers; capacity at the institutional level to introduce sustainable change is enhanced vis-à-vis the demands of the productive sector; and, graduate skills and competencies are more in-line with the expectations of employers.

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Some of the students from Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru studying under CIDA scholarships at the CIMBT

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Vietnam-Canada Community College ProjectThe Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) and a Consortium led by the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) and supported by the Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Institut de Technologie Agroalimentaire de St-Hyacinthe and Malaspina University-College successfully completed the Vietnam-Canada Community College Project (VCCCP) on September 30, 2006.

Supported by the Canadian International Development Agency, ACCC and the Consortium provided technical assistance to the Government of Vietnam in establishing the Tra Vinh Community College (TVCC) in one of the poorest areas in the Mekong Delta Region. The TVCC is one of the fi rst community colleges in Vietnam that incorporates the principles of the Canadian college and institute system – quality, accessibility, relevance, and responsiveness to community needs.

Ongoing Bilateral Projects in 2006-2007ACCC manages bilateral human resource development and education projects funded by International Financial Institutions such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank in Bangladesh (3), Sri Lanka (3), Egypt (1) and Ukraine (1).

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The Tra Vinh Community College

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More Information?

ACCC website: www.accc.ca

Advocacy: www.accc.ca/english/advocacy/

Publications and Reports: www.accc.ca/english/publications/

Young Adults and Health and Learning - Young Adult Working Group: www.accc.ca/yawg

Events and Symposia: www.accc.ca/events

Networking and Affi nity Groups: www.accc.ca/networking

Sectoral Databases: www.accc.ca/inventory

Rural Knowledge Cluster: www.accc.ca/english/services/rkc.htm

Canadian Immigration Integration Project: http://ciip.accc.ca

Corporate Alliance: www.accc.ca/english/services/corp_alliances

Canadian College Partnership Program: http://ccpp.accc.ca

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MembershipBritish Columbia

Camosun College (www.camosun.bc.ca)Capilano College (www.capcollege.bc.ca)Columbia College (www.columbiacollege.ca)Douglas College (www.douglas.bc.ca)University College of the Fraser Valley (www.ucfv.ca)Justice Institute of British Columbia(www.jibc.bc.ca)Kwantlen University College (www.kwantlen.bc.ca)Langara College (www.langara.bc.ca)Malaspina University-College (www.mala.ca)College of New Caledonia (www.cnc.bc.ca)Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (www.nvit.ca)North Island College (www.nic.bc.ca)Northern Lights College (www.nlc.bc.ca)Northwest Community College (www.nwcc.bc.ca)Okanagan College (www.okanagan.bc.ca)College of the Rockies (www.cotr.bc.ca)Selkirk College (www.selkirk.ca)Vancouver Community College (www.vcc.ca)

Yukon

Yukon College (www.yukoncollege.yk.ca)

Alberta

Bow Valley College (www.bowvalleycollege.ca)Grande Prairie Regional College (www.gprc.ab.ca)Grant MacEwan College (www.macewan.ca)Keyano College (www.keyano.ca)Lakeland College (www.lakelandc.ab.ca)Lethbridge College (www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca)

Maskwachees Cultural College (www.maskwachees.ca)Medicine Hat College (www.mhc.ab.ca)Mount Royal College (www.mtroyal.ab.ca)NorQuest College (www.norquest.ab.ca)Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (www.nait.ca)Northern Lakes College (www.northernlakescollege.ca)Olds College (www.oldscollege.ab.ca)Portage College (www.portagecollege.ca)Red Deer College (www.rdc.ab.ca)SAIT Polytechnic (www.sait.ca)

Northwest Territories

Aurora College (www.auroracollege.nt.ca)

Manitoba

Assiniboine Community College (www.assiniboine.net)University College of the North (www.ucn.ca)Red River College (www.rrc.mb.ca)Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface (www.ustboniface.mb.ca)Winnipeg Technical College (www.wtc.mb.ca)Yellowquill College (www.yellowquillcollege.mb.ca)

Nunavut

Nunavut Arctic College (www.nac.nu.ca)

Saskatchewan

Carlton Trail Regional College (www.ctrc.sk.ca)Cumberland Regional College (www.cumberlandcollege.sk.ca)

Cypress Hills Regional College (www.cypresshillscollege.sk.ca)North West Regional College (www.nwrc.sk.ca)Northlands College (www.northlandscollege.sk.ca)Parkland Regional College (www.parklandcollege.sk.ca)Prairie West Regional College (www.pwrc.sk.ca)Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (www.siit.sk.ca)Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (www.siast.sk.ca)Southeast Regional College (www.southeastcollege.org)

Ontario

Collège d’Alfred (www.alfredc.uoguelph.ca)Algonquin College (www.algonquincollege.com)Collège Boréal (www.borealc.on.ca)Cambrian College (www.cambriancollege.ca)Canadore College (www.canadorec.on.ca)Centennial College (www.centennialcollege.ca)La Cité collégiale (www.lacitec.on.ca)Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (www.conestogac.on.ca) Confederation College (www.confederationc.on.ca)Durham College (www.durhamcollege.ca)Fleming College (www.fl emingc.on.ca)Fanshawe College (www.fanshawec.on.ca)George Brown College (www.georgebrown.ca)Georgian College (www.georgianc.on.ca)Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (www.humber.ca)Kemptville College (www.kemptvillec.uoguelph.ca)Lambton College (www.lambton.on.ca)Loyalist College (www.loyalistc.on.ca)

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The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences (www.michener.ca)Mohawk College (www.mohawkcollege.ca)Niagara College (www.niagarac.on.ca)Northern College (www.northernc.on.ca)Ridgetown College (www.ridgetownc.on.ca)St. Clair College (www.stclaircollege.ca)St. Lawrence College (www.sl.on.ca)Sault College (www.saultc.on.ca)Seneca College (www.senecac.on.ca)Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (www.sheridaninstitute.ca)

Québec

Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue (www.cegepat.qc.ca)Collège Ahuntsic (www.collegeahuntsic.qc.ca)Cégep André-Laurendeau (www.claurendeau.qc.ca)Collège André-Grasset (www.grasset.qc.ca)Cégep de Baie-Comeau (www.cegep-baie-comeau.qc.ca)Champlain Regional College (www.champlaincollege.qc.ca)Cégep de Chicoutimi (www.cegep-chicoutimi.qc.ca)Dawson College (www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca)Cégep de Drummondville (www.cdrummond.qc.ca)Collège Édouard-Montpetit (www.college-em.qc.ca)Collège François-Xavier-Garneau (www.cegep-fxg.qc.ca)Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles (www.cgaspesie.qc.ca)Collège Gérald-Godin (www.cgodin.qc.ca)Heritage College (www.cegep-heritage.qc.ca)Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de La Pocatière (www.ita.qc.ca)

Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de Saint-Hyacinthe (www.ita.qc.ca)John Abbott College (www.johnabbott.qc.ca)Cégep de Jonquière (www.cjonquiere.qc.ca)Cégep de La Pocatière (www.cglapocatiere.qc.ca)Collège Lafl èche (www.clafl eche.qc.ca)Collège LaSalle (www.clasalle.com)Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon (www.clevislauzon.qc.ca)Cégep Limoilou (www.climoilou.qc.ca)Collège Lionel-Groulx (www.clg.qc.ca)Collège de Maisonneuve (www.cmaisonneuve.qc.ca)Marianopolis College (www.marianopolis.edu)Cégep Marie-Victorin (www.collegemv.qc.ca)Cégep de Matane (www.cgmatane.qc.ca)Collège Mérici (www.college-merici.qc.ca)Collège Montmorency (www.cmontmorency.qc.ca)Cégep de l’Outaouais (www.cegepoutaouais.qc.ca)Cégep de Thetford (www.cegepth.qc.ca)Cégep régional de Lanaudière (www.collanaud.qc.ca)Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup (www.cegep-rdl.qc.ca)Collège de Rosemont (www.crosemont.qc.ca)Cégep de Sainte-Foy (www.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca)Cégep de Saint-Félicien (www.cstfelicien.qc.ca)Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe (www.cegepsth.qc.ca)Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (www.cstjean.qc.ca)Cégep de Saint-Jérôme (www.cegep-st-jerome.qc.ca)Cégep de Saint-Laurent (www.cegep-st-laurent.qc.ca)Cégep de Sept-Îles

(www.cegep-sept-iles.qc.ca)Collège Shawinigan (www.collegeshawinigan.qc.ca)Cégep de Sherbrooke (www.cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca)Cégep de Trois-Rivières (www.cegeptr.qc.ca)Vanier College (www.vaniercollege.qc.ca)Cégep de Victoriaville (www.cgpvicto.qc.ca)Cégep du Vieux Montréal (www.cvm.qc.ca)

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Community College (www.nbcc.nb.ca)Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (www.ccnb.nb.ca)

Newfoundland & Labrador

College of the North Atlantic (www.cna.nl.ca)Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (www.mi.mun.ca)Centre for Nursing Studies (www.cns.nf.ca)

Nova Scotia

Université Sainte-Anne – Collège de l’Acadie (www.usainteanne.ca)Nova Scotia Agricultural College (www.nsac.ns.ca)Nova Scotia Community College (www.nscc.ca)University College of Cape Breton (www.cbu.ca)

Prince Edward Island

Holland College (www.hollandc.pe.ca)Société éducative de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (www.socedipe.org)

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Financial Reports

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KPMG LLP Telephone (613) 212-KPMG (5764) Chartered Accountants Fax (613) 212-2896

Suite 2000 Internet www.kpmg.ca160 Elgin Street

Ottawa, ON K2P 2P8 Canada

AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS

The accompanying summarized statement of financial position and summarized statement of operations are derived from the complete financial statements of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges as at March 31, 2007 and for the year then ended on which we expressed an opinion without reservation in our report dated April 26, 2007. The fair summarization of the complete financial statements is the responsibility of management. Our responsibility, in accordance with the applicable Assurance Guideline of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, is to report on the summarized financial statements.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements fairly summarize, in all material respects, the related complete financial statements in accordance with the criteria described in the Guideline referred to above.

These summarized financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Readers are cautioned that these statements may not be appropriate for their purposes. For more information on the entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows, reference should be made to the related complete financial statements.

Chartered Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Ottawa, Canada

April 26, 2007

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ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES Summarized Statement of Financial Position

March 31, 2007, with comparative figures for 2006

2007 2006

Assets

Current assets $ 8,306,841 $ 10,076,718 Investments 1,621,032 1,544,478 Capital assets, net 248,246 271,204

$ 10,176,119 $ 11,892,400

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities $ 8,088,360 $ 9,888,122

Lease inducements 63,400 66,512

Net assets 2,024,359 1,937,766

$ 10,176,119 $ 11,892,400

Summarized Statement of Operations

Year ended March 31, 2007, with comparative figures for 2006

2007 2006

Revenue: Projects $ 21,938,944 $ 19,323,731 Less: direct project expenses 17,718,000 15,512,279 Net project contribution 4,220,944 3,811,452 Membership fees 1,417,046 1,352,664 Other 384,716 352,968 6,022,706 5,517,084

Expenses: Human resources 4,642,705 4,132,046 Amortization of capital assets 113,056 134,954 Other 1,180,352 1,151,326 5,936,113 5,418,326

Excess of revenue over expenses $ 86,593 $ 98,758