As with higher-education institutions around the world, British Columbia (BC) and Ontario are increasingly faced with demographic and market pressures that erode the traditional difference between the university and non-university sectors (i.e., colleges and institutes). Key components that ensure these provinces' institutions preserve their…

Comments on major issues in Canadian teacher education; describes a trend toward structural collaboration in British Columbia's (BC) teacher preparation. The BC College of Teachers, an independent professional organization, removes government control of the teaching profession and places it in the hands of teachers and administrators in public…

Relationships and leadership, that, in a nutshell, is the vision of professional learning in the remote Northern Lights School Division in Alberta, Canada. This article describes the professional learning provided by Northern Lights, which has been building its capacity for teacher and leadership growth for more than 13 years. The division: (1)…