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5th April 2012

CDI College Continues to Grow in Ontario with Two New Campuses

cdi collegeResponding to the increased demand for career training in Ontario, CDI College recently opened new campus locations in Hamilton and North York. Changes within Ontario’s business, technology, healthcare, legal and art and design sectors have created a need for well-trained candidates that can hit the ground running. As Canada’s largest provider of career training, CDI College provides market-driven programs to help students build the skills currently in demand by leading employers throughout the country. Read the rest of this entry »

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5th April 2012

2012 Skills Canada National Competition Regional Events Heating Up

skills canadaWith the 2012 Skills Canada National Competition only 40 days away, competitions are heating up at the regional, provincial and territorial levels. Competitors are vying for placement on Team Canada to participate in the 2013 WorldSkills International Competition in Leipzig, Germany. Following regional, provincial-territorial competitions, the national competition will take place at the Edmonton EXPO Centre from May 14 – 15, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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4th April 2012

Vanarts Pixar Artists’ Masterclass 2012 Tour

VanArtsVanArts is proud to present a Masterclass in Animation & Story Development, featuring instructors Matthew Luhn (Head of Story) and Andrew Gordon (Animator), both from Pixar Animation Studios. The 2012 Class Tour begins on June 22 in Chicago and ends in Vancouver on September 28th. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd April 2012

Producers Lab Toronto To Be Continued At 2012 Toronto International Film Festival

Crossing the Atlantic with their luggage full of cinematic ideas, 12 hand-picked and dynamic European producers will meet their 12 talented Canadian counterparts at the Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF), from September 5 – 8 to find joint film projects. The first two editions of Producers Lab Toronto were so successful that almost all of the participants from 2010 and 2011 are in contact with one another and 27 projects are actively in development. Consequently, the MEDIA Mundus programmeof the European Union has now confirmed financial backing of the platform for the third year running. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd April 2012

BNH Expert Software Would Like Your Feedback

bnh expert softwareQuebec-based BNH Expert Software Inc. has created a new video highlighting the core capabilities of its flagship product, Advisor Enterprise, and the company would like your feedback. While the results of using Advisor speak for itself, sometimes getting the message across on why you should try it in the first place can be difficult to explain – it is the company’s hope that this new video will address some of the reasons why your corporation may want to make use of Advisor to assess training needs. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd April 2012

Video Pick For Monday April 2nd

mini-orbyOur first Video Pick of the Day is for the student-developed game Tank’d, which you can try for yourself on the VFS Projects site. We had a chance to view the student pitch for this game, as well as give it a trial play, a few months ago at Vancouver Film School. The game was developed by David Felipe Franco Morales, Andres Molina, Dylan Loney and Alberto A Braga. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd April 2012

CAE Awarded Contracts For Seven Full-Flight Simulators And Training Devices

CAECAE has announced that it has sold seven full-flight simulators (FFSs) to Air Algérie in Algeria, Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) in Dubai, UAE; two Airbus A320 FFSs for the new Interglobe-CAE joint venture airline training centre in Delhi, India; an Embraer ERJ-190 to Zhuhai Flight Training Centre (ZFTC) in Zhuhai, China; plus two FFSs to undisclosed customers. CAE has also begun leveraging its simulation capabilities in new markets such as healthcare and mining. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd April 2012

Library and Archives Canada Launches Its New Travelling Exhibition

Government of CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to launch its new travelling exhibition Double Take: Portraits of Intriguing Canadians. The exhibition will open at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Canada’s National Memorial to the Fathers of Confederation-Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on March 31, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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30th March 2012

Year 2 Launched For Canadian Youth Business Foundation Spin Master Innovation Fund

Canadian Youth Business FoundationFor the second consecutive year, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) and Spin Master Ltd., Canada’s most innovative toy company, are teaming up to offer financing, mentoring and business workshops to innovative entrepreneurs through the Spin Master Innovation Fund (SMIF). Read the rest of this entry »

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30th March 2012

TVOKids Bring Learning To Life At TIFF Kids International Film Festival

tvo kidsKids and families are invited to join TVOKids for a celebration of literacy, learning and the magic of film at the 15th annual TIFF Kids International Film Festival. As a media partner of the Festival, TVO is proud to bring fun, educational TVOKids content to the Festival’s young audience. Read the rest of this entry »

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