The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development:

I rise in this honourable house to congratulate College of the North Atlantic for being recognized by Research Infosource as one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges in 2024.

I am proud to share that, for the first time, the college has placed in the top 10. This report from Research Infosource places College of the North Atlantic at the forefront of applied research through its Office of Applied Research and Innovation and the NL Workforce Innovation Centre.

Speaker, the report has also given College of the North Atlantic other significant rankings in the medium-sized colleges category, including ranking first nationwide in Granting Council Research Income Growth, with the college experiencing an increase of more than 1,000 per cent.

In addition, the college ranked third in Canada for research income; second in Canada for research income growth; and second in Canada for research intensity.

I want to extend congratulations to the team at College of the North Atlantic for their work and dedication in pushing forward with innovation in applied research which contributes to the workforce and economic development in our province.

Thank you.