Denise Amyot

President and CEO Colleges and Institutes Canada

  • Ottawa ON

Denise Amyot is President and CEO of CICan, the national voice of Canada's public colleges, institutes, cegeps and polytechnics.

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Denise Amyot is the President and CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) which is the national voice of Canada’s publicly supported colleges, institutes, cégeps and polytechnics. She is a passionate advocate for Canadian post-secondary education and a proven leader with extensive experience in non-governmental organisations as well as the public sector.

Denise Amyot came to CICan following a distinguished career in the public service, where she occupied a number of high profile leadership positions. She served as President and CEO of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, a federal crown corporation which includes three national science museums. She was also the Senior Vice-President of the Leadership and Talent Management Sector at the Canada Public Service Agency (now Treasury Board), leading and managing leadership development programs, and developing policies for employees and executives throughout the Public Service of Canada. Before moving into management positions, she began her career as an educator and worked in Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest Territories to teach and develop a variety of pedagogical resource materials.

Parallel to her work at CICan, Denise Amyot is also currently Chair of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) and the Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Institute of Science, Society and Policy (ISSP). She also sits on the Human Resources Policy Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and on the Advisory Council of the Schulich Centre for Excellence in Public Management at Western University. She has also been appointed as a director by the Government of Ontario to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canada’s largest foundation.

Industry Expertise

Education/Learning
Government Administration
Government Relations
Public Policy
Program Development
Talent Management
Corporate Leadership
Human Resources
International Trade and Development
Museums and Institutions
Professional Training and Coaching
Social Media
Women

Areas of Expertise

Postsecondary Education
Non - Profit Organization
Non Profit Advocacy
Postsecondary Education Administration
Public Administration
Public Affairs

Accomplishments

Public Sector Excellence Life Time Achievement Award

Awarded by the Canadian Public Sector Quality Association / Excellence Canada

Leadership Award in Innovation

Awarded by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada for the Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP)

Open Text Global Star Award in Innovation (2013)

In recognition of the creation of Public Service Without Borders

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Education

University of Ottawa

Master

Education

Université du Québec

B. Arts

Social Studies

University of Ottawa

Bachelors

Education

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Languages

  • French
  • English

Media Appearances

Innovation review welcomed, but funding needed: post-secondary research experts

The Hill Times  print

2017-11-22

As the government conducts the Horizontal Business Innovation and Clean Technology Review into its innovation programs, post-secondary research advocates say more funding is needed to allow programs and the institutions that use them to reach their fullest innovation potential.

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Setting up the next generation of innovators with the skills to succeed

The Globe and Mail  print

2017-11-30

Q&A with Denise Amyot, president and CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada

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Collèges et instituts Canada : Une institution et un système ouverts sur le monde

Diplomat Investissement  print

2017-12-15

Entrevue avec Denise Amyot publiée dans le Magazine Diplomat Investissement.

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Articles

The new "when and how" of learning

The Globe and Mail

Denis Amyot

2018-02-22

Faced with such rapid and profound disruptions, the time has come to rethink how and when we learn and acquire new skills to prepare ourselves for an ever-changing workplace. We urgently need to embrace a culture of lifelong learning.

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Applied research: time to move beyond pilot projects

The Hill Times

Denise Amyot

2017-11-22

Colleges, cégeps, polytechnics, and institutes have become go-to problem-solvers for thousands of entrepreneurs like Ke Wang, and now host more than 400 specialized research centres and labs serving communities across the country.

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La recherche appliquée, c’est aussi au collégial!

Le Droit

Denise Amyot

2017-12-10

Les collèges communautaires, les cégeps et les instituts de technologie sont devenus pour des milliers de PME comme Capital Property Guardians, des établissements incontournables auxquels s’adresser lorsqu’ils ont des problèmes à résoudre. Ces établissements hébergent actuellement plus de 400 centres et laboratoires de recherche spécialisés. Malheureusement, les politiques fédérales et le financement en place ne répondent plus à la demande, ce qui force ces établissements à rejeter de plus en plus de demandes de soutien d’innovateurs potentiels.

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