Colleges Ontario is the advocacy voice for the province's 24 colleges.

Colleges Ontario President and CEO Maureen Adamson notes in a letter to the editor in The Globe and Mail (Oct. 23, 2026), that public colleges and polytechnics should be distinguished from other educational institutions in discussions about immigration.

Today was a significant day for Ontario’s colleges, polytechnics and post-secondary sector. Thank you to Minister Nolan Quinn, the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security and the Government of Ontario for the $1.7 billion investment to create 70,000 additional post-secondary seats in high-demand fields through the Priority Growth Fund.

Colleges Ontario proudly congratulates our President and CEO, Maureen Adamson, on the successful completion of her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Higher Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

"Colleges Ontario respects the government’s role in ensuring effective governance and financial accountability across the public college and polytechnic system. Conestoga is an outlier that does not reflect best practices in governance and stewardship adhered to by other colleges and polytechnics in our sector." - Maureen Adamson, PhD, President & CEO of Colleges Ontario