Contact North's Mandate
- To improve access to formal education and training at the secondary and post-secondary levels, and to informal education opportunities, for residents of Northern Ontario.
- To collaborate with Aboriginal peoples, Francophones and communities in Northern Ontario to facilitate response by educational providers (working with Northern Ontario institutions specifically) to meet identified needs.
- To support innovation in education and learning through testing and applied research of new modes of "delivery" using technology and to share information in Northern Ontario, nationally and internationally.
Contact North's Mission Statement
Contact North – established, governed, and administered by Northerners – with a mission to increase and improve affordable and equitable access to quality education and training for Northern Ontario residents, to support regional and community economic development and to promote a culture of lifelong learning.