Data Insights #4: Non-Academic Salary Spending Patterns at Canadian Universities (May 2026)
Tags: Compensation, Data Analytics, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Institutional Planning, Internationalization, Strategic Planning
July 15, 2026
Data Informed Wellness Solution
Queen’s University is advancing a sector-leading, data-informed approach to employee wellbeing through its Data Informed Wellness Solutions initiative. Designed to address preventable health conditions and rising absenteeism, this project strengthens a culture of wellbeing while aligning closely with institutional values and operational priorities. Using integrated data, including annual engagement results, utilization of wellness programs, absenteeism and accommodation … Continue reading "Data Informed Wellness Solution"
June 22, 2026
Responsible Procurement Supplier Assessment Tool
Assessing the environmental performance of every supplier and the level of reputational risk they represent for a university is essential. Incorporating sustainable development criteria is therefore one of the priorities of the Université de Montréal’s sustainable development action plan. Every year, higher education institutions process tens of thousands of procurement transactions involving thousands of suppliers, … Continue reading "Responsible Procurement Supplier Assessment Tool"
June 22, 2026
Lazaridis School Digital Workflow Project
The Lazaridis School Digital Workflow Project transformed traditional administrative processes by implementing a cloud-based platform, Smartsheet, to replace manual workflows such as email chains and physical paperwork. This initiative empowers staff to design and launch digital workflows without external developers, leveraging familiar spreadsheet logic and intuitive automation tools. A Community of Practice was established to … Continue reading "Lazaridis School Digital Workflow Project"
June 22, 2026
Integrated Faculty Management: ETRACS
Launched in 2018 and now expanding through SFU’s Integrated Faculty Management System (IFMS) program, eTRACS (Enterprise Teaching Research And Collaboration System) has evolved from a point solution into the core platform for managing faculty lifecycle and instructional activity across the institution. Where faculties once relied on disconnected spreadsheets, email threads, and manual reconciliations, eTRACS now … Continue reading "Integrated Faculty Management: ETRACS"
June 22, 2026
Proactively Managing the Contractual Process: Supporting Collaborative Research at ÉTS Through Agility and Compliance
At the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), collaborative research is vital. But until 2023, our process for entering into partnership agreements was mired in red tape, long negotiations and unexpected legal issues, causing headaches for researchers and partners alike. At the same time, the compliance framework was becoming more complex with regard to national security, … Continue reading "Proactively Managing the Contractual Process: Supporting Collaborative Research at ÉTS Through Agility and Compliance"
June 22, 2026
Optimizing Graduate Student Support Payment System – Digitization & Automation
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) has responsibility for processing payments to nearly 6000 graduate students (scholarships, bursaries, research funding, external awards, etc.). The legacy processes were administered through a complex standalone system that was developed in-house by SGS. The processes and the tool were in an extremely high-risk position as there was a single … Continue reading "Optimizing Graduate Student Support Payment System – Digitization & Automation"
June 22, 2026
Advancing University Accessibility through the Classroom Pages Project
The Classroom Pages Project advanced equity by providing accessibility information for all bookable classrooms on the university’s website. Classroom pages provide details on accessibility features and barriers, reserved furniture, room layouts, and available classroom technology. Each classroom entry also includes a campus map pinpointing its location and a photo accompanied by descriptive text to support … Continue reading "Advancing University Accessibility through the Classroom Pages Project"
June 22, 2026
Vancouver Island Energy Leadership Conference
In June of 2025, the University of Victoria’s Maintenance & Operations Energy Services team organized and hosted the Vancouver Island Energy Leadership Conference. The vision for this inaugural conference was to bring together people from across Vancouver Island to talk about energy management, facilities management, building science, and decarbonization. The conference was a great success … Continue reading "Vancouver Island Energy Leadership Conference"
June 22, 2026
Accessible Education at Waterloo
Over the past two years, teams of faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo have worked collaboratively to advance a comprehensive, cross-Faculty, institution-wide approach to accessible education. Through the Accessible Education project, housed within Waterloo’s new Teaching Innovation Incubator (TII), we have developed supports, resources, governance structures, and a new student academic accommodation disability … Continue reading "Accessible Education at Waterloo"
June 22, 2026
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- Campus Security and Safety
- Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Measurement
- Change Management
- Civil Discourse
- Climate Change
- CLOUD Computing
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Compensation
- Compliance
- Compliance and Monitoring
- Conference
- Continuous Improvement
- Contract Negotiations
- Controls
- Coronavirus
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- Economic Forecasting
- EDI (Equity - Diversity - Inclusion)
- EDUCAUSE
- Efficiency in Admin Functions
- Emergency Management
- Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
- Employee Benefits
- Employee Recognition
- Engagement
- Energy Efficiency
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Environmental Health and Safety
- eProcurement
- Ethics
- Expense Processing
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