About CEWIL

Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada), formerly Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE), is the lead organization for work-integrated learning in Canada.

CEWIL partners with post-secondary institutions, community members, employers, government, and students to champion work-integrated learning (WIL). WIL is a model and process of experiential education which formally and intentionally integrates a student’s academic studies with learning in a workplace or practice setting.  WIL experiences normally include an engaged partnership between an academic institution, a host organization/employer, and a student. WIL occurs at the course or program level and includes the development of learning outcomes related to employability, personal agency, and life-long learning.

Since 1973, CEWIL Canada members from post-secondary institutions across the country have worked in partnership to develop resources to promote the highest quality of post-secondary work-integrated learning programs. This is achieved through a national forum of professional WIL practitioners by establishing national standards and promoting the value of post-secondary work-integrated learning and by delivering opportunities for learning and sharing of best practices.

CEWIL maintains a national database on WIL with data from more than fifty post-secondary member institutions. The data shows that as many as 75,000 students are participating in co-operative education programs (an established form of WIL). These students earn, on average, $19.75/hour and represent a wide range of disciplines and programs.

Mission Statement

Building the capacity to develop future-ready students through quality work-integrated learning.

Vision

To lead WIL in Canada.

Values

CEWIL Values chart with the company's logo and six pillar icons with text community, quality, integrity, learning, innovation, and respect

Various Forms of WIL

Key Policies

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Board of Directors

The affairs of Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) are governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. CEWIL Canada's Directors take office immediately subsequent to the annual meeting and hold office until the following annual meeting or until a successor is elected or appointed.

(as of November 3, 2021)

EXECUTIVE BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

PRESIDENT: Judene Pretti
Waterloo University, ON

PAST PRESIDENT: Matthew Rempel
Sheridan College, ON

PRESIDENT ELECT: Anita Abraham,
Toronto Metropolitan University, ON

SECRETARY: Amanda Malkiewich
Mohawk College, ON
   
TREASURER: Sarah Imran
Mount Royal University, AB

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

ALBERTA: Erin Kaipainen
University of Calgary, AB
 
ATLANTIC CANADA: Theresa Myra Dalhousie University, NS

BRITISH COLUMBIA/YUKON: Heather Workman, Langara College, BC

MANITOBA: Geoffrey Anderson
University of Manitoba, MB

ONTARIO: Angeli Mehrotra
University of Guelph, ON

QUEBEC: Marie-Josée Dionne
Polytechnique Montréal, QC

SASKATCHEWAN: Jocelyn Hanson
Saskatchewan Polytechnic, SK

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE

CO-OP DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, COLLEGE: Vacant
 
CO-OP DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, UNIVERSITY: Robert Wooden
Dalhousie University, NS

WIL DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, COLLEGE: Dario Guescini
Seneca College, ON

WIL DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, UNIVERSITY: Sarah King
University of New Brunswick, NB

EDIA DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE & CO-CHAIR: Lucia Plesia
Concordia University

EDIA DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE & CO-CHAIR: Colleen Phillips-Davis
University of Waterloo

EMPLOYER & ACCREDITATION REPRESENTATIVES

ACCREDITATION COUNCIL: Claudia Sperling
Camosun College, BC

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL: Vacant

EMPLOYER REP: Joe Baker
Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, Tourism HR Canada

EMPLOYER REP: Mark Chapeskie
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)

Board and Committee Orientation Handbook

The CEWIL Canada Board and Committee Orientation Handbook is to be used as an educational tool for members who are interested in volunteering on CEWIL Canada’s Board of Directors, Standing Committee(s), and Ad Hoc Committee(s). 

The Council and Committees may copy relevant material into their own policy and procedures manuals.

This Handbook is being reviewed for updates (August 2023) and is not currently available for download. 

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