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Maclean's Ranked Universities In Canada By Reputation — McGill Is 4th & Concordia Is 16th
UdeM came in at number 8.
Maclean's ranked universities in Canada by reputation and several schools in Quebec placed among the top in the country.
While Montreal was shut out of the top three, McGill claimed fourth place. The Université de Montréal was also in the top 10, at number eight.
Overall, across categories such as perceived quality and innovativeness, the top universities in the country by reputation were, in order: the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and Waterloo University, according to Maclean's.
The other Quebec universities that made the ranking were the Université Laval in Quebec City (12), Concordia (16), the Université de Sherbrooke (19), UQAM (26) and Bishop's University (38).
Maclean's surveys faculty, administrators and business leaders to compile its university reputation ranking.
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'Inspiring' Concordia Professor Dr. Nadia Chaudhri Has Died
Dr. Chaudhri documented her battle with ovarian cancer on Twitter.
Concordia neuroscientist Dr. Nadia Chaudhri died on October 5, the university announced Wednesday.
Dr. Chaudhri documented her battle with ovarian cancer on Twitter, where she had over 146,000 followers.
In her final days, the professor used her platform to raise money for the Nadia Chaudhri Wingspan Award, Concordia said in a statement. The award aims "to support the training of neuroscientists from underrepresented backgrounds and honour Nadia Chaudhri's legacy of academic achievement and mentorship."
Now that I have 100K followers, I want to talk about #OvarianCancer. Specifically my gritty story. The goal is awar… https://t.co/kWd8XCi558— Dr. Nadia Chaudhri (@Dr. Nadia Chaudhri) 1631566160.0
She also shared the details of her symptoms to raise awareness of ovarian cancer.
"Nadia was a force of nature," Concordia President Graham Carr said. "She was an incredibly talented researcher with a passion for teaching and student success matched only by her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion."
"She enriched us. Our entire community grieves her death and offers deeply heartfelt condolences to her son, Reza, and husband, Moni — whom she lovingly called her Sun and Moon — her family, friends, colleagues and the thousands of supporters to the Nadia Chaudhri Wingspan Award who embraced her cause."
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2 Quebec Cities Made The Top 10 Domestic Destinations Canadians Want To Visit This Summer
But places in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario ranked higher.
Based on hotel searches, Expedia released a list of the top 10 domestic destinations where Canadians are showing interest in travelling this summer — and two cities in Quebec made the cut.
Quebec City and Mont-Tremblant ranked ninth and tenth on the list of Canadian travel destinations below cities in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario.
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Here's the full list in order of interest:
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Banff, Alberta
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Kelowna, B.C.
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Jasper, Alberta
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Osoyoos, B.C.
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Tobermory, Ontario
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Tofino, B.C.
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Niagara Falls, Ontario
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Quebec City, Quebec
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Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Expedia also shared data on Canadians' interest in visiting Quebec destinations. After Quebec City and Mont-Tremblant, Canadians seem to want to travel to La Malbaie, Tadoussac, Montreal and Gaspésie — in that order.
The results were based on searches for trips that would take place between July 7 and September 30.
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The Government Announced New Aerospace Jobs In Quebec That Will Pay Over $80,000/Year
There will be 1,000+ new jobs across Canada.
At a press conference on Thursday, Premier François Legault, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several other government representatives announced huge new investments into Canada's aerospace industry. These investments are set to create "more than 1,000" high-paying jobs in Quebec and the rest of Canada.
"The projects announced today are tangible platforms for creating exciting jobs," Aéro Montréal explained in a press release.
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Legault claimed that "these investments will create 1,000 new paying jobs at more than $80,000/year."
As for the investments, the governments of Quebec and Canada will put forward "$685 million to support the development of tomorrow's sustainable aerospace technologies."
"This funding will support projects led by Bell Textron Canada, CAE and Pratt & Whitney Canada, representing investments of $2 billion in Canada, including nearly $1.6 billion in Quebec."
The same companies will also offer "co-op placements to more than 6,200 students as part of these projects."
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