About Us
About Us
The Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) puts learners first by making it easier to navigate and succeed in Ontario’s postsecondary system. ONCAT manages ONTransfer.ca, a trusted resource for exploring pathways and transfer options across colleges, universities, and Indigenous Institutes. As a convener and sector partner, ONCAT collaborates with institutions to advance learner mobility and recognition of prior and non-formal learning. We support pathway development and streamlined credit transfer, while fostering innovation through shared tools, project-based funding, research, and the exchange of best practices. Funded by the Government of Ontario, ONCAT is building a more seamless, student-centred postsecondary system.
Vision
A postsecondary education and training system that empowers learners to build upon their previous education and work experience to achieve their personal, educational, and professional goals.
Mandate
ONCAT drives innovation to help postsecondary learners get where they want to go, no matter where they begin. We do this as a vital partner and convener of the postsecondary education and training sectors, maximizing opportunities for institutional collaboration to create academic pathways, facilitating recognition of prior learning, and supporting learner transitions and entry into the labour market.
About ONCAT
ONCAT collaborates with colleges, universities, and Indigenous Institutes to make this system of student mobility a reality. Hit play and learn how we do it.
Values
Grounded in a commitment to equity, diversity, access, and inclusion, ONCAT’s activities are guided by the following values:
- Learner-Centred: We are dedicated to understanding and supporting the diverse needs, aspirations, and challenges of learners at publicly assisted colleges, universities, and Indigenous Institutes in Ontario.
- Impact: We take action to create measurable and transformative change for Ontario learners.
- Adaptability: We respond to the evolving needs of Ontario learners, our partners, and stakeholders.
- Collaboration: We drive success through the strength of our relationships.
- Knowledge Sharing: We foster an environment where knowledge is freely exchanged.
Alongside our members and stakeholders, we do this by:
- Supporting projects aimed at creating and expanding credit transfer pathways and improving our understanding of student mobility and the student transfer experience;
- Engaging Ontario's regions and communities through facilitated groups;
- Collecting credit transfer data and sharing resources;
- Hosting events that bring together transfer professionals from across the province; and,
- Helping students identify transfer opportunities and pathway options through ONTransfer.ca.
Our Team
Governance
ONCAT is incorporated under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act and is governed according to the ONCAT General Bylaws.
Board of Directors
The ONCAT Board is a diverse collection of college and university leaders, members who have experience on school boards, students, and other postsecondary stakeholders. The ONCAT Board provides advice on the strategic direction of the organization.
Board Chairs
- Lesley Rigg, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brock University
- Kevin Weaver, President and CEO, Georgian College
Board Members
- Cebert Adamson, Vice President, Academic, Mohawk College
- Barış Berber, Student Representative, Seneca College
- Malcolm Campbell, Provost and Vice President, Academic, Laurentian University
- Darran Fernandez, Registrar, McMaster University
- Gillian Gibbons, External Representative, Superintendent of Education, School and System Operations, York Region District School Board
- Adam Hopkins, Sr. Vice President Academic, First Nations Technical Institute
- Chris McGrath, Vice President, Students, Niagara College
- Jen McMillen, Vice Provost, Students, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Jeannette Miron, Registrar and Senior Director, Enrolment and Student Services, Canadore College
- Alexandra Roy , Student Representative, Trent University
- Surranna Sandy, External Representative, CEO, Skills for Change
Ex-Officio Members of the Board
- David Corcoran, Interim Vice President, Policy and Innovation, Colleges Ontario
- Adrienne Galway, President and CEO, ONCAT
- Heather Lane, Executive Director, Ontario Universities' Application Centre
- Shannon Lipskie, Interim President & CEO, Ontario College Application Service
- Robert Luke, CEO, eCampusOntario
- Marny Scully, Vice-President of Policy and Strategy, Council of Ontario Universities
Annual Report
We’re pleased to look back on ONCAT’s progress over the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Download the 2023-24 report. View past annual reports in our Resource Archive.
