As part of McGill University's Faculty of Education, the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) delivers community-based teacher education and professional development programs to Indigenous students across Quebec. Founded in 1975, OFNIE provides a pathway for Indigenous teachers to become certified while studying in their own communities, raises the bar for how universities collaborate with Indigenous community partners, and develops curricula that is grounded in and celebrates First Nations and Inuit culture and knowledge. Today, OFNIE's Indigenous education programs are all co-created and collaboratively delivered with local and regional Indigenous education authorities. With its province-wide reach, multitude of student cohorts, and array of certificate and degree choices, OFNIE's offerings are of the largest of their kind in Canada.
