Resources on Campus

Centre for Growth and Harmony

The Centre for Growth & Harmony provides holistic student-centered care within an inclusive, respectful, and private environment. The Wellness Team is a multidisciplinary team of registered psychologists, registered social workers, nurses, wellness coordinator, and a gender-based violence specialist who work in collaboration to serve the needs of our learners. Our mandate includes advocacy, intermediation, and supporting students in navigating systems within the institution and the larger community. This includes support in talking about incidents of racism and discrimination, making decisions around reporting, and being an ally regardless of what route they choose to take.

Supports for staff

  • Services are student facing, however staff consultations are available for employees supporting learners with their mental health/ wellness who may have questions or concerns.

Supports for students

Any current NorQuest student can access the services at the Centre for Growth & Harmony.

  • Appointments and drop-in sessions with counsellors and social workers can take place face-to-face, or via video/phone call.
  • In addition to individual supports, students can access a range of online wellness workshops designed to introduce a number of topics to learners, and to provide appropriate coping skills and resources relevant to each topic.
  • One particular resource was developed around discrimination, including a module exploring racism. This workshop can be found here.

Indigenous Student Services and Relation

At NorQuest College, we believe in fostering an environment and culture that builds on diversity and creates an inclusive anti-racist safe place. The Indigenous Student Centre connects self-declared Indigenous students with social and cultural opportunities and many opportunities, where appropriate this is also available for non-Indigenous students and staff.

Supports for staff

  • Cultural Advising on a personal or professional level.
  • Guiding through TRC and Calls to Actions within the classroom and spaces on campus.
  • Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Cultural Advisors availability, Smudging is available to employees who would like to smudge on campus.
  • Employees can utilize the ISC to seek advice for offsite cultural immersion opportunities.

Supports for students

  • An Indigenous Student Advisor in Indigenous Student Centre can help students navigate their academic journey with a holistic approach, including academic, cultural, social, and physical considerations.
  • The Indigenous Student Centre also provides informed assistance for matters that relate specifically to Indigenous students, including Third Party Sponsorship, bursaries and grants and admissions pathways.
  • RBC mentorship program supports Indigenous learners gather for social and cultural immersion.

Office of Equity

The Office of Equity focuses on college strategy, policies and procedures, developing and implementing commitments to make NorQuest an equitable and anti-racist organization.

Support for staff

  • Support with complaints and disclosures.
  • Support to help develop, and sometimes carry out anti racism, EDI, and decolonial Indigenization training.
  • Support for review of documents, statements and strategies.

Support for students

  • Support with the process of filing complaints and disclosures.

Office of Safe Disclosure

Safe Disclosure Office provides a space where individuals can share about what they have seen or experienced, any concerns about wrongdoing or improper actions on campus, or any issue they feel is affecting your experience at NorQuest.

The Safe Disclosure Office will listen, provide information and educational resources, help individuals understand reporting options, connect individuals with supports, and assist in navigating the next steps. The information individuals share and reasons for reaching out will remain private.


All learners, employees and other members of the NorQuest community are welcome to access these services. NorQuest College is committed to providing a respectful and supportive learning and work environment for all. This includes ensuring that employees, learners and volunteers can confidentially and without fear of retaliation, seek advice and/or disclose alleged wrongdoing or improper activity.

Connect with us via our Safe Disclosure Office page or disclosure@norquest.ca or 780 644 6080

Supports for staff and students

Student Resolution and Integrity Office

The Student Resolution and Integrity Office (SRIO) is here to support students who are facing challenges, have questions, or need help understanding their options related to academic integrity, student complaints, non-academic misconduct (harmful behaviour), or grade appeals.  

Did something unfair happen? We are here if you want to make a complaint or learn more about student rights and responsibilities.

Learn more about our services.

People and Talent Operations (Human Resources)

People and Talent Operations govern policies to support a respectful and inclusive workplace and can support employees who believe policies have been breached, including bullying, harassment, violence and racism.

These policies and procedures include:

Supports for staff

People and Talent Operations provides support and directs NorQuesters to resources. This includes filing formal complaints regarding breaches of policies or procedures.

Complaints process

  • Any employee who would like to file a complaint regarding a breach of the Code of Conduct Policy or Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment Policy must fully complete the Policy Complaint/Safe Disclosure Report Form and the Consent Form for Disclosure of Personal Information which is attached to the Disclosure Report Form. This should then be submitted to the Vice President, People and Culture.
  • People and Talent Operations will review the complaint and complete an initial assessment to determine if an investigation is warranted.
  • Where warranted, an investigation will be initiated. If the evidence does not substantiate a potential breach of policy, then People and Talent Operations support the affected employee through an informal resolution path.

Employee assistance program