Code of Ethics:
We respect the individual rights of our employees and students.

Code of Conduct:
All staff will support the principle of due process and protect the human rights of all staff and students. UCN will maintain responsible and fair policies and procedures in all matters affecting students and employees.

All employees will foster a respectful work and learning environment and will act to prevent intimidation, all forms of harassment, and discrimination.

Code of Ethics:
We celebrate the diversity of our students, employees, and communities. We accept the rights of others to hold values and beliefs that differ from our own and recognize that this is a source of institutional strength and a foundational principle in creating an affirming and stimulating intellectual and social environment.

Code of Conduct:
All employees will act with integrity in their relationship with others to create a diverse environment that appreciates, understands, and accepts individuals from differing backgrounds.

Code of Ethics:
We will willingly avail our intellectual, spiritual, cultural, and physical resources to the benefit of those we serve. We will provide institutional and individual support to cultural enrichment and leadership within the region.

Code of Conduct:
We will embed Indigenous values within the programs and services of UCN.

We will not use our positions for personal gain or private interest.

UCN’s Conflict of Interest Policy will bind employees.

Code of Ethics:
We value and commit to providing equitable lifelong learning opportunities that are accessible and of the highest quality.

Code of Conduct:
All employees shall promote the importance of education and shall not unfairly deny any student the right to academic, counseling, and other institutional services.

Employees shall not provide services that are not within the boundaries of their professional competence and will refer students to appropriate resources (i.e. counseling services, health services).

Employees shall maintain currency and expertise in their field through continuing education and professional development opportunities.

Code of Ethics:
Academic and personal honesty are essential elements for the maintenance and credibility of an educational institute.

Code of Conduct:
Employees must represent their qualifications and professional credentials accurately.

Plagiarism or any other forms of academic dishonesty are not tolerated.

It is expected that members of UCN and its partners will ensure research activities are conducted in accordance with the accepted ethical standards of academic research and scientific practice.

UCN employees will ensure that all information presented for public or internal use is accurate, void of misleading or ambiguous statements, and free of omissions of detail.

Employees will deal honestly and in confidence with each other with respect to performance or job-related matters and will adhere to the professional code of conducts of each profession.

Code of Ethics:
We value and commit to providing equitable lifelong learning opportunities that are accessible and of the highest quality.

Code of Conduct:
All employees shall promote the importance of education and shall not unfairly deny any student the right to academic, counseling, and other institutional services.

Employees shall not provide services that are not within the boundaries of their professional competence and will refer students to appropriate resources (i.e. counseling services, health services).

Employees shall maintain currency and expertise in their field through continuing education and professional development opportunities.

Code of Ethics:
We acknowledge that we have been entrusted with society’s resources, and with the responsibility to ensure that these resources are used solely to advance the interests of society.

Code of Conduct:
Employees will act with integrity, trustworthiness, and objectivity in the production, analysis, and distribution of information, particularly financial information.

Employees will act in the interests of UCN, except where those interests are in conflict with the interests of society, and will put the interests of UCN above their own.

Professional staff will continually upgrade their skills and knowledge so they may at all times exercise professional judgment in accordance with their professions’ ethical standards.

Employees will act with due care and will exercise the judgment appropriate to their positions.

No staff member will be involved, either by statement or omission, with any information they know or ought to know to be false or misleading.

Employees have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of UCN and to ensure effective management of financial resources.

UCN will recruit more students, provide them with access to post-secondary opportunities, and support them through to graduation. UCN will provide relevant and flexible programming leading to good job opportunities.

Responding to the Calls to Action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report, UCN’s curriculum, systems, and processes will support and reflect the strengths of Indigenous peoples in the north. UCN will create opportunities for self-determined economic and social development by Indigenous communities.

Recognizing that a strong Manitoba depends on a strong north, UCN will partner with industry and communities in programming, research, and economic development activities, including facilitating participation of northerners in the digital economy. UCN will play a leading role in steering the north towards greater prosperity and greater resilience in an ever-changing world.

Quality, effectiveness, and efficiency will permeate all that we do.