4 THE S A UL T C OLLE GE S TR A TE GIC MAND A TE A GREEMENT T his S trat e gic Mandat e A gr e ement betw e en the Minis try o f T raining C olle ges and Univ ersities and Sault C olle ge outlines the r ole the C olle ge curr ently perf orms in Ontario s pos t s e c ondary e duc ation s ys t em and ho w it will build on its curr ent s tr engths t o achie v e its vision and help driv e s ys t em wide obje ctiv es and go v ernment priorities T he S trat e gic Mandat e A gr e ement SMA Identifes and e xplains the shar e d obje ctiv es and priorities betw e en the Ontario go v ernment and the C olle ge Outlines curr ent and futur e ar e as o f pr ogram s tr ength Supports the curr ent vision mis sion and mandat e o f the C olle ge and es tablishe d ar e as o f s tr ength within the c ont e xt o f the C olle ges go v erning le gislation Des cribes the agr e e dupon elements o f the ne w C olle ge funding model including a C olle ges enr olment plans and the initial midpoint le v els o f w eight e d funding units that will be funde d in the c orridor funding model during the period o f this SMA and dif er entiation ar e as o f f ocus including metrics and tar gets Pr o vides inf ormation on the fnancial sus tainability o f the ins titution and Inf orms Minis try de cisionmaking and enables Minis try t o align its policies and pr oc es s es t o further support the C olle ges ar e as o f s tr ength T he t erm o f the SMA is fr om April 1 2 0 17 t o Mar ch 31 2 0 2 0 SMA priority ar e as include S tudent Experienc e Inno v ation in T e aching and L e arning A c c es s and Equity Applie d R es e ar ch and Imp act Inno v ation Ec onomic De v elopment and C ommunity Engagement