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Polytechnics Canada is a national nonprofit association representing 13 research-intensive, publicly funded polytechnics, colleges, and institutes of technology in Canada. In 2022-23, the association's 13 members served over 402,600 for-credit students, with 100% of polytechnic programs built around an experiential component or model.
This is a list of colleges in Canada. Colleges are distinct from universities in Canada as they are typically not degree-granting institutions, though some may be enabled by provincial legislation to grant degrees using joint programs with universities or by permission of the provincial Minister of Education. [1]
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, branded as Seneca Polytechnic since 2023, [3] is a multi-campus public college in the Greater Toronto Area and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It offers full-time and part-time programs at the baccalaureate , diploma, certificate , and graduate levels.
As of 2024, CICan has 134 members across Canada, comprising 676 locations in total—134 main campuses and 542 satellite campuses. [1]As the national voice of Canada's public colleges and institutes, CICan's membership is exclusive to Canadian publicly funded post-secondary institutions classified as colleges, institutes, CEGEPs, polytechnics, university colleges, or universities with a ...
Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters or are directed by First Nations bands [a] or by federal legislation. [b] Most public universities in the country are members of Universities Canada, a non-profit organization. The title "university" is protected under federal regulation.
Higher education for Indigenous peoples in Canada can be considered on a spectrum ranging from Indigenous to general programs and institutions. At one end, some institutions are specifically intended for Indigenous people, located in predominantly Indigenous communities, controlled by First Nations band governments or dedicated non-profit boards, and/or accredited by Indigenous bodies (often ...
Degree programs offered at these satellite campuses are approved by Alberta's Minister of Advanced Education. [4] From 2002 to 2009, the Taylor University College and Seminary was authorized to confer undergraduate degrees. In 2009 the institution ceased operating an undergraduate program, and its authority to confer degrees was rescinded by ...
Higher education in British Columbia started in 1890 with the first attempt by the British Columbia government to establish a provincial university, An Act Respecting the University of British Columbia that established the first convocation of the "one university for the whole of British Columbia for the purpose of raising the standard of higher education in the Province, and of enabling all ...