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University Canada West was founded as a for-profit university by David Strong, the former president of the University of Victoria, and a group of investors.It was intended to cater to British Columbian students who had been turned away from the province's public universities as well as the Asian Pacific market and had projected an eventual enrolment of 3000 students. [6]
As of 2023, there are over 100 universities in Canada, offering education in English and French. [2] Most French-speaking universities are located in Quebec , though several institutions outside the province are either francophone or bilingual. 1.8 million students are enrolled in university. [ 3 ]
A city's metropolitan area in colloquial or administrative terms may be different from its CMA as defined by Statistics Canada, resulting in differing populations. Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area , where its metro population is notably higher than its CMA population due to its inclusion of the neighbouring Oshawa CMA to the east ...
This is a list of college towns, residential areas (towns, districts, etc.) that are socioeconomically dominated by a college or university, sorted by continent.. Generally, to be classified as a college town, a town should exhibit one or more of the following:
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.
The City of Melville retains its city status despite dropping below 5,000 people in the 1990s. Kindersley has expressed an interest in applying for city status upon reaching the 5,000 milestone. [35] Saskatchewan's newest city is Warman, which changed from town to city status on October 24, 2012. [36] Saskatchewan has 16 cities.
Canada West (formally the Canada West Universities Athletic Association or CWUAA) is a regional membership association for universities in Western Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media.
The City of Hamilton is twinned with ten sister cities: [161] [162] [163] Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada (1958) Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan (1968) Sister City agreement originally with Dundas, Ontario. Converted to sister city agreement with the City of Hamilton following Dundas's amalgamation into Hamilton. Mangalore, Karnataka, India (1968)