Distance Education in Canada

Distance Education Courses in Canada have helped a large number of people not only in continuing their education but have helped in the whole process of democratization of higher education. As in the competitive world, people prefer to engage in multiple activities, the demand for distance learning courses in Canada have also increased. As a result the number of Institutes offering these distance education courses have also proliferated. In order to maintain certain level of standard in providing distance education in the country and abroad many of theses distance learning institutes in Canada have formed Associations and Councils.

The Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE), the Ontario Council for University Lifelong Learning (OCULL), Ontario Learn are some of the Associations that are engaged in providing distance education in Canada.

Some Distance education institutes like Independent Learning Center in Canada also offer the adults to earn Secondary School Diploma Credits. The system of distance education in Canada is so developed that people of all ages and interest can pursue any course from art to business management, travel tours to foreign languages through the distance education mode.

As distance education gains popularity among the students, more and more Universities in Canada have started offering various courses through distance education. Moreover the courses offered by Canada distance learning institutes may also vary. Therefore, on this page, we have attempted to provide the names and contact details of the Universities in Canada and Canada Colleges that provide distance learning courses.

We have tried to provide correct and updated details about the Universities and correspondence colleges providing distance education in Canada but if you encounter any discrepancy in the information provided here, please do write to us.We would appreciate any kind of effort that would improve the quality of the site, a site that attempts to provide the best information on distance education in Canada.

DISTANCE LEARNING IN CANADA

Name Address Phone /Email
University of Saskatchewan Administration Bldg 105
Administration Place Saskatoon S7N 5A2 Canada
Email : [email protected] Web: www.usask.ca/maps/ index.php
Athabasca University 1 University Drive Athabasca AB
T9S 3A3 Canada
Phone: (780) 675-6100
Fax: (780) 675-6437
Web: www.athabascau.ca/
University of Phoenix 4401 Still Creek Drive Suite 200 Burnaby, BC, Canada Phone: 604.205.6999
Web: www.uofponline.net
University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 (403) 220-5110 Web:www.ucalgary.ca
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology 400 - 119 - 4th Ave. S. SASKATOON, Saskatchewan S7K 5X2 Phone : (306) 933-7332
Fax: (306) 933-5988
Web: www.siast.sk.ca/