The province of Ontario has 24 publicly funded colleges,[1] known as Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATs). In 2003, three CAATs (Conestoga, Humber, and Sheridan) were designated as Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning.

Most Ontario colleges were founded between 1965 and 1967, after the passage of Minister of Education Bill Davis' Bill-153[2] on May 21, 1965, to create a post-secondary educational system different from that of universities. The Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002, indicates that the purpose of Ontario public colleges is to offer "career-oriented, post-secondary education and training to assist individuals in finding and keeping employment, to meet the needs of employers and the changing work environment and to support the economic and social development of their local and diverse communities."[3]

Colleges in Ontario typically offer certificates, apprenticeships, and diplomas.[4] However, in 2000, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development authorized colleges to offer a limited number of applied baccalaureate degrees under the Postsecondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000. However, in contrast to public universities, which possess full degree-granting authority through legislation, public colleges in Ontario can only offer specific degrees after receiving ministerial consent from the provincial government.[5] In 2012–2013 approximately 74 degree programs were offered by 12 Ontario colleges.[6]

OPSEU represents faculty and support staff at all 24 colleges, though certain classes of faculty and support staff are not covered. These are divided into three bargaining units: academic, full-time support, and part-time support.[7]

List of public colleges

Note: Colleges marked with (FR) are French-speaking institutions.

Name Main campus Established Type
Algonquin College Ottawa 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Collège Boréal (FR) Sudbury 1995 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Cambrian College Sudbury 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Canadore College North Bay 1972 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Centennial College Toronto 1966 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Conestoga College Kitchener 1967 Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Confederation College Thunder Bay 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Durham College Oshawa 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Fanshawe College London 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Fleming College Peterborough 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
George Brown College Toronto 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Georgian College Barrie 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Humber College Toronto 1967 Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
La Cité collégiale (FR) Ottawa 1990 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Lambton College Sarnia 1969 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Loyalist College Belleville 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Mohawk College Hamilton 1966 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Niagara College Welland 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Northern College Timmins 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
St. Clair College Windsor 1966 College of Applied Arts and Technology
St. Lawrence College Kingston 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Sault College Sault Ste. Marie 1965 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Seneca College Toronto 1967 College of Applied Arts and Technology
Sheridan College Oakville 1967 Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Private colleges

Ontario has over 500[8] private career colleges.[9] These colleges are regulated by the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, (S.O. 2005, c. 28, Schedule L). under which they must be registered and approved by the Superintendent of Private Career Colleges.[10]

Military institutions

Several military institutions based in Ontario include the word college, and are all operated by the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Royal Military College of Canada is a military university based in Kingston, and offers undergraduate and graduate education for officers-in-training. Although the institution includes the word college in its name, the Royal Military College of Canada is recognized as a university with full degree-granting authority.[11][12]

The Canadian Armed Forces also operates several staff colleges in Ontario, including the Canadian Forces College in Toronto and the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston. These institutions provides professional development programs for military officers in the Canadian Armed Forces.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Find a School". www.tcu.gov.on.ca.
  2. ↑ "History of Mohawk College". Mohawk College. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Law Document English View". 24 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Go to college or university in Ontario". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Postsecondary degree authority in Ontario". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Panacci, Adam G. (2014). "Baccalaureate Degrees at Ontario Colleges: Issues and Implications". The College Quarterly. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  7. ↑ "OPSEU » Sector Categories » Colleges". opseu.org. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  8. ↑ Ontario, Government of. "Private Career Colleges (PCC): Frequently Asked Questions for Students". www.tcu.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  9. ↑ "CCO Member Colleges". Careercollegesontario.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  10. ↑ "Private career colleges | Ontario.ca". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  11. ↑ "Ontario universities". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Canadian Military Colleges - Universities with a Difference". www.canada.ca. Government of Canada. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "About the Canadian Forces College". www.cfc.forces.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC)". www.canada.ca. Government of Canada. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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