Canada is a big country. Distance learning that lets you study via the Internet or other methods such as cable TV or correspondence makes a lot of sense. It also opens virtual doors for students who simply can’t, for whatever reason, study away from home.

For a listing of programs and schools offering distance education, you can check out the Canadian Virtual University, an electronic resource that offers over 300 programs and more then 2 400 courses over the Internet or through distance education.

You can also take a look at the list below of some top Canadian colleges, universities and other institutions providing thousands of courses at a distance. Please note that these Web sites are not Government of Canada sites, and most of them are available in only one language (English or French).

Acadia University

Athabasca University

BCcampus

Brock University—Faculty of Education

Campus Saskatchewan

Canadian Virtual University

Cape Breton University

Carleton University

Cégep@distance  

Concordia University

Concordia University College of Alberta

Contact North

DArTT Institute

DistanceEdCanada.ca

eCampusAlberta

HEC Montréal

ICS Canada—Independent Home Study

Lakehead University

Laurentian University

McMaster University

Memorial University

Mount Saint Vincent University

Nipissing University

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto

OntarioLearn.com

Royal Military College of Canada

Royal Roads University Online Learning

Ryerson University

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Distance Education

St. Francis Xavier University

St. Mary’s University

TELUQ (L’université à distance de l’UQÀM)  

Thompson Rivers University

Trent University

University of Alberta

University of British Columbia

University of Guelph

University of Manitoba

University of New Brunswick

University of Ottawa

University of Saskatchewan

University of Toronto-Faculty of Nursing

University of Toronto-Professional Learning Centre

University of Toronto-School of Continuing Studies

University of Waterloo

University of Western Ontario

University of Windsor

Wilfrid Laurier University

York University