Athabasca University
Athabasca University , Canada 's Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to, and success in, university-level studies and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide. We are committed to excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and to being of service to the general public.
Athabasca University makes it possible for people to take courses and earn a degree, regardless of their location.

British Columbia Open University
Offer students flexible access to post-secondary distance education.

Canadian Virtual University
Canadian Virtual University, or CVU, is a partnership of Canadian universities working together to offer complete university degrees, diplomas, and certificates over the Internet or via distance education. Canadian universities offering over 175 programs available through the Internet or by distance education.

Centre for Distance Education, Simon Fraser University
Programs are offered using a variety of distance-education methods to help you complete a degree according to your schedule, no matter where you live. You may work with printed material that you receive in the mail or using electronic material you receive via the Internet. SFU offers one of the largest distance education programs in Canada, with over 12,000 course enrolments a year in 118 credit courses. Additional courses are under development, including graduate-level programs.

Distance Education Opportunities at Ontario Universities
A searchable database of over 2,800 distance education credit courses that's maintained by the Network for Ontario Distance Educators.

Distance Education: World Wide Web Sites
Maintained by TeleEducation New Brunswick, this page provides links to adult education and distance education databases around the world.

Distance Education Opportunities at Ontario Colleges
OntarioLearn.com is a consortium of 22 Ontario Community Colleges who have partnered to develop and deliver on-line courses.

Independent Learning Centre
The Ministry of Education and Training's Independent Learning Centre provides a wide range of courses that allow adults to earn secondary school diploma credits, upgrade their basic skills, or study for personal development. The General Educational Development (GED) testing program is also offered.

International Centre for Distance Learning
Part of the UK's Open University, ICDL collects and distributes information on worldwide distance learning opportunities.

The NODE: Network for Ontario Distance Educators
The NODE links postsecondary course and program developers, faculty, administrators and students interested in technologically-mediated education, providing information and discussion forums on issues of education, learning and technological development.

Open School Distance Education Website
From the British Columbia's Open School , this site contains the Distance Education Guidebook and other information about courses and programs of study for correspondence students. The courses are available to non BC residents.

The Commonwealth of Learning
Established by Commonwealth governments, this international agency aims to improve access and quality in education through promotion of distance learning techniques and communications technologies.

Virtual Learning Centre
The Avon Maitland Distance Education and the Trillium Lakelands District School Board provide an education for the dot.com generation on a wide variety of Ontario Secondary School Credit Courses Online.

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
You can also obtain the Education Act on paper or CD-ROM from Publications Ontario , the Government of Ontario book store. In addition, provincial legislation may be accessed at all depository libraries, at many public libraries, and in the reference sections of those university libraries that are open to the public.

What is the Independent Learning Centre?
As part of TVOntario , the Independent Learning Centre (ILC) provides a wide range of distance education courses, in English and in French, for Ontario residents who want to earn secondary school diploma credits, upgrade basic skills, or study for personal development.

Who care about skills?
You've probably heard a lot about the types of college and university programs offered in Ontario. But there is also a wide range of interesting career choices available in the world of the skilled trades.