Universities in Canada
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Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial government charters. Most schools are members of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
(AUCC). Higher education
institutions in Canada are prevented from becoming diploma mill
s by provincial legislation and regulation.
Each Canadian university is autonomous in academic matters including policies and procedures of quality assurance
of its programs, instructors and procedures. Membership in the AUCC, and the university's provincial government charter, are seen as serving in lieu of institutional accreditation, both in Canada and abroad. Eight Canadian provinces have established bodies to provide a second level of quality assurance at Universities. Saskatchewan
and Newfoundland and Labrador
do not have provincial quality assurance agencies.
Graduate programs and professional schools such as law, nursing, medicine and engineer
ing obtain accreditation form by accreditation boards, operated by various professional regulatory bodies.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
- See also :* G13 * Association of Commonwealth Universities...
(AUCC). Higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
institutions in Canada are prevented from becoming diploma mill
Diploma mill
A diploma mill is an organization that awards academic degrees and diplomas with substandard or no academic study and without recognition by official educational accrediting bodies. The purchaser can then claim to hold an academic degree, and the organization is motivated by making a profit...
s by provincial legislation and regulation.
Each Canadian university is autonomous in academic matters including policies and procedures of quality assurance
Quality Assurance
Quality assurance, or QA for short, is the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service or facility to maximize the probability that minimum standards of quality are being attained by the production process...
of its programs, instructors and procedures. Membership in the AUCC, and the university's provincial government charter, are seen as serving in lieu of institutional accreditation, both in Canada and abroad. Eight Canadian provinces have established bodies to provide a second level of quality assurance at Universities. Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
and Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
do not have provincial quality assurance agencies.
Graduate programs and professional schools such as law, nursing, medicine and engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
ing obtain accreditation form by accreditation boards, operated by various professional regulatory bodies.
See also
- List of universities in Canada
- List of Canadian universities by endowment
- List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning