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Canadian schools offering undergraduate design programs listed by province and according to program duration 

Alberta

4 year program

University of Alberta Edmonton, AB map

Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) Calgary, AB map

University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB map

Medicine Hat College Medicine Hat, AB map

Mount Royal University Calgary, AB

3 year program

Grant MacEwan University Edmonton, AB map

2 year program

Grande Prairie Regional College Grande Prairie, AB map

Keyano College Fort McMurray, AB map

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Calgary, AB map

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Edmonton, AB map

Less than 1 year

Reeves College Calgary, AB map

CDI Calgary and Edmonton, AB

 

British Columbia

4 year program

Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC map

Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, BC map

Vancouver Island University Nanaimo, BC map

Emily Carr University of Art + Design Vancouver, BC map

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Richmond, BC map

University of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford, BC map

3 year program

The Art Institute Burnaby, BC

Capilano University North Vancouver, BC map

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Richmond, BC map

North Island College Vancouver Island, BC map

2 year program

British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby, BC map

University of the Fraser Valley, Mission, BC

Kootenay School of the Arts Dawson Creek, BC map

Langara College Vancouver, BC map

College of New Caledonia Prince George, BC map

Pacific Design Academy Victoria, BC map

Selkirk College Nelson, BC map

Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, BC map

Center for Arts and Technology Kelowna, BC map

Less than 1 year

British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby, BC

BCIT and Emily Carr Burnaby, BC

CDI Surrey, BC

Langara Vancouver, BC

LaSalle College International Vancouver, BC map

Northern Lights College Dawson Creek, BC map

Surrey College Surrey, BC map

Vancouver Career College, Kelowna Campus Kelowna, BC map

Visual College of Art & Design Vancouver, BC map

Vancouver Community College (VCC) Vancouver, BC map

Vancouver Film School Vancouver, BC map

 

Manitoba

4 year program

University of Manitoba School of Art Winnipeg, MB map

3 year program

Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology Winnipeg, MB map

Less than 1 year

CDI Winnipeg, MB

 

New Brunswick

4 year program

New Brunswick College of Craft and Design Fredericton, NB

3 year program

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) Miramichi, NB map

2 year program

New Brunswick College of Craft and Design Fredericton, NB

Mckenzie College Moncton, NB

Center for Arts and Technology Fredericton, NB map

Less than 2 year program

Atlantica Centre for the Arts  Saint John, NB

Eastern College Moncton, NB

 

Newfoundland

3 year program

Academy Canada St. John's, NL map

2 year program

College of the North Atlantic (CNA) St. John's, NL map

 

Nova Scotia

4 year program

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University) Halifax, NS map

2 year program

Center for Arts and Technology Halifax, NS map

1 year program

Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Halifax, NS map
 

Ontario

4 year program

Ontario College of Art and Design Toronto, ON map

Ryerson University Toronto, ON

Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo, ON map

Sheridan College Oakville, ON (affiliated with York University, Toronto, ON) map

York University Toronto, ON map

3 year program

Algonquin College Ottawa, ON map

Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology Sudbury, ON map

Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology North Bay, ON map

Centennial College Toronto, ON

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Kitchener, ON map

Durham College Oshawa, ON map

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology London, ON map

George Brown College Toronto, ON map

Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology Barrie, ON map

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Toronto, ON map

La Cite Collegiale Ottawa, ON map

Loyalist College Belleville, ON

Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology Hamilton, ON map

Niagara College Welland, ON

Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology Sault Ste. Marie, ON map

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology Toronto, ON map

St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology Windsor, ON map

St. Lawrence College Kingston, ON map

Less than 2 years

Academy of Design, Toronto, ON

Kennedy College Of Canada Toronto, ON map

Less than 1 year

CDI Ajax, Hamilton, Mississauga, North York, Scarborough, Toronto, ON

Westervelt College, London, ON

 

Prince Edward Island

2 year program

Holland College Charlottetown, PEI map

 

Quebec

3 year University program
The University programs are 3 years because the Quebec educational system provides a 2 year pre-University degree called CÉGEP, which follows high school

Concordia University Montréal, QC map

Université Laval Québec, QC map

Université du Montréal Montréal, QC map

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Montréal, QC map

Université du Québec en Outaouais Gatineau, QC map

There are two types of CÉGEP degrees,a  2 year pre-University degree, or a 3 year technical degree. Both can apply to graphic design or desktop publishing, only the CÉGEP that offer graphic design programs are listed.

Dawson College Montréal, QC map

Cégep Ahuntsic Montréal, QC map

Cégep de Jonquière Jonquière, QC map

Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup, QC map

Cégep de Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme, QC map

Cégep de Sainte-Foy Sainte Foy, QC map

Cégep de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, QC map

Cégep du Vieux-Montréal Montréal, QC map

Cégep Marie-Victorin Montréal, QC map

Vanier College Montréal, QC map

 

2 year programs (private schools) offering design related programs

Collège Inter-Dec Montréal, QC map

Collège Salette Montréal, QC map

Institut Grasset Montréal, QC map

Académie internationale du design inc Montréal, QC map

Rosemount Technology Centre Montréal, QC map

 

Saskatchewan

Less than 2 years

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology Prince Albert, SK map

SIAST Wascana Campus Regina, SK map

These lists have been created to address the numerous inquiries regarding design education in Canada from individuals looking for information when choosing a program of study in graphic design.

The Quebec listing is provided by Société des designers graphiques du Québec (SDGQ).

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