The ever evolving Canadian Geomatics industry has lead to increased demands for specialized GIS training, and Canada has remained on top of the leading GIS education providers for many years. Here are some of the best Colleges and Universities that offer GIS related programs. I have compiled a list of the various GIS education programs offered in Canada as well as created a ArcGIS.com web map to spatially display them as well.
The list obviously does not contain all the programs that exist (but I am working on it) so if you know of one that is missing from the list or have any corrections to an existing one that I already have listed then please let me know about them.
See our Individual detailed postings about Canadian GIS training from Colleges and Universities for more details
Alberta
University of Calgary Courses Masters in GIS
British Columbia
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) - GIS Advanced Diploma Program
Vancouver Island University – Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications (offered as a 16 month Online or an 8 month In-Class program).
Selkirk College – Offers two programs, an Advanced Diploma program and the BGIS program.
Trinity Western University - Department of Geography
Ontario
Carleton University - The department of Geography and Environmental Studies
McMaster University - McMASTER UNIVERSITY GIS LAB
Sir Sandford Flemming - Post Graduate GIS Program.
University of Western Ontario - Department of Geography
Wilfrid Laurier University - Department of Geography
New Brunswck
University of New Brunswick - Department of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering
Nova Scotia
Center of Geographical Sciences (COGS) - one of the largest technical trainers in the Geomatics field in Canada with
programs in Surveying, Marine Geomatics, GIS, LIDAR and Remote Sensing
Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) - One of the leading sources of LIDAR education in Canada
Quebec
Université Laval Department of Geomatics Sciences
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan - Department of Geography & Planning – Undergrad and graduate courses with a co-op
program option
Manitoba
Red River College - The program emphasizes understanding of the basic GIS concepts and technology as opposed to training operators of specific software products.
Assiniboine Community College - Environmental Technologies diploma with specializations in GIS.
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We will look into your suggestion, but note that our site would have a French version before Italian, due to French being an official language here in Canada.
Hmmmm, very interesting. I’d never considered that before!
Canada has remained on top of the leading GIS education providers for many years and I believe it will be continued.
I’m agree with you! Regards
Your blog is really helps for my search and i really like it.. Thanks a lot..:)
Waterloo university, Waterloo, Ontario has programme in Geomatices. Please update your list in this regard.
I am a Forest officer from India , I would like to Know about details of GIS Master degree Progm in different Universities of Canada
your blog was very useful. You should add Algonquin College, ottawa Ontario to the list as they offer Post graduate diploma in G.I.S. Thanks once again.
I’ve recently started a blog, and the info you offer on this web site has helped me a lot. Thanks for all of your time & work.
Please add the Niagara College GIS-Geospatial Management postgraduate certificate program. Thx
There are so many of us from Africa looking to benefit from an affordable online MSc degree in GIS. Please help me.
peace from Allah
I want to learn about GIS and I need material to study it
I am in computer science faculty
Selkirk College, in BC’s Kootenay Region, has an Advanced Diploma in GIS and a Bachelor Degree in GIS. If you are interested in living and working in a rural part of Western Canada in particular, then this is the place for you: our co-op partnerships with local governments and businesses help you open the doors.
i am a graduate of Geomatics Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. i am willing to study and work in Canada.
You should add SAIT in Calgary, Alberta. BCIT in British Columbia.
Dear Members
I would like to know which is the best educational institute which offers a 2 yrs Masters degree course in Geoinformatics in Canada so that i can understand this subject more extensively and comprehensively. I think Geoinformatics includes GIS. Moreover, is there any scholarship program funded fully by any organization for the above mentioned course study. Kindly help. I am very much interested in learning GIS. Currently i am working in a Telecom Co. as a GIS executive, but the scope of knowledge here is limited and no way to grow educationally and career wise.
Regards
James
India.