Private postsecondary schools
Learn about Ontario’s private postsecondary schools.
Attestation letter for international students
As of January 22, 2024, most international students who want to study in Ontario must provide a provincial attestation letter (PAL) with their study permit application. Students should contact the Ontario postsecondary institution where they have accepted their offer of admission and intend to enrol to get a PAL. Learn more
Overview
Ontario's private postsecondary universities and colleges offer:
- undergraduate degrees
- graduate degrees
- co-op programs
- professional programs
Private postsecondary schools, whether in Ontario or outside the province, can offer degrees if they have the consent of the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, or if they have degree-granting authority through an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Consent or legislative authority is also required to use the word "university" relating to an educational institution in Ontario.
Degrees and programs offered by Minister's consent
The Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB) is the Ontario agency that makes recommendations to the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security about the program quality of applications for Minister's consent as required under the Post-Secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000.
Visit PEQAB to learn more about the:
- ministerial consent process
- application process to apply for ministerial consent
- current status of applications for consent
OSAP eligibility
If you plan to attend a private postsecondary school, you may qualify for financial assistance through the Ontario Student Assistant Program (OSAP).
Find a private postsecondary school or program
The private universities and colleges below offer degree programs in Ontario, either through an Act of the Legislative Assembly or through Minister's consent.
Degree programs with Minister's consent
Private universities and colleges
For details on specific Minister's consent degree programs offered at private postsecondary schools, visit PEQAB's website.
Adler Graduate Professional School
890 Yonge Street
Toronto ON M4W 3P4
www.adler.ca
Campbellsville University
2485 Ouellette Avenue
Windsor ON N8X 4Y6
www.campbellsville.edu
Canadian Islamic College
2380 Speakman Drive
Mississauga ON L5K 1B4
www.maccic.ca
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
6100 Leslie Street
Toronto ON M2H 3J1
www.cmcc.ca
Covenant Canadian Reformed Teachers College (CCRTC)
410 Crerar Drive
Hamilton
ON L9A 5K3
www.covenantteacherscollege.com
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
1255 Sheppard Avenue East
Toronto ON M2K 1E2
www.ccnm.edu
Niagara University
2904 Hwy 7 West, Unit 113
Vaughan ON L4K 0K4
www.niagara.ca
Northeastern University
First Canadian Place
100 King Street West, Unit 4620
Toronto ON M5X 1A9
Toronto.northeastern.edu
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College
18 Karol Wojtyla Square
Barry's Bay ON K0J 1B0
www.seatofwisdom.ca
Royal Conservatory of Music
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto ON M5S 1W2
www.rcmusic.com
Trinity Western University
Laurentian Leadership Centre
252 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa ON K2P 1R3
www.twu.ca
International Business University
80 Bloor Street West, 9th Floor
Toronto ON M5S 2V1
ibu.ca
ITPS (Canada) Ltd.
2410 Blair Blvd.
London ON N5V 3Z9
itpscanada.com
Sacred Heart College
208 Romaine Street
Peterborough ON K9J 2C3
www.sacredheartcollege.ca
Yorkville University
2000 Steeles Avenue West
Concord ON L4Y 4N1
www.yorkvilleu.ca
Degree programs through an Act of the Legislative Assembly
Private faith-based universities and colleges
The following institutions have partial degree-granting authority through an Act of the Legislative Assembly.
Contact the institutions directly to learn more about the programs offered.
The Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security does not exercise direct oversight of programs delivered by institutions with legislated degree-granting authority.
Please check this site regularly for updates.
Baptist Bible College Canada and Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 752
Simcoe ON N3Y 4T2
Canada Christian College and School of Graduate Theological Studies
300 Water Street
Whitby ON LIN 9B6
www.canadachristiancollege.com
Emmanuel Bible College
100 Fergus Ave.
Kitchener ON N2A 2H2
www.emmanuelbiblecollege.ca
Faithway Baptist College
1964 Salem Rd.
Ajax ON L1T 4V3
www.fbccanada.org
Great Lakes Bible College
4875 King St. E.
Beamsville ON L0R 1B0
www.glbc.ca
Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary
(formerly Central Baptist Seminary and Bible College and London Baptist Bible College)
175 Holiday Inn Dr.
Cambridge ON N3C 3T2
www.discoverheritage.ca
Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies
515 Coldstream Ave.
Toronto ON M6B 2K7
kollel.com/iajs
Institute for Christian Studies
59 St. George Street
Toronto, ON, M5S 2E6
www.icscanada.edu
Maimonides Schools for Jewish Studies
235 Bowman St.
Hamilton ON L8S 2T9
Master's College and Seminary
(formerly Eastern Pentecostal Bible College)
780 Argyle St.
Peterborough ON K9H 5T2
www.mcs.edu
Ner Israel Yeshiva College
250 Bathust Glen Dr.
Thornhill ON L4J 8A7
www.neryisroel.info
Redeemer University
777 Garner Road East
Ancaster ON L9K 1J4
www.redeemer.ca
St. Phillips Seminary
The Oratory of St. Philip Neri
1372 King St W.
Toronto ON M6K 1H3
www.oratory-toronto.org
Talpiot College
410 Lawrence Ave. W.
Toronto ON M5M 1C2
www.talpiot.ca
Theological College of Reformed Canadian Churches
110 West 27th St.
Hamilton ON L9C 5A1
www.canadianreformedseminary.ca
Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College
130 Gerrard St E.
Toronto ON M5A 3T4
www.tbs.edu
Tyndale University
3377 Bayview Ave.
Toronto ON M2M 3S4
www.tyndale.ca