Quality assurance at Canada's universities

This Web site provides you with a comprehensive picture of the ways in which Canadian universities ensure the quality and integrity of their academic programs.

The institutions listed on the site have declared their commitment to the AUCC principles of institutional quality assurance in Canadian higher education.

You will find information about their institutional quality assurance policies and processes on the site. Where applicable, the site links to the policies and processes of the second level of quality assurance at the provincial or regional level. The institutions listed on this site have also met the criteria for membership in the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and, commencing in 2005, will be invited to reaffirm their adherence to these criteria every five years.

Canadian universities are committed to:

• The importance of higher education for the individual and for the economic, social and cultural development of society.
• The entitlement of learners to a quality higher education, the results of which will be recognized by society.
• The provision of responsive, high quality education that is competitive with that offered anywhere else in the world.
• The provision of complete and reliable information about the quality of their educational programs to maintain public confidence, to support mobility of graduates and to ensure the worldwide credibility of Canadian universities.