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Laurentian University, also called Université Laurentienne, was incorporated in 1960 in Greater Sudbury in Ontario. However, its history goes back to 1913, and the founding of the Jesuit Collège du Sacré-Coeur. The Collège began granting undergraduate degrees in 1957. It took on the name of Laurentian University and its officially non-denominational character in 1960. Classes […]
The University of Northern British Columbia got its start in 1990, making it a very young institution indeed. It started small, as well, offering just a handful of courses from commercially rented office space in 1992 and 1993, but by 1994 the primary campus at St George was finished and it could begin teaching in […]
McMaster University of British Columbia was founded in 1881 as the Toronto Baptist College in the great city of Toronto. This merged with Woodstock College in 1887, when it received its university charter. The school moved to nearby Hamilton in 1930, as it was growing rapidly and more space was not readily available in also-growing […]
Dalhousie University was originally founded more than 200 years ago, in 1818. It was established by Gorge Ramsay, ninth Earl of Dalhousie and Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor. He set aside some 10,000 pounds for its endowment and construction that were spoils of the war of 1812 (nearly CAD$ 1.5 million in today’s money). Though originally […]
York University also known as ‘Université York’) was founded only 60 years ago, in 1959. The first class was held in the University of Toronto Campus with just 76 students. It got its own campus in 1961 at Glendon College. It gained full independence form the University of Toronto in 1965 when it opened its […]