Canadian Virtual University (CVU) is a partnership of Canadian universities collaborating in the development and marketing of distance and online education.
CVU is governed by a board of directors, consisting of presidents and directors of distance education at participating universities. President and Chair of the Board is Dr. Lori Wallace, dean of Extended Education at the University of Manitoba. CVU is managed by an executive director, Vicky Busch.

Mandate

CVU's mandate is to increase access to higher education, to avoid duplication, and to foster collaboration among publicly funded universities committed to online and distance education.

Benefits

Collectively, participating universities offer over 2,500 distance and online courses, and over 350 complete degrees, diplomas, and certificates. One quarter of CVU's programs and courses are offered in French.

CVU universities accept each other's courses for transfer credit, thus providing students with greater course selection than is available at any single university.

As a demonstration of its commitment to transfer credit and flexibility, CVU members waive Admission and Letter of Permission fees for students enrolled in members' distance programs, thus giving students greater course selection than can be found at any single universities.

Participating universities collaborate in joint marketing, develop new online and distance programs, share expertise in online instructional design and pedagogy, develop funding proposals, create new services for distance students, and explore other areas of common interest.

Participating universities

| Athabasca University

Athabasca University

Athabasca University is a Canadian university in Athabasca, Alberta. It is an accredited research institution which also offers distance education courses and programs. Courses are offered primarily in English with some French offerings. Each year, 32,000 students attend the university. It offers...

| Laurentian University

Laurentian University

Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....

| Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a comprehensive university located primarily in St...

| Nipissing University

Nipissing University

Nipissing University is a public liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on a site overlooking Lake Nipissing. The university's unique character is defined by its location in Northern Ontario, and a large and highly respected faculty of education...

| Royal Military College of Canada

Royal Military College of Canada

The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers...

| Télé-université

Télé-université

Télé-université, or TÉLUQ, is a component of the Université du Québec à Montréal. TÉLUQ became a component of UQAM in June 2005. The enabling legislation is An Act respecting educational institutions at the university level. -Programs:...

| Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University is a comprehensive university located in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It offers students a broad range of courses, career streams, and the ability to ladder credits from diploma programs into full degrees...

| University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

| University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...