Certificate and Diplomas in E-learning in Canada

Institution

Type of course

Cost

Length of
delivery/type of
delivery

Overall summary/comments

Mount Royal
University

Curriculum
Development and
Instructional Design
Extension Certificate

$369 per course

Six required courses (90

hours). Can be
completed within 1 year
up to a maximum of 3
years.

Instructional design and curriculum design focus.

Theoretical and practical knowledge based
seem to have a good balance between the two.
Other than one course in Media Trends, not focus
on technology-enabled learning in particular.

University of
Calgary

Athabasca
University

E-learning Certificate,
Continuing Education

These diplomas and

certificates are offered
by the Centre for
Distance Education
(CDE):
Post-Baccalaureate

$595 for the first

two courses (40
hours each); $495
for the last one (30
hours).

Diplomas:
estimate tuition for
the entire
program: $9,294
Certificates:

Completely online, 110hour program (3

courses).

Diplomas: 18-credit
program (6 courses).
Certificates: 9-credit
program (3 courses).
Online delivery.

On their website, they claim that this is a newly

revamped program.
Offered as a short certificate for 110 hours but
can also be taken as part of a longer adult
education certificate for a total of 300 hours or
can be part of other certificate programs such as
certificate in Professional Management. Very
flexible, designed with working adults studying
part-time in mind. Not a lot of courses to choose
from.
They offer scholarships and special discounts.
Newly revamped programs. As they also offer
Masters and EdD programs, there is a wide
range of courses to choose from. Long tradition of
teaching distance learning and e-learning. Some
star faculty in CDE, good reputation, lots of online
learning resources to support learning.

Vancouver
Island
University

Vancouver
Community
College

Diploma in Distance
Education Technology;
Post-Baccalaureate
Diploma in Instructional
Design;
The Post-Baccalaureate
Certificate in
Instructional Design;
Post-Baccalaureate
Certificate in
Technology-Based
Learning

estimate tuition for

the entire
program: $4,647

Online Learning &

Teaching Diploma
(OLTD) Program

$371.42 per credit.

Certificate in
Online/eLearing
Instruction

Cost per year:

$5,571.30 (15
credits)

$2,064; $35
application fee.

30-credit program, twoyear part time. Fully

online.

Online/It is unclear
based on their site how
many courses are there.
It only shows three
courses under Term
One.
They offer continuous

Post grad diploma covers rather up-to-date topics

including social networking, cloud computing,
open educational resources, online
communication, mobile learning and gaming, and
emergent technologies.
Students can continue on to the Masters
program.
Seems to focus more on design and
development. Not a lot of information on the
website to assess its credibility.

University of
British
Columbia

Royal Roads
University

York
University

Thompson

intake.
Online delivery. Two
core courses, and a
maximum of 3 electives.
Can be completed as
little as one year.

The Faculty of
Education offers a
Master of Educational
Technology (MET)
Graduate Certificate in
Technology-Based
Distributed Learning

Full-time status
pays $1,523.74
per installment (3
installments a
year). Part-time
status subjected to
departments
approval.

Directed at anyone concerned with managing,

designing or tutoring online or face-to-face
technology-based courses for post-secondary or
adult learners. They have another certificate
directed at people creating/managing e-learning
at school-age children level (K-12).

Have two graduate

diplomas (in Learning
and Technology; and in
Technology-enhanced
Learning and Design)
and two graduate
certificates (in
Instructional Design;
and in Online Learning
Facilitation)
Masters Certificate in
Adult Training &
Development (MCATD)
program by School of
Business Executive
Education Centre
(SEEC)
Graduate Certificate in

Diplomas: $12,750
for the entire
program

Diplomas: 1 year, online

or blended delivery.
18-credit program.

Certificate: $6,190
home students;
$7,730
international
students.

Certificate: 9-month, 9credit program.

$4,125

Five 3-day classroom

teaching modules.

Not e-learning focus per se. Focus more on

working adult in the private sector, especially in
the HR and organizational development field.

$167.10 per credit

15 credits total (5

Great reputation with a lot of online open

As it aims at graduate level, there is a bit more indepth focus and research-based. They also have
a good range of electives.
Great reputation. Their PhD program is also very
popular. The diplomas are built into the Masters
program. They offer the most variety in both
certificate and diploma programs. The diploma
programs are aiming at management-level
professionals and people who are aiming for a
leadership role in e-learning.

Rivers
University

Online Teaching and

Learning (EDDL)

for BC residents
and permanent
residents of
Canada; $595.40
per credit for
international
students.
$745 per course,
some courses are
$625 per course.

University of
Toronto

Certificate in ELearning, School of

Continuing Studies

Algonquin
College

Online Learning Design

and Development
Certificate

$243 per course

Conestoga
College

Teacher/Trainer for
Online Learning
Certificate, offered by
Continued Education

St. Francis
Xavier
University

Diploma in Adult
Education

$393.86 per
course (some
courses are a little
bit cheaper,
roughly around
$300).
Textbook/Materials
$140 x 1 (one-time
fee)
Tuition/Classroom
Module $865 x 5
(per module, 1-5)

courses); online
delivery.

learning courses and programs. Very wellrounded program and well respected in the field.

5 required courses
(with a 6th one being
optional) have three
years to complete them.
Online and in class
delivery.
4 courses online. Must
complete the program
within two years time.

Focuses on visual design, knowledge

management, and writing for the web. Some
attempt in also covering the management aspect
of running an e-learning program. Not a lot of
information on their site.

Online delivery. Must

complete a minimum of
36 hours.

They travel across the

country to host
classroom sessions in
different Canadian
cities.

Focuses on online course facilitation and

development techniques. I know that Algonquin
has been quite ambitiously working on expanding
their online programs and digital strategy.
Emphasis on adult learning principles,
instructional strategies, and assessment tools for
online delivery. Interestingly, it has a course on
Developing a Course with Desire2Learn.

Not an e-learning program but a very popular one

among corporate employees as it is recognized
by CSTD. It has a practicum component to apply
what students learned in the real world setting.

Tuition/Practicum
$500 x 1 (per
module 6)
Total $4,965

Need to complete 6
modules. Learners
complete 3 consecutive
days of training plus a
20-hour assignment for
each of the first five
modules. The sixth
module is a self-directed
training project.