Canadian Education Associations

If you are interested in reaching out to a specific category of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Canada or those in a specific region, the following institutions offer a way to connect with them. For example, if you would like to connect with an HEI in Ontario to discuss partnership opportunities, check out Ontario associations in the “Canadian Regional and Provincial Associations” section.

Canadian National, Regional, and Provincial Associations of Higher Education Institutions

• CARA Canadian Association of Research Administrators

• CBIE Canadian Bureau for International Education

• CICan Colleges and Institutes Canada

• CMEC Council of Ministers of Education, Canada

• NACC National Association of Career Colleges

• UNIVCAN Universities Canada

Canadian Regional and Provincial Associations

• ADARUQ Association des administratrices et des administrateurs de recherche universitaire du Québec/Association of University Research Administrators of Quebec

• AAU Association of Atlantic Universities

• CREPUQ Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities

• COU Council of Ontario Universities

• OECM Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace

• HEQCO Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

• WUSMA Western Universities Supply Management Association

Associations of Universities Outside of Canada (with Canadian Members)

• AACU Association of American Colleges and Universities

• AAU Association of American Universities

• ACE American Council on Education

• ACU Association of Commonwealth Universities

• APLU Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

• CONAHEC Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration 

• IAU International Association of Universities

• OUI-IOHE Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

Higher Education Management Associations (In Canada OR with Canadian Members)

• AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

• AGB Association of Governing Boards

• AIR Association for Institutional Research

• ATEM Association for Tertiary Education Management Inc

• AUA The Association of University Administrators

• CACUSS Canadian Association of College and University Student Services

• CASE Council for the Advancement and Support of Higher Education

• CAUCE Canadian Association for University Continuing Education

• CCAE Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education

• CHEMA Council of Higher Education Management Associations

• CHEMS Commonwealth Higher Education Management Service

• CIRPA Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association

• CSSHE Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education

• NCCI Network for Change and Continuous Innovation: Higher Education’s Network for Change Leadership

• NCURA National Council of University Research Administrators

• SCUP Society for College and University Planning