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This is a list of curated resources on institutional partnerships between Canadian and U.S. HEIs.
Whether you are looking into getting started on building institutional partnerships or scaling up, you may find the associations listed below a good place to start. 
     
    Canadian Government Resources
    Listed below are resources developed by the Canadian government to offer you detailed information on the Canadian education system (federal; provincial) and policies regarding international students (degree-seeking; transfer). 
     
    EduCanada
    EduCanada.ca is the official Government of Canada website for international students looking to study in Canada. It offers information on study programs, cost estimates, scholarships, study permits and visas, working while studying, as well as living in Canada.
     
    Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)
    The CMEC is an intergovernmental body founded in 1967 by ministers of education to serve as:
    • a forum to discuss policy issues;
    • a mechanism through which to undertake activities, projects, and initiatives in areas of mutual interest;
    • a means by which to consult and cooperate with national education organizations and the federal government; and
    • an instrument to represent the education interests of the provinces and territories internationally.
    The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) is a unit of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) that offers information on getting international education assessed against Canadian standards. 
    Canadian Centre for Education Statistics 
    The Canadian Centre for Education Statistics at Statistics Canada provides the latest information on education, training and learning by bringing together data, tools and reports
    Associations and Initiatives in the Americas
    If you are interested in forming inter-American partnerships with Canadian institutions, the following resources are available.
    Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)
    CONAHEC is a non-profit  (501(c)3 organization registered in the USA) membership-based network of approximately 160 institutions of higher education in Canada, the United States and Mexico, as well as a select group of institutions from other parts of the world. CONAHEC advises and connects institutions interested in establishing or strengthening academic collaborative programs within the North American region and beyond. 
     
    The United States Embassy in Mexico City is working with the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) to improve accounting and tracking of the hundreds of partnerships that exist among higher education institutions in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. In contrast to the annual Open Doors Report and other surveys, the North American Academic Partnerships Database aims to document the various types of exchange agreements that take place throughout North America, rather than to record numbers of students studying abroad. 
    This is an easily navigable database available online for all higher education institutions, so you can know about the partnerships of affiliated institutions and other universities and use the database as a tool for planning and refining internationalization strategies in promotion of academic exchange. 
    Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (OUI-IOHE)
    Internationally recognized, the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) is the only university association actively present in the Americas. See Canadian member institutions here. 
     
    North America Program for the Internationalization of the Curricula
    Run by AMPEI in Mexico, the program seeks to create multicultural educational environments where faculty from the United States, Canada, and Mexico work together to develop interdisciplinary modules that emphasize collaborative online learning, allowing students to have intercultural experiences at their home institutions. Academic speed dating webinars and Collaborative Online Intercultural Learning (COIL) workshops are offered regularly through this program.
     
    Canada Course for Education Agents
    Co-developed by Canadian Association of Public Schools – International (CAPS-I) and partner organizations, it is a free online course to learn about Canadian k-12 and post-secondary education.