The Canadian Virtual University (; abbreviated bilingually as CVU-UVC) was a consortium of Canadian universities that specialized in online distance education. Founded in 2000 to promote online programs in post-secondary education, CVU-UVC was made up of public universities accredited by both their home provincial governments and Universities Canada that operated a central information resource about programs and course offerings and facilitated transfer credits from other member institutions. Member universities retained full institutional autonomy in terms of academic policies and regulations, including admissions, tuition and related fees, content and design of courses, assessment, transfer credit assignments, and appeals. CVU-UVC was governed by a board of directors, an advisory committee, and an executive director.
The member institutions of CVU-UVC disbanded the consortium on 17 June 2019, citing the increased prevalence of online learning programs in Canada as evidence that CVU-UVC had accomplished its goal of promoting online distance education.
Member universities
University Main Campus Languages Notes Athabasca University Athabasca, Alberta English Primarily distance-education university Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario English Laurentian University Sudbury, Ontario English, French Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador English Mount Royal University Calgary, Alberta English Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, Ontario English, French Royal Roads University Colwood, British Columbia English Université TÉLUQ Quebec City, Quebec French Primarily distance-education university Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia English University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba English University of New Brunswick Fredericton, New Brunswick English
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