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About the Ontario Online Learning Portal for Students

First launched in 2008, the Ontario Online Learning Portal for Students is a 24/7 gateway that provides easy and quick access in English and French to up-to-date information on the more than 18,000 courses and 1,000 programs available online and at a distance from Ontario’s public colleges, universities, literacy and other training providers.

It also features easy access to resources and support services for students interested in studying online and at a distance in Ontario.

The Portal features:

• Google-like Search –Search for information on thousands of courses and programs offered online and at a distance by Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 20 public universities, literacy and other training providers.

• Comprehensive Search Filters – Customize your results by using  filters to search by institution, semester, field of study, delivery method, full-time or part-time, and more.

• Free Demos of Online & Distance Education Courses – Watch examples of courses for free to get a better idea of what online and distance learning is all about. 

• Mobile Apps – Get the information you need, no matter where you are with our mobile apps for iPhone or Android.

• Student Services –Discover links to hundreds of student support services available from Ontario’s colleges and universities, including academic advising, employment, credit transfer, financial assistance, libraries, online tutoring, and prior learning assessments.

• Interactive Map – Explore an interactive map that allows you to find one of Ontario’s 112 online learning centres nearby where you can get information and support with registration, access to technology, and can use audioconferencing, videoconferencing and web conferencing to take your courses.

The Portal is developed in cooperation with student leaders from across the province.  The Student Reference Group is currently composed of representatives from the College Student Alliance, the Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario, and the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance.

We are always open to feedback from our student users.  Please contact us if you have any ideas or suggestions for how we can continue to grow and improve the Portal.

About Contact North ǀ Contact Nord

Since it was established in 1986, Contact North ǀ Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network, has generated and supported more than 315,000 registrations.

Contact North ǀ Contact Nord works in partnership with Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities and over 250 public essential skills and training providers to increase and improve online and distance learning opportunities for Ontarians in over 600 small, rural, remote, Aboriginal and Francophone communities across the province.

Students from all walks of life can take the online and distance courses and programs offered by Ontario’s public education and training providers through audio, video and webconferencing platforms available at Contact North | Contact Nord’s 112 online learning centres.

Contact North | Contact Nord is funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.