LEARNING AND TRAINING - Educational Institutions

Numerous trades, science and engineering programs relevant to the mining industry can be found in colleges and universities across Canada. Links to these institutions and programs are provided below, grouped by province or territory.
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British Columbia

Institution

Faculties and Programs

BC Institute Of Technology (BCIT)

School of Manufacturing and Industrial Mechanical - Mining
Mining Technology Program

Camosun College

Chemistry & Geoscience
School of Trades

University College Of The Cariboo

School of Trades and Technology
Faculty of Science

College of New Caledonia

Trades Division

College Of The Rockies

Trades Department

Douglas College

Faculty of Science and Technology

Kwantlen College

Environmental Protection Technology
Millwright/Machinist
Applied Science

Langara College

Engineering

Malaspina University College

Trades & Applied Technology

North Island College

Programs- see Electrical Technicians and Welders

University Of British Columbia

Engineering

Northern Lights College

Programs- see Technicians, Mechanics, Welding, Steamfitter, Oil & Gas

Northwest Community College

Heavy Duty Mechanic, Industrial Mechanic and Welding

Okanagan University College

Programs - see Engineering, Heavy Duty Mechanics and Welding

Selkirk College

Programs - see Welding and Millright/Machinist

University College of the Fraser Valley

Engineering
Trades

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Alberta

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Fairview College

Programs - see Welding, Millwright, Power Engineering and Heavy Duty Mechanic

Grande Prairie Regional College

Power Engineering

Keyano College

Trades & Apprenticeships

Lakeland College

Apprenticeship/Trades

Medicine Hat College

Apprenticeship and Related Trades Training Programs

Mount Royal College

Bachelor of Engineering

Northern Alberta Institute Of Technology (NAIT)

Programs - see Apprenticeship Programs

Olds College

Heavy Equipment Technician Apprenticeship
Land and Water Resources Diploma

Portage College

Programs - click on Trades and Technical

Southern Alberta Institute Of Technology (SAIT)

Manufacturing and Automation Programs

University Of Alberta

Engineering

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Saskatchewan

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Cypress Hills Regional College

Heavy Equipment Operator
Welding
Motor Grader Operation

Northlands College

Mine Training
Apprenticeship Trades Program

Saskatchewan Institute Of Applied Science And Technology (SIAST)

Industrial Trades

Southeast Regional College

Heavy Equipment Operator
Forklift Operation

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Manitoba

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Red River Community College

Programs - see Geomatics Technology, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Power Engineering and Welding

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Ontario

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Algonquin College

Bachelor of Engineering
School of Advanced Technology

Cambrian College

Search for: Welding, Power Engineering, Mining Engineering, Millwrights, Technicians, Electricians

Canadore College

Industrial Technology Skilled Trades Program

Centennial College

School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science (SETAS)

Collège Boréal

PROGRAMS - see métiers (french only)

Conestoga College

School of Trades and Apprenticeship

Confederation College

Industrial Technology
Engineering Technology

Durham College

See School of technology, School of Skilled Trades, and School of Applied Sciences

Fanshawe College

Manufacturing Sciences / Motive Power Technology / Apprenticeship Program

Humber College

School of Applied Technology

La Cité collégiale

Institue de la technologie (French only)
Apprentissage et métiers (French only)

Lambton College

School of Technology and Applied Science
Industrial Apprentice Training Program

Laurentian University

Mineral Exploration Research Centre
School of Engineering

Loyalist College

School of Applied Sciences and Computing / School of Corporate Training, Continuing Education, & Skills

Mohawk College

Technology and Skills Programs / Apprenticeship Programs

Niagara College

See programs - Apprenticeship and Skills Training, Engineering, Electrical, Technicians, Environmental Restoration and others.

Northern College

School of Welding

Queen's University

Mining Engineering

St. Clair College

School of Manufacturing Technology and Skilled Trades (PDF Format)

St. Lawrence College

School of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeships

Sault College

Technical Trades Program
Engineering Technology & Applied Sciences Programs

Seneca College

School of Biological Sciences and Applied Sciences
School of Civil Engineering Technology

Sheridan College

School of Applied Computing and Engineering Science

Sir Sanford Fleming College

Apprenticeships, geomatics, trades and skill training

University Of Toronto

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

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Quebec

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Cégep De L'abitibi-Témiscamingue (French only)

Programmes Techniques (French only)

Cégep André-Laurendeau (French only)

Programmes technique - see Technologie du génie civil and Technologie de l'électronique industrielle (French only)

Cégep de Chicoutimi (French only)

Département de mathématiques - seeTechniques physiques and Technologie du génie électrique (French only)
Technologie du génie civil (French only)

Cégep de Jonquière (French only)

Technologies physiques - see Techniques de chimie analytique and Techniques de génie chimique (French only)

Cégep De La Gaspésie Et Des Iles (French only)

Programmes - seeTechniques de maintenance industrielle and Technologie de l'électronique industrielle (French only)

Cégep de Sept-Îles (French only)

Programmes - seeTechnologie de Maintenance Industrielleand Technologie de L'électronique Industrielle (French only)

Collège de Limoilou (French only)

Programmes techniques (French only)

Collège de Maisonneuve (French only)

Programmes de formation technique - l'Institut de chimie et de pétrochimie (ICP) - see Techniques de procédés chimiques and Techniques de procédés liés à l'environnement (French only)

Cégep de Matane (French only)

Programmes techniques - see Technologie de l'électronique industrielle (French only)

Cégep de la région de l'Amiante (French only)

Programmes de formation techniques - see Technologies de l'électronique industrielle, Technologie minérale - Géologie appliquée, Technologie minérale - Exploitation and Technologie minérale - Minéralurgie (French only)

Cégep régional de Lanaudière (French only)

Programmes techniques (French only)

Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup (French only)

Secteur technique - see Technologie de l'électronique industrielle and Électrodynamique (French only)

Cégep de Sept-Îles (French only)

Programme technique - see Technologie de maintenance industrielle, Technologie de l'électronique industrielle and électrodynamique (French only)

Cégep de Sorel-Tracy (French only)

Technologie de l’électronique industrielle,
Techniques de génie mécanique (French only)

Cégep de Trois-Rivières (French only)

Famille des techniques physiques (French only)

Collège Montmorency (French only)

Formation Technique - see Technologie du génie civil and Technologie du génie électrique (French only)

Collège de l'Outaouais (French only)

Programmes techniques

Collège Shawinigan (French only)

Études Techniques - see Chimie analytique and Techniques de laboratoire (French only)

Collège de Sherbrooke (French only)

Programmes d'études techniques - voir Technologie de génie civil, Technologie de maintenance industrielle et Technologies du génie électrique (French only)

Dawson College

Civil Engineering Department
Engineering

École Polytechnique (French only)

Département des génies civil, Géologique et des mines (French only)

John Abbott College

Engineering Technology /Energy Management

Mcgill University

Faculty of Engineering

Université Laval

Les départements, écoles et instituts - see Génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie, Département de géologie et de génie géologique and génie Mécanique (French only)

Vanier College

Applied Technologies - Ecological Technology
Industrial Technology

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Prince Edward Island

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Holland College

Programs - see Marine and Renewable ResourcesEngineering Technology Aerospace and Industrial Technology Centre

New Brunswick

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Collège Bathurst (French only)

Programmes - see Technologie de la chimie industrielle, Technologie du contrôle industriel, Techniques d'entretien d'équipement lourd and techniques d'entretien industriel (French only)

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Institution

Faculties and Programs

College of the North Atlantic

Industrial Trade Programs
Natural Resources Programs
Engineering Technology Programs

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Nova Scotia

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Dalhousie University - Technical University of Nova Scotia

Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Science
Department of Earth Science

University College of Cape Breton

School of Science and Technology

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Northwest Territories

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Aurora College

Mine Training Apprenticeships and Trades - click on Programs, then on program of your choice

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Nunavut

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Nunavut Arctic College

Mineral Exploration Field Assistant's Program
Mine Training
Trades
Heavy Equipment Operator

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Yukon

Institution

Faculties and Programs

Yukon College

Trades and Technology
Heavy Equipment Mechanics

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