About Contact North ǀ Contact Nord
Five Core Services for Students, Faculty & Instructors, Colleges, Universities, Indigenous Institutes, District School Boards, Literacy and Basic Skills and Training Providers:
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Supporting 4 million Ontarians
Over 4 million Ontarians in 600 small, remote, rural, Indigenous and Francophone communities across the province can participate in online and distance programs and courses from Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities, 9 Indigenous institutes, 76 district school boards, 200 literacy and basic skills training providers, and 50 skills development training providers without having to leave their community, by accessing the services available from Contact North | Contact Nord through its 116 local online learning centres.
Staff at 116 local online learning centres across the province provides students and prospective students with information on online and distance programs and courses from Ontario’s public colleges, universities, Indigenous institutes, district school boards, literacy and basic skills and training providers, and skills development training providers, and assistance with registering in the program or course. Students can also participate in their classes by using the web conferencing, videoconferencing and audioconferencing platforms available at each centre. Full technical support and assistance are available from the local staff in each centre.
Students have free use of computers with high-speed Internet at local centres to connect to their online courses and complete their course work.
Students have a quiet place to complete their course work, link with other students in informal support groups and write supervised exams.
There is no cost for students to use the local online learning centres.
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studyonline.ca
Information on available online and distance programs and courses and student support services from Ontario’s public colleges, universities, Indigenous institutes, district school boards, literacy and basic skills and training providers, and skills development training providers is available 24/7 at studyonline.ca.
studyonline.ca supports 585,529 visitors and growing.
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e-Channel Portal
Information on available literacy and basic skills training and student support services from public literacy and basic skills providers is available 24/7 on the e-Channel portal at e-channel.ca.
e-Channel.ca supports 26,545 visitors and growing.
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teachonline.ca
teachonline.ca provides up-to-date information for faculty and instructors teaching online and at a distance with tools and trends, information on training and professional development programs, and the Pockets of Innovation Series, which showcases 125 examples of innovations and developments taking place at Ontario’s public colleges and universities.
teachonline.ca supports more than 405,660 visitors and growing.
Information on new postings and resources on this portal is also communicated through the bi-weekly Online Learning News, which is distributed to 30,000+ e-mail subscribers on a bi-weekly basis.
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Student Information Hotline
Students and prospective students can connect live via phone, e-mail or chat with staff who provide information on online and distance programs and courses, assistance with the registration process and other student services via Contact North | Contact Nord’s Student Information Hotline at 1-877-999-9149.
Corporate Information
- Established by the Government of Ontario in 1986.
- Incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Thunder Bay and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of individuals from Ontario’s public colleges, universities, district school boards, Indigenous communities, Francophone communities and public members.
- Receives annual funding of $10 million from the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities continuously since 1986.
- Provides direct services and supports in English and French to students and prospective students and Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities, 9 Indigenous institutes, 76 district school boards, and 200 literacy and basic skills and training providers and 50 skills development training providers.
- Generates and supports 65,000 student registrations annually for Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities, 9 Indigenous institutes, 76 disctrict school boards, 200 literacy and basic skills and training providers, and 50 skills development training providers, an increase of 100% over the past 5 years.
Contact North | Contact Nord Outcomes
Since its creation in 1986, Contact North | Contact Nord has delivered significant outcomes for Ontario’s students/prospective students, Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities, 9 Indigenous institutes, 76 district school boards, and 200 literacy and basic skills and training providers, 50 skills development training providers, 600 small, remote, rural, Indigenous and Francophone communities and the Government of Ontario.
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