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{{Infobox organization
| name                = Canadian Virtual University
| native_name         = Université virtuelle canadienne
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| abbreviation        = CVU-UVC
| formation           = {{start date|2000}}
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| dissolved           = {{end date and age|2019|06|17|df=y}}
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| type                = [[Consortium]]
| status              = Defunct
| purpose             = Promoting online distance education
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| membership          =''see [[#Member universities|below]]''
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The '''Canadian Virtual University''' ({{langx|fr|Université virtuelle canadienne}}; abbreviated bilingually as '''CVU-UVC''') was a consortium of [[Canada|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 university|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alcock |first1=Courtenay |title=Canadian Virtual University discontinued |url=https://citl.mun.ca/news.php?id=12270 |website=Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning |publisher=Memorial University of Newfoundland |accessdate=30 September 2019 |date=17 June 2019}}</ref>

== Member universities ==

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! University !! Main Campus !! Languages !! Notes
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| [[Athabasca University]] || [[Athabasca, Alberta|Athabasca]], [[Alberta]] || English || Primarily distance-education university
|-
| [[Carleton University]] || [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] || English ||
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| [[Laurentian University]] || [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]] || English, French || 
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| [[Memorial University of Newfoundland]] || [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] || English ||
|-
| [[Mount Royal University]] || [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] || English ||
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| [[Royal Military College of Canada]] || [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]] || English, French || 
|-
| [[Royal Roads University]] || [[Colwood, British Columbia|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 ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.cvu-uvc.ca}}

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[[Category:2000 establishments in Canada]]
[[Category:2019 disestablishments in Canada]]
[[Category:College and university associations and consortia in Canada]]
[[Category:Distance education in Canada]]

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