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BRITISH COLUMBIA

University of Victoria

Certificate - Public Relations

Dr. Faith Collins, Program Director
Division of Continuing Studies
P.O. Box 3030, Station CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 3N6
Tel: (250) 721-8558
Fax: (250) 721-8774
fcollins@uvcs.uvic.ca
uvcs.uvic.ca/pr

Note: The Certificate Program in Public Relations is available by distance education. Visit the website for more details.

Royal Roads University

MBA - Public Relations and Communication Management

Graduate Certificate in Public Relations Management Designed to ladder to the CPRS Accreditation program

Kyla McLeod
School of Business
(250) 391-2600 x4403

Theresa Wittstock, BCom
(205) 391-2600 ext.4287

2005 Sooke Road
Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2
Tel: (250) 391.2600 ext 4287
Toll-free: (866) 778-3932
Fax: (250) 391-2694
theresa.wittstock@royalroads.ca
royalroads.ca/centreforgee


Kwantlen University College

Diploma - Public Relations
Program brochure

Terri Smolar
Instructor, Public Relations
8771 Lansdowne Road
Richmond, BC V6X 3V8
Tel: (604) 313-8114
terri.smolar@kwantlen.ca
kwantlen.ca

Langara College

Certificate - Media Communications and Public Relations

Peter Walton
Coordinator
100 West 49th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6
Tel: (604) 323-5971
Fax: (604) 323-5899
pwalton@langara.bc.ca
langara.bc.ca

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Certificates – Public Relations 

Vicki Forbes
Program Assistant
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel: (604) 432-8611
vicki_forbes@bcit.ca
bcit.bc.ca

ALBERTA

Grant MacEwan College

Diploma, Public Relations

Post-diploma certificate, Public Relations

10700 – 104 Avenue, Box 1796
Edmonton, AB T5J 2P2
Tel: (780) 497-5140
Toll-Free: (888) 497-4622
Fax: (780) 497-5001
gmccinfo@admin.gmcc.ab.ca
gmcc.ab.ca

Maureen Wagner, M.Ed
Chair, Public Relations Diploma Program
Grant MacEwan College
5-265, City Centre Campus
10700 - 104 Ave
Edmonton, AB
T5J 4S2
Tel: (780) 497-5277
Fax: (780) 497-5270
wagnerm@macewan.ca

Mount Royal College

Bachelor’s degree in Applied Communication – Public Relations

Continuing Education – 4 course certificate: Basic Public Relations

Janice Robertson, APR, MCS Chair, Public Relations Program
Centre for Communication Studies
Mount Royal College
4825 Mount Royal Gate
Calgary, Alberta T3E 6K6
Tel: (403) 440-6118
Fax: (403) 440-6563
jlrobertson@mtroyal.ca
mtroyal.ca


Public Relations Certificate
 
Gain practical and relevant skills from PR professionals to communicate, design and implement public relations projects in any organization.

For more information please visit our website at http://conted.mtroyal.ca/publicrelations, or contact us at cebusiness@mtroyal.ca, 403.440.8804 or toll-free at 1.888.392.3655. Download brochure.

University of Calgary

Public Relations Management Certificate

Carol Gerein
Program Director
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4

Tel: (403) 220-2988
Fax: (403) 282-3914
cted.ucalgary.ca/programs.html


Athabasca University

Undergraduate - Professional Arts in Communication

Bachelor of Professional Arts in Communication
Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
Tel: (780) 675-6100
Toll-Free: (800) 788-9041
Fax: (780) 675-6174
athabascau.ca

Contact person for program:
Kathleen O’Brien
Toll-Free: (800) 788-9041 x4 3285
kobrien@athabascau.ca


Lethbridge Community College

Diploma – Communication Arts

Anne Raslask, APR
Head, Communication Arts Program
3000 College Drive South
Lethbridge, AB T1K 1L6
Tel: (403) 320-3280
Toll-Free: (800) 572-0103 ext. 3359
Fax: (403) 320-1461
advisor@al.lethbridgec.ab.ca
lethbridgecollege.ab.ca

SASKATCHEWAN

University of Regina

Certificate – Public Relations

Janelle Bennet
Program Coordinator
Credit Studies Division
Centre for Continuing Education
Room 104, College Building
College Avenue Campus
Tel: (306) 585-5827
Fax. (306) 585-5825
learnmore@uregina.ca
www.uregina.ca/cce/creditstudies


MANITOBA

Red River College

Diploma - Creative Communications
*also part of joint degree BA Communications offered through the University of Winnipeg Faculty of Arts

Barbara Mekelburg, APR Fellow CPRS
Instructor, Creative Communications
W201 – 160 Princess Street
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1K9
Tel: (204) 949-8313
Toll-Free: (800) 903-7707
Fax: (204) 942-0032
bmekelbu@rrc.mb.ca
rrc.mb.ca


University of Winnipeg

Public Relations Diploma (articulates to B.A. - Univeristy of Winnipeg)

Kim Loeb Director, Professional Studies
Division of Continuing Education
294 William Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0R1
Tel: (204) 982-1169
infoquire@ace.uwinnipeg.ca

ONTARIO

McMaster University

Canada's first Master of Communications Management,
Degree Program

Specifically designed for busy, working PR professionals

Dr.Terry Flynn, APR, FCPRS, Program Director
Master of Communications Management Degree Program
DeGroote School of Business
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4
Tel: (905)525-9140 x 23603
Fax: (905)527-6965
E-mail: mcmms@mcmaster.ca
http://mcm.degroote.mcmaster.ca/


Loyalist College

Post-Graduate Public Relations Program at Loyalist College
Two-semester program specializing in public relations

Kerry Ramsay
Co-ordinator
Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, P.O. Box 4200
Belleville, ON K8N 5B9
Telephone: 1-888-LOYALIST, ext. 2127
E-mail: kramsay@loyalistc.on.ca
www.loyalistcollege.com
LoyalistPR Blog: http://loyalistpr.blogspot.com


Cambrian College

3-Year Diploma Public Relations & Post-graduate certificate, Public Relations

Joan Campbell, MA
Program Coordinator
1400 Barrydowne Rd.
Sudbury, ON P3A 3V8
Tel: (705) 566-8101 x7716
Fax: (705) 560-1449
E-Mail: jmcampbell@cambrianc.on.ca
cambrianc.on.ca


University of Western Ontario

Diploma in Public Relations

Cory Saarinen
Program Coordinator
Continuing Studies at Western
Galleria 240 - 355 Wellington Street
London, Ontario N6A 3N7

Phone: (519) 661-3658
Fax: (519) 661-3799
E-Mail: cstudies@uwo.ca
uwo.ca/cstudies


Conestoga College

Diploma in Public Relations (2 year program)

Fran Gregory
Coordinator
Conestoga College
299 Doon Valley Drive
Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4

Phone: (519) 748-5220 x3791
E-Mail: fgregory@conestogac.on.ca


Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology

Diploma - Public Relations


Peter Larock
Coordinator
Faculty of Arts, Media and Design
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
Tel: (613) 727-4723 x5178
Toll Free: (800) 565-4723
Fax: (613) 727-7707
larock@algonquinncollege.com
algonquincollege.com

Claudine Wilson, (CPRS member)
Professor, PR Program
Tel: (613) 722-4723 x5186
Fax: (613) 727-7707
wilsoncl@algonquinncollege.com

Centennial College

Postgraduate Certificate in Corporate Communications and Public Relations

Christine Smith
Coordinator, Corporate Communications &
Public Relations Program
Centennial College
Centre for Creative Communications
951 Carlaw Avenue
Toronto, ON M4K 3M2
Tel: (416) 289-5000 ext. 8809
E-Mail: csmith@centennialcollege.ca
thecentre.centennialcollege.ca/corpcomm


Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology

3 year Diplomas - Public Relations; Marketing


Ed Wright,
Program Coordinator
The Business School
Lakeshore Campus
Tel: (416) 675-3012
ed.wright@humber.ca
humber.on.ca


Ryerson University

Certificate in Public Relations


Ms. Anne Grady
Program Assistant
Faculty of Communication and Design
Continuing Education Division

G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Phone: (416) 979-5180
Fax: (416) 979 5277
agrady@ryerson.ca


Niagara College

Post-graduate Certificate in Public Relations


P.O. Box 1005
300 Woodlawn Road
Welland, ON L3B 5S2
Phone: (905) 735-2211


Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Graduate Certificate in Corporate Communications

Brenda Sweeney
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Communications
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, ON L6H 2L1
Phone: (905) 845-9430 x8748
Fax: (905) 815-4048
infosheridan@sheridanc.on.ca
sheridanc.on.ca

Durham College

Three Year Advanced Diploma
Public Relations (Fast tracked over two calendar years)

Lynn K. Gough
Program Co-ordinator
Public Relations
Phone: (905) 721-2000 Ext: 2571
lynn.gough@durhamcollege.ca www.durhamcollege.ca

Fanshawe College

Post-graduate certificate in corporate communication/public relations

Dana Morningstar, Coordinator
1460 Oxford St. E.
PO Box 7005
London, ON N5Y 5R6
Phone: (519) 452-4430 x4552
dmorningstar@fanshawec.ca
fanshawec.ca

St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts & Technology
(Campuses at Cornwall and Kingston)

Two-year program in advertising & public relations
Three-year program in Business Administration & Marketing

Kip Tuckwell
Coordinator, Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communication Program
100 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, ON K7L 5A6
Tel: (613) 544-5400 ext. 1360
Toll-Free: (800) 667-0349
Fax: (613) 545-3935

ktuckwell@sl.on.ca
sl.on.ca

Seneca College

Post-Diploma Certificate in Corporate Communications

David Turnbull, APR
Coordinator
Seneca College
70 The Pond Road
Toronto, ON M3J 3M6
Tel: (416) 491-5050 x3068
David.Turnbull@senecac.on.ca

This is a two-semester program (three semesters with a co-op); in recognition of the program's international reputation for excellence, our graduates may enter the University of Western Sydney's (Australia) Master of Professional Communication program or the University of Central Lancashire's.(U.K) M.A. in Strategic Communication program with significant advanced standing.

QUEBEC (Programs offered in English)

McGill University

  • Diploma (graduate level) in Public Relations Management (30 credits)
  • Diploma (graduate level) in Management: Public Relations Concentration (30 credits)
  • Graduate Certificate in Public Relations Management (15 credits)
  • Certificate (undergraduate) in Public Relations (30 credits)

 

Centre for Continuing Education
Tel: (514) 398-6200
Fax: (514) 398-4448
mcgill.ca

Concordia University

Major in Community, Public Affairs and Policy Studies (42 credits - undergraduate program)

School of Community and Public Affairs
Tel: (514) 848-2579
scpa-eapc.concordia.ca

Certificate in Public Relation (10 courses - Non-credit program)

Centre for Continuing Education
Tel: (514) 848-3600
Fax: (514) 848-2806
carina.concordia.ca

Certificate in Public Relation (INTENSIVE) (8 courses - Non-credit program)

Centre for Continuing Education
Tel: (514) 848-3600
Fax: (514) 848-2806
carina.concordia.ca

QUEBEC (Programs offered in French)

| Programs leading to degrees and certificates |
| Other programs with public relations content |

Université Laval

B.A. Public Communication, specialized in Public Relations

Information and Communications Department
Tel: (418) 656-2131 x4354
Fax: (418) 656-7807
ulaval.ca

Graduate Diploma in Public Relations

Information and Communications Department
Tel: (418) 656-2131 x4354
Fax: (418) 656-7807
ulaval.ca

Graduate Diploma in Public Affairs and Advocacy

Political Science Department
Tel: (418) 656-2131 x5570
Fax: (418) 656-7861
ulaval.ca

Université de Montréal

Certificate, Public Relations

Department of Continuing Education
fep.umontreal.ca/rp/

Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

B.A. Communications, Public Relations Profile

Literature, Languages and Communications
Tel: (514) 987-3647
PDF Profile or regis.uqam.ca

UQAM School of Distance Education (TELUQ)

B.A. Communications (Program including a 6-course "PR Profile")

Humanities, Literature and Communications
Tel: (888) 843-4333 (toll free)
Tel: (418) 657-3695
teluq.uquebec.ca

Short Program in Communications Applied to PR (5 courses - Certification)

Humanities, Literature and Communications Department
Tel: 1 888 843-4333 (toll free)
Tel: (418) 657-3695
teluq.uquebec.ca

Université de Montréal

B.A. Communication Science (includes some PR courses)

B.A. Communications and Politics (includes some PR courses)

Department of Arts and Science
progcours.umontreal.ca

Certificate in Applied Communication (includes some PR courses)

Department of Continuing Education
fep.umontreal.ca/
communication/

UQAM School of Distance Education (TELUQ)

Certificate in Organisational Communication (some PR courses)

Humanities, Literature and Communications
Tel: (888) 843-4333 (toll free)
Tel: (418) 657-3695
teluq.uquebec.ca

Université de Québec en Outaouais (UQO)

Short Undergraduate Program in Public Relations (15 credits)

Certificate in Public Communication (Elective PR courses)

Minor in Public Communication (includes some PR courses)

Social Science and Communications Sector
uqo.ca

Université de Sherbrooke

B.A. Communication, Editing and Multimedia (elective PR courses)

Literature and Communications Department Faculty of Literature and Humanities
Tel: (819) 821-7266
Fax: (819) 821-7285
usherbrooke.ca

Université de Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)

B.A. Communications, Public Relations Profile

Recreation Science and Social Communication Department
Tel: (819) 376-5011 x3282
Fax: (819) 373-1988
uqtr.ca

NEW BRUNSWICK

University of New Brunswick

Undergraduate – Public Relations;
Arts with course work in multimedia studies
University of New Brunswick – Saint John

P.O. Box 4400
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3
Tel: (506) 453-4865
Fax: (506) 453-5016
unbfacts@unb.ca
unb.ca

Dr. Craig Fleisher
Dean of Business
P.O. Box 5050 UNBSJ
Saint John, NB E2L 4L5
Fax: (506) 745-4601
fleisher@unbsj.ca
unbsj.ca

NOVA SCOTIA

Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax Campus

Advanced Diploma in Public Relations

Amy Thurlow
Faculty, Program Coordinator
1825 Bell Road
Halifax, NS, B3H 2Z4
Tel: (902) 491 4689 amy.thurlow@nscc.ca
nscc.ca

Mount Saint Vincent University

Bachelor’s degree– Public Relations
(co-operative education)

Department of Public Relations
166 Bedford Highway
Halifax, NS, B3M 2J6
Tel: (902) 457-6490
Fax: (902) 457-1216
kathryn.britten@msvu.ca
msvu.ca

University College of Cape Breton

Undergraduate – Business Administration, courses include:

Public Relations Management

P.O. Box 5300
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6L2
Tel: (902) 563-1117
Toll Free: (888) 959-9995
Fax: (902) 563-1371
registrar@uccb.ns.ca
uccb.ns.ca

NEWFOUNDLAND

Memorial University

Non-credit courses

P.O. Box 4200
St. John’s, NF A1C 5S7
Tel: (709) 737-8000
Fax: (709) 737-4569
Toll Free: (800) 563-5799
admissions@mun.ca
mun.ca

Courses available in graphics and desktop publishing, communications skills, presentation skills, editing,writing PR materials for print, multimedia studies and business writing.

College of the North Atlantic

Fundamentals of Public Relations (12 weeks)

Media Relations (2 Day Workshop)

Strategic Communications Planning (2 Day Workshop)

Continuing Education
Prince Phillip Drive Campus P.O. Box 1693
St. John’s
Newfoundland, A1C 5P7
Tel: (709) 758-7531
Fax: (709) 758-7205
northatlantic.nf.ca/