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Colleges in Ontario may refer to several types of educational institutions. [[College (Canada)|College in Canada]] most commonly refers to a career-oriented post-secondary institution that provides [[vocational training]] or education in applied arts, applied technology and applied science. Most [[tertiary education|post-secondary]] colleges in Ontario typically offer [[Academic certificate|certificate]] and [[diploma]] programs.
The province of [[Ontario]] has 24 publicly funded [[college (Canada)|colleges]] that provide [[vocational training]] and career-oriented post-secondary education. Most public colleges in Ontario are known as a ''College of Applied Arts and Technology'' (CAATs), although five colleges are designated as ''Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning'' (ITAL).{{notetag|name=ITAL|Five colleges were designated as an Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, although only three use the title in their formal name. George Brown College and Seneca Polytechnic are two colleges that were designated as ITALs but do not use the designation in their name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/pew/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2018/02/CAAT_baccalaureates-Report-v4.pdf|title=CAAT baccalaureates: What has been their impact on students and colleges?|publisher=University of Toronto|access-date=27 January 2024|year=2017|last1=Wheelahan|first1=Leesa|last2=Moodie|first2=Gavin|last3=Skolnik|first3=Michael L.|last4=Lui|first4=Qin|last5=Adam|first5=Edmund G.|last6=Simpson|first6=Diane|page=25}}</ref>}} Publicly funded colleges in Ontario offer [[Academic certificate|certificate]], [[apprenticeship]], and [[diploma]] programs, although several colleges have also received ministerial consent from the province's [[Ministry of Colleges and Universities]] to award [[academic degree|degrees]].▼
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In addition to publicly funded colleges, the province has also authorized the establishment of over 500 [[private college|privately operated]] career colleges that provide certificate and diploma programs.
The [[Canadian Armed Forces]] also operate several institutions in Ontario that also bear the name "college". However, one of these institutions is considered a [[university]] with full degree-granting authority, while the others are considered [[staff college]]s that provide [[professional development]] courses for officers of the Canadian Armed Forces. ==Public colleges==
The modern college system in Ontario which focuses on [[vocational training]] was established through [[Bill Davis]]' Bill-153 on May 21, 1965. This legislation aimed to establish a distinct post-secondary educational system separate from universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/about/history.html?PageMode=Print|title=History of Mohawk College|publisher=[[Mohawk College]]|access-date=2011-08-14}}</ref><ref name=ontcolhist>{{cite book|title=Applied Degree Education and the Future of Work|year=2020|last1=Hong|first1=Christina|first2=Will W. K.|last2=Ma|publisher=Springer Nature Singapore|isbn=9789811531422|
Public colleges in Ontario historically only provided [[Academic certificate|certificate]], [[apprenticeship]], and [[diploma]] programs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/go-college-or-university-ontario|website=www.ontario.ca|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|date=2 January 2024|access-date=11 January 2024|title=Go to college or university in Ontario}}</ref> and did not offer [[academic degree|degree]] programs, as the province had one of the most stringent regulations in North America in restricting degree-granting authority solely to [[universities]].<ref name=ontcolhist/> In 2000, the [[Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities]] authorized colleges to offer a limited number of applied baccalaureate degrees under the ''Postsecondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000''. However, in contrast to public universities, which possess full degree-granting authority through legislation, public colleges in Ontario can only offer specific degrees after receiving ministerial consent from the provincial government.<ref name=ontcolhist/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/postsecondary-degree-authority-ontario|website=www.ontario.ca|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|date=2 January 2024|access-date=11 January 2024|title=Postsecondary degree authority in Ontario}}</ref>
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==Private colleges==
Ontario has over 500 career colleges (formerly known as private career colleges) that confer certificate and diplomas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ontario|first=Government of|title=Private Career Colleges (PCC): Frequently Asked Questions for Students|url=http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/pepg/audiences/pcc/faq_pcc.html|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.tcu.gov.on.ca|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.careercollegesontario.ca/cco-member-colleges/ |title=CCO Member Colleges |publisher=Careercollegesontario.ca |access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref> These colleges are regulated by the ''Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005''. These are privately operated institutions which
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