In honour of the 5th annual Back to School GoGeomatics Socials, we are going back to our roots.  Some of the earliest articles in our magazine were interviews with GIS, geomatics and cartography instructors across Canada. Six years ago we learned about their programs and what they taught.

Canada is the birthplace of GIS and a large part of the underlying geomatics technology used world wide today. So it’s no surprise you can find find the best GIS education programs in Canada.

So we’re doing it again and have reached out to over 15 of the very best GIS and geomatics programs in Canada to find out what their programs are like and what makes them special today. These interviews will provide an unparalleled look into the core of Canadian geospatial education.

We will roll out the interviews  on an ongoing basis over the coming months.  You can find each one in our Canadian Spatial Times newsletter as we publish each week.

Some of the best Geospatial education programs in Canada

• BCIT GIS program in Vancouver
• Algonquin GIS graduate certificate program in Ottawa
• Ryerson Applied Digital Geography and GIS in Toronto
• Langara Continuing Studies Open Source GIS in Vancouver
• COGS Geographic Sciences Cartography Concentration program in Nova Scotia
• SAIT The Bachelor of Applied Technology GIS program in Calgary
• SAIT Geomatics Engineering Technology Program in Calgary
• NAIT Geomatics Engineering Technology program in Edmonton
• Brock University Geography & Tourism program in St Catharines
• Lakehead University Department of Geography and the Environment in Thunder Bay
• Okanagan College Advanced GIS Certificate program in Salmon Arm
• Fleming GIS program in Peterborough
• University of Regina B.GISc Program in Regina
• Queens Geography program in Kingston
• UNB Geomatics Engineering Program in Fredericton
• Western Geography program with specialization in GIS in London
• University of Calgary Geomatics Engineering program

If you know a great Canadian geospatial program that should be highlighted please let us know by using our contact form; you’ll find the link on the menu at the bottom of the page.