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This week, we’re looking at some of the post-secondary food and beverage programs available across Canada by region. There are many more STEM, business and non-food related courses that may prepare graduates for a career in the food industry offered through colleges, universities and private facilities throughout the country. Listed locations are for each schools’ main campus. All programs may not be running during the current school year. 

Atlantic Canada 

Acadia University, Wolfville, NS – Nutrition and Dietetics. 

Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS – Nutrition. 

Holland College/The Culinary Institute of Canada, Charlottetown, PEI – Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Operations Management, Pastry Arts. 

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL - Food Studies. 

New Brunswick Community College, Fredericton, NB - Cooking, Culinary Arts. 

University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI – Foods and Nutrition. 

Quebec 

Bishops University, Sherbrooke - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Brewing Science. 

Cégep de Lanaudière, Repentigny - Technologie des procédés et de la qualité des aliments. 

Collège de Maisonneuve, Montreal – Technologie des procédés et de la qualité des aliments. 

La Salle College, Montreal – Food Service Management, Professional Cooking. 

McGill University, Montreal – Global Food Security, Food Science and Nutritional Science. 

Ontario 

Algonquin College, Ottawa – Culinary Arts and Food Science, Bartending, Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Skills, Sommelier. 

Brescia University College at Western University, London - Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics; Foods and Nutrition, Dietetics, Engineering/Food Processing.

Brock University, St. Catharines – Oenology and Viticulture, Biological Sciences. 

Canadore College, Toronto – Culinary Management, Culinary Skills. 

Centennial College, Toronto – Baking and Pastry Arts Management, Baking Skills, Culinary Management, Culinary Skills, Food Media, Food Tourism, Restaurant Operations – Food and Beverage Management, Food Science Technology, Nutrition and Food Service Management. 

Conestoga College, Waterloo – Bartending, Culinary Management, Culinary Skills, Food and Beverage Management – Hotel and Restaurant Operations, Professional Cheese Making, Food Service Worker, Food Processing Technician. 

Confederation College, Thunder Bay – Culinary Management. 

Durham College, Whitby – Culinary Management, Culinary Skills. 

Fanshawe College, London – Culinary Management, Culinary Skills, Food and Beverage Management, Food Processing – Operational Leadership, Professional Butchery Techniques, Baking and Pastry Arts Management. 

George Brown College, Toronto – Wine and Beverage Business Management, Food Studies, Culinary Management, Food and Beverage Management – Restaurant Management, Food and Nutrition Management, Food Tourism Entrepreneurship, French Patisserie, Baking, Culinary Arts, Culinary Management – Nutrition, Culinary Skills, Commerce – Culinary Management. 

Georgian College, Barrie – Culinary Management, Culinary Skills, Baking and Pastry Arts. 

Humber College, Toronto – Culinary Management, Culinary Skills. 

La Cité, Ottawa – Gestion culinarire – en mode coopératif, Gestion de la nutrition et des services alimentaires. 

Lambton College, Sarnia – Culinary Management. 

Le Cordon Bleu, Ottawa – Cuisine, Pastry and Confectionery, Culinary Arts and Business, Plant-Based Culinary Arts; Bakery, Danish Pastries and Artisan Breads. 

Loyalist College, Belleville - Culinary Management, Culinary Management – Vegetarian, Culinary Skills, Culinary Skills – Vegetarian. 

Niagara College, Niagara-on-the-Lake – Artisan Distilling, Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management, Culinary Management, Culinary Skills, Culinary Skills – Chef Training, Culinary Innovation and Food Technology, Baking Skills, Winery and Viticulture Management, Beverage Business Management, Commercial Cannabis, Greenhouse Management.

Sault College, Sault Ste. Marie – Culinary Skills – Chef Training. 

St. Clair College, Windsor – Culinary Management. 

St. Lawrence College, Kingston – Culinary Skills – Chef Training. 

Trent University, Peterborough – Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. 

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto – Nutrition and Food. 

University of Guelph, Guelph – Nutrition and Nutraceutical Sciences, Food Industry Management, Food and Agriculture Business, Food Science, Applied Human Nutrition. 

University of Ottawa, Ottawa – Integrated Food Sciences in partnership with Le Cordon Bleu. 

Prairies Canada 

International College Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB – Agricultural and Food Sciences. 

Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, Winnipeg, MB – Culinary Arts and Design. 

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Edmonton, AB – Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts. 

Red River College Polytechnic, Winnipeg, MB – Pharmaceutical and Food Manufacturing, Culinary Skills International, Professional Baking and Pastry, Culinary Arts. 

Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Saskatoon, SK – Agriculture and Food Production, Food and Nutrition Management, Professional Cooking. 

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, AB – Butchery and Charcuterie Management, Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts. 

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB – Food Business Management, Food Science and Technology Specialization, Food Science, Food Animals, Dietetics Specialization, Nutrition and Food Science. 

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB – Food Science. 

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK – Food Science, Food and Bioproduct Sciences, Agribusiness, Nutrition. 

British Columbia and Yukon 

British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby - Food Technology, Food Safety, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Preventative Controls and HACCP Plans.   

Coast Mountain College, Terrace - Food and Drink Production. 

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey – Brewing and Brewery Operations. 

LaSalle College, Vancouver - Culinary Arts and Restaurant Ownership, Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts. 

North Island College, Courtenay – Culinary Business Operations, Culinary Business Operations. 

Northern Lights College, Dawson – Culinary Arts, Professional Cook. 

Okanagan College, Kelowna – Food and Drink Production. 

Selkirk College, Castlegar - Culinary Management. 

Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops – Professional Cook. 

University of British Columbia, Vancouver – Food and Resource Economics, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, Dietetics; Food, Nutrition and Health, Food Science. 

Vancouver Community College, Vancouver – Artisan Baking, Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, Pastry. 

Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo – Culinary Arts, Culinary Management, Professional Baking and Pastry Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts Management, Wine Business. 

Yukon University, Whitehorse, YK – Culinary Arts. 

Is there a post-secondary food and beverage program we’ve missed? Reach out to your Regional Innovation Director to let us know! 

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