SASKATOON, Feburary 24, 2026
An annual -members survey by the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE) provides a snapshot of continuing education (CE) activity performed by member institutions that responded to the 2025 Annual Survey.
In 2025, 44 participating institutions reported 576,733 CE registrations, of which 289,290 registrations are in in career and workforce development programming. These figures illustrate the significant scale of CE activity among reporting universities, particularly in programs aligned with workforce and career development.
Among the institutions that reported enrolment data in both the 2024 and 2025 surveys, registrations increased by 15.1%, rising from 368,116 to 423,589. Responding institutions also reported more than 2.7 million instructional hours in 2025, underscoring the depth and scale of instructional delivery within the reporting group. In total, institutions reported offering 9,529 unique courses, and 30 institutions reported 18,696 course sections.
Importantly, the survey confirms that 80% of respondents’ continuing education registrations are not otherwise captured in government enrolment reporting. Without CAUCE’s data collection, this data would not be part of the higher education story.
For the first time, institutions were asked about the impact of recent international student policy changes. Among those that track international student status and offer programming to international students, 79% reported a decline in international continuing education registrations.
“Continuing education responds in real time to economic and community needs,” says Lisa Rochman, Acting Chair of CAUCE’s Data Collection Committee. “The scale of activity is striking. The data shows that continuing education plays a far greater role in Canada’s learning and workforce landscape than many realize.”
Overall, the 2025 CAUCE Annual Survey confirms that continuing education is a substantial and important activity within participating Canadian universities.