Supports for Autistic Postsecondary Students

Atlantic Canada

Mount Allison University

Located in Sackville, New Brunswick, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports.

Saint Mary’s University

Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this university offers transition to university support, transition to employment support, and peer mentoring for autistic students. 

Central Canada

Source: Brock University

Brock University

Located in St. Catherines, Ontario, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports.

 

Carleton University

Located in Ottawa, Ontario, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports.

 

Queen’s University

Located in Kingston, Ontario, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports. Additionally, Queen’s University offers transition to university support and social skills training for autistic students.

 

 

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Located in Oshawa, Ontario, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports. Additionally, University of Ontario Institute of Technology provides transition to university support, peer mentoring, social group(s), and support with daily living skills for autistic students.

 

York University

Located in Toronto, Ontario, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports. Additionally, York University offers transition to university support, peer mentoring, specialist tutoring, social group(s), support with daily living skills, and an autistic student advocate for its autistic students.

 

Source: Université Laval

Université Laval

Located in Québec City, Québec, this university offers specialist tutoring for its autistic students.

Note: The Université Laval website is written in French.

 

Algonquin College of Arts

Located in Ottawa, Ontario, this technical and vocational college has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports and offers transition to university supports for its autistic students.

 

 

 

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

Located in Etobicoke, Ontario, this technical and vocational college has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports. Additionally, Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning offers transition to university support, peer mentoring, social group(s), student-led societies, and transition to employment support for its autistic students.

 

Loyalist College of Applied Arts

Located in Belleville, Ontario, this technical and vocational college has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports.

 

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University of Toronto (Downtown, St. George)

Located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, this university has a dedicated section of their website to autism-specific supports. Students at the University of Toronto can also reach out to an ASD Accessibility Advisor and an Autism Support Coordinator as well. Additionally, the University of Toronto offers social group(s), dedicated summer transition programs, and services for its indigenous autistic students.

Source: University of Toronto, Mississauga

 

University of Toronto (Mississauga)

University of Toronto (Mississauga)

University of Toronto (Mississauga)

University of Toronto (Mississauga)

Located in Mississauga, Ontario, the University of Toronto offers accessibility services to its autistic students.

 

Source: University of Toronto, Scarborough

 

University of Toronto (Scarborough)

Located in Scarborough, Ontario, the University of Toronto offers accessibility services to its autistic students.

 

 

 

Canadian Prairies

University of Calgary

Located in Calgary, Alberta, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports. Additionally, the University of Calgary offers social group(s) and a neurodiversity advisor for its autistic students.

 

Norquest College

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, this Junior College/
CÉGEP provides transition to employment support its for autistic students.

 

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Located in Calgary, Alberta, this polytechnic institution has a dedicated volunteer Neurodiversity Alliance who provide programming and support to the SAIT community to enhance an inclusive climate, improve the student experience and reduce discrimination relating to neurodiversity.

West Coast of Canada

Simon Fraser University

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, this university has dedicated a section of their website to autism-specific supports. Additionally, Simon Fraser University offers transition to university support, specialist tutoring, social group(s), and support with daily living skills for its autistic students.

 

University of Fraser Valley

Located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, this university has dedicated a section of its website to autism-specific supports.