Social Work & Social Service Work Programs in Ontario

Social Work Programs

The following is a list of universities in Ontario that have social work programs. Please verify that your B.S.W or M.S.W. is accredited by the CASWE by visiting their website.

Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University - School of Social Work
Laurentian University - School of Native Human Services
McMaster University
Ryerson University
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario - King's College
University of Windsor
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University

In addition to the above, in the social work category, generally graduates who have obtained:

• A degree in social work from a social work program offered in Canada and accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education; or
• A degree from a social work program offered at a college or university in the United States and accredited by the Council on Social Work Education will meet the education requirement for registration as a social worker with the College.
• A list of the social work programs accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education.
• A list of the social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Graduates of a social work program offered in a country other than Canada or the United States must have their social work degree evaluated by the Canadian Association of Social Workers.

Social Service Work Programs

The following is a list of approved social service work programs offered in Ontario. Generally, graduates who have obtained a diploma in social service work from these programs will meet the education requirement for registration as a social service worker with the College. To date, there are non-social service work programs approved by Council as being equivalent to a social service work program offered in Ontario at a College of Applied Arts and Technology. Links to SSW programs and equivalent programs are below.

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology
Collège Boréal
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology
Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology - Human Services Worker Program
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology
George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology - Community Worker Program
Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
La Cité Collégiale
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology - Social Service Worker Gerontology Program
St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology
Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology

For more information on registering with the College, please download our FAQs for Social Work and Social Service Work Students brochure or e-mail registration for further information.