Your path is our purpose
Yorkville University began with a simple idea: offer flexible, rigorous and career focused programs on campus and online to people who are on a purposeful path.
Since 2004, Yorkville University has successfully grown to encompass three campuses from coast to coast and conferred degrees on thousands of graduates.
Our proud graduates have gone on to launch, advance or change their careers. Yorkville University’s programs are designed to equip graduates with the professional knowledge, skills and designations that employers value.
Flexible programs can be taken on campus or online, or a combination of both.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Yorkville University’s west coast campus is located in beautiful Vancouver, a global city with strong cultural connections to the Asia-Pacific region.
Toronto, Ontario
Yorkville University’s central campus is located in Toronto, a vibrant, multicultural, global hub for business and design with a renowned quality of life.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Yorkville University was founded in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 2004. Today the city hosts most of our online programs.
Meet Our President and Vice Chancellor
Yorkville University’s Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes, PhD, is a globally recognized academic innovator who is passionate about the transformational power of post-secondary education to change lives and improve society. As President and Vice Chancellor of Canada’s largest private university, she has led the creation of Yorkville’s Signature Learning Outcomes, a university-wide commitment to develop the next generation of ethical, highly skilled and socially conscious business leaders, psychotherapists, educators, and creative storytellers and designers.
Under Christensen Hughes’ visionary leadership, Yorkville – which boasts campuses in Vancouver, BC, Toronto, ON, and Fredericton, NB – has become a hub for innovative approaches to relationship-rich, accessible education, with distinctive capabilities in: the creation of an exceptional student experience; high-demand, career-relevant programs; leading student recruitment practices; and high-quality faculty with a commitment to student engagement.
Before joining Yorkville in 2022, Christensen Hughes enjoyed a long and distinguished career in public higher education, where she held a number of leadership roles. She served as President of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) from 2004 to 2007, while also directing the University of Guelph’s Teaching Support Services, providing leadership for the University’s commitment to “student-centred learning”. Following those achievements, she went on to serve as founding dean of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, establishing its unique vision of “being and developing leaders for a sustainable world”. Under her guidance, Lang’s MBA was ranked in the top ten in the world, by Corporate Knights.
A passionate advocate for innovation and integrity in student learning, Christensen Hughes has received many awards and accolades for her service, including being named Professor Emerita and receiving the John Bell Award for Outstanding Teaching in University Education from the University of Guelph. She also received the Sheffield Award from the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, for research judged to be “most excellent” in the Canadian Journal of Higher Education. This award recognized her groundbreaking pan-Canadian study on academic integrity, which was featured on the cover of MacLean’s magazine and earned her regular interviews with the press, including with Michael Enright on CBC Radio. Recognizing her global advocacy for reforming business school education, Christensen Hughes was also invited to New York City to address the United Nations General Assembly on the need for business schools to embrace the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Christensen Hughes earned both her MBA and PhD from the Schulich School of Business at York University; her dissertation was on the topic of organizational empowerment.
Her published work includes the co-edited books Academic Integrity in Canada: An Enduring and Essential Challenge (2022); Taking Stock 2.0: Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2022); Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2010); and Curriculum Development in Higher Education: Faculty-Driven Processes and Practices (2007). Her most recent journal articles have focused on the need to better align university rankings and faculty research with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Mission Statement
The mission of Yorkville University is to build a national university that provides practitioner oriented programs, leading to professional careers that are personally rewarding and contribute to the betterment of society.
YORKVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANTAGE
Yorkville University programs are aimed at helping you achieve your personal and professional goals. Online or in class, across Canada, Yorkville University’s programs are flexible, fast paced and above all, lead to transformation through education.
Our Core Values
Government Approvals
Yorkville University is dedicated to delivering personal and professional growth through flexible higher education for the betterment of students, families and communities in British Columbia.
Yorkville University offers the Bachelor of Business Administration programs under the written consent of the Minister of Advanced Education after having undergone a quality assessment process and been found to meet the criteria established by the Minister.
The term “university” is used under the written consent of the Minister of Advanced Education after having undergone a quality assessment process and been found to meet the criteria established by the Minister.
The Province of British Columbia has approved Yorkville University to offer the following programs:
Bachelor of Business Administration
- General (Without Specialization)
- Specialization in Accounting
- Specialization in Project Management
- Specialization in Supply Chain Management
- Specialization in Energy Management
Yorkville University is dedicated to facilitating the betterment of students, families and communities, in Ontario, the rest of Canada, and around the world. The University aims to provide its students with the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, through its rigorous yet flexible higher education programs.
Yorkville University has been granted consent by the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development to offer the following program:
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Specialization in Project Management
Bachelor of Creative Arts
Bachelor of Interior Design
The institution has been granted a consent by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) to offer the BBA for a 7-year term starting 04/06/2017 and the BID for a 5-year term starting 04/06/2017 (consent extended until 8/31/2023) and the BCA for a 7-year term starting 12/17/2020.
Yorkville University is dedicated to the personal and professional growth of working adults in New Brunswick, across Canada and throughout the world, through rigorous academic preparation. In New Brunswick, all programs are delivered online, allowing students to balance work or family commitments with their academic schedule.
The Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, granted designation status for Yorkville University to operate as a program granting institution authorized to offer the following programs from New Brunswick:
Bachelor of Business Administration
- General (Without Specialization)
Doctor of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Master of Education in Educational Leadership
- Specialization in Leadership in Learning
- Specialization in Educational Administration
Master of Education in Adult Education
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Graduate Certificate in Education (GCE): Leadership in Social Justice
Graduate Certificate in Education (GCE): Teaching and Learning
Professional Designations
Employers value graduates who are members of relevant professional associations and who demonstrate a commitment to upgrading their professional skills. Yorkville University graduates fulfill some of the prerequisites to apply to become a Chartered Professional Accountant, Professional Project Manager, K-12 Principal or Registered Psychotherapist, amongst other career-enhancing possibilities.
Additionally, some Yorkville University programs are also recognized or accredited by industry associations and allow graduates to apply for professional membership.
Board of Governors
The role of Yorkville University’s Board of Governors is to provide guidance, feedback, and periodic advice with respect to operations, planning, student services, faculty and program development, and external relations.
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Julia Christensen Hughes, MBA, Ph.D.
President and Vice Chancellor
Yorkville University
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Eric Roher, LL.B.
Secretary, Board of Governors
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Jacquelyn Scott, O.C., Ph.D.
Former President
Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Michael Markovitz, Ph.D.
Chairman, Board of Governors
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Paul Roach, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Seth Crowell, Ph.D.
Former Vice President Academic
Crandall University
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Terry Miosi, Ph.D.
Past Acting Director
Ontario Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board
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Verna A. Magee-Shepherd, Ed.D.
Former Vice President and Interim President
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Senior Leadership
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Ashley Dafel
Chief Executive Officer
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Allyson Lowe, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President
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Lydia He, Ph.D.
Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer
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Shannon Carvell
Chief Financial Officer
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Kelly Bird
Chief People Officer
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Chris Gain
Chief Information Officer
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Hadi Farashahi
Chief Transformation Officer
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Katie Reese
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
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Tyler Dunham
Senior Vice President, Governance, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Academic Leadership
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Angela Antohi-Kominek, Ed.D.
Principal and Vice President Academic
Ontario
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Thomas Chase, Ph.D.
Principal and Vice President Academic
British Columbia
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Natasha Hannon, Ph.D.
Vice President, Teaching and Learning
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Gary Hepburn
Vice President, Academic and Principal, YU NB
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Cindy Crump
Vice President, Student Experience