According to CERIC’s 2019 Survey of Career Service Professionals, 35.3% of career professionals surveyed have a master’s degree. While specializations may vary, a common field of study for career development professionals is counselling. This list outlines master of counselling programs available across Canada, including master of counselling psychology and master of education with counselling specialization programs. It does not include programs available in French. If we’re missing a program that should be on this list, comment below or drop a note to lindsay@ceric.ca.
Those interested in getting started in the field or upgrading their credentials may also be interested in our CareerWise compilation of 14 Canadian programs for career development professionals.
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British Columbia
Adler University – Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology; Master of Counselling Psychology; Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology: School and Youth Concentration; Master of Counselling Psychology: School and Youth Concentration
City University – Master of Counselling
Simon Fraser University – Master of Counselling Psychology; Master of Educational Psychology
Trinity Western University – Master of Counselling Psychology
University of British Columbia – Master of Counselling Psychology; School and Applied Child Psychology Program
University of Victoria – Master of Counselling Psychology
Alberta
Athabasca University – Master of Counselling
City University – Master of Counselling
St. Stephen’s College (University of Alberta) – Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality
University of Alberta – Master of Counselling Psychology; Master of Psychological Studies in Education – Research
University of Calgary – Master of Education in School & Applied Child Psychology; Master of Counselling; Master of Science in Counselling Psychology
University of Lethbridge – Master of Counselling
Manitoba
Providence University – Master of Counselling Psychology
University of Manitoba – Master of School Psychology; Master of Clinical Psychology
Ontario
Canada Christian College – Master of Christian Counselling
Saint Paul University – Master of Counselling and Spirituality
Tyndale University – Master of Divinity (Counselling)
University of Ottawa – Master of Arts Education (Counselling Psychology); Master of Education (Counselling Psychology)
University of Toronto – Master of Counselling Psychology
Western University – Master of Counselling Psychology
Quebec
McGill University – Master of Counselling Psychology; Master of School/Applied Child Psychology
New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick – Master of Education in Counselling
Yorkville University – Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Nova Scotia
Acadia University – Master of Education in Counselling
Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University – Master of Education in Counselling Psychology
