Learner success partners
Learner success partners
Welcome learner success partners
This page is designed for professionals who guide students through Ontario’s transfer system. Here, you’ll find tools, resources and insights to help you support learners confidently and effectively.
Your work is essential in helping students and learners make informed decisions and achieve their academic goals. Together, we can create smoother pathways and reduce barriers to mobility.
Empowering partners across Ontario
Your hub for tools, resources and insights to help students navigate postsecondary education, transfer pathways and achieve their academic goals.
ONTransfer.ca is part of the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT), a non-profit organization funded by the Government of Ontario. We work closely with Ontario’s publicly funded colleges, universities and Indigenous Institutes to enhance learner mobility across the province.
Learning success partners are:
| Academic advisors | Principals/Vice-Principals |
| Admissions staff | Recruiters |
| Adult learning professionals | School board staff |
| Continuing education staff | Student support teams |
| Deans/Directors | Teachers/guidance counsellors |
| Leaders in education | Transfer credit specialists |
Empower your journey. Discover our tools.
Transfer Pathways
Explore how programs connect across Ontario institutions and see how your completed courses or credentials may apply to your new program.
Course Transfer
See how individual courses you’ve completed may be recognized at another Ontario institution.
ontario institutions
Find admission requirements, transfer credit and PLAR information, and contacts for Ontario colleges, universities and Indigenous Institutes.
Helping learners move forward — wherever they start.
65%
applicants decided to transfer until after finishing or leaving their program
63%
of transfer applicants were expecting to receive one or more years of transfer credit
12%
applicants use a formal articulation agreement between postsecondary schools
Understanding learner mobility and transfer
Learners are:
A learner is an individual engaged in acquiring knowledge, skills or competencies through formal or informal education. This includes prospective learners, current students and those returning to study after a break. In the postsecondary context, a learner may be actively enrolled in a program, exploring future options or re-entering the system after time away. When a learner is formally enrolled in an education program, they are referred to as a student.
Learner mobility is:
Learner mobility refers to the ability of students to transition between postsecondary programs or institutions after beginning their studies. It ensures flexibility within the education system, allowing students to adjust their academic path as their goals, interests or circumstances evolve. Transfer is one of the primary mechanisms that enables learner mobility, allowing students to move between programs or institutions while receiving credit for previously completed coursework. Understanding mobility early in the planning process supports informed decision-making, reduces barriers and promotes student success throughout their educational journey.
Learner mobility and transfer matters
Learner mobility and transfer are essential for a flexible, student-centered postsecondary system. They allow students to adapt their educational path as goals or circumstances change, reduce barriers and recognize prior learning so efforts count toward future success.
Transfer matters because it:
- supports student success: provides flexibility for learners to adjust their academic path, reducing barriers to completion
- maximizes prior learning: recognizes and applies previously earned credits to future studies
- promotes system efficiency: strengthens collaboration among institutions and improves resource utilization
- advances equity and access: ensures diverse learners, including those returning after a break, can continue without starting over
Understanding and facilitating transfer is essential for institutions committed to student-centered practices and system-wide mobility.
For learner success partners, supporting mobility means:
- guiding academic planning so students can build transfer pathways that fit their goals
- empowering informed choices by helping learners understand their postsecondary options
- reducing barriers to mobility and creating a smoother transition between programs and institutions
- collaborating across systems to ensure learners receive consistent, accurate information
For learners or students, mobility and transfer means:
- access to new opportunities that better align with their career aspirations
- recognition of prior learning so their efforts count toward future goals
- flexibility to change programs or institutions without starting over should interests or personal circumstances change
Partner with ONTransfer
By leveraging ONTransfer.ca, you help create a more connected, learner-centered system in Ontario. Together, we can:
- support learner postsecondary journey towards a career
- improve learner success, retention and equitable access to education
- build a stronger network of student-focused professionals across institutions
Next steps
Use ONTransfer as a trusted resource when advising learners and collaborating with partners across the system.
- bookmark ONTransfer.ca for quick access to official mobility and transfer information when supporting learners.
- share ONTransfer resources with your team to promote consistent, accurate guidance across advising, admissions, and support services.
- connect with the ONTransfer team for additional support, including:
- requesting brochures or materials for your organization
- inviting us to participate in events, information sessions or training for students, families or staff
- exploring training, presentations or partnership opportunities
Together, we can make Ontario’s transfer system more accessible and student-centered. Let’s work to empower learners at every stage of their journey.
Additional resources:
- Learn about transfer pathways and transfer – Understand more about mobility and transfer
- Key terms – Understand mobility and transfer terminology
- FAQs – Get answers to common questions