The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) is Canada’s unique national organization dedicated to international education in all its facets.

CBIE is first and foremost a membership organization. It is an association of educational institutions and of their people – professionals, leaders, students – who are engaged in internationalizing education programs, student services, campuses and communities, and who are seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in cross-cultural communications, managing services for inbound and outbound students, developing capacity-building projects abroad.

CBIE is dedicated to helping members to gain the skills, knowledge, resources and profile needed to achieve excellence in the delivery of international education at home and abroad, and to expand and deepen their educational partnerships across borders.

CBIE supports members in their pursuit of internationalization excellence.

Our membership comprises all levels of education in Canada, including schools and school boards, colleges, cégeps, institutes, universities and language schools.

CBIE provides a meeting place for diverse institutions with common interests, partners in government, counterpart and related organizations, the private sector and a range of stakeholders in our field.

CBIE’s 15-member Board of Directors represents different types of educational institutions and is drawn from across Canada.

Please click on the links to learn more about the specific aspects of membership.

To apply to become a Member Institution or Associate, please click here.