UitC is an initiative of the charitable, non-profit organization, the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA).
UitC is an initiative of the charitable, non-profit organization, the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA). We believe in the mutual benefits of bringing the university into the community and the community into the university.
In the early 1900’s, the Workers’ Educational Associations’ (WEA) movement laid the seeds for liberal arts learning for non-traditional students.
In 1918, Sir Robert Falconer, the 5th President of the University of Toronto (U of T), played an instrumental role in founding the Workers’ Educational Association of Canada. His interest lay in establishing a forum for liberal arts learning for the community.
