The Canadian Armed Forces also operate several institutions in Ontario that also bear the name "college".
The modern college system in Ontario which focuses on vocational training was established through Bill Davis' Bill-153 on May 21, 1965.
[2][3] All 24 publicly funded colleges in Ontario were established through the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 1965, which outlined that these institutions were to provide "career-oriented, post-secondary education and training to assist individuals in finding and keeping employment, to meet the needs of employers and the changing work environment and to support the economic and social development of their local and diverse communities.
These are privately operated institutions which must be registered and approved by the provincial Superintendent of Career Colleges.
[16] The names of several military institutions based in Ontario include the word college, and are all operated by the Canadian Armed Forces.
These institutions provides professional development programs for military officers in the Canadian Armed Forces.