According to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), global cultural and heritage tourism is growing by an unprecedented 15 per cent per year as a growing segment of travel consumer moves toward a more engaging genre of travel experience: the Cultural And Heritage motivated traveler wants a distinct and authentic sense of place while connecting with the endemic tapestry of human endeavour.

Recognizing this burgeoning trend in cultural and heritage tourism, the Culture and Heritage Institute at Centennial College is a multi-faceted facility that offers a broad range of educational- and industry-training outreach programs to help Ontario's tourism sector retool for this new breed of travel consumer.

Centennial College is a place of higher learning that sees its cultural diversity as its greatest strength. We embrace diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our mission to educate students for career success within a context of global citizenship. Given our renewed focus, Centennial's Culture and Heritage Institute represents an exceptional fit with the college's vision and goals.

Building on a Bold Concept

Our project exemplifies the kind of innovation Centennial College has become known for: creating exciting educational and cultural opportunities for our students and the greater community. After all, investing in cultural tourism is an investment in a strong and prosperous economy, thus providing a high quality of life for all Ontarians.

Centennial College believes an investment in the Culture and Heritage Institute will be beneficial to its students, the local community and to business and industry. It will help open the doors of the world to the GTA and open the doors of the GTA to the world.

Contact us:
chi@centennialcollege.ca