The Canadian Bureau for International Education: Innovator in the Higher Education Policy Landscape or Temporary Filler for Internationalization? 1966-2004

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Title: The Canadian Bureau for International Education: Innovator in the Higher Education Policy Landscape or Temporary Filler for Internationalization? 1966-2004
Language: English
Authors: John Allison
Source: Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2026 56(1):143-154.
Availability: Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: www.cjhe-rces.ca
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Global Approach, International Education, Nongovernmental Organizations, Advocacy, Educational History
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 0316-1218
Abstract: This article will examine the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE). This non-governmental advocacy organization along with the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC, now Universities Canada) have been responsible for internationalizing higher education (HE) in Canada. It was and remains very significant to international higher education policy. This article will examine the history of the CBIE as it fills this important area of policy making in Canada. It will look critically at the early development of the organization, its fight for financial sustainability as a non-governmental organization (NGO), and lastly, its responses to continuing and emergent issues through to the 2000s. The need for an advocacy organization to fill this niche in Canadian international education policy continues today--what was the CBIE's approach, and is the CBIE now a permanent fixture responsible for internationalizing higher education in Canada?
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1504238
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