Distant education at universities: Canadian experience

In the article the features of the Canadian system of distant education, which detected through synthesis and interpretation of existing scientific approaches to the definition of key concepts problems are concerned. Innovative approaches to distant education and the mechanisms of their implementation in Canadian universities with the new information and communication technologies usage in the students’ learning process are grounded. The importance of ICT in shaping the new economy is emphasized. It is summed up that distant education provides a means to support teachers’ professional development; curriculum ensures compliance demands and promotes logical sequence of accumulation of professional knowledge and skills.