The Basics

Why enroll?

The Canadian HSS Commons courses environment offers instructors and students many features to help facilitate the most engaging and interactive learning experience possible. And we're adding new features all the time. Many of these feature, like in-depth instructor videos, announcements, and more, are available right away, just by browsing the available courses. But, some features require an extra level of personalization, and thus require enrollment in the course. Just to give you a taste, some of the exciting featurese available after enrollment include:

So, why not get started today?

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