| Acronym | Full name |
|---|---|
| C&D | coffee and doughnut (shop) |
| C&O | Combinatorics and Optimization |
| C&PA | outdated, see MSC |
| CACEE | Canadian Association of Career Educators & Employers |
| CACR | Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research |
| CAEL | Canadian Academic English Language Assessment |
| CAFCE | Canadian Association for Co-operative Education |
| CAG | Conflict Analysis Group |
| CAGS | Canadian Association for Graduate Studies |
| CAHR | Centre for Applied Health Research (ceased) |
| CAMJ | Centre for Advanced Materials Joining |
| CANEX | Canada Exchange Scholars Award Program |
| CAPDS | Centre for Advanced Photovoltaic Devices and Systems |
| CARE | Centre for Accounting Research and Education |
| CARL | Canadian Association of Research Libraries |
| CASE | Council for Advancement and Support of Education |
| CASF | Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance |
| CASIOPA | Centre for Applied Science in Ontario Protected Areas |
| CATT | Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies |
| CAUBO | Canadian Association of University Business Officers |
| CBB | Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology |
| CBET | see CCBET |
| CBRPE | Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation (now Propel Centre for Population Health Impact) |
| CC | Canada Council |
| CCA | Centre for Career Action |
| CCAE | Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education |
| CCARD | Centre for Core Area Research and Design |
| CCAT | Canadian Centre of Arts and Technology |
| CCBET | Conrad Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology |
| CCCI | Canadian Centre for Cultural Innovation |
| CCEC | Centre for Control of Emerging Contaminants |
| CCFSRG | Canadian Cold Formed Steel Research Group |
| CCIN | Canadian Cryospheric Information Network |
| CCIT | Centre of Excellence for Communications and Information Technology (OCE) |
| CCLR | Centre for Contact Lens Research |
| CCM | Centre for Cultural Management |
| CCMIC | Centre for Computational Mathematics in Industry and Commerce |
| CDMN | Canadian Digital Media Network |
| CE | Centre of Excellence for Energy (OCE) |
| CEC | Canadian Engineering Competition |
| CECA | Co-operative Education & Career Action (was Co-operative Education & Career Services) |
| CECR | Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (federal) |
| CECS | Co-operative Education & Career Services (now CECA) |
| CEET | Centre of Excellence for Earth and Environmental Technologies (OCE) |
| CEL | Centre for Extended Learning (was Distance and Continuing Education) |
| Cellnet | Cell Factory Bioprocessing Research Network |
| CEMC | Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing |
| CERC | Canada Excellence Research Chair |
| CFI | Canada Foundation for Innovation |
| CFM | Computing and Financial Management |
| CFPF | Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism |
| CHIP | Computing Help and Information Place |
| CIA | Canadian Institute of Actuaries |
| CIAR | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research |
| CIARS | Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems |
| CIGI | Centre for International Governance Innovation |
| CIHR | Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| CIPC | Chanchlani India Policy Centre |
| CIPI | Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (NCE) |
| CIRFE | Centre for Integrated Radio Frequency Engineering |
| CITO | Communications and Information Technology Ontario — now CCIT (OCE) |
| CKI | Centre for Knowledge Integration |
| CLLRNet | Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network — ceased (NCE) |
| CMHR | Centre for Mental Health Research |
| CMM | Centre of Excellence for Materials and Manufacturing (OCE) |
| CMS | Cultural Management Specialization |
| CnD | coffee and doughnut (shop) |
| CNIB | Canadian National Institute for the Blind |
| COFU-UO | Council of Finance Officers—Universities of Ontario |
| ConGESE | Consortium for Graduate Education in Software Education |
| COS | Community of Science |
| COU | Council of Ontario Universities |
| CP | Centre of Excellence for Photonics (OCE) |
| CPA | outdated. See MSC |
| CPAMI | Centre for Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence |
| CPATT | Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology |
| CPSA | Canadian Political Science Association |
| CR | Congregation of the Resurrection |
| CRAIG | Contracts Research and Industrial Grants (Office of Research) |
| CRC | Canada Research Chairs |
| CRC | Centre for Responsible Citizenship (SJU) |
| CRE-MSD | Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders |
| CRESTech | Centre for Research in Earth and Space Technology — now CEET (OCE) |
| CRG | Civics Research Group |
| CS | Computer Science |
| CSC | Co-op Students’ Council |
| CSC | Computer Science Club |
| CSCF | Computer Science Computing Facility |
| CSE | Centre for Sight Enhancement |
| CSG | Computer Systems Group |
| CSRGC | Centre for the Study on Rapid Global Change |
| CSSBI | Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute |
| CSTV | Centre for Society, Technology and Values |
| CTE | Centre for Teaching Excellence |
| CTN | Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience |
| CURA | Community-University Research Alliances (federal) |
| CUT | Certificate in University Teaching |
| CWC | Centre for Wireless Communication |
| CWN | Canadian Water Network (NCE) |
| CWS | Community and World Service |
