加拿大大西洋研究证书旨在满足希望对本地区有更细微了解的学生的需求。对于希望提高他们对塑造和包围他们的当地文化的了解的加拿大大西洋地区的学生而言，它将具有吸引力。同样，它为希望出入严格但精心计划的课程的国际学生提供了宝贵的教育选择，这些课程将各种不同的学术机会结合到了一年的学习计划中。通过创建一个课堂环境，本地和国际学生可以在该地区分享他们的不同观点，该证书激发了有益的思想交流，并将加拿大大西洋研究完全纳入了更广泛的国家和全球分析框架。通过在专注于该地区研究的课程与旨在提供更广泛的加拿大背景的补充课程之间取
Atlantic Canada Studies is an interdisciplinary major minor honours concentration and certificate option in the Arts Faculty which has developed out of an increasing demand by students faculty and the community generally for a more organized study of this region. Students who complete a major minor honours concentration or certificate in Atlantic Canada Studies will have helped to prepare themselves for a fuller and more meaningful participation in the life of Atlantic Canada and will have acquired a useful background for careers in teaching law trade and industry and the provincial and federal civil services. Their attention is particularly drawn to the advantages from a career point of view of taking Atlantic Canada Studies as part of a double major or honours.