Franchising for Future Minds
Examine education franchises across Canada that equip students of all ages with the skills and knowledge to flourish
For those looking for a franchise opportunity that makes a real difference in their communities, education franchises are an excellent option to consider. These brands provide specialized training in subjects including math, science, English, reading, and much more to students of all ages and abilities.
Join Franchise Canada as we take a trip across Canada to examine education franchises that help sharpen the minds of young children all the way up to post-secondary aged adults. These businesses offer the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve grade level improvement in students within small and large communities.
Academy for Mathematics & English
Widely recognized as “The Math Tutoring Specialist,” the Academy for Mathematics & English has perfected its teaching system over more than 30 years. As thousands of students can attest, the Academy’s custom-tailored programs in English, math, reading, chemistry, and physics reliably improve students’ grades in just six months.
Franchisees with Academy for Mathematics & English join 40 tutoring centres spread across Canada. They can reap rewards including a turnkey teaching program; marketing, advertising, and sales support; a successful operating system; and easily accessible online and in-person support to help drive the success of their students and business.
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Angus Valley Montessori Schools
At Angus Valley Montessori Schools (AVMS), children aged six months to six years receive superior childcare, and inspiring learning opportunities in customized building environments. Its nutritional lunch menus, created by an Executive Chef, are prepared daily in the onsite kitchen. Educators use a balanced approach of social, emotional, language, and cognitive development training to nurture and prepare students for life.
Franchising with Angus Valley Montessori Schools offers rewarding and supportive business assistance from day one. The growing network of thriving franchisees implements AVMS’ custom curriculum, and receives operational and marketing support, strategic supply arrangement with Longo’s/Grocery Gateway, Ecolab, extracurricular and camp programs. All AVM Schools are fully licensed, and are now expanding with new locations.
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Beyond the Classroom
Highly trained tutors are at the core of Beyond the Classroom, a tutoring organization that aims to boost the confidence of students in grades JK to 12. Teaching is administered using three core values: being child-centered while forming a strong relationship, respecting family life through flexible scheduling, and creating a connection between tutors and students.
Franchisees can blend their teaching experience and strong passion for at-home learning by joining the Beyond the Classroom tutoring business. They’re offered customized training, support, and tools to grow the business, and the opportunity to join a team of successful business owners who thrive in their ability to provide exceptional customer service to students and parents.
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Bluekey Education
As the first higher education tutoring franchise aimed to help post-secondary students achieve academic excellence, Bluekey Education offers private subject tutoring, exam test preparation, career planning, and other education services. Founded in 2013, the brand has helped thousands of college and university level students across North America obtain higher grades, gain confidence in their academic skills, and ultimately graduate with success.
Bluekey Education looks for three key qualities in new franchise owners: a commitment to uphold brand values, previous experience or business acumen, and the financial ability to open and own a franchise business.
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Code Wiz
In business since 2017, Code Wiz is much more than a children’s education franchise. It was developed with a commitment to transform the way that kids engage with coding and technology. The kid-friendly features that set Code Wiz apart in the education franchise industry include a Montessori style approach to learning, an innovative curriculum, a hybrid business model approach, bright tech-themed learning centres, an achievement and rewards system, and small staff-to-student ratios. Code Wiz is backed by Tutor Doctor—a global franchise brand with more than 700 locations across 16 countries.
Code Wiz operates with core values such as putting families first, creating wow moments, mastery in STEM skills and consequently self-esteem and confidence, transparency and trust, continuous improvement, and prioritizing success.
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Crayola® Imagine Arts Academy™
Crayola® Imagine Arts Academy™ was created in partnership with Crayola® and is under the 2inspire umbrella brand that also includes Mad Science Group. Franchising began in 2019 and has grown to more than 20 locations across North America, with a recent launch in the U.K. It’s is on a mission to inspire children through art by developing their creativity and critical thinking through programs that focus on real-world topics, like animal conservation and cultural diversity, all while teaching them foundational art techniques.
Crayola® Imagine Arts Academy™ is a franchise model with a history of success, where franchisees benefit from an adaptable business model, and get to enjoy the freedom of being their own boss. Ideal franchisees have sales/marketing or operations experience, are proven managers, and have access to a capital investment needed to help their small business succeed.
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Inspiration Learning Center
Inspiration Learning Center was founded in 2003 and has expanded to 13 learning centers across Canada. It’s more than just a tutoring company, as a licensed private school that offers high school students the chance to earn credits towards their diploma. The center uses a combination of Eastern and Western teaching methods to enrich the minds of young students.
Franchisees with Inspiration Learning Center are offered four pillars of income potential: professional tutoring services by educated and experienced teachers, educational consultations covering educational and extracurricular planning, the opportunity to open a private high school, and retail programs selling books and work sheets to students.
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Kumon Math and Reading Centres
Over the last 60 years, Kumon Math and Reading Centres has become one of the largest and best-established franchisors in the supplemental education industry. With locations in more than 50 countries, educators have utilized the Kumon method of learning to help more than 16 million students improve their self-learning abilities regardless of age or ability.
Kumon is the fourth-largest franchise worldwide and offers franchisees continuous training and support that begins from day one. With low start-up costs, a $2,000 initial franchise fee, and various incentives, Kumon provides the tools and resources to help franchisees’ businesses grow and succeed.
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Megamind Learning Centre
Megamind Learning Centre is a unique after-school education franchise that offers the Abacus Mental Math Program, individualized tutoring programs for students of all grades, and private high school credit courses under one roof.
Franchisees with Megamind Learning Centre invest in a multi-billion-dollar industry that continues to boom. Franchise owners build their business on a solid educational foundation with abundant training and support, and benefit from a variety of programs available for students. Megamind is looking for forward-thinking entrepreneurs who are excited about having an impact on their community and the education of children by running a business which inspires kids and develops their self-esteem as learners.
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Oxford Learning Centres
Whether in an Oxford Learning® Centre or through its online program, Virtual Table™, Oxford Learning’s programs work toward changing the way students process, interpret, and organize information. It’s called cognitive learning.
Proudly Canadian, Oxford Learning® has been helping students for more than 38 years and is looking for franchisees who want to make a living that makes a difference with a recognized leader in supplemental education. The brand also celebrates winning multiple awards from the Canadian Franchise Association, including Franchisees’ Choice Designation for more than 100 locations, Top Franchisee Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Oxford Learning’s founder.
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REACH OG Learning Centres
Founded in 2004, REACH Orton-Gillingham Learning Centres are academic remediation centres that assist individuals who are struggling to learn how to read or write, and provide high level professional development to teachers. The REACH OG team are specialists in structured literacy, learning difficulties, and dyslexia, and teach literacy skills to students with learning difficulties and to those who need a specialized approach.
The REACH OG Learning Centres team supports its franchisees to provide high level OG tutoring and intervention services to students in their communities as well as certified OG training to teachers in their designated region.
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Scholars Education Centre
At Scholars Education Centre, students are offered tutoring and supplemental education from individualized tutoring programs that maximize their academic success and build confidence in their skills. Tutoring and mentoring is offered to students of all ages and grades, and in all subject areas to help them achieve ‘Results That Matter.’
Franchisees with Scholars Education Centre are offered support from head office every step of the way. This begins with a pre-opening training package, followed by exercises and workshops, and more on-site, follow-up, and ongoing training as business gets underway. Becoming a franchisee means joining a multi-billion-dollar industry, and no background experience in teaching is required.
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Spirit of Math Schools
In business since 1992, Spirit of Math Schools offers a unique after-school classroom program for high performing students. With a focus on developing a skill-based understanding of math that focuses on problem solving, co-operation, and numeracy skills, the brand produces some of top performing math students in the country.
Spirit of Math Schools is an excellent business opportunity for those who are passionate about helping young people achieve their highest potential. Franchisees are provided an exceptional comprehensive training and support program to help them succeed.
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Tutor Doctor
Tutor Doctor makes learning a fun and rewarding experience for students by providing educational building blocks needed to succeed. Specializing in science, English, languages, math, and test prep, tutoring services are available to students of all ages, levels, and subjects. There’s also a variety of tutoring programs for high school students, adults, university and college students, and homeschooling opportunities.
Franchisees with Tutor Doctor earn a great income while making a difference in their community. Owners operate a white-collar, home-based business through managing a network of tutors and benefit greatly from a one-to-one tutoring model that eliminates the need for high overhead costs that come from traditional brick and mortar businesses.
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UCMAS Mental Math
With more than 3 million children trained worldwide, UCMAS Learning Centres serve a real need—to boost child development and brainpower in kids aged 5 to 13 by offering Mental Math and Abacus training. UCMAS was established in 2004 and has quickly expanded to nearly 100 locations across Canada. UCMAS is one of the most awarded and top education franchises in Canada. Along with the prestigious Hall of Fame distinction from the CFA, it’s received distinctive awards and recognitions for 11 consecutive years.
Franchisees with UCMAS can benefit from perks including a low initial investment and operating expenses, the ability to work full or part-time, an easy-to-operate system, a proven business model to maximize revenue, and an established and exclusive educational methodology. Previous educational industry experience isn’t required, and franchisees will join a recession-resistant sector.