Online, Chinese 101 and 102 are available for Internet study. On finishing successfully, you will be issued a certificate of completion from Bendigo University (Victoria, Australia). This seems to be one of the few universities trying this type of language training on the Internet.
The David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication focuses on intercultural and interlingual cooperation at their Harbour Centre campus in Vancouver. The Chinese language courses are offered as part of a continuing education curriculum, and the one month intensive Introductory Mandarin course that I took was very good.
The University of Alberta offers a very comprehensive program, and does have special intensive summer sessions at times. Likely I will attempt a course in the fall of 1997.
The University of Calgary also offers Chinese language courses, although by the look of their catalogue, somewhat less of a selection than at the University of Alberta.
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia has, as expected, a large department of East Asian Studies, and many offerings in Asian languages and culture. An intensive Mandarin course is also offered for the summer session.
The University of Saskatchewan does offer a limited number of courses in Chinese at this time.
The University of Toronto has a large number of East Asian Programs, and their courses are very flexible for the introductory learner.
The University of Manitoba has only two courses in Chinese, an Introductory and an Intermediate. The learning style does seem to be more interactive and geared toward the individual who likes to work in small teams.
Chinese Language Study Courses is maintained by Carlos McEvilly, and has links to many American Universities offering Chinese Language studies.