Founded
in 1917, Campion College is named for the Jesuit priest and scholar,
St. Edmund Campion. The college was founded through a special Act of
the Legislature of the Province of Saskatchewan as the “Catholic
College of Regina.”
In 1923, Campion attained status as a Junior College of the University of Saskatchewan, and was the first institution in Regina through which students could earn a bachelor’s degree.
In 1964, the College was granted federation with the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, later to become the University of Regina.