The SIS built for how
colleges actually operate
Elara manages the full student lifecycle for colleges and institutes from first inquiry to graduation. Admissions, programs, fees, LMS, and reporting in one platform built for Canadian post-secondary.
Trusted by colleges across Canada
Trusted by colleges across Canada
One platform for the entire
student life cycle
Elara is built for registrars and administrators who deal with complex program structures, multi-term enrollments, and regulatory compliance.
Admissions & Enrollment
Real-time visibility into enrollments, attendance, events, and financials all before your first coffee of the day.
Program & Course Management
Build programs with structured course plans, schedule classes across terms, assign instructors, and manage course grades and marking.
Fee Management & T2202
Handle student fees, post payments, generate receipts, and produce CRA-ready T2202 tax slips with full audit trail and batch processing.
LMS Integration
Sync student data, attendance, and grades with your learning management system. Track learner progress and identify at-risk students.
Reports & Analytics
Over 60 built-in reports covering enrollment KPIs, revenue, attendance, student status, aging, claims, and provincial compliance.
Transportation
Define routes, assign students to buses, and send real-time transport notifications from the same platform you run everything else.
Getting Started
Live in weeks, not months
We take care of setup, migration, and training. Your team gets a working system on day one with on-spot dedicated support.
Discovery Call
We map your institution's program structure, existing processes, and specific configuration needs.
Configuration
Elara is set up with your programs, courses, terms, fee structures, and user roles pre-loaded.
Data Migration
We import your students, applicants, financial records, and academic history from your current system.
Training & Go-Live
Staff training, soft launch, and dedicated support for your first full academic term.
Platform Modules
Every Office,
One Platform
Elara is structured with focused modules each caters a specific function within your college or institute.
By the Numbers
Built to scale with your institution
Whether you're running one campus or a dozen, Elara scales with your enrollment and operations.
10 +
Colleges and career institutes across Canada
100 %
PIPEDA-compliant infrastructure from day one
60 +
Revenue, enrollment, attendance, & compliance
99.9 %
Enterprise-grade reliability for uninterrupted operations
Real Colleges, Real results
Registrars and directors from Ontario to BC share what changed after switching to Elara.
We were juggling three different systems for admissions, fees, and grades. Elara consolidated everything. Our enrollment processing dropped from 5 days to under 8 hours.
Janet Rodriguez
Registrar Career College
Ontario
The T2202 module alone saved us two weeks of manual work every tax season. Batch generation, audit trails, and XML export-all built in.
Navdeep Singh
Director of Finance
BC Institute of Technology
The onboarding team migrated 4 years of student records in under two weeks. We went fully live before the next intake started. Remarkable support.
Patricia Keene
Academic Director
Alberta Learning Centre
Why Elara
Not just another US import
Elara was built for the Canadian college context - that changes everything, from data compliance to timezone-aligned support.
Legacy / US-Based SIS
What most Canadian colleges are stuck with
- US data centres - compliance risk under PIPEDA
- 12-month enterprise lock-in contracts
- 6-12 month implementation timelines
- Offshore support with timezone gaps
- Separate billing for every add-on module
- Built for US institutions, retrofitted for Canada
Elara by Three Apples
Purpose-built for Canadian colleges
- Canadian data residency - PIPEDA compliant
- Flexible plans - no surprise lock-ins
- Live in 2-4 weeks with full data migration
- Canadian-timezone support team
- All modules included - one platform fee
- Built for Canadian college structure from day one
Ready to modernize?
See Elara running with your institution's data
Book a 30-minute live demo. We'll walk you through admissions, program management, fee processing, and reporting-using your actual data.