▁independent ▁institution ▁through ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁college ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Ass umption ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or ▁and ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁accepted ▁as ▁an ▁affili ate ▁the ▁non - den omin ational ▁Es sex ▁College , ▁the ▁latter ▁established ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁" as ▁an ▁independent ▁college … to ▁provide ▁access ▁to ▁provincial ▁gr ants ." ▁ ▁Holy ▁Names ▁College ▁affili ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁Holy ▁R ede emer ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Can ter bury ▁College ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Ang lic an ▁college ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁affili ate ▁with ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁ ▁Ass umption ▁University , ▁Can ter bury ▁College , ▁Holy ▁R ede emer ▁College ▁ ▁( now ▁Ac adémie ▁Sainte - C é cile ), ▁and ▁the ▁I ona ▁College ▁( Un ited ▁Church ▁Aff ili ate ), ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or ▁joined ▁in ▁an ▁affili ation ▁agreement . ▁" When ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or ▁began ▁operations ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 " ▁... " ▁Es sex ▁College ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁as ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁entity ▁and ▁its ▁assets ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁University