Just what exactly do you want to design?
It's been pointed out on this group and many others that design skills come with experience, so the quick answer is that you go get some experience. However, there are plenty of fundamental skills that aren't taught in EE or ET programmes that you could certainly teach yourself, and people here will be happy to point you towards some good resources. But all this is dependent on what you want to design.
There's plenty of resources of one sort or another in the Toronto area, but all are specific to certain areas of electrical engineering.
If you respond with what it is that you are interested in learning about the design of, there may be some more specific answers I can give you.
Cheers,
Chris