Best Schools for Trades in Canada

28 schools offering Trades programs — 2026

University of the Fraser Valley

University

Abbotsford, British Columbia · Est. 1974

EngineeringBusinessHealth SciencesSciences

15,000+ students

Thompson Rivers University

University

Kamloops, British Columbia · Est. 1970

EngineeringBusinessHealth SciencesTrades

11,000+ students

Mount Royal University

University

Calgary, Alberta · Est. 1931

BusinessNursingApplied SciencesTrades

16,000+ students

Vancouver Island University

University

Nanaimo, British Columbia · Est. 1936

EngineeringSciencesBusinessTrades

7,000+ students

Capilano University

University

North Vancouver, British Columbia · Est. 1968

Applied ArtsSciencesBusinessTrades

8,000+ students

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Polytechnic/University

Surrey, British Columbia · Est. 1981

BusinessTechnologyTradesApplied Sciences

18,000+ students

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

Polytechnic

Burnaby, British Columbia · Est. 1964

EngineeringTechnologyApplied SciencesTrades

30,000+ students

Conestoga College

Polytechnic

Kitchener, Ontario · Est. 1967

Engineering TechnologyBusinessTradesHealth Sciences

22,000+ students

Fanshawe College

Polytechnic

London, Ontario · Est. 1965

Health SciencesEngineeringSkilled TradesBusiness

18,000+ students

Algonquin College

Polytechnic

Ottawa, Ontario · Est. 1957

TechnologyBusinessHealth SciencesApplied Sciences

16,000+ students

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

Polytechnic

Edmonton, Alberta · Est. 1962

EngineeringTechnologySkilled TradesHealth Sciences

17,000+ students

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Polytechnic

Calgary, Alberta · Est. 1916

EngineeringTradesHealth SciencesTechnology

14,000+ students

Red River College Polytechnic

Polytechnic

Winnipeg, Manitoba · Est. 1938

TechnologyTradesHealth SciencesBusiness

10,000+ students

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Polytechnic

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Est. 1912

Skilled TradesApplied TechnologyHealth SciencesBusiness

8,000+ students

Cégep La Cité collégiale (Boréal)

Cégep

Montreal, Quebec

General EducationVocational TrainingProfessional StudiesApplied Sciences

Cambrian College

College

Sudbury, Ontario · Est. 1967

TradesHealth SciencesBusinessApplied Sciences

4,500+ students

Centennial College

College

Toronto, Ontario · Est. 1966

Engineering TechnologyHealth SciencesBusinessApplied Sciences

18,000+ students

Durham College

College

Oshawa, Ontario · Est. 1967

Engineering TechnologySkilled TradesHealth SciencesBusiness

6,500+ students

Fleming College

College

Peterborough, Ontario · Est. 1967

Environmental SciencesNatural ResourcesBusinessApplied Sciences

4,000+ students

Georgian College

College

Barrie, Ontario · Est. 1967

Skilled TradesHealth SciencesBusinessEngineering Technology

7,000+ students

Lambton College

College

Sarnia, Ontario · Est. 1967

Engineering TechnologyBusinessHealth SciencesTrades

3,500+ students

Loyalist College

College

Belleville, Ontario · Est. 1967

Engineering TechnologyBusinessSkilled TradesHealth Sciences

5,500+ students

Mohawk College

College

Hamilton, Ontario · Est. 1967

Engineering TechnologyHealth SciencesSkilled TradesBusiness

10,000+ students

Niagara College

College

Welland, Ontario · Est. 1967

ViticultureHospitalityBusinessHealth Sciences

5,000+ students

Northern College

College

Timmins, Ontario · Est. 1967

Skilled TradesHealth SciencesBusinessProfessional Studies

2,000+ students

St. Clair College

College

Windsor, Ontario · Est. 1967

Engineering TechnologySkilled TradesHealth SciencesBusiness

6,000+ students

St. Lawrence College

College

Kingston, Ontario · Est. 1967

Engineering TechnologyBusinessSkilled TradesHealth Sciences

3,500+ students

Sault College

College

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · Est. 1965

Engineering TechnologySkilled TradesHealth SciencesBusiness

3,000+ students