Universities in Canada
40 universities across Canada — 2026
University of Toronto
UniversityToronto, Ontario · Est. 1827
95,000+ students
McGill University
UniversityMontreal, Quebec · Est. 1821
40,000+ students
University of British Columbia
UniversityVancouver, British Columbia · Est. 1908
65,000+ students
University of Alberta
UniversityEdmonton, Alberta · Est. 1908
38,000+ students
University of Calgary
UniversityCalgary, Alberta · Est. 1966
34,000+ students
McMaster University
UniversityHamilton, Ontario · Est. 1887
36,000+ students
University of Waterloo
UniversityWaterloo, Ontario · Est. 1957
42,000+ students
York University
UniversityToronto, Ontario · Est. 1959
55,000+ students
University of Ottawa
UniversityOttawa, Ontario · Est. 1848
43,000+ students
Queen's University
UniversityKingston, Ontario · Est. 1841
30,000+ students
University of Western Ontario
UniversityLondon, Ontario · Est. 1878
38,000+ students
University of Guelph
UniversityGuelph, Ontario · Est. 1874
37,000+ students
Brock University
UniversitySt. Catharines, Ontario · Est. 1961
19,000+ students
Wilfrid Laurier University
UniversityWaterloo, Ontario · Est. 1961
17,000+ students
Dalhousie University
UniversityHalifax, Nova Scotia · Est. 1818
18,000+ students
Memorial University
UniversitySt. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador · Est. 1925
18,000+ students
Carleton University
UniversityOttawa, Ontario · Est. 1942
32,000+ students
Simon Fraser University
UniversityBurnaby, British Columbia · Est. 1965
35,000+ students
University of Victoria
UniversityVictoria, British Columbia · Est. 1963
23,000+ students
University of Lethbridge
UniversityLethbridge, Alberta · Est. 1967
12,000+ students
University of the Fraser Valley
UniversityAbbotsford, British Columbia · Est. 1974
15,000+ students
Thompson Rivers University
UniversityKamloops, British Columbia · Est. 1970
11,000+ students
University of Northern British Columbia
UniversityPrince George, British Columbia · Est. 1990
4,000+ students
Royal Roads University
UniversityVictoria, British Columbia · Est. 1940
4,500+ students
Mount Royal University
UniversityCalgary, Alberta · Est. 1931
16,000+ students
Athabasca University
UniversityEdmonton, Alberta · Est. 1970
43,000+ students
Brandon University
UniversityBrandon, Manitoba · Est. 1899
3,500+ students
University of Winnipeg
UniversityWinnipeg, Manitoba · Est. 1871
8,000+ students
University of Manitoba
UniversityWinnipeg, Manitoba · Est. 1877
28,000+ students
University of Saskatchewan
UniversitySaskatoon, Saskatchewan · Est. 1907
24,000+ students
UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal)
UniversityMontreal, Quebec · Est. 1969
46,000+ students
Concordia University
UniversityMontreal, Quebec · Est. 1974
47,000+ students
Polytechnique Montreal
UniversityMontreal, Quebec · Est. 1873
7,000+ students
Université Laval
UniversityQuebec City, Quebec · Est. 1663
47,000+ students
Université de Sherbrooke
UniversitySherbrooke, Quebec · Est. 1954
23,000+ students
Trent University
UniversityPeterborough, Ontario · Est. 1964
7,500+ students
Vancouver Island University
UniversityNanaimo, British Columbia · Est. 1936
7,000+ students
Capilano University
UniversityNorth Vancouver, British Columbia · Est. 1968
8,000+ students
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
UniversityVancouver, British Columbia · Est. 1925
2,000+ students
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Polytechnic/UniversitySurrey, British Columbia · Est. 1981
18,000+ students