List of universities in Canada

See also: Higher education in Canada and List of colleges in Canada

Universities in Canada's provinces and territories

Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters or are directed by First Nations bands[a] or by federal legislation.[b] Most public universities in the country are members of Universities Canada. The title "university" is protected under federal regulation.[1]

As of 2023[update], there are over 100 universities in Canada, offering education in English and French.[2] Most French-speaking universities are located in Quebec, though several institutions outside the province are either francophone or bilingual. 1.8 million students are enrolled in university.[3] Programs are offered to graduating high school students through choice; however, students must maintain specific entering averages, which generally range from 65 to 85%, depending on criteria set by the chosen university. On campus residences are available at 95% of universities in Canada.[4]

## List of public universities

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There are many public universities in Canada that are authorized to issue degrees. Degrees from Affiliated institutions and seminaries are typically awarded by the affiliate's parent institution.

Name  | Province  | City/cities  | Lang. | Est. | Undergraduate students[5] | Graduate students[5] | Total
full-time
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Alberta University of the Arts | Alberta | Calgary | English  | 1926  |  |  |  |  | 0
Acadia University | Nova Scotia | Wolfville | English  | 1838  | 3,610 | 360 | 180 | 330 | 3,790
Algoma University | Ontario | Sault Ste. Marie,
Brampton | English  | 2008  | 3,700 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 3,700
Athabasca University | Alberta | Athabasca,
Calgary,
Edmonton | English  | 1970  | 0 | 35,520 | 0 | 5,110 | 0
Bishop's University | Quebec | Sherbrooke | English  | 1843  | 2,400 | 300 | 240 | 40 | 2,640
Brandon University | Manitoba | Brandon | English  | 1899  | 2,220 | 370 | 210 | 180 | 2,430
Brock University | Ontario | St. Catharines,
Hamilton | English  | 1964  | 15,600 | 2,300 | 1,500 | 220 | 17,100
Cape Breton University | Nova Scotia | Sydney | English  | 1974  | 5,230 | 400 | 180 | 140 | 5,410
Capilano University | British Columbia | North Vancouver | English  | 1968  |  |  |  |  | 0
Carleton University | Ontario | Ottawa | English[c] | 1942  | 19,600 | 6,600 | 3,700 | 660 | 23,300
Concordia University | Quebec | Montreal | English  | 1974  | 21,100 | 9,760 | 7,240 | 650 | 28,340
Dalhousie University | Nova Scotia | Halifax,
Truro | English  | 1818  | 14,710 | 330 | 1,580 | 780 | 16,290
Emily Carr University of Art and Design | British Columbia | Vancouver | English  | 1925  | 1,670 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 1,670
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | British Columbia | Richmond, Surrey, Langley, Cloverdale | English  | 1981  | 11,170 | 1,400 | 150 | 10 | 11,320
Lakehead University | Ontario | Thunder Bay, Orillia | English  | 1965  | 5,700 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 10 | 7,100
MacEwan University | Alberta | Edmonton | English  | 1971  | 12,740 | 1,950 | 0 | 0 | 12,740
Mount Royal University | Alberta | Calgary | English  | 1910  | 10,620 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,620
University of Alberta | Alberta | Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary | Bilingual | 1906  | 33,180 | 1,900 | 6,950 | 1,460 | 40,130
University of Calgary | Alberta | Calgary, Edmonton | English  | 1966  | 27,050 | 1,280 | 6,990 | 1,010 | 34,040
University of Lethbridge | Alberta | Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary | English  | 1967  | 6,900 | 630 | 580 | 160 | 7,480
Royal Roads University | British Columbia | Victoria | English  | 1995  | 610 | 0 | 2,610 | 0 | 3,220
Simon Fraser University | British Columbia | Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver | English  | 1965  | 13,200 | 12,490 | 3,930 | 760 | 17,130
Thompson Rivers University | British Columbia | Kamloops | English  | 1970  | 7,690 | 700 | 750 | 45 | 8,440
University of British Columbia | British Columbia | Vancouver,
Kelowna | English  | 1908  | 41,330 | 16,180 | 11,040 | 1,790 | 52,370
University of Victoria | British Columbia | Victoria | English  | 1963  | 14,350 | 4,440 | 3,050 | 220 | 17,400
University of the Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Abbotsford,
Chilliwack,
Mission | English  | 1974  | 7,090 | 2,110 | 30 | 40 | 7,120
University of Northern British Columbia | British Columbia | Prince George | English  | 1990  | 1,730 | 930 | 540 | 110 | 2,270
Vancouver Island University | British Columbia | Nanaimo,
Duncan,
Parksville,
Powell River | English  | 1969  | 5,270 | 1,080 | 500 | 300 | 5,770
University College of the North | Manitoba | The Pas,
Thompson | English  | 1966  |  |  |  |  | 0
University of Manitoba | Manitoba | Winnipeg | Bilingual  | 1877  | 22,700 | 3,960 | 3,140 | 570 | 25,840
Université de Saint-Boniface | Manitoba | Winnipeg | French  | 1818  | 700 | 120 | 0 | 110 | 700
University of Winnipeg | Manitoba | Winnipeg | English  | 1871  | 8,540 | 1,750 | 170 | 90 | 8,710
Mount Allison University | New Brunswick | Sackville | English  | 1839  | 2,300 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 2,310
St. Thomas University | New Brunswick | Fredericton | English  | 1910  | 1,580 | 130 | 20 | 0 | 1,600
University of New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Fredericton, Saint John | English  | 1785  | 7,350 | 610 | 1,500 | 570 | 8,850
Université de Moncton | New Brunswick | Moncton,
Shippagan,
Edmundston | French  | 1963  | 4,520 | 360 | 410 | 210 | 4,930
Memorial University of Newfoundland | Newfoundland | St. John's,
Corner Brook,
Harlow (United Kingdom) | English  | 1925  | 12,550 | 1,870 | 3,290 | 1,200 | 15,840
Mount Saint Vincent University | Nova Scotia | Halifax | English  | 1873  | 2,300 | 520 | 240 | 820 | 2,540
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University | Nova Scotia | Halifax | English  | 1887  | 670 | 110 | 50 | 10 | 720
Saint Francis Xavier University | Nova Scotia | Antigonish | English  | 1853  | 3,980 | 660 | 110 | 690 | 4,090
Saint Mary's University | Nova Scotia | Halifax | English  | 1802  | 5,130 | 510 | 660 | 130 | 5,790
Université Sainte-Anne | Nova Scotia | Pointe-de-l'Église | French  | 1890  | 520 | 70 | 10 | 30 | 530
University of King's College | Nova Scotia | Halifax | English  | 1789  | 840 | 40 | 90 | 0 | 930
Laurentian University | Ontario | Sudbury,
Hearst,
Kapuskasing,
Timmins | Bilingual  | 1960  | 4,700 | 1,700 | 1,400 | 300 | 6,100
McMaster University | Ontario | Hamilton | English  | 1887  | 30,400 | 1,300 | 4,700 | 930 | 35,100
Nipissing University | Ontario | North Bay,
Bracebridge,
Brantford | English  | 1992  | 3,600 | 1,400 | 170 | 0 | 3,770
Ontario College of Art and Design University | Ontario | Toronto | English  | 1876  | 9,300 | 730 | 230 | 80 | 9,530
Queen's University at Kingston | Ontario | Kingston | English  | 1841  | 23,600 | 3,600 | 5,600 | 1,000 | 29,200
Royal Military College of Canada | Ontario | Kingston | Bilingual  | 1876  | 1,150 | 710 | 400 | 400 | 1,550
Toronto Metropolitan University | Ontario | Toronto | English  | 1948  | 30,600 | 14,300 | 2,700 | 270 | 33,300
Trent University | Ontario | Peterborough, Oshawa | English  | 1963  | 10,200 | 1,600 | 670 | 170 | 10,870
Université de Hearst | Ontario | Hearst,
Timmins,
Kapuskasing | French  | 1953  |  |  |  |  | 0
Université de l'Ontario français | Ontario | Toronto | French  | 2018  |  |  |  |  | 0
Université de Sudbury | Ontario | Sudbury | French  | 1913  |  |  |  |  | 0
University of Guelph | Ontario | Guelph,
Toronto,
Ridgetown | English  | 1964  | 24,400 | 3,600 | 2,900 | 280 | 27,300
Ontario Tech University | Ontario | Oshawa | English  | 2002  | 9,300 | 730 | 750 | 270 | 10,050
University of Ottawa | Ontario | Ottawa | Bilingual  | 1848  | 34,300 | 5,900 | 7,100 | 1,500 | 41,400
University of Toronto | Ontario | Toronto,
Mississauga | English[d] | 1827  | 69,400 | 6,400 | 20,000 | 1,600 | 89,400
University of Waterloo | Ontario | Waterloo,
Cambridge,
Kitchener,
Stratford | English  | 1957  | 34,700 | 1,300 | 4,800 | 1,400 | 39,500
University of Western Ontario | Ontario | London | English  | 1878  | 35,100 | 1,900 | 7,000 | 420 | 42,100
University of Windsor | Ontario | Windsor | English  | 1857  | 10,200 | 1,600 | 5,800 | 10 | 16,000
Wilfrid Laurier University | Ontario | Waterloo,
Brantford,
Toronto,
Kitchener | English  | 1911  | 16,700 | 3,600 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 17,800
York University | Ontario | Toronto,
Markham | English[e] | 1959  | 41,000 | 5,700 | 4,600 | 1,500 | 45,600
University of Prince Edward Island | Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | English  | 1969  | 4,650 | 340 | 550 | 0 | 5,200
École de technologie supérieure[f] | Quebec | Montreal | French  | 1974  | 4,340 | 1,590 | 2,390 | 520 | 6,730
École nationale d'administration publique[f] | Quebec | Quebec City,
Montreal,
Gatineau,
Saguenay,
Trois-Rivières | French  | 1969  |  |  | 810 | 1,190 | 810
Institut national de la recherche scientifique[f] | Quebec | Quebec City,
Montreal,
Laval,
Varennes | French  | 1969  |  |  | 580 | 50 | 580
McGill University | Quebec | Montreal, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue | English  | 1821  | 24,140 | 2,810 | 7,910 | 1,700 | 32,050
Université de Montréal | Quebec | Montreal | French  | 1878  | 23,890 | 7,860 | 11,310 | 2,740 | 35,200
Université de Sherbrooke | Quebec | Sherbrooke | French  | 1954  | 11,650 | 2,170 | 5,410 | 6,080 | 17,060
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue[f] | Quebec | Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier | French  | 1970  | 1,030 | 3,350 | 350 | 520 | 1,380
Université du Québec en Outaouais[f] | Quebec | Gatineau,
Saint-Jérôme | French  | 1970  | 3,140 | 1,780 | 810 | 710 | 3,950
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi[f] | Quebec | Chicoutimi | French  | 1969  | 3,540 | 1,080 | 1,340 | 430 | 4,880
Université du Québec à Montréal[f] | Quebec | Montreal | French  | 1969  | 16,500 | 10,010 | 4,610 | 4,130 | 21,110
Université du Québec à Rimouski[f] | Quebec | Rimouski, Lévis | French  | 1969  | 2,550 | 2,580 | 850 | 580 | 3,400
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières[f] | Quebec | Trois-Rivières | French  | 1969  | 7,270 | 3,940 | 2,030 | 1,500 | 9,300
Université TÉLUQ[f][7] | Quebec | Quebec City | French  | 1972  | 1,638[8] | 16,562 | 126[8] | 1,674[8] | 1,764[8]
Université Laval | Quebec | Quebec City | French  | 1663  | 22,060 | 11,370 | 9,290 | 4,970 | 31,350
University of Regina | Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current | English[g] | 1911  |  |  |  |  | 0
University of Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, Prince Albert | English  | 1907  | 17,260 | 1,560 | 3,040 | 530 | 20,300
Yukon University | Yukon | Whitehorse | English  | 1983[h] |  |  |  |  | 0

## List of private universities

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Main article: List of private universities in Canada

The following is a list of private universities that are authorized to issue degrees by a provincial authority. The following list does not include satellite campuses (Northeastern University - Toronto) and (Niagara University) and branches in Canada for universities based in the United States. All of them are English language institutions.

Name  | City  | Province  | Est.  | Students[5] | Faith-based

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Ambrose University | Calgary | Alberta  | 1921  | 920 | 0 | 920 | Yes
Booth University College | Winnipeg | Manitoba  | 1982  | 250 | 0 | 250 | Yes
Burman University | Lacombe | Alberta  | 1907  |  |  |  | Yes
Canadian Mennonite University[5] | Winnipeg | Manitoba  | 1999  | 1,235 | 64 | 1,299 | Yes
Concordia University of Edmonton | Edmonton | Alberta  | 1921  | 2,808 | 290 | 3,098 | No[i]
Crandall University[9][needs update] | Moncton | New Brunswick  | 1949  | 685 | 0 | 685 | Yes
Kingswood University[10][needs update] | Sussex | New Brunswick  | 1945  | 300 | 0 | 300 | Yes
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences | Port Alberni | British Columbia  | 2007  |  |  |  | No
Providence University College and Theological Seminary | Otterburne | Manitoba  | 1925  |  |  |  | Yes
Redeemer University | Hamilton | Ontario  | 1982  | 787 | 0 | 787 | Yes
St. Mary's University, Calgary | Calgary | Alberta  | 1986  | 1,025 | 0 | 1,025 | Yes
St. Stephen's University | St. Stephen | New Brunswick  | 1975  | 0  | 104  | 104  | Yes
The King's University | Edmonton | Alberta  | 1979  | 819 | 40 | 859 | Yes
Trinity Western University | Langley | British Columbia  | 1962  | 3,364 | 1,402 | 4,766 | Yes
Tyndale University | Toronto | Ontario  | 1894  | 850 | 0 | 850 | Yes
University Canada West[11][needs update] | Vancouver | British Columbia  | 2005  | 350 | 0 | 350 | No
University of Fredericton | Fredericton | New Brunswick  | 2005  |  |  |  | No
University of Niagara Falls Canada | Niagara Falls | Ontario  | 2024  |  |  |  | No
Yorkville University | Fredericton, Toronto, Vancouver, Vaughan | British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario  | 2003  |  |  |  | No

## See also

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* U15 (universities)
* Higher education in Canada
* List of business schools in Canada
* List of Canadian universities by endowment
* List of colleges in Canada
* List of law schools in Canada
* List of universities and colleges by country
* Lists of universities and colleges
* List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
* Rankings of universities in Canada

## Notes

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1. ^ University nuhelotʼįne thaiyotsʼį nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills, in St. Paul Alberta
2. ^ Royal Military College of Canada
3. ^ Carleton University operates as an anglophone institution. However, an affiliated institution of Carleton, Dominican University College, operates as a bilingual institution.[6]
4. ^ The University of Toronto operates as an anglophone institution. However, a graduate school of the university, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, operates as a bilingual institution.[6]
5. ^ York University operates as an anglophone institution. However, a federated college of the university, Glendon College, operates as a bilingual institution.[6]
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Part of the Université du Québec university system.
7. ^ University of Regina operates as an anglophone institution. However, its institution La Cité is francophone.[6]
8. ^ 2020 as University
9. ^ Concordia University of Edmonton was formerly affiliated with Lutheran Church-Canada until 2016, when the university ended its affiliation and became a secular institution.

## Footnotes

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1. ^ "Canada Corporations Regulations". Justice Laws Website. Queen's Press in Right of Canada. 2017-06-16. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
2. ^ "A List of Universities in Canada". CanadianVisa.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
3. ^ "University". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16.
4. ^ "University Statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13.
5. ^ a b c d e "Enrolment by university". Universities Canada. 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
6. ^ a b c d "Collèges et universités de langue française". ontario.ca (in French). Queen's Printer for Ontario. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
7. ^ "Université du Québec | Nous sommes l'Université du Québec. Le réseau collaboratif francophone de 10 établissements reconnu pour son excellence, son accessibilité et son ouverture". reseau.uquebec.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
8. ^ a b c d "Profil des étudiants | Université TÉLUQ - Formation à distance". Université TÉLUQ (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
9. ^ "Atlantic Baptist University, Moncton, New Brunswick". Campus Starter. 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
10. ^ "Bethany Bible College, Sussex, New Brunswick". Campus Starter. 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
11. ^ "Growth on track as Victoria's University Canada West honours graduates at second Convocation". University Canada West. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

## References

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* Drake, Miriam A. (2003). Encyclopedia of library and information science. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-3894-8.

## External links

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* Universities Canada
* Map of all Canadian Universities
* Times Higher Education Canadian University rankings
* Maclean's University Rankings

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Universities in Canada

Alberta|

* Alberta
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* Calgary
* Concordia
* Lethbridge
* MacEwan
* Mount Royal

British Columbia|

* British Columbia
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* Capilano
* Emily Carr
* Fraser Valley
* Kwantlen Polytechnic
* Northern British Columbia
* Royal Roads
* Simon Fraser
* Thompson Rivers
* Trinity Western
* Vancouver Island
* Victoria

Manitoba|

* Brandon
* Canadian Mennonite
* Manitoba
* Saint-Boniface
* Winnipeg

Newfoundland and Labrador|

* Memorial

New Brunswick|

* Crandall
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* Moncton
* Mount Allison
* New Brunswick
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* St. Thomas
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Nova Scotia|

* Acadia
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* King's
* Mount Saint Vincent
* NSCAD
* Saint Francis Xavier
* Saint Mary's
* Sainte-Anne

Ontario|

* Algoma
* Brock
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* Guelph
* Hearst
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Prince Edward Island|

* Prince Edward Island

Quebec|

* Bishop's
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* HEC
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* Outaouais
* Rimouski
* Trois-Rivières
* ENAP
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Saskatchewan|

* Saskatchewan
* Regina
* First Nations University of Canada

Yukon|

* Yukon

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