List of universities in Canada

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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, a non-profit organization. The title "university" is protected under federal regulation. ^[1]

As of September 2025, there are 155 universities with the legal status of "recognized". ^[2] An university with such legal status has been given authority to grant degrees by formal legislative act(s) of the applicable provincial or territorial legislature. The total includes 41 theological schools and 13 affiliated colleges of larger universities with their own independent recognition (such as Saint Paul University and University of Trinity College, affiliated colleges of the University of Ottawa and the University of Toronto respectively). The universities offer education in English and French. ^[3] 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. ^[4] 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. ^[5]

List of public universities

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/Territory	City/cities	Lang.	Est.	Undergraduate students [6]		Graduate students [6]		Total full-time students [6]
					Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
Alberta University of the Arts	Alberta	Calgary	English	1926					1,323
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	20,600	9,760	7,240	650	27,840
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					2,400
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					280
Université de l'Ontario français	Ontario	Toronto	French	2018					233
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, Milton, 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] [8]	Quebec	Quebec City	French	1972	1,638 [9]	16,562	126 [9]	1,674 [9]	1,764 [9]
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	14,474		2,027		16,501
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]					1,285

List of private universities

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 [6]			Faith-based
				Undergrad.	Graduate	Total
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 [6]	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 [10] [ needs update ]	Moncton	New Brunswick	1949	685	0	685	Yes
Kingswood University [11] [ 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	1,094	0	1,094	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	616	745	1,361	Yes
University Canada West [12] [ 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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• Higher education in Canada
• List of business schools in Canada
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• List of law schools in Canada
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• List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
• Rankings of universities in Canada

Notes

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. ^[7]
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. ^[7]
5. York University operates as an anglophone institution. However, a federated college of the university, Glendon College, operates as a bilingual institution. ^[7]
6. Part of the Université du Québec university system.
7. University of Regina operates as an anglophone institution. However, its institution La Cité is francophone. ^[7]
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

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. Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials. "Directory of Educational Institutions in Canada" . Retrieved 2025-09-11.
3. "A List of Universities in Canada". CanadianVisa.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
4. "University". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16.
5. "University Statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13.
6. "Enrolment by university". Universities Canada. 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
7. "Collèges et universités de langue française". ontario.ca (in French). Queen's Printer for Ontario. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
8. "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.
9. "Profil des étudiants | Université TÉLUQ - Formation à distance". Université TÉLUQ (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
10. "Atlantic Baptist University, Moncton, New Brunswick". Campus Starter. 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
11. "Bethany Bible College, Sussex, New Brunswick". Campus Starter. 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
12. "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

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

External links

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