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Universities in Canada's provinces and territories

Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters, directed by First Nations bands, [lower-alpha 1] or by federal legislation. [lower-alpha 2] Most public universities in the country are members of Universities Canada. The title "university" is protected under federal regulation. [1]

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As of 2023, 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

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.

NameProvinceCityLang.Est.Undergraduate students [5] Graduate students [5] Total full-time students [5]
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
Alberta University of the Arts Alberta Calgary English19260
Acadia University Nova Scotia Wolfville English18383,6103601803303,790
Algoma University Ontario Sault Ste. Marie,
Brampton
English20083,700360003,700
Athabasca University Alberta Athabasca,
Calgary,
Edmonton
English1970035,52005,1100
Bishop's University Quebec Sherbrooke English18432,400300240402,640
Brandon University Manitoba Brandon English18992,2203702101802,430
Brock University Ontario St. Catharines,
Hamilton
English196415,6002,3001,50022017,100
Cape Breton University Nova Scotia Sydney English19745,2304001801405,410
Capilano University British Columbia North Vancouver English19680
Carleton University Ontario Ottawa English [lower-alpha 3] 194219,6006,6003,70066023,300
Concordia University Quebec Montreal English197421,1009,7607,24065028,340
Dalhousie University Nova Scotia Halifax,
Truro
English181814,7103301,58078016,290
Emily Carr University of Art and Design British Columbia Vancouver English19251,670200001,670
Kwantlen Polytechnic University British Columbia Richmond, Surrey, Langley, Cloverdale English198111,1701,4001501011,320
Lakehead University Ontario Thunder Bay, Orillia English19655,7001,4001,400107,100
MacEwan University Alberta Edmonton English197112,7401,9500012,740
Mount Royal University Alberta Calgary English191010,6201,0000010,620
University of Alberta Alberta Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary Bilingual 190633,1801,9006,9501,46040,130
University of Calgary Alberta Calgary, Edmonton English196627,0501,2806,9901,01034,040
University of Lethbridge Alberta Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary English19676,9006305801607,480
Royal Roads University British Columbia Victoria English199561002,61003,220
Simon Fraser University British Columbia Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver English196513,20012,4903,93076017,130
Thompson Rivers University British Columbia Kamloops English19707,690700750458,440
University of British Columbia British Columbia Vancouver,
Kelowna
English190841,33016,18011,0401,79052,370
University of Victoria British Columbia Victoria English196314,3504,4403,05022017,400
University of the Fraser Valley British Columbia Abbotsford,
Chilliwack,
Mission
English19747,0902,11030407,120
University of Northern British Columbia British Columbia Prince George English19901,7309305401102,270
Vancouver Island University British Columbia Nanaimo,
Duncan,
Parksville,
Powell River
English19695,2701,0805003005,770
University College of the North Manitoba The Pas,
Thompson
English19660
University of Manitoba Manitoba Winnipeg Bilingual187722,7003,9603,14057025,840
Université de Saint-Boniface Manitoba Winnipeg French18187001200110700
University of Winnipeg Manitoba Winnipeg English18718,5401,750170908,710
Mount Allison University New Brunswick Sackville English18392,3001001002,310
St. Thomas University New Brunswick Fredericton English19101,5801302001,600
University of New Brunswick New Brunswick Fredericton, Saint John English17857,3506101,5005708,850
Université de Moncton New Brunswick Moncton,
Shippagan,
Edmundston
French19634,5203604102104,930
Memorial University of Newfoundland Newfoundland St. John's,
Corner Brook,
Harlow (United Kingdom)
English192512,5501,8703,2901,20015,840
Mount Saint Vincent University Nova Scotia Halifax English18732,3005202408202,540
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University Nova Scotia Halifax English18876701105010720
Saint Francis Xavier University Nova Scotia Antigonish English18533,9806601106904,090
Saint Mary's University Nova Scotia Halifax English18025,1305106601305,790
Université Sainte-Anne Nova Scotia Pointe-de-l'Église French1890520701030530
University of King's College Nova Scotia Halifax English178984040900930
Laurentian University Ontario Sudbury,
Hearst,
Kapuskasing,
Timmins
Bilingual19600
McMaster University Ontario Hamilton English188730,4001,3004,70093035,100
Nipissing University Ontario North Bay,
Bracebridge,
Brantford
English19923,6001,40017003,770
Ontario College of Art and Design University Ontario Toronto English18769,300730230809,530
Queen's University at Kingston Ontario Kingston English184123,6003,6005,6001,00029,200
Royal Military College of Canada Ontario Kingston Bilingual18761,1507104004001,550
Toronto Metropolitan University Ontario Toronto English194830,60014,3002,70027033,300
Trent University Ontario Peterborough, Oshawa English196310,2001,60067017010,870
Université de Hearst Ontario Hearst,
Timmins,
Kapuskasing
French19530
Université de l'Ontario français Ontario Toronto French20180
Université de Sudbury Ontario Sudbury French19130
University of Guelph Ontario Guelph,
Toronto,
Ridgetown
English196424,4003,6002,90028027,300
Ontario Tech University Ontario Oshawa English20029,30073075027010,050
University of Ottawa Ontario Ottawa Bilingual184834,3005,9007,1001,50041,400
University of Toronto Ontario Toronto,
Mississauga
English [lower-alpha 4] 182769,4006,40020,0001,60089,400
University of Waterloo Ontario Waterloo,
Cambridge,
Kitchener,
Stratford
English195734,7001,3004,8001,40039,500
University of Western Ontario Ontario London English18780
University of Windsor Ontario Windsor English185710,2001,6005,8001016,000
Wilfrid Laurier University Ontario Waterloo,
Brantford,
Toronto,
Kitchener
English191116,7003,6001,1001,10017,800
York University Ontario Toronto English [lower-alpha 5] 195941,0005,7004,6001,50045,600
University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Charlottetown English19694,65034055005,200
École de technologie supérieure [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Montreal French19744,3401,5902,3905206,730
École nationale d'administration publique [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Quebec City,
Montreal,
Gatineau,
Saguenay,
Trois-Rivières
French19698101,190810
Institut national de la recherche scientifique [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Quebec City,
Montreal,
Laval,
Varennes
French196958050580
McGill University Quebec Montreal, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue English182124,1402,8107,9101,70032,050
Université de Montréal Quebec Montreal French187823,8907,86011,3102,74035,200
Université de Sherbrooke Quebec Sherbrooke French195411,6502,1705,4106,08017,060
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier French19701,0303,3503505201,380
Université du Québec en Outaouais [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Gatineau,
Saint-Jérôme
French19703,1401,7808107103,950
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Chicoutimi French19693,5401,0801,3404304,880
Université du Québec à Montréal [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Montreal French196916,50010,0104,6104,13021,110
Université du Québec à Rimouski [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Rimouski, Lévis French19692,5502,5808505803,400
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières [lower-alpha 6] Quebec Trois-Rivières French19697,2703,9402,0301,5009,300
Université TÉLUQ [lower-alpha 6] [7] Quebec Quebec City French19721,638 [8] 16,562126 [8] 1,674 [8] 1,764 [8]
Université Laval Quebec Quebec City French166322,06011,3709,2904,97031,350
University of Regina Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current English [lower-alpha 7] 19110
University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatoon English190717,2601,5603,04053020,300
Yukon University Yukon Whitehorse English1983 [lower-alpha 8] 0

List of private universities

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 and branches in Canada for universities based in the United States. All of them are English language institutions.

NameCityProvinceEst.Students [5] Faith-based
Undergrad.GraduateTotal
Ambrose University Calgary Alberta19219200920Yes
Booth University College Winnipeg Manitoba19822500250Yes
Burman University Lacombe Alberta1907Yes
Canadian Mennonite University [5] Winnipeg Manitoba19991,235641,299Yes
Concordia University of Edmonton Edmonton Alberta19212,8082903,098No [lower-alpha 9]
Crandall University [9] [ needs update ] Moncton New Brunswick19496850685Yes
Kingswood University [10] [ needs update ] Sussex New Brunswick19453000300Yes
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences Port Alberni British Columbia2007No
Providence University College and Theological Seminary Otterburne Manitoba1925Yes
Redeemer University Hamilton Ontario19827870787Yes
St. Mary's University, Calgary Calgary Alberta19861,02501,025Yes
St. Stephen's University St. Stephen New Brunswick19750104104Yes
The King's University Edmonton Alberta197981940859Yes
Trinity Western University Langley British Columbia19623,3641,4024,766Yes
Tyndale University Toronto Ontario18948500850Yes
University Canada West [11] [ needs update ] Vancouver British Columbia20053500350No
University of Fredericton Fredericton New Brunswick2005No
University of Niagara Falls Canada Niagara Falls Ontario2024No
Yorkville University Fredericton, Toronto, Vancouver, Vaughan British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario2003No

See also

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. [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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Enrolment by university". Universities Canada. 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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.

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