List of universities in Canada

Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters or are directed by First Nations bandsTemplate:Efn or by federal legislation.Template:Efn Most public universities in the country are members of Universities Canada, a non-profit organization. The title "university" is protected under federal regulation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of September 2025, there are 155 universities with the legal status of "recognized".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A 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.<ref name="List">Template:Cite web</ref> Most French-speaking universities are located in Quebec, though Template:Cl outside the province are either francophone or bilingual. 1.8 million students are enrolled in university.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Undergraduate students<ref name="univcan">Template:Cite web</ref>		Graduate students<ref name="univcan" />		Total full-time students<ref name="univcan" />
					Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
Alberta University of the Arts	Alberta	Calgary	English	1926	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Acadia University	Nova Scotia	Wolfville	English	1838	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Algoma University	Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie, Brampton	English	2008	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Athabasca University	Alberta	Athabasca, Calgary, Edmonton	English	1970	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Bishop's University	Quebec	Sherbrooke	English	1843	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Brandon University	Manitoba	Brandon	English	1899	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Brock University	Ontario	St. Catharines, Hamilton	English	1964	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Cape Breton University	Nova Scotia	Sydney	English	1974	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Capilano University	British Columbia	North Vancouver	English	1968	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Carleton University	Ontario	Ottawa	EnglishTemplate:Efn	1942	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Concordia University	Quebec	Montreal	English	1974	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Dalhousie University	Nova Scotia	Halifax, Truro	English	1818	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Emily Carr University of Art and Design	British Columbia	Vancouver	English	1925	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Kwantlen Polytechnic University	British Columbia	Richmond, Surrey, Langley, Cloverdale	English	1981	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Lakehead University	Ontario	Thunder Bay, Orillia	English	1965	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Alberta	Edmonton	English	1971	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Alberta	Calgary	English	1910	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Alberta	Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary	Bilingual	1906	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Alberta	Calgary, Edmonton	English	1966	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Alberta	Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary	English	1967	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Royal Roads University	British Columbia	Victoria	English	1995	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Simon Fraser University	British Columbia	Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver	English	1965	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Thompson Rivers University	British Columbia	Kamloops	English	1970	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	British Columbia	Vancouver, Kelowna	English	1908	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	British Columbia	Victoria	English	1963	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	British Columbia	Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission	English	1974	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	British Columbia	Prince George	English	1990	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Vancouver Island University	British Columbia	Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Powell River	English	1969	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
University College of the North	Manitoba	The Pas, Thompson	English	1966	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Manitoba	Winnipeg	Bilingual	1877	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Manitoba	Winnipeg	French	1818	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Manitoba	Winnipeg	English	1871	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Mount Allison University	New Brunswick	Sackville	English	1839	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
St. Thomas University	New Brunswick	Fredericton	English	1910	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	New Brunswick	Fredericton, Saint John	English	1785	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	New Brunswick	Moncton, Shippagan, Edmundston	French	1963	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Memorial University of Newfoundland	Newfoundland	St. John's, Corner Brook, Harlow (United Kingdom)	English	1925	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Mount Saint Vincent University	Nova Scotia	Halifax	English	1873	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University	Nova Scotia	Halifax	English	1887	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Saint Francis Xavier University	Nova Scotia	Antigonish	English	1853	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Saint Mary's University	Nova Scotia	Halifax	English	1802	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Nova Scotia	Pointe-de-l'Église	French	1890	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
University of King's College	Nova Scotia	Halifax	English	1789	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Laurentian University	Ontario	Sudbury, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Timmins	Bilingual	1960	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
McMaster University	Ontario	Hamilton	English	1887	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Nipissing University	Ontario	North Bay, Bracebridge, Brantford	English	1992	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Ontario College of Art and Design University	Ontario	Toronto	English	1876	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Queen's University at Kingston	Ontario	Kingston	English	1841	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Royal Military College of Canada	Ontario	Kingston	Bilingual	1876	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Toronto Metropolitan University	Ontario	Toronto	English	1948	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Trent University	Ontario	Peterborough, Oshawa	English	1963	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Ontario	Hearst, Timmins, Kapuskasing	French	1953	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	280
Template:Sort	Ontario	Toronto	French	2018	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	233
Template:Sort	Ontario	Sudbury	French	1913	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Ontario	Guelph, Toronto, Ridgetown	English	1964	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Ontario Tech University	Ontario	Oshawa	English	2002	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Ontario	Ottawa	Bilingual	1848	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Ontario	Toronto, Mississauga	EnglishTemplate:Efn	1827	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Ontario	Waterloo, Cambridge, Kitchener, Stratford	English	1957	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Ontario	London	English	1878	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Ontario	Windsor	English	1857	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Wilfrid Laurier University	Ontario	Waterloo, Brantford, Milton, Toronto, Kitchener	English	1911	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
York University	Ontario	Toronto, Markham	EnglishTemplate:Efn	1959	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown	English	1969	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Montreal	French	1974	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Quebec City, Montreal, Gatineau, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières	French	1969			Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Institut national de la recherche scientifiqueTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, Varennes	French	1969			Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
McGill University	Quebec	Montreal, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue	English	1821	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Quebec	Montreal	French	1878	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Quebec	Sherbrooke	French	1954	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier	French	1970	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Gatineau, Saint-Jérôme	French	1970	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Chicoutimi	French	1969	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Montreal	French	1969	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Rimouski, Lévis	French	1969	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Quebec	Trois-Rivières	French	1969	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:SortTemplate:Efn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Quebec	Quebec City	French	1972	Template:Nts<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Nts	Template:Nts<ref name=":1" />	Template:Nts<ref name=":1" />	Template:Nts<ref name=":1" />
Template:Sort	Quebec	Quebec City	French	1663	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Saskatchewan	Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current	EnglishTemplate:Efn	1911	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Template:Sort	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, Prince Albert	English	1907	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Yukon University	Yukon	Whitehorse	English	1983Template:Efn	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts

List of private universities

Template:Main 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. Template:Sticky headerTemplate:Sort under

Name	City	Province	Est.	Students<ref name=univcan/>			Faith-based
				Undergrad.	Graduate	Total
Ambrose University	Calgary	Alberta	1921	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Booth University College	Winnipeg	Manitoba	1982	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Burman University	Lacombe	Alberta	1907	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Canadian Mennonite University<ref name=univcan/>	Winnipeg	Manitoba	1999	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Concordia University of Edmonton	Edmonton	Alberta	1921	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	NoTemplate:Efn
Crandall University<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Update inline	Moncton	New Brunswick	1949	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Kingswood University<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Update inline	Sussex	New Brunswick	1945	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences	Port Alberni	British Columbia	2007	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	No
Providence University College and Theological Seminary	Otterburne	Manitoba	1925	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Redeemer University	Hamilton	Ontario	1982	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
St. Mary's University, Calgary	Calgary	Alberta	1986	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
St. Stephen's University	St. Stephen	New Brunswick	1975	0	104	104	Yes
The King's University	Edmonton	Alberta	1979	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Trinity Western University	Langley	British Columbia	1962	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
Tyndale University	Toronto	Ontario	1894	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Yes
University Canada West<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Update inline	Vancouver	British Columbia	2005	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	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

• 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

References

• Template:Cite book

External links

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