Canadian Universities

There are a total of 80 public universities in Canada, spread across all of the country’s provinces and territories. Of these, 24 are located in Ontario, 15 in Quebec, 11 in British Columbia, 7 in Alberta, 9 in Nova Scotia, 5 in Manitoba, 4 in New Brunswick, 2 in Saskatchewan, and 1 each in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon. Details and links for each university can be found below.

List of Canadian Universities

Ontario

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Algoma University	Sault Ste. Marie	1,150
Brock University	St. Catharines	18,071
Carleton University	Ottawa	29,361
Lakehead University	Thunder Bay	7,722
Laurentian University	Sudbury	9,043
McMaster University	Hamilton	31,017
Nipissing University	North Bay	5,400
Ontario College of Art and Design University	Toronto	4,478
Queen’s University at Kingston	Kingston	24,627
Royal Military College of Canada	Kingston	1,700
Toronto Metropolitan University	Toronto	38,723
Trent University	Peterborough	9,437
Université de Hearst	Hearst	N/A
Université de l’Ontario français	Toronto	N/A
Université de Sudbury	Sudbury	N/A
University of Guelph	Guelph	29,069
Ontario Tech University	Oshawa	9,984
University of Ottawa	Ottawa	38,380
University of Toronto	Toronto	84,158
University of Waterloo	Waterloo	37,970
University of Western Ontario	London	36,549
University of Windsor	Windsor	15,649
Wilfrid Laurier University	Waterloo	19,421
York University	Toronto	52,286

Quebec

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Bishop’s University	Sherbrooke	2,260
Concordia University	Montreal	43,944
École de technologie supérieure	Montreal	10,600
École nationale d’administration publique	Quebec City	1,880
Institut national de la recherche scientifique	Quebec City	480
McGill University	Montreal	32,514
Université de Montréal	Montreal	55,540
Université de Sherbrooke	Sherbrooke	19,500
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	Rouyn-Noranda	2,650
Université du Québec en Outaouais	Gatineau	5,450
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	Chicoutimi	6,170
Université du Québec à Montréal	Montreal	41,670
Université du Québec à Rimouski	Rimouski	5,430
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières	10,610
Université Laval	Quebec City	37,800

British Columbia

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Capilano University	North Vancouver	7,500
Emily Carr University of Art and Design	Vancouver	1,898
Kwantlen Polytechnic University	Richmond	16,811
Royal Roads University	Victoria	4,272
Simon Fraser University	Burnaby	35,204
Thompson Rivers University	Kamloops	13,172
University of British Columbia	Vancouver	50,330
University of Victoria	Victoria	22,405
University of the Fraser Valley	Abbotsford	8,164
University of Northern British Columbia	Prince George	3,558
Vancouver Island University	Nanaimo	6,279

Nova Scotia

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Acadia University	Wolfville	4,318
Cape Breton University	Sydney	5,470
Dalhousie University	Halifax	18,802
Mount Saint Vincent University	Halifax	3,681
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University	Halifax	860
Saint Francis Xavier University	Antigonish	5,176
Saint Mary’s University	Halifax	6,508
Université Sainte-Anne	Pointe-de-l’Église	592
University of King’s College	Halifax	885

Alberta

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Alberta University of the Arts	Calgary	1,324
Athabasca University	Athabasca	39,700
MacEwan University	Edmonton	18,897
Mount Royal University	Calgary	24,768
University of Alberta	Edmonton	39,502
University of Calgary	Calgary	29,860
University of Lethbridge	Lethbridge	8,230

Manitoba

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Brandon University	Brandon	3,260
University College of the North	The Pas	2,400
University of Manitoba	Winnipeg	26,800
Université de Saint-Boniface	Winnipeg	1,368
University of Winnipeg	Winnipeg	9,847

New Brunswick

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Mount Allison University	Sackville	2,185
St. Thomas University	Fredericton	2,024
University of New Brunswick	Fredericton	9,662
Université de Moncton	Moncton	5,003

Newfoundland and Labrador

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Memorial University of Newfoundland	St. John’s	18,913

Prince Edward Island

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
University of Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown	4,754

Saskatchewan

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
University of Regina	Regina, Saskatoon	12,170
University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	18,620

Yukon

University Name	Primary Campus Location	Number of Students
Yukon University	Whitehorse	744

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