U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
Membership

Institution
City
Province
Total students
Established
Year joined
Sponsored research income (thousands)
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta
38,820
1908
1991
$513,313
University of British Columbia
Vancouver
British Columbia
60,560
1908
1991
$577,190
University of Calgary
Calgary
Alberta
32,710
1966
2006
$380,388
Dalhousie University
Halifax
Nova Scotia
18,940
1818
2006
$150,038
Université Laval
Quebec City
Quebec
43,560
1663
1991
$356,675
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Manitoba
28,870
1877
2011
$187,444
McGill University
Montreal
Quebec
38,580
1821
1991
$515,302
McMaster University
Hamilton
Ontario
32,600
1887
1991
$379,959
Université de Montréal
Montreal
Quebec
48,330
1878
1991
$536,238
University of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ontario
42,200
1848
2006
$325,969
Queen's University
Kingston
Ontario
28,140
1841
1991
$207,034
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
21,420
1907
2011
$186,261
University of Toronto
Toronto
Ontario
89,540
1827
1991
$1,147,584
University of Waterloo
Waterloo
Ontario
39,200
1956
1991
$189,333
University of Western Ontario
London
Ontario
32,500
1878
1991
$249,669

Question: What happened to the size of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities in 2015?
Answer: In 2011, the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities grew its membership with the addition of the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan.