# List of universities in Canada

Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters or are directed by First Nations bands or by federal legislation. Most public universities in the country are members of Universities Canada, a non-profit organization. The title "university" is protected under federal regulation.
As of 2023, there are over 100 universities in Canada, offering education in English and French. 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. 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.

## 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 | City/cities | Lang. | Est. | Undergraduate students | Undergraduate students | Graduate students | Graduate students | Total full-time students |
| Name | Province | City/cities | Lang. | Est. | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Total full-time students |
| Alberta University of the Arts | Alberta | Calgary | English | 1926 | | | | | 0 |
| 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 | 1942 | 19,600 | 6,600 | 3,700 | 660 | 23,300 |
| Concordia University | Quebec | Montreal | English | 1974 | 21,100 | 9,760 | 7,240 | 650 | 28,340 |
| 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 | | | | | 0 |
| 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 | | | | | 0 |
| Université de l'Ontario français | Ontario | Toronto | French | 2018 | | | | | 0 |
| 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 | 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, Toronto, Kitchener | English | 1911 | 16,700 | 3,600 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 17,800 |
| York University | Ontario | Toronto, Markham | English | 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 | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1974 | 4,340 | 1,590 | 2,390 | 520 | 6,730 |
| École nationale d'administration publique | Quebec | Quebec City, Montreal, Gatineau, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières | French | 1969 | | | 810 | 1,190 | 810 |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique | 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 | Quebec | Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier | French | 1970 | 1,030 | 3,350 | 350 | 520 | 1,380 |
| Université du Québec en Outaouais | Quebec | Gatineau, Saint-Jérôme | French | 1970 | 3,140 | 1,780 | 810 | 710 | 3,950 |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Quebec | Chicoutimi | French | 1969 | 3,540 | 1,080 | 1,340 | 430 | 4,880 |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1969 | 16,500 | 10,010 | 4,610 | 4,130 | 21,110 |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski | Quebec | Rimouski, Lévis | French | 1969 | 2,550 | 2,580 | 850 | 580 | 3,400 |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Trois-Rivières | French | 1969 | 7,270 | 3,940 | 2,030 | 1,500 | 9,300 |
| Université TÉLUQ | Quebec | Quebec City | French | 1972 | 1,638 | 16,562 | 126 | 1,674 | 1,764 |
| 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 | 1911 | | | | | 0 |
| University of Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, Prince Albert | English | 1907 | 17,260 | 1,560 | 3,040 | 530 | 20,300 |
| Yukon University | Yukon | Whitehorse | English | 1983 | | | | | 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 (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 | Students | Students | Faith-based |
| Name | City | Province | Est. | Undergrad. | Graduate | Total | Faith-based |
| 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 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1999 | 1,235 | 64 | 1,299 | Yes |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Edmonton | Alberta | 1921 | 2,808 | 290 | 3,098 | No |
| Crandall University | Moncton | New Brunswick | 1949 | 685 | 0 | 685 | Yes |
| Kingswood University | 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 | 787 | 0 | 787 | 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 | 850 | 0 | 850 | Yes |
| University Canada West | 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 |