Oldest Universities in Canada
by Year of Establishment New
Introduction
What are the oldest Universities in Canada? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 101 Canadian Universities sorted by year of foundation and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Canada
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
uniRank aims to highlight which Canadian Universities have the longest history and tradition and whether this correlates to their uniRank University Ranking.
Oldest Universities in Canada
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