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Oldest Universities in Canada

What are the oldest Universities in Canada? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 101 Canadian higher education institutions sorted by year of establishment and meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Canada.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

Oldest Universities in Canada


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List of 101 Canadian universities by year of establishment
University Town/City #
University of New Brunswick Fredericton 26
University of King's College Halifax 80
Saint Mary's University Halifax 57
Dalhousie University Halifax 22
Université de Saint-Boniface Winnipeg 73
McGill University Montréal 3
University of Toronto Toronto 1
Acadia University Wolfville 42
Mount Allison University Sackville 46
Queen's University Kingston 12
Bishop's University Sherbrooke 63
University of Ottawa Ottawa 20
Université Laval Quebec City 10
St. Francis Xavier University Antigonish 48
University of Windsor Windsor 29
Université de Moncton Moncton 58
The University of Winnipeg Winnipeg 34
Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax 67
Polytechnique Montréal Montréal 30
OCAD University Toronto 50
Royal Military College of Canada Kingston 69
University of Manitoba Winnipeg 23
Western University London 11
Université de Montréal Montréal 9
NSCAD University Halifax 83
McMaster University Hamilton 13
Université Sainte-Anne Pointe de l'Église 87
Collège Universitaire Dominicain Ottawa 98
Brandon University Brandon 65
Burman University Lacombe 89
HEC Montréal Montréal 33
University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon 21
University of Alberta Edmonton 6
The University of British Columbia Vancouver 2
Mount Royal University Calgary 51
St. Thomas University Fredericton 76
Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo 28
Luther College at the University of Regina Regina 91
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Calgary 52
Campion College at the University of Regina Regina 101
Ambrose University Calgary 88
Concordia University of Edmonton Edmonton 77
Emily Carr University of Art and Design Vancouver 66
Memorial University of Newfoundland St John’s 24
St. Thomas More College Saskatoon 95
Carleton University Ottawa 16
Kingswood University Sussex 96
Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto 15
Crandall University Moncton 93
Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke 25
University of Waterloo Waterloo 4
York University Toronto 8
Laurentian University Sudbury 54
British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby 32
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Edmonton 55
University of Victoria Victoria 14
Trent University Peterborough 38
Brock University St. Catharines 27
University of Guelph Guelph 18
Lakehead University Thunder Bay 40
Simon Fraser University Burnaby 5
University of Calgary Calgary 7
University of Lethbridge Lethbridge 36
Capilano University North Vancouver 68
Université du Québec Quebec City 35
École Nationale d'Administration Publique Quebec City 75
Université du Québec à Montréal Montréal 19
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Chicoutimi 37
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières 56
Université du Québec à Rimouski Rimouski 70
Vancouver Island University Nanaimo 45
University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown 44
Thompson Rivers University Kamloops 43
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda 72
St. Stephen's University St. Stephen 100
MacEwan University Edmonton 47
Université de Hearst Hearst 97
University of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford 59
Concordia University Montréal 17
University of Regina Regina 31
École de Technologie Supérieure Montréal 41
Cape Breton University Sydney 71
First Nations University of Canada Regina 85
The King's University Edmonton 86
Université du Québec en Outaouais Gatineau 64
Aurora College Forth Smith 94
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Surrey 53
Redeemer University Ancaster 84
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Merritt 99
St Mary's University Calgary 90
Trinity Western University Langley 60
University of Northern British Columbia Prince George 49
Nipissing University North Bay 61
Royal Roads University Victoria 62
College of the North Atlantic Stephenville 81
Canadian Mennonite University Winnipeg 82
Ontario Tech University Oshawa 39
Yorkville University Fredericton 79
University Canada West Vancouver 78
Quest University Canada Squamish 92
Algoma University Sault Ste. Marie 74
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Canada?

There are 101 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Canadian higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

What is the oldest university in Canada?

University of New Brunswick, located in Fredericton, is the oldest university in Canada according to uniRank's research.

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