Name: 2026 Canadian University Instagram Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-12

Introduction

What are the most popular Canadian Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Instagram University Ranking of all Canadian higher-education institutions on Instagram 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

The aim of the uniRank Instagram University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Canadian university on the Instagram social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Canadian Universities on Instagram

Rank	University	Followers	Posts
1	University of Toronto	375,888	2,062
2	The University of British Columbia	218,149	3,666
3	McGill University	149,862	2,120
4	Western University	135,058	3,939
5	University of Alberta	121,228	2,067
6	McMaster University	109,968	1,985
7	University Canada West	107,425	3,584
8	University of Ottawa	104,806	2,378
9	University of Waterloo	104,570	2,510
10	York University	99,241	2,940
11	Queen's University	98,300	2,274
12	University of Guelph	87,067	1,847
13	University of Victoria	80,778	5,017
14	Toronto Metropolitan University	80,075	2,456
15	University of Manitoba	77,464	5,803
16	Université de Montréal	66,908	2,230
17	University of Calgary	66,196	1,303
18	Concordia University	61,738	2,403
19	Université Laval	60,204	768
20	Simon Fraser University	60,013	3,619
21	Brock University	58,166	3,218
22	Dalhousie University	55,027	1,208
23	Wilfrid Laurier University	51,426	2,155
24	University of Saskatchewan	50,751	2,552
25	Memorial University of Newfoundland	48,128	2,255
26	University of Windsor	47,488	3,396
27	Université du Québec à Montréal	45,500	n.a.
28	OCAD University	41,835	2,499
29	Carleton University	41,324	782
30	Trent University	38,536	2,636
31	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology	35,276	1,578
32	Université de Sherbrooke	31,911	1,519
33	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology	31,235	3,322
34	Emily Carr University of Art and Design	28,798	2,326
35	MacEwan University	28,384	2,433
36	Ontario Tech University	28,169	2,363
37	HEC Montréal	27,548	1,588
38	Cape Breton University	26,805	3,678
39	University of Regina	25,778	996
40	Thompson Rivers University	24,164	n.a.
41	British Columbia Institute of Technology	24,035	2,666
42	Vancouver Island University	22,630	2,602
43	The University of Winnipeg	22,476	1,542
44	Yorkville University	22,347	1,261
45	University of New Brunswick	22,232	1,379
46	St. Francis Xavier University	21,560	901
47	Lakehead University	21,298	3,096
48	Capilano University	21,296	1,632
49	Mount Royal University	20,589	2,223
50	Polytechnique Montréal	20,436	3,234
51	University of Lethbridge	20,325	3,387
52	Trinity Western University	19,570	2,486
53	Algoma University	18,901	885
54	Laurentian University	18,884	1,716
55	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	18,860	2,625
56	École de Technologie Supérieure	17,592	1,115
57	Bishop's University	16,816	3,136
58	University of Prince Edward Island	16,693	592
59	Royal Roads University	16,661	2,006
60	University of Northern British Columbia	16,439	3,095
61	Saint Mary's University	15,988	1,032
62	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	15,207	n.a.
63	Mount Allison University	15,100	2,311
64	Acadia University	14,412	578
65	Royal Military College of Canada	13,558	630
66	Nipissing University	13,296	1,886
67	Université du Québec à Rimouski	13,009	5,012
68	NSCAD University	11,387	3,557
69	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	10,502	583
70	Mount Saint Vincent University	10,491	2,085
71	Concordia University of Edmonton	9,646	2,415
72	St. Thomas University	8,175	2,726
73	Brandon University	7,969	1,032
74	Redeemer University	7,761	1,704
75	Université du Québec en Outaouais	7,612	575
76	University of the Fraser Valley	7,392	2,219
77	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	6,237	923
78	College of the North Atlantic	5,828	2,912
79	University of King's College	5,819	2,910
80	Université du Québec	4,966	233
81	Université de Saint-Boniface	4,571	956
82	Crandall University	4,361	1,008
83	First Nations University of Canada	4,342	928
84	The King's University	4,192	951
85	Université Sainte-Anne	4,024	879
86	Canadian Mennonite University	3,788	2,954
87	St Mary's University	3,710	2,156
88	Burman University	3,524	1,031
89	Quest University Canada	3,355	1,797
90	Ambrose University	3,010	965
91	St. Stephen's University	2,572	799
92	École Nationale d'Administration Publique	2,418	85
93	Luther College at the University of Regina	2,173	2,571
94	Kingswood University	2,039	1,337
95	Université de Hearst	1,789	284
96	Campion College at the University of Regina	1,319	1,174
97	Nicola Valley Institute of Technology	1,290	2,019
98	St. Thomas More College	1,069	1,347
99	Collège Universitaire Dominicain	521	184

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in August 2026.

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