Schools & Institutions

Canadian universities and colleges

20 institutions — research universities, polytechnics, and colleges — with official-source tuition data, co-op availability, and QS 2026 world rankings.

Rankings: QS World University Rankings 2026 (published June 2025). Tuition: each institution's published fee schedule, 2024–25 academic year. See our sources registry for full provenance.

Co-op available

Research Universitys (15)

QS #29 World (2026)Co-op
McGill University
Montréal, Québec
400+ programs$21,800–$44,000/yr intl.Est. 1821

Canada's leading bilingual research university, consistently ranked in the global top 30.

QS #32 World (2026)Co-op
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
700+ programs$34,800–$62,600/yr intl.Est. 1827

Canada's top research university and one of the world's leading institutions.

QS #38 World (2026)Co-op
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
500+ programs$25,400–$51,800/yr intl.Est. 1908

A global top-40 research university on Canada's Pacific coast.

QS #96 World (2026)Co-op
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
400+ programs$24,600–$38,800/yr intl.Est. 1908

A top-100 global university with strength in energy, AI, and health sciences.

QS #126 World (2026)
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Québec
650+ programs$16,800–$34,200/yr intl.Est. 1878

Québec's leading French-language research university. Exceptional AI research.

QS #166 World (2026)Co-op
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
280+ programs$27,400–$56,800/yr intl.Est. 1957

Canada's co-op capital — the world's largest post-secondary co-op program.

QS #189 World (2026)Co-op
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
300+ programs$31,200–$48,600/yr intl.Est. 1887

World-class health sciences and engineering, an hour from Toronto.

QS #272 World (2026)Co-op
Western University
London, Ontario
400+ programs$26,400–$46,000/yr intl.Est. 1878

Strong in business, law, and health sciences. Smaller city, lower cost.

QS #282 World (2026)Co-op
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
250+ programs$23,400–$42,800/yr intl.Est. 1966

Energy, law, and health sciences in Alberta's fastest-growing major city.

QS #316 World (2026)Co-op
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
300+ programs$22,200–$38,400/yr intl.Est. 1965

Co-op strength, lower fees than UBC, and direct access to Vancouver's tech sector.

QS #332 World (2026)Co-op
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
250+ programs$36,200–$59,400/yr intl.Est. 1841

A highly selective university with a close-knit campus culture.

QS #389 World (2026)Co-op
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
450+ programs$26,600–$45,200/yr intl.Est. 1848

Canada's bilingual university. Government internships and the capital city advantage.

QS #473 World (2026)Co-op
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
180+ programs$20,200–$36,600/yr intl.Est. 1963

Climate action, ocean research, and one of Canada's most liveable cities.

QS #536 World (2026)Co-op
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
200+ programs$19,600–$38,000/yr intl.Est. 1818

Atlantic Canada's research leader. Ocean sciences, law, and medicine.

QS #601–650 World (2026)Co-op
York University
Toronto, Ontario
500+ programs$26,800–$44,200/yr intl.Est. 1959

One of Canada's largest universities. Osgoode law school is top-tier.

Teaching Universitys (2)

Polytechnics (2)

Colleges (1)

Data notes. QS rankings shown are the 2026 edition (published June 2025). Tuition figures are drawn from each institution's published international fee schedule for the 2024–25 academic year and are given as a range because rates vary significantly across faculties and programs. Polytechnic and college tuition figures are for full-time diploma or applied degree programs. Editorial standards · Submit a correction