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Best Universities in Canada 2027

A consensus ranking of 34 universities in Canada, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (North America).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
University of Toronto · Toronto
32
21
25
16
98.5
2
University of British Columbia · Vancouver
45
45
53
41
97
3
McGill University · Montreal
30
38
76
62
96.5
4
University of Alberta · Edmonton
96
119
101-150
156
92.8
5
Université de Montréal · Montreal
162
150
·
192
91.6
6
McMaster University
174
·
101-150
146
91.3
7
University of Waterloo · Waterloo
113
·
151-200
197
89.8
8
University of Montreal
162
·
151-200
·
88.4
9
University of Calgary
249
200
151-200
204
88.1
10
University of Ottawa
228
·
201-300
256
85.2
11
Queen's University
174
325
201-300
·
85
12
Western University
142
225
301-400
314
84
13
Dalhousie University
298
375
301-400
385
79.2
14
Simon Fraser University
312
325
401-500
424
76.7
15
Université Laval
526
450
·
·
75.6
16
University of Victoria
696
325
301-400
394
74.8
17
Laval University
526
450
301-400
451
74.6
18
University of Manitoba
560
550
301-400
440
73.1
19
University of Saskatchewan
411
375
401-500
568
73
20
York University
158
450
601-700
514
71
21
University of Guelph
546
450
501-600
556
68.1
22
University of New Brunswick UNB
677
700
·
·
65.6
23
Carleton University
801
550
501-600
616
62.9
24
Université du Québec
951
550
·
·
62.5
25
Concordia University
497
700
601-700
755
60.6
26
Toronto Metropolitan University
669
700
·
1041
59.8
27
Memorial University of Newfoundland
721
550
701-800
·
55.4
28
Ontario Tech University
·
900
·
·
55
29
University of Windsor
537
550
901-1000
1125
49.8
30
University of Quebec Montreal
·
·
701-800
847
43.8
31
University of New Brunswick
677
·
901-1000
919
43.4
32
University of Sherbrooke
951
·
701-800
·
41.2
33
University of Regina
1001
900
901-1000
·
38.3
34
Brock University
1201
1350
801-900
1637
27.6

About Canada higher education

Canada combines British and American academic traditions with a publicly-funded university system. Canadian universities are known for their strong co-op programs, multicultural campuses, and generous post-graduation work permits. Toronto, UBC, and McGill consistently lead global rankings.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2027). Best Universities in Canada 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/ca/
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