Canada is a good country to settle into or migrate to. This country is one of the best in the world in terms of overall life satisfaction, infrastructure and standard of living. And many people from other countries flock into Canada in hopes and search of a better life.
Among the unique things immigrants look for when moving to Canada is access to quality higher education. It is no news that many Canadian Universities rank high in the global rankings for higher institutions.
In this brief article, we will list ten of the best Canadian universities in order of their ranking. Let’s see them below;
1. University of Toronto
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, University of Toronto ranks numbers 18 of all the universities in the world. And according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking of 2019, University of Toronto ranks number 24 of the universities in the world. This University is a public research school located in Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1827 and the school has the motto, “As a tree through the trees”.
2. University of British Columbia
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, University of British Columbia ranks 34 in the world while according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking of 2019, this university ranks 35th in the world. This university was founded in 1908 and it is one of the top three universities in Canada. It had a total of 61,113 students enrolled in 2015 and it has campuses in Vancouver and Okanagan.
3. McGill University
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, the McGill University ranks 42nd in the world while according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking of 2019, this university ranks 90th in the world. McGill University was founded in the year 1821 and is located in Montreal, Canada. It has 2 campuses and is an open research university.
4. McMaster University
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, McMaster University ranks 72nd in the world while according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking of 2019, this university ranks 90th in the world. This public university is located in Hamilton, Canada. They have the motto in English that says, “all things cohere in Christ”.
5. University of Montreal
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, University of Montreal ranks 85th in the world while a according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking of 2019, this university ranks 151st in the world. This University was founded in 1878 and is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a mainly french language university.
6. University of Alberta
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, University of Alberta ranks 136th in the world while according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking of 2019, this university ranks 101st in the world. It is located in Edmonton, Alberta.
7. University of Ottawa
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, University of Ottawa ranks 141st in the world. It is the largest bilingual university in the world.
8. University of Calgary
According to the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2020, University of Calgary is one of the top best universities in the world. This public university started in 1944.
9. University of Waterloo
According to the global rankings, U-Waterloo is among the top ranked in the world. It was founded in 1957 and is a public research institution.
10. Western University, Columbia
According to the global rankings, it is one of the best in the world. It is located in London, Ontario, Canada and was founded in 1878. It is officially called the University of Western Ontario.
