Discover Canada's Top Schools of 2023

By Tess Campbell Modified on May 21, 2023
Tags : Academics | News | Rankings

QS Top Universities has released their 2023 rankings for the top schools in the world and by various subjects.

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 Discover Canada’s Top Schools of 2023

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Every year, QS Top Universities releases their rankings for the top schools in the world based on a variety of criteria, such as grad school, certain subjects, graduate employability, and more. These rankings often help students gather information on potential schools they’re interested in and can be a deciding factor between two similar schools. While QS Top Universities does look at schools all over the world, we’ll focus on the top Canadian schools that have made their way onto the list.

So, don’t wait any further! Find out which Canadian schools are the best:

Top universities in Canada

This list of the top Canadian universities in Canada for 2023 comes from the QS World University Rankings 2023: Top global universities rankings list.

School Rank in Canada
McGill University 1
University of Toronto 2
University of British Columbia 3
University of Alberta 4
Université de Montréal 5
McMaster University 6
University of Waterloo 7
Western University 8
University of Ottawa 9
University of Calgary 10

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Top universities in Canada by subject

QS also ranks schools based on five subject areas: arts and humanities, engineering and technology, life sciences and medicine, natural sciences, and social sciences and management.

Arts and humanities

If you’re interested in studying topics like philosophy, performing arts, literature, history, or other similar courses, you should check out the top schools for arts and humanities.

School Rank in Canada
University of Toronto 1
University of British Columbia 2
McGill University 3
Université de Montréal 4
University of Alberta 5
York University 6
Queen’s University 7
University of Calgary 8
Simon Fraser University 9
Concordia University 10

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Engineering and technology

If you like courses like chemical engineering, computer science, data science, mechanical engineering, or other similar courses, you should check out the top schools for engineering and technology.

School Rank in Canada
University of Toronto 1
University of British Columbia 2
University of Waterloo 3
McGill University 4
University of Alberta 5
Université de Montréal 6
University of Calgary 7
Queen’s University 8
McMaster University 9
University of Ottawa 10

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Life sciences and medicine

If you’re interested in studying topics like nursing, psychology, medicine, anatomy and physiology, agriculture and forestry, or other similar courses, you should check out the top schools for life sciences and medicine.

School Rank in Canada
University of Toronto 1
University of British Columbia 2
McGill University 3
McMaster University 4
University of Alberta 5
Université de Montréal 6
University of Calgary 7
University of Ottawa 8
Western University 9
Université Laval 10

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Natural sciences

If you’re interested in studying topics like environmental science, chemistry, geography, marine sciences, or other similar courses, you should check out the top schools for natural sciences.

School Rank in Canada
University of British Columbia 1
University of Toronto 2
McGill University 3
University of Waterloo 4
University of Alberta 5
Université de Montréal 6
University of Calgary 7
Queen’s University 8
University of Ottawa 9
McMaster University 10

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Social sciences and management

If you’re interested in studying topics like marketing, accounting, hospitality, sociology, law, business management, or other similar courses, you should check out the top schools for social sciences and management.

School Rank in Canada
University of Toronto 1
University of British Columbia 2
McGill University 3
Western University 4
Université de Montréal 5
Queen’s University 6
University of Alberta 7
University of Calgary 8
York University 9
University of Waterloo 10

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If you’re curious about how QS Top Universities decides on who makes the cut on their lists, check out their ranking methodology.


As you can see, many of the same universities have made it onto each list. This shows that these schools don’t just excel in one subject, but invest their resources across all subjects, making them powerhouse schools. So, if you’re still stumped on where to go for school, these rankings can help you start your search.


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