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Universities in Canada

Canada has 191 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1663. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES191

OLDEST1663

FOUNDED 1900+148

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–189934 · 18%

1900 or later148 · 77%

Date unknown9 · 5%

Oldest universities in Canada

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1663Séminaire de Québec

1785University of New Brunswick

1789University of King's College

1818Université de Saint-Boniface

1818Dalhousie University

1821McGill University

1827University of Toronto

1836Victoria University

1838Acadia University

1839Mount Allison University

1840Saint Mary's University

1840Major Seminary of Montreal

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