Canada’s Best Universities by Social Sciences and Humanities Grants: Rankings 2023
These figures show the average size and number of peer-adjudicated research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council secured by faculty at each school. The dollar amount of grants is listed per full-time faculty member; the number of grants is per 100 full-time faculty members
Medical Doctoral
 University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) |  Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGill | 1 | 18,478 | 41.67 |
| UBC | 2 | 17,172 | 34.67 |
| Montréal | 3 | 17,201 | 34.05 |
| Toronto | 4 | 14,143 | 36.54 |
| Alberta | 5 | 17,449 | 29.51 |
| Dalhousie | 6 | 17,015 | 28.18 |
| McMaster | 7 | 15,270 | 30.81 |
| Laval | 8 | 13,962 | 29.99 |
| Ottawa | 9 | 12,859 | 29.64 |
| Queen's | 10 | 9,833 | 28.79 |
| Calgary | 11 | 9,575 | 27.57 |
| Western | 12 | 9,664 | 22.75 |
| Sherbrooke | 13 | 7,381 | 21.77 |
| Manitoba | 14 | 8,144 | 16.55 |
| Saskatchewan | 15 | 8,265 | 14.9 |
Comprehensive
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | 1 | 14,253 | 29.38 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 12,720 | 25.97 |
| Simon Fraser | 3 | 12,578 | 25.31 |
| Concordia | 4 | 11,148 | 24.39 |
| York | 5 | 12,010 | 22.28 |
| Guelph | 6 | 11,159 | 23.06 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 7 | 11,936 | 21.12 |
| UQAM | 8 | 9,958 | 23.73 |
| Victoria | 9 | 11,173 | 21.25 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 10 | 6,827 | 21.17 |
| New Brunswick | 11 | 5,303 | 17.28 |
| Regina | 12 | 6,278 | 13.07 |
| Brock | 13 | 4,848 | 14.22 |
| Memorial | 14 | 4,332 | 14.29 |
| Windsor | 15 | 4,974 | 11.64 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Tech | 1 | 10,033 | 27.78 |
| Lakehead | *2 | 6,327 | 18.23 |
| Winnipeg | *2 | 7,277 | 15.98 |
| UNBC | 4 | 6,532 | 12.5 |
| Saint Mary's | 5 | 4,475 | 16.67 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 6 | 4,148 | 15.03 |
| Cape Breton | 7 | 4,255 | 13.33 |
| Bishop's | 8 | 3,464 | 13.98 |
| Trent | 9 | 3,199 | 10.95 |
| Laurentian | 10 | 3,209 | 10 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 11 | 3,267 | 9.8 |
| Brandon | *12 | 2,354 | 9.01 |
| Mount Allison | *12 | 2,289 | 9.09 |
| St. Thomas | 14 | 1,918 | 9.09 |
| Lethbridge | 15 | 2,276 | 7.72 |
| Nipissing | 16 | 1,806 | 6.8 |
| UPEI | 17 | 1,308 | 4.9 |
| Moncton | 18 | 1,182 | 4.83 |
| Acadia | 19 | 724 | 4.17 |
* Indicates a tie
More numbers behind the rankings:
Canada’s best universities by student awards
Canada’s best universities by student/faculty ratio
Canada’s best universities by faculty awards
Canada’s best universities by medical/science grants
Canada’s best universities by total research dollars
Canada’s best universities by operating budget
Canada’s best universities by library expenses
Canada’s best universities by library acquisitions
Canada’s best universities by scholarships and bursaries
Canada’s best universities by students services
Canada’s best universities by reputation