Canada’s Best Universities by Total Research Dollars: Rankings 2023

These figures show total income from sponsored research divided by the number of full-time faculty members. Research dollars include grants and contracts, as well as funding from federal, provincial and international governments and NGOs.

Medical Doctoral

Rank	University	Amount ($)
1	Toronto	615,139
2	McMaster	405,421
3	McGill	372,582
4	Laval	357,692
5	Alberta	350,495
6	Montréal	344,109
7	Calgary	330,373
8	Ottawa	327,042
9	UBC	303,608
10	Saskatchewan	295,480
11	Queen’s	264,962
12	Western	196,746
13	Dalhousie	193,066
14	Manitoba	192,292
15	Sherbrooke	172,346

Comprehensive

Rank	University	Amount ($)
1	Guelph	218,361
2	Simon Fraser	196,576
3	Memorial	189,322
4	Waterloo	180,579
5	Victoria	169,000
6	New Brunswick	124,532
7	Carleton	116,824
8	Toronto Metropolitan	111,500
9	UQAM	79,470
10	Concordia	76,086
11	York	75,172
12	Regina	74,604
13	Windsor	71,424
14	Wilfrid Laurier	40,102
15	Brock	29,679

Primarily Undergraduate

Rank	University	Amount ($)
1	Laurentian	105,627
2	Ontario Tech	88,097
3	UNBC	85,610
4	Lakehead	71,304
5	Winnipeg	56,480
6	UPEI	54,325
7	Lethbridge	53,640
8	Trent	50,689
9	Saint Mary’s	48,968
10	Acadia	41,753
11	St. Francis Xavier	35,693
12	Moncton	35,330
13	Mount Allison	33,030
14	Mount Saint Vincent	30,496
15	Cape Breton	29,558
16	Brandon	18,988
17	Bishop’s	18,867
18	St. Thomas	13,919
19	Nipissing	13,763

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