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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Library Acquisitions
This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to updating their library acquisitions
These figures show the proportion of a university’s library budget that is allocated to updating its collection, including electronic access.
MEDICAL DOCTORAL
| University | Rank | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| McGill | 1 | 65.2 |
| McMaster | 2 | 54.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 3 | 51.1 |
| Alberta | 4 | 50.5 |
| Sherbrooke | 5 | 49.3 |
| Western | 6 | 48.9 |
| Ottawa | 7 | 48.2 |
| Laval | 8 | 47.8 |
| Queen's | 9 | 45.6 |
| Calgary | 10 | 44.8 |
| Toronto | 11 | 41.0 |
| Dalhousie | 12 | 38.5 |
| UBC | 13 | 29.0 |
| Montreal | 14 | 28.3 |
| Manitoba | 15 | 27.9 |
COMPREHENSIVE
| University | Rank | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser | 1 | 53.9 |
| Guelph | 2 | 53.4 |
| Brock | 3 | 48.3 |
| Victoria | 4 | 46.4 |
| Memorial | 5 | 45.0 |
| New Brunswick | 6 | 44.2 |
| York | 7 | 43.4 |
| Waterloo | 8 | 41.4 |
| Windsor | 9 | 39.9 |
| Concordia | 10 | 38.5 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 11 | 37.8 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 12 | 36.1 |
| Carleton | 13 | 35.0 |
| Regina | 14 | 34.0 |
| UQAM | 15 | 18.9 |
PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE
| University | Rank | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| Laurentian | 1 | 51.1 |
| Ontario Tech | 2 | 46.1 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 3 | 44.9 |
| St. Thomas | 4 | 44.2 |
| UPEI | 5 | 43.9 |
| Lakehead | 6 | 42.9 |
| UNBC | 7 | 42.6 |
| Lethbridge | 8 | 40.1 |
| Saint Mary's | 9 | 39.6 |
| Algoma | 10 | 38.2 |
| Winnipeg | 11 | 36.7 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 12 | 36.4 |
| Nipissing | 12 | 36.4 |
| Bishop's | 14 | 34.1 |
| Acadia | 15 | 33.0 |
| Mount Allison | 15 | 33.0 |
| Trent | 17 | 32.2 |
| Moncton | 18 | 26.4 |
| Cape Breton | 19 | 25.8 |
| Brandon | 20 | 24.3 |
* Indicates a tie
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