38 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Canada

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 476K citations received by 10.8K academic papers made by 38 universities in Canada was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Human Resource Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

2. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Human Resource Management

#19 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

3. Western University

Ontario | London

For Human Resource Management

#31 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

4. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Human Resource Management

#33 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

5. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Human Resource Management

#35 in North America

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

6. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Human Resource Management

#37 in North America

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

7. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Human Resource Management

#40 in North America

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

8. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Human Resource Management

#41 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

9. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Human Resource Management

#53 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

10. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Human Resource Management

#64 in North America

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

11. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Human Resource Management

#88 in North America

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

12. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Human Resource Management

#92 in North America

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

13. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Human Resource Management

#93 in North America

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1969

14. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Human Resource Management

#102 in North America

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

15. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Human Resource Management

#106 in North America

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

16. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Human Resource Management

#119 in North America

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

17. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Human Resource Management

#130 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

18. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Human Resource Management

#131 in North America

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

19. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Human Resource Management

#134 in North America

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

20. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Human Resource Management

#157 in North America

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Human Resource Management

#170 in North America

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

22. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Human Resource Management

#172 in North America

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

23. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Human Resource Management

#177 in North America

#501 in the World

Founded: 1957

24. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Human Resource Management

#182 in North America

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

25. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Human Resource Management

#185 in North America

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

26. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Human Resource Management

#207 in North America

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

27. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Human Resource Management

#212 in North America

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

28. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Human Resource Management

#234 in North America

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

29. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Human Resource Management

#240 in North America

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

30. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Human Resource Management

#252 in North America

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

31. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Human Resource Management

#259 in North America

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 32,036
Founded: 1785

32. University of Lethbridge

Alberta | Lethbridge

For Human Resource Management

#265 in North America

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1967

33. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Human Resource Management

#278 in North America

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1969

34. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Human Resource Management

#298 in North America

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,281
Founded: 1802

35. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Human Resource Management

#319 in North America

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

36. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Human Resource Management

#325 in North America

#1222 in the World

Founded: 2002

37. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Human Resource Management

#330 in North America

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 9,323
Founded: 1960

38. University of Quebec in Outaouais

Quebec State | Gatineau

For Human Resource Management

#332 in North America

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1981

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, Vancouver, London, and Montreal.