42 Best universities for Automotive Engineering in Canada

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 592K citations received by 19.7K academic papers made by 42 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 Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Automotive Engineering

#14 in North America

#46 in the World

Founded: 1957

2. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Automotive Engineering

#21 in North America

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

3. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Automotive Engineering

#23 in North America

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

4. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Automotive Engineering

#27 in North America

#105 in the World

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

5. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Automotive Engineering

#33 in North America

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

6. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#34 in North America

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

7. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Automotive Engineering

#39 in North America

#134 in the World

Founded: 2002

8. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Automotive Engineering

#46 in North America

#162 in the World

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

9. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#51 in North America

#183 in the World

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

10. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Automotive Engineering

#52 in North America

#184 in the World

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

11. Western University

Ontario | London

For Automotive Engineering

#65 in North America

#236 in the World

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

12. Acadia University

Nova Scotia | Wolfville

For Automotive Engineering

#71 in North America

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1838

13. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Automotive Engineering

#77 in North America

#286 in the World

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

14. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Automotive Engineering

#81 in North America

#305 in the World

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

15. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Automotive Engineering

#87 in North America

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

16. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Automotive Engineering

#91 in North America

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

17. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Automotive Engineering

#95 in North America

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

18. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Automotive Engineering

#96 in North America

#354 in the World

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

19. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Automotive Engineering

#97 in North America

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

20. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Automotive Engineering

#99 in North America

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

21. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Automotive Engineering

#102 in North America

#372 in the World

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

22. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#103 in North America

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

23. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Automotive Engineering

#105 in North America

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

24. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Automotive Engineering

#108 in North America

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

25. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Automotive Engineering

#109 in North America

#388 in the World

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

26. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Automotive Engineering

#121 in North America

#433 in the World

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

27. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Automotive Engineering

#124 in North America

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Automotive Engineering

#138 in North America

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

29. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#143 in North America

#584 in the World

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

30. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Automotive Engineering

#153 in North America

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

31. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Automotive Engineering

#159 in North America

#703 in the World

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

32. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#166 in North America

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

33. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#167 in North America

#733 in the World

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

34. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#185 in North America

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

35. Royal Military College of Canada

Ontario | Kingston

For Automotive Engineering

#193 in North America

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

36. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Automotive Engineering

#235 in North America

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

37. University of Quebec in Rimouski

Quebec State | Rimouski

For Automotive Engineering

#260 in North America

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1969

38. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Quebec State | Chicoutimi

For Automotive Engineering

#273 in North America

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1969

39. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Automotive Engineering

#289 in North America

#1731 in the World

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

40. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Automotive Engineering

#292 in North America

#1759 in the World

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

41. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Automotive Engineering

#311 in North America

#1938 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

42. University of Moncton

New Brunswick | Moncton

For Automotive Engineering

#328 in North America

#2167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1864

The best cities to study Automotive Engineering in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Waterloo, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver.