27 Best universities for Mining 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 Mining Engineering. A graph of 98.9K citations received by 4.94K academic papers made by 27 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 British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Mining Engineering

#2 in North America

#12 in the World

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

2. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Mining Engineering

#4 in North America

#21 in the World

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

3. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Mining Engineering

#5 in North America

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

4. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Mining Engineering

#8 in North America

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

5. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Mining Engineering

#9 in North America

#43 in the World

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

6. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Mining Engineering

#11 in North America

#49 in the World

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

7. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Mining Engineering

#15 in North America

#56 in the World

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

8. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Mining Engineering

#21 in North America

#105 in the World

Founded: 1957

9. University of Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscamingue

Quebec State | Rouyn-Noranda

For Mining Engineering

#25 in North America

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1970

10. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Mining Engineering

#29 in North America

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

11. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Mining Engineering

#33 in North America

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

12. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Mining Engineering

#43 in North America

#215 in the World

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

13. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Mining Engineering

#46 in North America

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

14. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Mining Engineering

#52 in North America

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

15. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Mining Engineering

#54 in North America

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

16. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Mining Engineering

#55 in North America

#254 in the World

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

17. Western University

Ontario | London

For Mining Engineering

#61 in North America

#276 in the World

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

18. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Mining Engineering

#64 in North America

#300 in the World

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

19. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Mining Engineering

#78 in North America

#359 in the World

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

20. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Mining Engineering

#89 in North America

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

21. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Mining Engineering

#92 in North America

#422 in the World

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

22. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Mining Engineering

#100 in North America

#465 in the World

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

23. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Mining Engineering

#105 in North America

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

24. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Quebec State | Chicoutimi

For Mining Engineering

#110 in North America

#508 in the World

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

25. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Mining Engineering

#117 in North America

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

26. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Mining Engineering

#120 in North America

#581 in the World

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

27. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Mining Engineering

#132 in North America

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

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