52 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 1.42M citations received by 41.9K academic papers made by 52 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 Forestry

#8 in North America

#12 in the World

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

2. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Forestry

#18 in North America

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

3. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Forestry

#20 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

4. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Forestry

#33 in North America

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

5. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Forestry

#34 in North America

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

6. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Forestry

#35 in North America

#67 in the World

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

7. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Forestry

#36 in North America

#72 in the World

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

8. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Forestry

#37 in North America

#75 in the World

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

9. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Forestry

#58 in North America

#139 in the World

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

10. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Forestry

#67 in North America

#175 in the World

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

11. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Forestry

#72 in North America

#198 in the World

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

12. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Forestry

#86 in North America

#295 in the World

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

13. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Forestry

#88 in North America

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

14. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Forestry

#90 in North America

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

15. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Forestry

#93 in North America

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

16. Western University

Ontario | London

For Forestry

#95 in North America

#355 in the World

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

17. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Forestry

#97 in North America

#374 in the World

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

18. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Forestry

#101 in North America

#387 in the World

Founded: 1957

19. University of Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscamingue

Quebec State | Rouyn-Noranda

For Forestry

#102 in North America

#390 in the World

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

20. University of Northern British Columbia

British Columbia | Prince George

For Forestry

#103 in North America

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 28,609
Founded: 1990

21. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Forestry

#112 in North America

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

22. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Forestry

#113 in North America

#438 in the World

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

23. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Forestry

#122 in North America

#521 in the World

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

24. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Forestry

#127 in North America

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

25. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Forestry

#128 in North America

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

26. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Forestry

#132 in North America

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

27. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Quebec State | Chicoutimi

For Forestry

#137 in North America

#618 in the World

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

28. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Forestry

#141 in North America

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

29. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Forestry

#145 in North America

#703 in the World

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

30. Trent University

Ontario | Peterborough

For Forestry

#151 in North America

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

31. University of Lethbridge

Alberta | Lethbridge

For Forestry

#157 in North America

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1967

32. University of Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown

For Forestry

#166 in North America

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 4,336
Founded: 1969

33. University of Quebec in Rimouski

Quebec State | Rimouski

For Forestry

#169 in North America

#849 in the World

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

34. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Forestry

#192 in North America

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

35. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Forestry

#198 in North America

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

36. University of Winnipeg

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Forestry

#203 in North America

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1871

37. University of Moncton

New Brunswick | Moncton

For Forestry

#205 in North America

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1864

38. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Forestry

#224 in North America

#1231 in the World

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

39. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Forestry

#239 in North America

#1313 in the World

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

40. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Forestry

#244 in North America

#1348 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

41. University of Quebec in Outaouais

Quebec State | Gatineau

For Forestry

#245 in North America

#1355 in the World

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

42. Mount Allison University

New Brunswick | Sackville

For Forestry

#271 in North America

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 72,100
Founded: 1839

43. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Forestry

#281 in North America

#1543 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

44. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Forestry

#286 in North America

#1555 in the World

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

45. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Forestry

#312 in North America

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

46. Thompson Rivers University

British Columbia | Kamloops

For Forestry

#329 in North America

#1843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1970

47. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Forestry

#346 in North America

#1972 in the World

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

48. Vancouver Island University

British Columbia | Nanaimo

For Forestry

#360 in North America

#2020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1969

49. St. Francis Xavier University

Nova Scotia | Antigonish

For Forestry

#361 in North America

#2040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1853

50. Acadia University

Nova Scotia | Wolfville

For Forestry

#370 in North America

#2110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1838

51. Brandon University

Manitoba | Brandon

For Forestry

#371 in North America

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1899

52. Nipissing University

Ontario | North Bay

For Forestry

#375 in North America

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Forestry in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vancouver, Edmonton, Guelph, and Quebec.

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Earth science and Geophysics61

Environmental Chemistry56

Environmental Engineering47

Environmental Management68

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Mining Engineering29

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