40 Best Law schools in Canada

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 179K citations received by 18.4K academic papers made by 40 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 Law

#9 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

2. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Law

#24 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

3. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Law

#26 in North America

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

4. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Law

#31 in North America

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

5. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Law

#44 in North America

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

6. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Law

#67 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

7. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Law

#74 in North America

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1818

8. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Law

#77 in North America

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

9. Western University

Ontario | London

For Law

#92 in North America

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

10. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Law

#94 in North America

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 20,492
Founded: 1963

11. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Law

#95 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

12. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Law

#96 in North America

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 27,823
Founded: 1942

13. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Law

#100 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

14. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Law

#104 in North America

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

15. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Law

#127 in North America

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

16. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Law

#146 in North America

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

17. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Law

#155 in North America

#320 in the World

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

18. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Law

#167 in North America

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

19. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Law

#168 in North America

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

20. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Law

#190 in North America

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

21. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Law

#192 in North America

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1974

22. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Law

#194 in North America

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

23. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Law

#218 in North America

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

24. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Law

#222 in North America

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

25. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Law

#232 in North America

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1785

26. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Law

#250 in North America

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1925

27. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Law

#257 in North America

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 18,824
Founded: 1964

28. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Law

#262 in North America

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1969

29. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Law

#282 in North America

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1965

30. Trent University

Ontario | Peterborough

For Law

#285 in North America

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1963

31. University of Winnipeg

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Law

#297 in North America

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1871

32. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Law

#302 in North America

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1911

33. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Law

#360 in North America

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2002

34. Royal Military College of Canada

Ontario | Kingston

For Law

#362 in North America

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

35. University of Lethbridge

Alberta | Lethbridge

For Law

#376 in North America

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,059
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1967

36. Thompson Rivers University

British Columbia | Kamloops

For Law

#380 in North America

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1970

37. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Law

#387 in North America

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 7,281
Founded: 1802

38. Kwantlen Polytechnic University

British Columbia | Surrey

For Law

#426 in North America

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1981

39. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Law

#427 in North America

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

40. Brandon University

Manitoba | Brandon

For Law

#431 in North America

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1899

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

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