38 Best universities for Critical Care Nursing 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 Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 4.19M citations received by 91.4K 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 Critical Care Nursing

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

2. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Critical Care Nursing

#15 in North America

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

3. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Critical Care Nursing

#22 in North America

#25 in the World

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

4. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Critical Care Nursing

#33 in North America

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

5. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Critical Care Nursing

#44 in North America

#55 in the World

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

6. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Critical Care Nursing

#46 in North America

#60 in the World

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

7. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Critical Care Nursing

#55 in North America

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

8. Western University

Ontario | London

For Critical Care Nursing

#58 in North America

#79 in the World

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

9. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Critical Care Nursing

#65 in North America

#94 in the World

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

10. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Critical Care Nursing

#68 in North America

#102 in the World

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

11. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Critical Care Nursing

#80 in North America

#132 in the World

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

12. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Critical Care Nursing

#82 in North America

#139 in the World

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

13. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Critical Care Nursing

#103 in North America

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

14. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Critical Care Nursing

#129 in North America

#320 in the World

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

15. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Critical Care Nursing

#130 in North America

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

16. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Critical Care Nursing

#154 in North America

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

17. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Critical Care Nursing

#162 in North America

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

18. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Critical Care Nursing

#163 in North America

#498 in the World

Founded: 1957

19. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Critical Care Nursing

#205 in North America

#709 in the World

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

20. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Critical Care Nursing

#267 in North America

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

21. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Critical Care Nursing

#274 in North America

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

22. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Critical Care Nursing

#290 in North America

#1139 in the World

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

23. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Critical Care Nursing

#307 in North America

#1201 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

24. University of Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown

For Critical Care Nursing

#325 in North America

#1289 in the World

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

25. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Critical Care Nursing

#341 in North America

#1367 in the World

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

26. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Critical Care Nursing

#345 in North America

#1382 in the World

Founded: 2002

27. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Critical Care Nursing

#349 in North America

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

28. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Critical Care Nursing

#352 in North America

#1408 in the World

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

29. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Critical Care Nursing

#360 in North America

#1440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

30. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Critical Care Nursing

#381 in North America

#1541 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

31. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Critical Care Nursing

#382 in North America

#1547 in the World

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

32. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Critical Care Nursing

#384 in North America

#1566 in the World

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

33. University of Northern British Columbia

British Columbia | Prince George

For Critical Care Nursing

#390 in North America

#1594 in the World

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

34. University of Winnipeg

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Critical Care Nursing

#398 in North America

#1631 in the World

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

35. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Critical Care Nursing

#413 in North America

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

36. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Critical Care Nursing

#433 in North America

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

37. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Critical Care Nursing

#442 in North America

#1866 in the World

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

38. Mount Royal University

Alberta | Calgary

For Critical Care Nursing

#444 in North America

#1872 in the World

Founded: 1910

The best cities to study Critical Care Nursing in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, and Edmonton.