36 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 776K citations received by 21.6K academic papers made by 36 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 Occupational Therapy

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

2. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in North America

#9 in the World

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

3. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in North America

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

4. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in North America

#14 in the World

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

5. Western University

Ontario | London

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in North America

#20 in the World

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

6. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in North America

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

7. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in North America

#39 in the World

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

8. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Occupational Therapy

#34 in North America

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

9. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Occupational Therapy

#42 in North America

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

10. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Occupational Therapy

#44 in North America

#70 in the World

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

11. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Occupational Therapy

#49 in North America

#75 in the World

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

12. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Occupational Therapy

#64 in North America

#108 in the World

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

13. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Occupational Therapy

#66 in North America

#118 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Occupational Therapy

#82 in North America

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

15. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Occupational Therapy

#83 in North America

#164 in the World

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

16. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Occupational Therapy

#96 in North America

#205 in the World

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

17. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Occupational Therapy

#116 in North America

#306 in the World

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

18. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Occupational Therapy

#135 in North America

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

19. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Occupational Therapy

#137 in North America

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

20. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Occupational Therapy

#139 in North America

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

21. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Occupational Therapy

#155 in North America

#440 in the World

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

22. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#178 in North America

#569 in the World

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

23. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Occupational Therapy

#189 in North America

#599 in the World

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

24. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Occupational Therapy

#196 in North America

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

25. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Occupational Therapy

#216 in North America

#695 in the World

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

26. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#224 in North America

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

27. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Occupational Therapy

#225 in North America

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

28. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Occupational Therapy

#226 in North America

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

29. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Occupational Therapy

#234 in North America

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

30. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Occupational Therapy

#237 in North America

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

31. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Occupational Therapy

#239 in North America

#774 in the World

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

32. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Occupational Therapy

#248 in North America

#811 in the World

Founded: 2002

33. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Occupational Therapy

#275 in North America

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

34. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#281 in North America

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

35. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Occupational Therapy

#292 in North America

#1047 in the World

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

36. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Quebec State | Chicoutimi

For Occupational Therapy

#302 in North America

#1130 in the World

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

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