35 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in Canada

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 597K citations received by 19.8K academic papers made by 35 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. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in North America

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

3. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

4. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in North America

#19 in the World

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

5. Western University

Ontario | London

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in North America

#22 in the World

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

6. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in North America

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

7. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in North America

#40 in the World

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

8. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in North America

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

9. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Occupational Therapy

#48 in North America

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

10. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Occupational Therapy

#49 in North America

#74 in the World

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

11. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Occupational Therapy

#50 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

#102 in the World

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

13. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Occupational Therapy

#70 in North America

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

14. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Occupational Therapy

#83 in North America

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

15. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Occupational Therapy

#87 in North America

#167 in the World

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

16. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Occupational Therapy

#92 in North America

#184 in the World

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

17. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Occupational Therapy

#112 in North America

#273 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

#130 in North America

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

19. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Occupational Therapy

#132 in North America

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

20. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Occupational Therapy

#143 in North America

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

21. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Occupational Therapy

#155 in North America

#430 in the World

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

22. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#181 in North America

#521 in the World

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

23. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Occupational Therapy

#189 in North America

#572 in the World

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

24. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Occupational Therapy

#199 in North America

#609 in the World

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

25. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Occupational Therapy

#201 in North America

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

26. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#207 in North America

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

27. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Occupational Therapy

#226 in North America

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

28. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Occupational Therapy

#228 in North America

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

29. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Occupational Therapy

#241 in North America

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

30. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Occupational Therapy

#251 in North America

#795 in the World

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

31. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Occupational Therapy

#261 in North America

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 18,824
Founded: 1964

32. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Occupational Therapy

#270 in North America

#887 in the World

Founded: 2002

33. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Occupational Therapy

#280 in North America

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

34. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Occupational Therapy

#281 in North America

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

35. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Occupational Therapy

#285 in North America

#946 in the World

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

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