55 Best universities for Paramedicine and Emergency medicine in Canada

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Paramedicine and Emergency medicine. A graph of 3.13M citations received by 90.8K academic papers made by 55 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#4 in North America

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

2. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#12 in North America

#14 in the World

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

3. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#24 in North America

#31 in the World

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

4. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#34 in North America

#42 in the World

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

5. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#37 in North America

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

6. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#41 in North America

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

7. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#43 in North America

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

8. Western University

Ontario | London

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#60 in North America

#74 in the World

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

9. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#66 in North America

#84 in the World

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

10. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#70 in North America

#88 in the World

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

11. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#73 in North America

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

12. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#81 in North America

#117 in the World

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

13. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#116 in North America

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

14. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#121 in North America

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

15. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#131 in North America

#248 in the World

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

16. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#136 in North America

#262 in the World

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

17. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#145 in North America

#284 in the World

Founded: 1957

18. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#157 in North America

#315 in the World

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

19. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#167 in North America

#337 in the World

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

20. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#173 in North America

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#176 in North America

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

22. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#200 in North America

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

23. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#202 in North America

#462 in the World

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

24. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#205 in North America

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

25. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#225 in North America

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

26. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#247 in North America

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

27. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#256 in North America

#651 in the World

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

28. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#258 in North America

#657 in the World

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

29. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#264 in North America

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

30. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#282 in North America

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

31. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#285 in North America

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

32. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#317 in North America

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

33. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#327 in North America

#939 in the World

Founded: 2002

34. University of Lethbridge

Alberta | Lethbridge

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#341 in North America

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1967

35. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#369 in North America

#1139 in the World

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

36. University of Northern British Columbia

British Columbia | Prince George

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#387 in North America

#1205 in the World

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

37. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#398 in North America

#1239 in the World

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

38. University of Quebec in Outaouais

Quebec State | Gatineau

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#417 in North America

#1318 in the World

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

39. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#428 in North America

#1349 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

40. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#434 in North America

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

41. University of Winnipeg

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#455 in North America

#1459 in the World

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

42. Mount Royal University

Alberta | Calgary

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#456 in North America

#1461 in the World

Founded: 1910

43. University of Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#513 in North America

#1670 in the World

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

44. MacEwan University

Alberta | Edmonton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#532 in North America

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1971

45. Trent University

Ontario | Peterborough

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#534 in North America

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

46. University of Moncton

New Brunswick | Moncton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#559 in North America

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1864

47. Kings University in Canada

Alberta | Edmonton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#573 in North America

#1929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1979

48. Kwantlen Polytechnic University

British Columbia | Surrey

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#583 in North America

#1967 in the World

Founded: 1981

49. Nipissing University

Ontario | North Bay

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#594 in North America

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Quebec State | Chicoutimi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#596 in North America

#2053 in the World

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

51. St. Francis Xavier University

Nova Scotia | Antigonish

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#630 in North America

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1853

52. Mount Saint Vincent University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#632 in North America

#2215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 4,050
Founded: 1873

53. Thompson Rivers University

British Columbia | Kamloops

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#644 in North America

#2330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1970

54. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#647 in North America

#2356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

55. University of Quebec in Rimouski

Quebec State | Rimouski

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#650 in North America

#2387 in the World

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

The best cities to study Paramedicine and Emergency medicine in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal.