35 Best universities for Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 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 Organizational / Business / IO Psychology. A graph of 515K citations received by 5.94K 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 Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#8 in North America

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

2. Western University

Ontario | London

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#11 in North America

#11 in the World

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

3. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#24 in North America

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

4. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#28 in North America

#32 in the World

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

5. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#43 in North America

#61 in the World

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

6. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#51 in North America

#76 in the World

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

7. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#59 in North America

#86 in the World

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

8. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#64 in North America

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

9. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#93 in North America

#134 in the World

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

10. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#103 in North America

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

11. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#114 in North America

#189 in the World

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

12. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#117 in North America

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

13. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#121 in North America

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

14. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#135 in North America

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

15. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#147 in North America

#260 in the World

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

16. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#148 in North America

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

17. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#152 in North America

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

18. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#154 in North America

#274 in the World

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

19. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#158 in North America

#285 in the World

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

20. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#166 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#169 in North America

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

22. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#181 in North America

#371 in the World

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

23. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#182 in North America

#372 in the World

Founded: 1957

24. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#183 in North America

#375 in the World

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

25. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#189 in North America

#396 in the World

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

26. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#193 in North America

#403 in the World

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

27. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#195 in North America

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

28. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#229 in North America

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

29. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#234 in North America

#617 in the World

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

30. University of Lethbridge

Alberta | Lethbridge

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#238 in North America

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1967

31. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#245 in North America

#640 in the World

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

32. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#251 in North America

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

33. University of Northern British Columbia

British Columbia | Prince George

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#262 in North America

#742 in the World

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

34. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#263 in North America

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

35. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology

#286 in North America

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

The best cities to study Organizational / Business / IO Psychology in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, London, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

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Education Majors74

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