Field · Computer Science · Canada
Computer Science research in Canada
University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#33 worldwide), followed by University of Waterloo and Simon Fraser University.
- Canada's world rank
- #6 of 131 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 26k
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 56
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Computer Science in Canada?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TorontoToronto | #33 | 58.6 | 22.4% | 1,789 |
| 2 | University of WaterlooWaterloo | #54 | 52.8 | 20.7% | 1,726 |
| 3 | Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby | #82 | 47.8 | 22.6% | 736 |
| 4 | University of British ColumbiaVancouver | #121 | 43.2 | 22.2% | 1,159 |
| 5 | University of AlbertaEdmonton | #182 | 38.4 | 22.8% | 1,074 |
| 6 | Concordia UniversityMontreal | #188 | 38.0 | 20.1% | 1,074 |
| 7 | University of OttawaOttawa | #227 | 35.8 | 22.1% | 684 |
| 8 | University of CalgaryCalgary | #236 | 35.3 | 22.0% | 703 |
| 9 | Polytechnique MontréalMontreal | #245 | 34.9 | 24.9% | 473 |
| 10 | Vector InstituteToronto | #259 | 34.2 | 33.9% | 126 |
| 11 | McGill UniversityMontreal | #283 | 33.2 | 18.0% | 840 |
| 12 | Université de MontréalMontreal | #315 | 31.9 | 23.3% | 408 |
| 13 | York UniversityToronto | #324 | 31.6 | 21.8% | 671 |
| 14 | Carleton UniversityOttawa | #396 | 29.2 | 19.9% | 738 |
| 15 | Western UniversityLondon | #407 | 28.9 | 23.3% | 559 |
| 16 | Kootenay Association for Science & TechnologyRossland | #411 | 28.8 | 11.7% | 429 |
| 17 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto | #432 | 28.2 | 25.9% | 561 |
| 18 | University of VictoriaVictoria | #467 | 27.2 | 22.3% | 437 |
| 19 | Dalhousie UniversityHalifax | #503 | 26.4 | 21.2% | 417 |
| 20 | École de Technologie SupérieureMontreal | #553 | 25.2 | 24.1% | 388 |
| 21 | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto | #636 | 23.6 | 15.3% | 589 |
| 22 | University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon | #677 | 22.9 | 20.9% | 330 |
| 23 | McMaster UniversityHamilton | #691 | 22.6 | 18.2% | 492 |
| 24 | University of ManitobaWinnipeg | #723 | 22.1 | 24.6% | 333 |
| 25 | Huawei Technologies (Canada)Markham | #737 | 21.9 | 25.5% | 165 |
| 26 | Queen's UniversityKingston | #757 | 21.5 | 18.9% | 628 |
| 27 | University of GuelphGuelph | #950 | 18.8 | 23.3% | 249 |
| 28 | Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa | #957 | 18.8 | 19.0% | 316 |
| 29 | Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal | #963 | 18.7 | 18.7% | 350 |
| 30 | University of WindsorWindsor | #1,028 | 17.9 | 21.9% | 360 |
| 31 | University of New BrunswickFredericton | #1,036 | 17.8 | 26.2% | 291 |
| 32 | Université LavalQuébec | #1,070 | 17.4 | 17.5% | 298 |
| 33 | Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's | #1,337 | 14.8 | 20.8% | 215 |
| 34 | University Canada WestVancouver | #1,371 | 14.5 | 49.9% | 90 |
| 35 | University of ReginaRegina | #1,483 | 13.6 | 23.7% | 231 |
| 36 | Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke | #1,500 | 13.4 | 20.2% | 217 |
| 37 | Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières | #1,504 | 13.4 | 19.9% | 109 |
| 38 | Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay | #1,586 | 12.8 | 18.6% | 158 |
| 39 | Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueQuébec | #1,797 | 11.3 | 26.8% | 120 |
| 40 | Université de MonctonMoncton | #1,812 | 11.2 | 23.6% | 112 |
| 41 | National Research Council CanadaOttawa | #2,156 | 9.1 | 23.3% | 158 |
| 42 | University of British Columbia, Okanagan CampusKelowna | #2,294 | 8.4 | 22.1% | 108 |
| 43 | Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteMontreal | #2,461 | 7.6 | 34.8% | 84 |
| 44 | Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay | #2,568 | 7.1 | 18.5% | 106 |
| 45 | Brock UniversitySaint Catharines | #2,635 | 6.8 | 13.2% | 180 |
| 46 | Brandon UniversityBrandon | #2,714 | 6.4 | 30.8% | 74 |
| 47 | Ericsson (Canada)Mississauga | #2,738 | 6.3 | 18.0% | 79 |
| 48 | Athabasca UniversityAthabasca | #3,039 | 5.1 | 30.8% | 85 |
| 49 | Royal Military College of CanadaKingston | #3,103 | 4.8 | 17.4% | 79 |
| 50 | Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo | #3,239 | 4.3 | 15.2% | 114 |
| 51 | Université du Québec en OutaouaisGatineau | #3,324 | 4.0 | 15.6% | 78 |
| 52 | Defence Research and Development CanadaOttawa | #3,837 | 2.3 | 14.7% | 62 |
| 53 | Horizon College and SeminarySaskatoon | #3,920 | 2.1 | 6.5% | 130 |
| 54 | University of WinnipegWinnipeg | #4,171 | 133.0 | 11.0% | 69 |
| 55 | University of LethbridgeLethbridge | #4,281 | 102.0 | 10.0% | 75 |
| 56 | Encana (Canada)Calgary | #4,507 | 41.0 | 3.0% | 112 |
Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Canada?
Yoshua Bengio, Aaron Courville and Geoffrey E. Hinton rank highest among researchers based in Canada.
- 1Yoshua Bengio#4 worldwide overall17k citations · 279 works
- 2Aaron Courville#1,401 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 125 works
- 3Geoffrey E. Hinton#1,487 worldwide overall22k citations · 83 works
- 4Joëlle Pineau#4,094 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 92 works
- 5Doina Precup#4,686 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 119 works
- 6Raquel Urtasun#5,746 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 119 works
- 7Jian Pei#6,265 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 168 works
- 8Demetri Terzopoulos#6,344 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 77 works
- 9Sanja Fidler#8,212 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 113 works
- 10Djemel Ziou#10,222 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 94 works
- 11James R. Cordy#10,422 worldwide overall943 citations · 78 works
- 12Zhou Wang#12,873 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 130 works
- 13Ching Y. Suen#13,222 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 135 works
- 14Paul C. van Oorschot#14,229 worldwide overall907 citations · 79 works
- 15Toniann Pitassi#14,664 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 81 works
How Canada compares with other countries in Computer Science