Subfield · Artificial Intelligence · Canada
Artificial Intelligence research in Canada
University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022–2025 (#52 worldwide), followed by University of Waterloo and University of Alberta.
- Canada's world rank
- #7 of 90 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 9.3k
- Top-10% rate
- 21.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 36
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in Canada?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TorontoToronto | #52 | 47.6 | 24.2% | 653 |
| 2 | University of WaterlooWaterloo | #63 | 45.1 | 22.5% | 643 |
| 3 | University of AlbertaEdmonton | #110 | 37.7 | 21.4% | 459 |
| 4 | University of British ColumbiaVancouver | #152 | 33.4 | 21.7% | 443 |
| 5 | University of OttawaOttawa | #226 | 28.1 | 21.1% | 253 |
| 6 | University of CalgaryCalgary | #255 | 26.5 | 22.5% | 254 |
| 7 | Université de MontréalMontreal | #276 | 25.5 | 30.2% | 148 |
| 8 | McGill UniversityMontreal | #278 | 25.4 | 18.9% | 328 |
| 9 | Concordia UniversityMontreal | #341 | 22.7 | 18.9% | 291 |
| 10 | York UniversityToronto | #351 | 22.3 | 20.6% | 221 |
| 11 | Western UniversityLondon | #372 | 21.5 | 22.2% | 201 |
| 12 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto | #396 | 20.7 | 28.5% | 173 |
| 13 | Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby | #431 | 19.6 | 22.5% | 192 |
| 14 | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto | #436 | 19.4 | 18.6% | 254 |
| 15 | Carleton UniversityOttawa | #461 | 18.7 | 18.7% | 212 |
| 16 | Polytechnique MontréalMontreal | #482 | 18.1 | 23.4% | 149 |
| 17 | University of New BrunswickFredericton | #539 | 16.6 | 29.3% | 117 |
| 18 | Queen's UniversityKingston | #570 | 15.9 | 19.7% | 220 |
| 19 | University of WindsorWindsor | #667 | 13.8 | 22.9% | 134 |
| 20 | Dalhousie UniversityHalifax | #670 | 13.7 | 20.4% | 142 |
| 21 | McMaster UniversityHamilton | #696 | 13.2 | 16.3% | 170 |
| 22 | University of GuelphGuelph | #727 | 12.6 | 26.3% | 88 |
| 23 | École de Technologie SupérieureMontreal | #756 | 12.1 | 27.6% | 103 |
| 24 | Vector InstituteToronto | #802 | 11.3 | 30.4% | 73 |
| 25 | University of ManitobaWinnipeg | #823 | 11.0 | 21.5% | 122 |
| 26 | University of VictoriaVictoria | #831 | 10.9 | 22.8% | 119 |
| 27 | University of ReginaRegina | #880 | 10.1 | 23.0% | 86 |
| 28 | Kootenay Association for Science & TechnologyRossland | #970 | 8.8 | 13.0% | 149 |
| 29 | Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal | #1,061 | 7.6 | 16.2% | 114 |
| 30 | Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa | #1,077 | 7.4 | 20.0% | 94 |
| 31 | University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon | #1,111 | 7.0 | 22.3% | 82 |
| 32 | Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's | #1,164 | 6.4 | 19.3% | 85 |
| 33 | National Research Council CanadaOttawa | #1,190 | 6.1 | 21.2% | 79 |
| 34 | Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke | #1,223 | 5.7 | 20.8% | 71 |
| 35 | Université LavalQuébec | #1,243 | 5.5 | 19.5% | 99 |
| 36 | Brock UniversitySaint Catharines | #1,552 | 2.6 | 12.5% | 63 |
Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Artificial Intelligence, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in Canada?
Yoshua Bengio, Aaron Courville and Geoffrey E. Hinton rank highest among researchers based in Canada.
- 1Yoshua Bengio#4 worldwide overall17k citations · 193 works
- 2Aaron Courville#1,401 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 89 works
- 3Geoffrey E. Hinton#1,487 worldwide overall22k citations · 47 works
- 4Martin Ester#2,746 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 28 works
- 5Richard S. Zemel#3,720 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 40 works
- 6Joëlle Pineau#4,094 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 70 works
- 7Doina Precup#4,686 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 81 works
- 8Guy Lapalme#6,251 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 35 works
- 9Jian Pei#6,265 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 79 works
- 10Richard S. Sutton#7,175 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 46 works
- 11Hoi‐Kwong Lo#9,925 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 58 works
- 12Nando de Freitas#10,815 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 35 works
- 13Nicolas Papernot#12,645 worldwide overall1k citations · 51 works
- 14Raymond Laflamme#13,068 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 31 works
- 15Ching Y. Suen#13,222 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 37 works
How Canada compares with other countries in Artificial Intelligence