Best universities for Research in Canada 2018 Based on THE World University Rankings 2018 |
| Rank | University | Score |
| 1 | University of Toronto | 84.8 |
| 2 | University of British Columbia | 72.2 |
| 3 | McGill University | 70.8 |
| 4 | University of Alberta | 51.2 |
| 5 | University of Montreal | 48.9 |
| 6 | McMaster University | 48.8 |
| 7 | University of Waterloo | 41.7 |
| 8 | York University | 40.9 |
| 9 | University of Ottawa | 37.5 |
| 10 | Western University | 36.1 |
| 11 | Queen’s University | 35.9 |
| 12 | University of Calgary | 35.8 |
| 13 | Simon Fraser University | 33.4 |
| 14 | Laval University | 28.7 |
| 15 | Dalhousie University | 28.3 |
| 16 | Carleton University | 28 |
| 17 | University of Manitoba | 27.2 |
| 18 | University of Saskatchewan | 24.5 |
| 19 | Concordia University | 24 |
| 20 | University of Québec | 22.4 |
| 21 | University of Victoria | 21.9 |
| 22 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | 16.1 |
| 23 | University of Windsor | 15 |
| 24 | Université de Sherbrooke | 13.2 |
| 25 | University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) | 13.1 |
| 26 | University of Regina | 6.2 |