Students study in a Canadian biology program found through the 2021 Maclean's Biology program rankings.

Check out Maclean's rankings for the best biology programs in Canadian universities in 2021!

Maclean's rankings are based on the program's reputation, research reputation, and a measure of the program's publications and citations.

School Overall Ranking Rank Last Year
University of Toronto 1* [1]
University of British Columbia 1* [2]
McGill University 3 [3]
University of Alberta 4 [4]
University of Guelph 5 [5]
McMaster University 6 [6]
Queen's University 7 [10]
University of Calgary 8 [15]
Western University 9 [12]
University of Waterloo 10 [13]
Dalhousie University 11 [7]
Simon Fraser University 12 [8]
University of Ottawa 13 [11]
Université de Montréal 14 [9]
Memorial University 15 [17]
Université Laval 16 [13*]
Acadia University 17 [N/A]
Trent University 18 [N/A]
University of Saskatchewan 19 [19]
Université de Sherbrooke 20 [N/A]

An * indicates a tie.

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