Top 5 Universities for International Students in Canada

McMaster University (McMaster, Mac) is located in Hamilton, Ontario. It is a public research university with a ranking of #176 as per QS World University Rankings, having its main campus in Hamilton further divided into: The Core Campus, North Campus and West Campus.

The university offers a wide array of courses in the fields of Engineering, Business & Management Studies, IT & Software, Science, Medicine & Health Sciences and more. The university is however famous for Engineering & Science programs.

McMaster offers its students Full-time graduate funding, External awards and Indigenous and Black Engineering/Technology (IBET) PhD Fellowship. Application-based entrance awards, Award of excellence, Eileen Gray Farley Scholarship, Faculty-specific achievement awards, Frank Thorolfson Memorial Scholarships, Summer Bursary Program, MAPS Bursary, In-course Award, Community Contribution Award, Youth in Extended Society Care Bursary Program are some other scholarships offered at McMaster University.

5.McMaster University

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Located in Southern Ontario, The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW) is a public research university. The university has its main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, while the Health Sciences campus, School of Architecture, and Stanford School of Interaction Design and Business are located in Kitchener, Cambridge and Stratford in respective order.

The university offers more than 100 undergraduate programs in areas such as Arts & Humanities, Business & Management, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences & Management. For the past 25 years, it has been considered to be the most innovative university in Canada.

According to QS World University Rankings, it is ranked #115 globally. The university offers more than 170 scholarships for international students, ranging from CAD 1,000 to CAD 40,000. Popular scholarships and Student aids include Entrance scholarships, International student scholarships, Faculty of Environment scholarships, Student Awards and Financial Aid (SAFA) and Interest-free emergency loans.

4.University of Waterloo

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McGill is a well-recognised public research university located in Montreal, Quebec. It has 2 campuses, the Downtown campus and the Macdonald campus.

It includes more than 700 academic programs along with 300+ undergraduate programs and 400+ graduate programs in Business & Economics, Life Sciences, Psychology, Law and many others.

McGill is ranked # 29in the QS World University Rankings. McGill welcomes international students from over 150 countries and its faculty has been pushing the boundaries of knowledge for more than 200 years, making it one of the world's leading universities. The different types of scholarships and student aid offered by McGill include Entrance scholarships, Entrance Bursary Program, McCall MacBain Scholarship, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and Schulich Leader Scholarships.

3.McGill University

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Located in British Columbia, the University of British Columbia (UBC), is a public research university with 2 campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna.

The University of British Columbia offers a wide range of courses, including undergraduate, graduate and research-based programs in Arts & Humanities, Business & Management, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences & Management.

With a ranking of #38 in QS World University Rankings, UBC Continues to stand out among the world's top universities for making a global impact. Major scholarships offered by the University of British Columbia include the International Major Entrance Scholarship, the Outstanding International Student Award and the Okanagan International Welcome Award. UBC's scholarships are merit-based awards primarily based on the academic and extracurricular achievements of the students.

2.University of British Columbia

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The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario. It has three different campuses which are Mississauga Campus, St. George Campus and Scarborough Campus.

The university offers about 700 undergraduate programs in Humanities & Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering Kinesiology & Physical Education, Commerce & Management Music and Architecture.

Located in the heart of the city, the University of Toronto is ranked #25 in QS World University Rankings and provides about 8 undergraduate programs and 174 postgraduate programs. The university offers many scholarships and awards such as Admission scholarships, the U of T program, the University of Toronto (Hong Kong) Foundation Scholarship, the Connaught International Scholarship, the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship and many other kinds of financial aid.

1.University of Toronto

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