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Top 25 Higher education institutions based in Canada

Name: Higher education institutions based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 57 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 57 higher education institutions headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 110,923 professional contacts across them, including 45,594 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers higher education institutions headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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110,923Contacts tracked

45,594Verified emails

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The 25 largest higher education institutions based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 57 higher education institutions based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to higher education institutions: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	University Of Alberta	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	14,128 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s top teaching and research universities, with an international reputation for excellence across the humanities, sciences, creative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Mcgill University	Strong evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	13,136 contacts →
	Strong evidence “McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	University Of Calgary	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	13,074 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Calgary is a leading Canadian university located in the nation's most enterprising city.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Université DE Montréal	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,865 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Université de Montréal and its two affiliated schools, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal, is Quebec's biggest university complex and one of the largest in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Western University	Indirect evidence	London, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,644 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With over students and alumni, Western is a leading research-intensive university and global community of individuals focused on making change in the world, today.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	York University	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	9,806 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “York University is a diverse community of students, faculty, and staff driving positive change.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Université Laval	Indirect evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	8,549 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since its founding, Université Laval has been training, equipping, and guiding the decision makers who’ve grappled with the major issues of society.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Dalhousie University	Partial evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,232 contacts →
	Partial evidence “One of Canada's leading universities, Dalhousie University is widely recognized for outstanding academic quality and teaching, and a broad range of educational and research…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Université DE Sherbrooke	Strong evidence	Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,652 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Located in Canada, in the Province of Quebec, the Université de Sherbrooke is a French-speaking institution that offers you the opportunity to benefit from an academic education…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	University Of Windsor	Partial evidence	Windsor, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	4,021 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The University of Windsor (UWindsor) is an industry-leading institution that bridges local engagement with global connectivity, offering academic pursuits to over students across…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Saint Mary's University	Indirect evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	1,639 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Saint Mary's University is home to an engaged community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni from more than 90 countries around the world that share a passion for learning and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	University Of Toronto Mississauga	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,639 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “U of T Mississauga was established in 1967, with one temporary academic building, 155 students, 28 faculty and 40 staff members.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	University Of Toronto Scarborough	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	1,573 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Greatness goes beyond expectation at U of T Scarborough.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	BOW Valley College	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,548 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bow Valley College, founded in 1965, is the largest college in the Calgary area, with over students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Collège DE Maisonneuve	Indirect evidence	Montréal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	746 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Collège de Maisonneuve est un établissement d’enseignement supérieur reconnu pour la qualité de ses programmes et centré sur la réussite éducative de ses 7 étudiants, jeunes et…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Collège Lionel-Groulx	Indirect evidence	Sainte-thérèse, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	436 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nous formons des générations étudiantes humanistes et citoyennes dans un milieu bienveillant.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Cégep DE Lévis	Indirect evidence	Lévis, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	359 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Depuis sa fondation en décembre 1968, le Cégep de Lévis, établissement d’enseignement supérieur, est un acteur important du développement socioéconomique de Lévis et de toute la…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Cégep Beauce-Appalaches	Partial evidence	Saint-georges, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	263 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Réputée pour l'excellence de ses programmes, notre institution est axée sur la réussite.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Collège D'alma	Indirect evidence	Alma, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	95 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Serti dans la chaleureuse ville d’Alma au Lac-Saint-Jean, à quelques enjambées du centre-ville, le Collège d’Alma se distingue par son lien de proximité avec sa clientèle, et ce…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Gobind Sarvar School Surrey	Partial evidence	Surrey, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Educator / school administrator / educational consultant” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Cambria College	Indirect evidence	Surrey, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cambria College provides an enriched learning environment that has helped countless students get ahead.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Hill And Levene Schools Of Business At University Of Regina	Partial evidence	Regina, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our vision: Where responsible business comes to life through education and research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Beal University Canada	Indirect evidence	Sackville, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Beal University Canada (BUC), you are part of a strong campus community that values academic excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Huntington University	Strong evidence	Sudbury, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Huntington University, located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, is a learning institute for higher education located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Claremont Secondary School	Partial evidence	Victoria, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Claremont Secondary School is an education management company based out of 4980 Wesley Road, Victoria, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: higher education institutions. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names higher education institutions.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of higher education institutions, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name higher education institutions. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Higher education institutions based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

41.1%Verified-email coverage

1946.0Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

10.5%Largest-city concentration · Montreal

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 57 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among higher education institutions, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “higher education institutions”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names higher education institutions), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among higher education institutions, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 45,594 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names higher education institutions, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many higher education institutions are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 57 higher education institutions headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

University Of Alberta, headquartered in Edmonton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most higher education institutions?

Montreal leads with 6 headquartered companies, followed by Toronto (6) and Edmonton (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 45,594 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 57 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.