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45 Best universities for Creative Writing in Canada

Updated: July 18, 2023

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Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 77.2M citations received by 2.86M academic papers made by 45 universities in Canada was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Toronto

For Creative Writing

2. University of British Columbia

3. University of Alberta

4. McGill University

5. York University

6. University of Calgary

7. University of Victoria

8. Simon Fraser University

9. Western University

10. Queen's University

11. University of Ottawa

12. University of Waterloo

13. McMaster University

14. University of Manitoba

15. Memorial University of Newfoundland

16. Carleton University

17. University of Montreal

18. Dalhousie University

19. Wilfrid Laurier University

20. University of Saskatchewan

21. Brock University

22. University of Windsor

23. University of Regina

24. Concordia University

25. Ryerson University

26. University of Guelph

27. Trent University

28. Laval University

29. University of Quebec in Montreal

30. Laurentian University

31. University of Lethbridge

32. St. Francis Xavier University

33. University of New Brunswick

34. University of Winnipeg

35. Lakehead University

36. Mount Saint Vincent University

37. University of Northern British Columbia

38. Saint Mary's University

39. Acadia University

40. Ontario Tech University

41. Mount Royal University

42. Thompson Rivers University

43. Nipissing University

44. University of Sherbrooke

45. MacEwan University

The best cities to study Creative Writing in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto , Vancouver , Edmonton , and Montreal .

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Master of Arts in English - Creative Writing and Language and Literature

Windsor , Canada

THE world university rank:  501

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Doctor of Philosophy in English - Creative

St. Johns , Canada

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Bachelor of Arts in English - Literature (Creative Writing) (Honours)

Waterloo , Canada

THE world university rank:  158

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Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing (Honours)

Toronto , Canada

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Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing (Honours)

Guelph , Canada

THE world university rank:  401

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Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Writing (Honours)

Langley , Canada

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Abbotsford , Canada

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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Vancouver , Canada

THE world university rank:  41

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Ottawa , Canada

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