Canada MBA Guide
Among Canadian MBA Schools only 9 programs have been ranked by Business Week,Financial Times and The Economist.
These schools are:
University of York (SCHULICH)
University of Western Ontario (IVEY)
University of Toronto (ROTMAN)
University of British Columbia (SAUDER)
Queen’s University
HEC Montreal
University of Alberta
McGill University (DESAUTELS)
University of Manitoba
| School | Rank Business Week |
Rank FT |
Rank Economist Which MBA ? |
| York | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Western Ontario | 2 | 1 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 2 | |
| British Columbia | 5 | 2 | |
| Queen’s | 1 | ||
| HEC | 5 | ||
| Alberta | 4 | ||
| McGill | 3 | ||
| Manitoba | 6 |
ADMISSION AND OTHER USEFUL STATISTICS ABOUT CANADIAN BUSINESS PROGRAMS ARE GIVEN BELOW:
| School | Tuition C$ |
Length | GMAT | Enroll ment |
Work Ex |
GPA | % job in 3 month |
| York | 42,500 | 16 | 660 | 528 | 2 | 92 | |
| WOntario | 62,000 | 12 | 648 | 173 | 2 | 92 | |
| Toronto | 63,000 | 16 | 660 | 530 | 2 | B | 94 |
| BC | 38,000 | 12 | 630 | 230 | 2 | 76% | 90 |
| Queen’s | 54,000 | 12 | 656 | 72 | 2 | 82 | |
| HEC | 12,000 | 12 | 610 | 175 | 3 | 69 | |
| Alberta | 22,500 | 16 | 610 | 98 | 2 | 94 | |
| McGill | 10,000 | 16 | 652 | 135 | 2 | 70 | |
| Manitoba | 19,000 | 12 | 584 | 90 | 3 | 85 | |
| Brock | 16,000 | 16 | 600 | 33 | 0 | 80 | |
| Dalhousie | 14,000 | 20 | 580 | 142 | 0 | 65 | |
| McMaster | 24,000 | 16 | 620 | 295 | 1 | 83 | |
| Guelph | 25,000 | 12 | Maybe | 138 | 3 | 72% | - |
| Calagary | 23,000 | 16 | 620 | 219 | 3 | 93 | |
| Concordia | 09,000 | 16 | 634 | 253 | 2 | 3.0/4 | 85 |
| Regina | 16,000 | 10 | 530 | 55 | 2 | 95 | |
| Lansbridge* | 19,000 | 16 | Maybe | 120 | 1 | 100 | |
| Laurentian | 15,000 | 20 | 570 | 35 | 2 | 70% | - |
| Memorial | 05,000 | 16 | 602 | 60 | |||
| NBrunswick | 15,500 | 16 | 550 | 42 | 0 | 3.3/4 | - |
| NB St John | 18,000 | 12 | 599 | 26 | 2 | 87 | |
| Windsor | 05,000 | 12-24 | 579 | 65 | 0 | 70% | - |
| Saskatchewan | 22,000 | 12 | 540 | 14 | 3 | 100 | |
| Simon Fraser | 33,000 | 12 | 615 | 108 | 2 | 3.0/4 | 85 |
| Carleton | 07,500 | 12 | 607 | 67 | 2 | - | |
| St Mary’s | 15.000 | 16 | 600 | 76 | 1 | B | 100 |
| Reyerson | 11,500 | 12 | 580 | 94 | 2 | B | - |
| Ottawa | 15,000 | 12 | 617 | 48 | 2 | 70% | 92 |
| Victoria | 20,500 | 17 | 559 | 83 | 2 | B | 86 |
| Laurier | 20,000 | 12 | 610 | 76 | 2 | 97 |
There are 6 elements of an application mix:
GMAT Score,Work Experience,Essay,Recommendations,Undergraduate GPA and Interview.
How do the Canadian Business Schools treat these?
What weight do they give to each of these while considering your application?
These are presented in a table below.
| School | Middle 80% GMAT Scores |
GMAT Imp |
Work Ex Imp |
Essay Imp |
Interview Imp |
Recos Imp |
GPA Imp |
| Western Ontario | 590-710 | Some | Very | Very | Some | Some | Some |
| Queens | 580-710 | Very | Very | Very | Very | Very | Very |
| Toronto | 580-740 | Very | Very | Very | Very | Very | Very |
| York | 580-710 | Some | Some | Some | Some | Some | Very |
| U of BC | 550-700 | Very | Very | Some | Some | Some | Some |
| McGill | 590-700 | Very | Some | Some | Some | Some | Very |
Canadian Schools Application sites
Carleton University
Concordia University
Dalhousie University
HEC Montreal
Laurentian University
McGill University
McMaster University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Queen’s University
Ryerson University
Saint Mary’s University
Simon Fraser University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Guelph
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of New Brunswick-Fredericton
University of New Brunswick-Saint John
University of Ottawa
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Western Ontario
University of Windsor
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
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