~3,20,000 (IRCC 2023; Indians make up ~40% of all international students in Canada)
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Toronto, ON
Canada's top-ranked university; large Indian student community; strong CS / Engineering programs.
CAD 60k/year tuition + CAD 20k living · ~3,500+ Indian students
Vancouver, BC
Pacific-coast campus; strong research; expensive Vancouver housing market.
CAD 50k/year tuition + CAD 18k living · ~2,500+ Indian students
Montreal, QC
Oldest Canadian university; lower tuition than peers; bilingual French-English Montreal.
CAD 35k/year tuition + CAD 15k living · ~1,500 Indian students
Waterloo, ON
Co-op (paid internship) program is Canada's strongest — students typically have 4–6 work terms by graduation.
CAD 60k/year (Engineering) + CAD 15k living · ~2,000+ Indian students
Hamilton, ON
Strong health-sciences + research; smaller than Toronto/UBC; reasonable cost of living.
CAD 35k/year + CAD 15k living · ~1,500 Indian students
Edmonton, AB
Lower tuition than coastal universities; strong petroleum + materials engineering; harsh winters.
CAD 30k/year + CAD 12k living · ~2,000+ Indian students
London, ON
Ivey Business School is one of Canada's top MBA programs; reasonable cost; smaller city.
CAD 40k/year + CAD 13k living · ~1,200 Indian students
Kingston, ON
Tight-knit campus culture; strong undergraduate commerce + engineering programs.
CAD 50k/year + CAD 14k living · ~700 Indian students
Ottawa, ON
Capital-city advantage for public policy + government internships; engineering + journalism well-regarded.
CAD 28k/year + CAD 14k living · ~1,200 Indian students
Montreal, QC
Large Indian-student population; English-language Quebec university; strong engineering + design programs.
CAD 28k/year + CAD 13k living · ~3,000+ Indian students
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