| Institution,City,Province,Total students,Established,Year joined,Sponsored research income (thousands) | |
| University of Alberta,Edmonton,Alberta,"38,820",1908,1991,"$513,313" | |
| University of British Columbia,Vancouver,British Columbia,"60,560",1908,1991,"$577,190" | |
| University of Calgary,Calgary,Alberta,"32,710",1966,2006,"$380,388" | |
| Dalhousie University,Halifax,Nova Scotia,"18,940",1818,2006,"$150,038" | |
| Université Laval,Quebec City,Quebec,"43,560",1663,1991,"$356,675" | |
| University of Manitoba,Winnipeg,Manitoba,"28,870",1877,2011,"$187,444" | |
| McGill University,Montreal,Quebec,"38,580",1821,1991,"$515,302" | |
| McMaster University,Hamilton,Ontario,"32,600",1887,1991,"$379,959" | |
| Université de Montréal,Montreal,Quebec,"48,330",1878,1991,"$536,238" | |
| University of Ottawa,Ottawa,Ontario,"42,200",1848,2006,"$325,969" | |
| Queen's University,Kingston,Ontario,"28,140",1841,1991,"$207,034" | |
| University of Saskatchewan,Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,"21,420",1907,2011,"$186,261" | |
| University of Toronto,Toronto,Ontario,"89,540",1827,1991,"$1,147,584" | |
| University of Waterloo,Waterloo,Ontario,"39,200",1956,1991,"$189,333" | |
| University of Western Ontario,London,Ontario,"32,500",1878,1991,"$249,669" | |