Most Educated in Canada

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated - Canada

1 Kenora, Unorganized ON 32.9%
2 Strathcona BC 32.9%
3 King ON 32.9%
4 Cariboo BC 32.9%
5 Sainte-Catherine QC 32.9%
6 Garden City BC 32.9%
7 Pictou, Subd. C NS 32.9%
8 Pictou, Subd. B NS 32.9%
9 Pictou, Subd. A NS 32.9%
10 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury ON 32.9%
11 Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON 32.9%
12 Hampstead QC 32.4%
13 Beaconsfield QC 30.3%
14 Westmount QC 29.7%
15 Oakville ON 29.6%
16 Richmond Hill ON 28.7%
17 Chelsea QC 28.6%
18 Mont-Royal QC 28.6%
19 Metro Vancouver A BC 28.3%
20 Vancouver BC 28.3%
21 West Vancouver BC 28.1%
22 Montréal-Ouest QC 28.0%
23 Aurora ON 27.9%
24 Canmore AB 27.7%
25 Oak Bay BC 27.2%
26 Kirkland QC 27.0%
27 North Vancouver BC 26.9%
28 Markham ON 26.9%
29 Milton ON 26.7%
30 Banff AB 26.4%
31 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville QC 26.3%
32 Waterloo ON 26.1%
33 Victoria BC 26.0%
34 Richmond BC 25.9%
35 Toronto ON 25.9%
36 Whistler BC 25.9%
37 Burnaby BC 25.8%
38 Pointe-Claire QC 25.5%
39 Port Moody BC 25.2%
40 Ottawa ON 25.0%
41 Mississauga ON 24.9%
42 Fredericton NB 24.8%
43 Côte-Saint-Luc QC 24.7%
44 Boucherville QC 24.6%
45 Whitchurch-Stouffville ON 24.5%
46 Calgary AB 24.5%
47 The Blue Mountains ON 24.4%
48 Wolfville NS 24.4%
49 Lorraine QC 24.2%
50 Hudson QC 24.1%
51 Stratford PE 24.0%
52 Candiac QC 23.9%
53 Burlington ON 23.9%
54 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures QC 23.8%
55 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC 23.7%
56 Vaughan ON 23.7%
57 Lac-Beauport QC 23.6%
58 Bromont QC 23.5%
59 New Westminster BC 23.2%
60 Fernie BC 23.1%
61 Orford QC 23.0%
62 Squamish BC 22.9%
63 Newmarket ON 22.7%
64 King City ON 22.6%
65 Nelson BC 22.6%
66 Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC 22.5%
67 Rothesay NB 22.5%
68 East St. Paul MB 22.3%
69 Macdonald MB 22.1%
70 Halifax NS 22.0%
71 Brossard QC 22.0%
72 Quispamsis NB 21.8%
73 Dorval QC 21.7%
74 Saanich BC 21.7%
75 Pickering ON 21.6%
76 Dieppe NB 21.6%
77 Rosemère QC 21.5%
78 Guelph ON 21.3%
79 East Gwillimbury ON 21.3%
80 Rocky View County AB 21.3%
81 Yellowknife NT 21.3%
82 Whitby ON 21.1%
83 North Saanich BC 20.9%
84 Ajax ON 20.7%
85 Saskatoon SK 20.7%
86 Charlottetown PE 20.6%
87 Boischatel QC 20.6%
88 LaSalle ON 20.5%
89 Mont-Saint-Hilaire QC 20.5%
90 La Prairie QC 20.4%
91 Winnipeg MB 20.3%
92 Montréal QC 20.3%
93 Pelham ON 20.2%
94 Edmonton AB 20.1%
95 Saltspring Island BC 20.1%
96 Brampton ON 20.0%
97 Uxbridge ON 19.9%
98 Regina SK 19.8%
99 Niagara-on-the-Lake ON 19.8%
100 Saugeen Shores ON 19.7%

The most educated cities in Canada have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Kenora, Unorganized leads with 32.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

  • 1. In Kenora, Unorganized, 32.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree - more than double the national average of about 33%.
  • 2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
  • 3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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