Most Educated in Canada

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Canada

1 Sioux Lookout ON 32.9%

2 Lakeburn NB 32.9%

3 Ct 0007 QC 32.9%

4 Oakridge AB 32.9%

5 Belvedere AB 32.9%

6 Saint-Henri QC 32.9%

7 Rural Saanich BC 32.9%

8 Ottewell AB 32.9%

9 Second Street BC 32.9%

10 Mount Hope Huron Park ON 32.9%

11 Almonte ON 32.9%

12 Sherwood-McCarthy SK 32.9%

13 Braeside AB 32.9%

14 Rosedale BC 32.9%

15 Île-de-Lamèque NB 32.9%

16 Willow Park AB 32.9%

17 Ellerslie AB 32.9%

18 Breslau ON 32.9%

19 Kilkenny AB 32.9%

20 Westmount AB 32.9%

21 Princeville NS 32.9%

22 Quilchena BC 32.9%

23 Rosemount ON 32.9%

24 Fairvale NB 32.9%

25 Bible Hill NS 32.9%

26 Bridgeview BC 32.9%

27 Bearspaw AB 32.9%

28 Idlewood ON 32.9%

29 Churchill Park NL 32.9%

30 Coral Springs AB 32.9%

31 La Perle AB 32.9%

32 Imperoyal NS 32.9%

33 Champdoré NB 32.9%

34 Bankview AB 32.9%

35 Sandstone Valley AB 32.9%

36 Tottenham ON 32.9%

37 Laurelwood ON 32.9%

38 Evansdale AB 32.9%

39 Tuxedo Park AB 32.9%

40 Pleasant Hill SK 32.9%

41 Empire Park AB 32.9%

42 MacEwan AB 32.9%

43 Brintnell AB 32.9%

44 Lively ON 32.9%

45 Hollick-Kenyon AB 32.9%

46 Lakeshore North-Conservation ON 32.9%

47 Downtown Fredericton NB 32.9%

48 Silverspring SK 32.9%

49 Belmont AB 32.9%

50 Clayton Park NS 32.9%

51 Vieux-Montréal QC 32.9%

52 Inverness, Subd. A NS 32.9%

53 Timberlea NS 32.9%

54 Grand Falls / Grand-Sault NB 32.9%

55 Fundy-St. Martins NB 32.9%

56 Arbor Creek SK 32.9%

57 Richmond AB 32.9%

58 Ct 0013 QC 32.9%

59 Baturyn AB 32.9%

60 Southdale ON 32.9%

61 Uplands SK 32.9%

62 Corunna ON 32.9%

63 Lawson Heights SK 32.9%

64 Jubilee BC 32.9%

65 Heron Bay NB 32.9%

66 Hamilton BC 32.9%

67 Briarwood SK 32.9%

68 Donovans NL 32.9%

69 Aldergrove AB 32.9%

70 Mount Royal SK 32.9%

71 Convoy Place NS 32.9%

72 Kensington SK 32.9%

73 Ormsby Place AB 32.9%

74 Chartersville NB 32.9%

75 Hildegarde NB 32.9%

76 Southlands NL 32.9%

77 Callingwood South AB 32.9%

78 Delhi ON 32.9%

79 Lang's Farm ON 32.9%

80 Dundarave BC 32.9%

81 Valley Ridge AB 32.9%

82 Rabbittown NL 32.9%

83 Greenwood NS 32.9%

84 Lyndhurst BC 32.9%

85 Sutherland SK 32.9%

86 Downtown Charlottetown PE 32.9%

87 Ayr ON 32.9%

88 Grand Lake NB 32.9%

89 North End NB 32.9%

90 Willowdale NS 32.9%

91 Fairhaven SK 32.9%

92 Garden City BC 32.9%

93 Parkridge SK 32.9%

94 Butternut Valley NB 32.9%

95 Terra Nova BC 32.9%

96 North Sydney NS 32.9%

97 Saanich Core BC 32.9%

98 Hillhurst AB 32.9%

99 College Heights ON 32.9%

100 Highway 11 BC 32.9%

The most educated cities in Canada have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Sioux Lookout 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 Sioux Lookout, 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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