Canada’s Best Universities by Library Acquisitions: Rankings 2023
This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to updating their library acquisitions
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These figures show the proportion of a university’s library budget that is allocated to updating its collection, including electronic access.
Medical Doctoral
| Rank |  University |  Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGill | 70.5 |
| 2 | McMaster | 61.9 |
| 3 | Western | 54.5 |
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 53.9 |
| 5 | Laval | 51.7 |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 51.1 |
| 7 | Alberta | 49.9 |
| 8 | Calgary | 49.7 |
| 9 | Ottawa | 49.2 |
| 10 | Queen's | 48 |
| 11 | Dalhousie | 43 |
| 12 | Toronto | 39.1 |
| 13 | Manitoba | 37.6 |
| 14 | UBC | 33.1 |
| 15 | Montréal | 31.4 |
Comprehensive
| Rank | University | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Fraser | 58.1 |
| 2 | Guelph | 56.5 |
| 3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 54.3 |
| 4 | Memorial | 50.1 |
| 5 | Brock | 48.4 |
| 6 | Victoria | 47.2 |
| 7 | New Brunswick | 45.4 |
| 8 | York | 45.1 |
| 9 | Waterloo | 44 |
| 10 | Toronto Metropolitan | 43.4 |
| 11 | Windsor | 42.6 |
| 12 | Carleton | 40 |
| 13 | Regina | 36.2 |
| 14 | Concordia | 36 |
| 15 | UQAM | 20.6 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| Rank | University | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario Tech | 49.4 |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 47.3 |
| 3 | Lakehead | 45.5 |
| 4 | St. Thomas | 45.4 |
| 5 | St. Francis Xavier | 43.9 |
| 6 | UNBC | 42.4 |
| 7 | UPEI | 42.1 |
| 8 | Laurentian | 41.4 |
| 9 | Moncton | 40.9 |
| *10 | Lethbridge | 39.1 |
| *10 | Mount Saint Vincent | 39.1 |
| 12 | Acadia | 38.4 |
| 13 | Cape Breton | 37.6 |
| 14 | Mount Allison | 37.4 |
| 15 | Nipissing | 36.8 |
| 16 | Bishop's | 35.7 |
| 17 | Winnipeg | 34.3 |
| 18 | Trent | 32.9 |
| 19 | Brandon | 9.3 |
* Indicates a tie
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Canada’s best universities by social sciences and humanities grants
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Canada’s best universities by scholarships and bursaries
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