What better place to study business than in the number one country for doing
business? In a recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Canada was
chosen as the best country in the world in which to do business for the next
five years (2003-2007). Canada moved up three spots from the 1998-2002 study,
scoring high marks in a range of ten categories.
Canada also offers a wealth of academic opportunities for learning about
business. Depending on their needs and interests, students can earn a business
degree, diploma or certificate, and choose from a variety of concentrations at
an excellent selection of schools.
Business schools in Canada develop future leaders by focusing on
analytical, organizational and management skills. Business is a broad
discipline, and students can choose from many specializations, including
finance, marketing, information systems, human resources, entrepreneurship,
economics, operations management, organizational theory, labour management
relations, communications, e-business and more.
Typically, Canadian universities or university colleges offer Bachelor’s
degree programs in Business, Business Management, Business Administration,
Commerce and International Business. Students may combine business studies with
other areas of interest. Possible combinations include: Bachelor of
Administration programs with specializations in health or public administration;
Bachelor of Business Administration programs combined with law; Bachelor of
Commerce programs concentrating on hospitality services; and Bachelor of
Management programs focusing on the natural environment, non-profit
organizations and the government or public sector.
Technical institutes and colleges in Canada also offer quality business
programs. These institutions generally offer certificates and diplomas ranging
from one to three years in length. Some offer university transfer programs that
allow students to begin a degree program at the college or technical institute
and complete it at a university. Others offer applied degree programs, which mix
the practical training of a college with the theoretical knowledge of a
university. Examples include a Bachelor of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship
or Bachelor of Applied Accounting.
Students will also find vocationally-oriented diploma or certificate programs
in specific areas such as payroll, purchasing, insurance, business retailing,
fashion merchandising, aviation management, ski resort management, golf
management, and hotel and resort administration at career colleges in Canada.
Students who already have a degree can pursue a variety of graduate programs
in Canada such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of
Management Studies (MMS) and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA).
Short post-graduate certificate programs provide an intensive period of study to
gain specialized skills in a certain area of concentration.
With so many choices, it can be difficult to decide where to study, but this
diversity means students are more likely to find a business program that truly
suits their needs. After exploring the many available programs in Canada,
students can shortlist schools based on factors such as areas of specialization,
tuition fees, facilities, class size, methods of instruction, availability of
internships or co-op programs, student support, career support services, and
location.
Whichever institution you choose, studying business in Canada will help you
develop the skills to deal with the ever-changing business world, while living
in one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant business environments.
Business Schools Rankings
Canada has a strong base of business schools which are
mentioned in both the Business Week and FT research into business school
rankings.
The following table is based on the FT research into MBA programs with
additional comment from the Business Week survey.
1 University of Western Ontario: Ivey
2 York University: Schulich
3 McGill University
4 University of Toronto: Rotman
5 The University of British Columbia
6 McMaster University: DeGroote
7 Queen's School of Business
8 University of Alberta
9 Concordia University
The Business Week MBA rankings also place Western Ontario as the premier
MBA program in Canada, making it the 5th ranked program outside the USA.
It also places the University of Toronto in the top tier (what it ranks as the
top 7 business schools outside the US) at no. 7, and therefore ranking it at
number 2 in Canada.
The following Canadian business schools appear in the Business Week second tier
(those MBA programs outside the US which rank 8 - 15). These schools are:
McGill, Queen's School of Business, and York (Schulich).
These schools are in alphabetical and not ranked order (Business Week
only ranks the top tier schools).
Athabasca University, Centre
for Innovative Management, 301, Grandin Park Plaza 22 Sir Winston
Churchill Avenue St. Albert, AB, T8N 1B4 Ph :
780-459-1144 or 1-800-561-4650
Fax : 780-459-2093 or 1-800-561-4660
Email : liaison@mba.athabascau.ca
Website : http://www.mba.athabascau.ca
University of Guelph, College
of Management and Economics, 150 Research Lane #205, Guelph, Ontario,
Canada, NIG 4T2 Ph : 1 888
622-2474, 519 824-4120, Ext. 56607
Email : plago@uoquelph.ca
Website : http://www.mba.uoguelph.ca
University of Manitoba, Asper
School of Business, 181 Freedman Crescent Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T
5V4
Website : http://www.umanitoba.ca/asper
McMaster University, DeGroote
School of Business, 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8S
4M4 Ph : 905-525-9140 ext. 24648
Fax : 905-521-8995
Website : http://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca
University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada T2N 1N4 Ph :
(403) 220-5685
Email : mbarequest@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
Website : http://www.haskayne.ucalgary.ca
Concordia University, John
Molson School of Business, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West Montreal, QC H3G
1M8 Ph : (514)
848-2424
Website : http://www.johnmolson.concordia.ca
University of Regina, Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business, Education Building 517, Regina, SK S4S
0A2 Ph : (306) 585-4735
Fax: (306) 585-5361
Email : levene.gradschool@uregina.ca
Website : http://www.uregina.ca/admin/
academic/graduate_school
University of Windsor, Odette
School of Business, Odette Building Room 446, 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor,
Ontario Canada N9B 3P4 Ph
: (519) 253-3000 ext:3159
Fax : 519-973-7073
Email : templer@uwindsor.ca
Website : http://www.uwindsor.ca/business
Queen's University, Queen's
School of Business, Goodes Hall, 143 Union St., Kingston, Ontario, Canada,
K7L 3N6 Ph :
613.533.2330
Email : alumni@business.queensu.ca
Website : http://www.business.queensu.ca
University of Western
Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business, ING Leadership Centre, Exchange
Tower 130 King Street West, P.O. Box 31, Toronto, ON M5X
1A9 Ph : (416) 861-9600
Email : sferlisi@ivey.uwo.ca
Website : http://www.ivey.ca/toronto
University of Toronto, Joseph
L. Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M5S 3E6 Ph :
416-978-5703, 416-978-1729
Fax : 416-978-5812
Email : askpso@rotman.utoronto.ca
Website : http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca
Ryerson University, Ted
Rogers School of Business Management, 575 Bay St. 350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3 Ph : 416.979.5000 ext:
5121, 416-979-5000 x 5169
Fax : 461.979.5266
Website : http://www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool
University of British
Columbia, Sauder School of Business, 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, British
Columbia Canada V6T 1Z2 Ph :
1-604-822-8868
Fax : 1-604-822-9579
Website : http://www.sauder.ubc.ca
York University, Schulich
School of Business, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3,
Canada Ph : (416) 736-5303
Email : studentservices@schulich.yorku.ca
Website : http://www.schulich.yorku.ca
Simon Fraser University,
Segal Graduate School of Business, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC,
Canada V6C 1W6 Ph : 778.782.3708
Fax : 778.782.4920
Email : mbacareers@sfu.ca
Website : http://www.business.sfu.ca/segal
Saint Mary's University, Sobey School of Business, Room 204 Sobey Building 903 Robie Street Hali
Fax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3 Ph : 902.420.5729
Fax : 902.420.5119
Email : evan.cohen@smu.ca
Website : http://www.smu.ca/academic/sobey
Thompson Rivers University,
School of Business & Economics, International Building, Room IB2032
P.O. Box 3010 Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5N3 Ph : (250) 828-5217
Fax : (250) 828-5051
Email : myoung@tru.ca
Website : http://www.tru.ca/business.html
School of Business,
University of Alberta, 3-23 Business Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2R6 Ph : 780.492.7676
Fax : 780.492.3325
Website : http://www.business.ualberta.ca
University of Victoria,
Faculty of Business, PO Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria BC V8W 2Y2,
Canada Ph : 1 (250) 721-7211
Fax : 1 (250) 721-7212
Website : http://www.business.uvic.ca
University of Ottawa, 550
Cumberland St. Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Ph : 613-562-5700
Website : http://www.uottawa.ca
University of Saskatchewan,
Edwards School of Business, PotashCorp Centre, 25 Campus Drive, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, S7N 5A7, Canada Ph : (306) 966 4786
Fax : (306) 966 5408
Email : isaac@edwards.usask.ca
Website : http://www.edwards.usask.ca
Wilfrid Laurier University,
Laurier School of Business & Economics, 75 University Avenue West,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5 Ph : 519.884.1970
Fax : 519.884.0201
Website : http://www.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=31
University of New Brunswick,
Faculty of Business Administration, 270 Singer Hall, 7 Macauley
Lane Ph : (506) 451-6817, (506) 453-4666
Fax : (506) 451-6946
Email : MBAContact@unb.ca
Website : http://www.unbf.ca/business
