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Veterinary Schools in Canada

19 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 40 veterinary programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every program.

By province

Cities with several researched institutions

40 programs

How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. Adjacent subjects such as pre-veterinary or animal science appear only when you choose a subject. A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change accreditation information, verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.

About veterinary education in Canada

How veterinary education is organised

Veterinary medicine in Canada is taught in five university colleges that award a professional doctorate (DVM, or DMV in French at Montréal). The CVMA, working with the AVMA Council on Education, accredits these colleges. Veterinary technician and animal health technology programs are mostly diplomas taught in colleges and polytechnics across the provinces, and the CVMA's Veterinary Technologist Program Accreditation Committee accredits individual programs.

Source: canadianveterinarians.net/accreditation-and-national-examining-bo

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Canada. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM / DMV)
Professional doctorate at the Atlantic Veterinary College (UPEI), the Ontario Veterinary College (Guelph), the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (Saskatchewan), the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire of the Université de Montréal. Several colleges are regional and reserve seats for residents of specific provinces. Source
Animal health technology / veterinary technician diploma
Two- to three-year college diplomas accredited program by program by the CVMA; some colleges also offer blended or distance options with on-site labs and a host clinic. Source

Bodies that matter, and what each one does

Accreditation, validation, education authority and registration are different roles. Do not read a listing by one body as evidence from another.

Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
With the AVMA Council on Education, accredits Canadian colleges of veterinary medicine; through its Veterinary Technologist Program Accreditation Committee it accredits animal health technology and veterinary technician programs. It does not license veterinarians.
CVMA National Examining Board (NEB)
Administers the NEB examination process and issues the Certificate of Qualification, a prerequisite for a general licence from provincial veterinary licensing bodies; it has no power to license or discipline veterinarians.
Provincial veterinary licensing bodies
Licensing of veterinarians is a provincial responsibility; each province's association or licensing body sets its own requirements.

Route to registration

Current rules as described by the official source; always check the authority directly.

Licensing to practise veterinary medicine is regulated province by province. The CVMA states that completion of the NEB examination or a Certificate of Qualification is a prerequisite for a general licence in any province, and that provinces may add requirements. Veterinary technician registration is handled separately by provincial or technician associations; accreditation of a program by the CVMA is not registration. Source

No degree on this site automatically permits anyone to practise as a veterinarian, and nothing here is visa, work-permit or credit-transfer advice.

Languages and admissions

Teaching languages. English is the language of instruction at most colleges; the Université de Montréal teaches its DMV in French (Saint-Hyacinthe, and Rimouski then Saint-Hyacinthe).

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 19 October 2026. 3 sources consulted.