Major Guide

Social Work & Community Degrees in Canada

This guide covers the main majors inside social work & community, the kinds of universities that offer them, and where students usually start.

Social WorkChild and Youth WorkCommunity DevelopmentAddictions and Mental HealthGerontologyCommunity RehabilitationIndigenous Community DevelopmentFamily Support

Canadian Universities With Strong Options

Laurentian UniversitySocial Work, Indigenous Social Work, Community DevelopmentMount Saint Vincent UniversityGerontology, Social Work, Community DevelopmentFirst Nations University of CanadaSocial Work, Community Development, Indigenous Community DevelopmentMcMaster UniversitySocial Work, GerontologyUniversity of CalgarySocial Work, Community RehabilitationUniversity of VictoriaSocial Work, Community DevelopmentUniversity of ReginaSocial Work, Indigenous Social WorkTrent UniversitySocial Work, Community DevelopmentLakehead UniversitySocial Work, Social Work with Indigenous specializationSt. Francis Xavier UniversitySocial Work, Community DevelopmentMount Royal UniversitySocial Work, GerontologyThompson Rivers UniversitySocial Work, Indigenous Social WorkSt. Thomas UniversitySocial Work, GerontologyNipissing UniversitySocial Work, GerontologyAlgoma UniversitySocial Work, Community DevelopmentUniversité du Québec en OutaouaisSocial Work, Community DevelopmentHuntington UniversityGerontology, Social WorkUniversity of TorontoSocial Work

How to use this guide

Start with the major list above, then compare universities by program strength, co-op, tuition, and admission competitiveness.

Use the live university browser for filters, then save shortlisted programs in Selections.