Simon Fraser University
Public institution · British Columbia
UniversityPublicWork permit eligibleMaster's & PhDFounded 1965
About
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The 170-hectare (420-acre) main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and comprises more than 37,000 students and 200,000 alumni. The university was created in an effort to expand higher education across Canada. In 2025, it became the first university in Canada to adopt university-wide open scholarship principles.
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On the register
- DLI number
- O18781994282
- Type
- Public
- Post-graduation work permit
- Programmes eligible for a post-graduation work permit
- Master's and doctoral degrees
- Offered; no provincial attestation letter needed for these
- Founded
- 1965
- Students
- 35,604
- Also known as
- Simon Fraser University (SFU)
Designated learning institutions list, IRCC, 2 October 2026.