University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research university with three main campuses in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. Based on the grounds that surround Queen's Park in Toronto, it was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed its present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. The university's three campuses are known as St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. Its large downtown Toronto location, St. George, is the oldest of the three and comprises several colleges, each with varying autonomy over financial and institutional affairs and significant differences in character and history.

DLI number

O19332746152

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

1827

Students

102,431

Also known as

Victoria College in Victoria University (University of Toronto)