Wilfrid Laurier University has campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton all located within an hour’s drive or less from Toronto, Canada’s largest city. These campuses are situated on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples, while the Milton campus is situated on the traditional territory of Mississaugas of the Credit and part of the Nanfan Treaty of 1701.
Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo is a close-knit campus with over 18,800 undergraduate and graduate students from various faculties. The university is a leading force in research among Canadian universities, with many research centers and institutes housed within the Waterloo Region. Brantford offers a modern learning environment with around 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled, offering programs like Business Technology Management, Applied Health Science, Education, User Experience Design, and Social Work.
Wilfrid Laurier University Milton is tailored to local and commuter students, offering a purpose-built campus in the Milton Education Village. Kitchener houses the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work program, which has 300 graduate students based in the downtown area. Since 1999, the Lazaridis School has offered graduate programming in Toronto’s financial district, enrolling over 250 MBA and MFin candidates each year.
Wilfrid Laurier University maintains a research office in Yellowknife as part of its research partnership with the Government of the Northwest Territories, allowing researchers to be based out of the Northwest Territories full time. This location enables year-round field research and fosters close relationships with local government, Indigenous and community organizations.