Bioinformatics Education Programs in Canada

Discover college and university level bioinformatics programs available in Canada.

The Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops and the other training opportunities hosted at CBH have the advantage of being short and accessible to many in a timely fashion.

Those who want to engage in a more formal training, at the collegiate, undergraduate, or graduate level are invited to explore the links below. To the best of our knowledge, these represent what is currently offered in public academic institutions across Canada. Additional faculty who have strengths in bioinformatics, computational biology or data science can also be found in many other departments or programs.

We currently only post on Bachelor, Masters and PhD programs. We only post what some colleges (or CEGEPs in Quebec), or Diplomas we have been informed about.

If you need us to update a listing, or if you find a better link, a dead link, or a missing link, please let us know. Together we can collectively maintain this resource. Please contact us: info@bioinformatics.ca.

Masters & Ph.D. Programs
Bachelor’s Programs
Graduate Diplomas and Certificate Programs

Masters & Ph.D. Programs

INSTITUTION	DETAILS
British Columbia
University of British Columbia	Bioinformatics Graduate Program Bioinformatics research in Medical Genetics Bioinformatics research in Statistics
Simon Fraser University	Bioinformatics Graduate Program in partnership with UBC
University of Victoria	Bioinformatics research in Biochemistry & Microbiology
Alberta
University of Alberta	Bioinformatics research in Computing Science
University of Calgary	Bioinformatics specialization in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Lethbridge	Bioinformatics research in Chemistry & Biochemistry Bioinformatics concentration in Theoretical & Computational Science
Saskatchewan
University of Regina	Bioinformatics research in Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Saskatchewan	Bioinformatics research in Biomedical Engineering Bioinformatics research in Biostatistics Bioinformatics research in Computer Science
Manitoba
University of Manitoba	Bioinformatics research in Computer Science
University of Winnipeg	Bioscience, Technology and Public Policy (MSc)
Ontario
Brock University	Biotechnology Program
Carleton University	Bioinformatics and Genomics research in Biology Bioinformatics (Collaborative) (Ottawa-Carleton Joint Program)
McMaster University	Bioinformatics & Functional Genomics research in Biology Computational Biosciences research in Computational Science and Engineering Health informatics & Bioinformatics research in Computing & Software
Queen's University	Bioinformatics research in the School of Computing Biomedical Informatics (MBI, GDBI)
University of Guelph	Master of Bioinformatics MSc Bioinformatics PhD in Bioinformatics Bioinformatics research in Computer Science
University of Ottawa	Master of Computer Science and Specialization Bioinformatics Master of Science Biology and Specialization Bioinformatics
University of Toronto	Computational Biology in Molecular Genetics Genome Biology & Bioinformatics Bioinformatics research in multiple departments Bioinformatics research in Computer Science
University of Waterloo	Bioinformatics, Systematics and Evolution research in the Department of Biology Bioinformatics research in Computer Science
University of Windsor	Bioinformatics research in Biological Sciences Bioinformatics research in Computer Science
Western University	Bioinformatics research in Biochemistry Bioinformatics research in Computer Science Bioinformatics, Genomics & Genetics research in Microbiology & Immunology Bioinformatics research in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Québec
Concordia University	Bioinformatics research in Computer Science and Software Engineering
McGill University	Bioinformatics Specialization in Animal Science Bioinformatics Specialization in Biochemistry Bioinformatics Specialization in Computer Science Bioinformatics Specialization in Human Genetics Bioinformatics Specialization in Microbiology Bioinformatics Specialization in Parasitology Bioinformatics Specialization in Physiology Bioinformatics Specialization in Plant Science Bioinformatics research in Biological and Biomedical Engineering
Université de Montréal	Doctorat en bio-informatique(Français) PhD in Bioinformatics (English) Maîtrise en bio-informatique(Français) Master's in Bioinformatics (English)
Université de Sherbrooke	Cheminement en bio-informatique (Doctorat en biologie) (Français) Cheminement en bio-informatique (Doctorat en informatique) (Français) Cheminement en bio-informatique (Maîtrise en informatique) (Français)
Université de Laval	Concentration en bio-informatique (Doctorat en biochimie) (Français) Concentration en bio-informatique (Doctorat en microbiologie) (Français) Doctorat en informatique (Français) Maîtrise en informatique (Français) Maîtrise en informatique - avec mémoire (Français)
New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick	Bioinformatics research in Computer Science
Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University	Genomics and Bioinformatics research in Biology Algorithms and Bioinformatics research in Computer Science Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (MSc)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University	Bioinformatics research in Computer Science

Bachelor’s Programs

INSTITUTION	DETAILS	PROGRAM LENGTH	CO-OP
British Columbia
University of British Columbia	Biomedical Informatics specialization in Biomedical Engineering	4/5 years (regular/co-op)	Optional (16 months)
Simon Fraser University	Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Computing Science (Joint Major)	4/5 years (regular/co-op)	Optional (12 months)
University of Victoria	Bioinformatics specialization in Microbiology	4/5 years (regular/co-op)	Optional (4-16 months)
Langara College	Bioinformatics	4 years	Yes (8 months)
Alberta
University of Alberta	Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology	4 years	N/A
University of Calgary	Bioinformatics	4 years	N/A
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan	Bioinformatics (Interdisciplinary)	4 years	N/A
Ontario
Carleton University	Bioinformatics Computational Biochemistry	4 years	Optional
Lakehead University	Bioinformatics	4 years	N/A
Queen’s University	Biomedical Computation specialization in Computer Science	4 years	Optional
Toronto Metropolitan University	Bioinformatics and Computational Biology option	4/5 years (regular/co-op)	Optional
University of Toronto	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (Interdisciplinary) Genome Biology Bioinformatics (Mississauga campus)	4 years	N/A
University of Waterloo	Bioinformatics specialization in Computer Science Bioinformatics option in the Faculty of Science	4/5 years (regular/co-op)	Optional
University of Western Ontario	Bioinformatics specialization in Computer Science Honours specialization in Medical Bioinformatics (Bachelor of Medical Sciences)	4 years	Optional
Québec
Concordia University	Biologie des systèmes et de l’information (Français) Santé et sciences de la vie (Français) Systems Information Biology (English) Health and Life Sciences (English)	3/4 ans (CEGEP/Diplômés du secondaire) 3/4 years (CEGEP/high school)	Facultatif Optional
Université of Montréal	Baccalauréat en bio-informatique (Français)	3 ans	Oui
Université Laval	Baccalauréat en bio-informatique (Français)	3 ans	Oui

Graduate Diplomas and Certificate Programs

INSTITUTION	DETAILS	PROGRAM LENGTH	CO-OP
British Columbia
Langara College	Diploma or Associate of Science Degree in Bioinformatics	2 years	Yes
University of British Columbia	Graduate Certificate in Genomic Counselling and Variant Interpretation	20 months	N/A
Alberta
University of Lethbridge	Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics	6 months	N/A
Ontario
Humber College	Graduate Certificate in Clinical Bioinformatics	8 months	Yes
Queen’s University	Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Informatics	4 months	N/A
Durham College	Graduate Certificate in Clinical Bioinformatics	8 months	Yes
Québec
Concordia University	Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology and Genomics	8 months	N/A
Université du Québec à Montréal	Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées (DESS) en bio-informatique (Français)	1 an	N/A