University of British Columbia
Applicants following an American curriculum may submit SAT or ACT scores for consideration without disadvantage if they do not submit.
SAT policySAT optional and considered
View admission details →Canadian universities that accept or consider SAT scores
Compare official SAT submission policies for international and American-curriculum applicants. Canada is often test-optional, so each profile distinguishes optional consideration from a published score route.
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All verified profiles appear until you press SEARCH. “Optional” means the university explicitly says submitted scores may be considered or used as supporting evidence.
University of Toronto
Students who have written SAT or ACT tests may submit scores for consideration; Engineering applicants must disclose all test scores.
SAT policySAT optional and considered
View admission details →McGill University
For Fall 2027, applicants may opt out of SAT or ACT consideration. Applicants who submit SAT scores are told that competitive section scores are 670 Reading and Writing and 580 Math, or 620 Math for Engineering and Architecture.
SAT policyFall 2027 optional; SAT section references published
View admission details →Queen's University
Queen's has a permanent test-optional model; applicants may submit SAT or ACT scores if they believe the results support the application.
SAT policySAT optional and considered
View admission details →McMaster University
SAT or ACT results are optional and are considered only when they strengthen an American-curriculum applicant's file.
SAT policySAT optional and considered
View admission details →Dalhousie University
Dalhousie's United States applicant page publishes SAT 1100 and ACT 23 references and explains its superscoring practice.
SAT policySAT 1100 for applicable applicants
View admission details →Simon Fraser University
For Fall 2024 onward, SAT or ACT is optional; applicants with scores are welcome to submit them and are not disadvantaged without them.
SAT policySAT optional and considered
View admission details →University of Victoria
United States high-school applicants are not required to submit SAT or ACT, but the university says submitted scores will be considered.
SAT policySAT optional and considered
View admission details →Carleton University
Carleton encourages United States high-school applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores and school grading information to support the application.
SAT policySAT encouraged as support
View admission details →Memorial University of Newfoundland
Applicants from an unrecognized American-patterned school must provide SAT, ACT or AP results; SAT Mathematics may also replace the Math Placement Test when the section threshold is met.
SAT policySAT required for some credentials
View admission details →University of Saskatchewan
Home-based learners may use SAT I 1100 or ACT 24 as an accepted independent third-party examination alongside the required supporting record.
SAT policySAT 1100 home-based route
View admission details →University of Alberta
For the United States and Advanced Placement curriculum, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 600 may satisfy the English admission subject. This is a section score, not a total SAT minimum.
SAT policySAT Reading and Writing 600 subject route
View admission details →Toronto Metropolitan University
The university says strong standardized-test performance can strengthen an application and asks applicants who have written SAT or ACT examinations to submit the results.
SAT policySAT considered as supporting evidence
View admission details →University of New Brunswick
The current undergraduate calendar says SAT score is among the criteria used to determine admissibility for applicants from the United States or an American-based high-school curriculum.
SAT policySAT used in admission review
View admission details →Mount Allison University
The current academic calendar says SAT results are not required for American-school-system applicants, but students are encouraged to submit them.
SAT policySAT optional and encouraged
View admission details →The King's University
The university publishes current SAT references for United States applicants: 1270 for its Honours admission scholarship and 1400 for its Excellence admission scholarship.
SAT policySAT 1270 scholarship reference
View admission details →Redeemer University
Redeemer's official awards guide publishes current SAT bands for United States students, showing that SAT results can be used in its incoming-student award assessment.
SAT policySAT used for United States applicant awards
View admission details →Western University
Western publishes a combined SAT Reading and Writing plus Math reference of 1190 for United States applicants, while separately stating that SAT and ACT are optional for Fall 2026 and applicants are not disadvantaged without scores.
SAT policySAT 1190 reference; optional for Fall 2026
View admission details →University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa explicitly accepts a Digital SAT Reading and Writing score of 550 as one possible basis for an English-language-test exemption. This is a section score, not a general admission total.
SAT policyDigital SAT Reading and Writing 550 language route
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SAT policies in Canada are usually curriculum-specific
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Credential route
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