Canada has a new global benchmark in hospital care.
University Health Network’s Toronto General Hospital is now ranked #2 in the world in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026. It is the highest position ever achieved by a Canadian hospital. The recognition also marks the eighth consecutive year that UHN has been named the world’s top universally accessible hospital.
Nine other Canadian hospitals also placed prominently in the global rankings. Mount Sinai Hospital ranked 27th worldwide, followed by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 30. North York General Hospital appeared at 67.
In Montreal, Montreal General Hospital–McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) ranked 89, Jewish General Hospital placed 133, and Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal ranked 158. St. Michael’s Hospital–Unity Health Toronto came in at 116, and Toronto Western Hospital–University Health Network ranked 128. Vancouver General Hospital was listed at 156.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre was again recognized as Canada’s leading oncology hospital and ranked among the top 10 globally in Newsweek’s World’s Best Specialized Hospitals list.
Best Hospitals in Canada – 2026
Newsweek also ranked the best hospitals in each country, with 73 hospitals on the list. The publication also lists specialized hospitals, which have been recommended without a rank.
- University Health Network – Toronto General Hospital, Toronto – 90.02% (Score)
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto – 86.31%
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto – 84.96%
- North York General Hospital, Toronto – 82.99%
- Montreal General Hospital – McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal – 82.89%
- St. Michael’s Hospital – Unity Health Toronto, Toronto – 82.48%
- Toronto Western – University Health Network, Toronto – 80.13%
- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal – 80.12%
- Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver – 80.11%
- Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal – 80.08%
- Royal Victoria Hospital – McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal – 78.11%
- The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa – 77.69%
- McMaster University Medical Centre – Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton – 75.78%
- Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary – 75.75%
- Saskatoon City Hospital, Saskatoon – 75.74%
- Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary – 75.55%
- UBC Hospital, Vancouver – 73.72%
- Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary – 72.94%
- Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton – 72.93%
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria – 72.88%
- Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa – 72.86%
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax – 72.83%
- Lachine Hospital – McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Lachine – 72.81%
- CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City – 72.76%
- Victoria General Hospital (VGH), Victoria – 72.75%
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital – Covenant Health, Edmonton – 72.72%
- Southlake Health, Newmarket – 72.68%
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton – 72.64%
- The Credit Valley Hospital – Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga – 72.60%
- St. Paul’s Hospital – Providence Health Care, Vancouver – 72.52%
- University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton – 72.46%
- Etobicoke General Hospital – William Osler Health System, Toronto – 71.94%
- Joseph Brant Hospital, Burlington – 71.85%
- Grace Hospital, Winnipeg – 71.79%
- St. Mary’s Hospital Centre, Montreal – 71.75%
- Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital – Halton Healthcare, Oakville – 71.73%
- Saint John Regional Hospital – Horizon Health Network, Saint John – 71.64%
- Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital – Mackenzie Health, Richmond Hill – 71.59%
- Hôpital Montfort, Ottawa – 71.58%
- Victoria General Hospital, Winnipeg – 71.57%
- St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg – 71.56%
- Kingston General Hospital, Kingston – 71.55%
- Humber River Hospital, Toronto – 71.51%
- Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster – 71.46%
- St. Joseph’s Health Centre – Unity Health Toronto, Toronto – 71.43%
- Hamilton General Hospital – Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton – 71.42%
- Mississauga Hospital – Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga – 71.20%
- Juravinski Hospital – Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton – 71.18%
- Victoria Hospital – London Health Sciences Centre, London – 71.09%
- Michael Garron Hospital – Toronto East Health Network, Toronto – 71.04%
- Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna – 70.98%
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke – 70.87%
- Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal – 70.86%
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal – 70.84%
- WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd., Kitchener – 70.83%
- Brampton Civic Hospital – William Osler Health System, Brampton – 70.81%
- Health Science Centre – Eastern Health, St. John’s – 70.79%
- General Hospital – Scarborough Health Network, Scarborough – 70.78%
- Bluewater Health, Sarnia – 70.75%
- Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon – 70.66%
- Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital – Mackenzie Health, Vaughan – 70.61%
- Woodstock Hospital, Woodstock – 70.59%
- WRHN @ Midtown, Kitchener – 70.58%
- University Hospital – London Health Sciences Centre, London – 70.57%
- Markham Stouffville Hospital – Oak Valley Health, Markham – 70.55%
- Milton District Hospital – Halton Healthcare, Milton – 70.54%
- Chaleur Regional Hospital – Vitalité Health Network, Bathurst – 70.53%
- Centenary Hospital – Scarborough Health Network, Scarborough – 70.46%
- Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver – 70.38%
- St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital, St. Thomas – 70.30%
- South Health Campus – Alberta Health Services, Calgary – 70.27%
- University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC), Prince George – 70.15%
- Guelph General Hospital, Guelph – 70.03%
Specialists Hospitals
- Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary – Pediatrics
- BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver – Pediatrics,
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa – Pediatrics
- CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal – Pediatrics
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto – Pediatrics
- Montreal Children’s Hospital – McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal – Pediatrics
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto – Oncology
The “World’s Best Hospitals 2026” ranking, evaluated over 2,500 hospitals across 32 countries, at a time when the global hospital count is projected to approach 216,000: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Rankings were based on four weighted sources: hospital quality metrics (40 percent), peer recommendations (30 percent national and 5 percent international), patient experience data (18.5 percent), and PROMs implementation (6.5 percent), which measures how hospitals use standardized patient-reported outcome tools.
