U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities

U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities

Formation	1991
Type	Association of universities
Headquarters	Constitution Square, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Location	Canada
Membership	15 universities Dalhousie University, McGill University, McMaster University, Queen's University, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Manitoba, University of Ottawa, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of Western Ontario, Université de Montréal, Université Laval
Official languages	English French
Chair	Peter Stoicheff
Chief executive officer	Chad Gaffield
Website	u15.ca

The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (French: U15 – Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada; commonly shortened to U15) is an association of 15 Canadian public research universities. It is headquartered in Ottawa and was established in 1991 to represent its members' interests, primarily to provincial and federal governments, concerning the research enterprise and government programs supporting research and development.

Its member institutions undertake 80 percent of all competitive university research in Canada, and represent a research enterprise valued at more than $5 billion annually.^[1] Together, they contribute upwards of C$36 billion to the Canadian economy every year, and produce more than 70 percent of all doctorates awarded in Canada.^[1]