Heard about "U15" or "G13" / "Group of 13" or "G10" / "Group of 10" before? They are Canadian Universities!

The United States has its Ivy League universities. Canada's equivalent is known as the U15. It used to be known as G13 or Group of 13 previously. Prior to that, it used to be known as G10 or Group of 10. These universities are heavily research-intensive, and boast some of the finest Master's and Ph.D. programs in the country.

Here is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U15_%28universities%29

Membership

University	Location	Founded	Year joined	Research income ($,000)[6]
Dalhousie University	Halifax, Nova Scotia	1818	2006	125,147
Laval University	Quebec City, Quebec	1663	1991	307,928
McGill University	Montreal, Quebec	1821	1991	469,729
McMaster University	Hamilton, Ontario	1887	1991	395,364
Queen's University	Kingston, Ontario	1841	1991	197,016
University of Alberta	Edmonton, Alberta	1908	1991	513,473
University of British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia	1908	1991	538,398
University of Calgary	Calgary, Alberta	1966	2006	282,752
University of Manitoba	Winnipeg, Manitoba	1877	2011	164,695
University of Montreal	Montreal, Quebec	1878	1991	524,133
University of Ottawa	Ottawa, Ontario	1848	2006	273,278
University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	1907	2011	184,756
University of Toronto	Toronto, Ontario	1827	1991	878,725
University of Waterloo	Waterloo, Ontario	1957	1991	144,299
University of Western Ontario	London, Ontario	1878	1991	221,236

Apparently, there are more such groups worldwide as below:

• Canadian university scientific research organizations
• 1994 Group (smaller research-led British universities)
• Coimbra Group (a network of leading European universities)
• Group of Eight (a group of leading Australian universities)
• Innovative Research Universities (a group of leading Australian universities)
• Russell Group (a network of leading British research universities)
• SKY (universities) (top 3 universities in South Korea)
• Universitas 21 (a worldwide network of research universities)