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York University

university, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 • Article History

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Date:: 1959 - present

Notable Alumni:: Jack Layton; Rachel McAdams; Sergio Marchionne

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York University temporarily suspending new admissions to 18 programs • Feb. 19, 2025, 10:06 PM ET (CBC)

York University, privately endowed university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1959. It has faculties of administrative studies, arts, education, environmental studies, fine arts, and graduate studies as well as schools of law, business, and of pure and applied science. Among its research units are centres for the study of refugees, atmospheric chemistry, law and public policy, and computers in education.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.