18 PhD programmes in Linguistics in Canada

Linguistics is a discipline that explores the structure of language, its role in human activity, and its relationship to the biological and psychological human organism. This program is offered at the University of Ottawa.

The Department of Linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland maintains strong links between teaching and research, with emphasis on data-driven, theoretically informed inquiry into aboriginal languages, language variation and change, and language acquisition.

Our Linguistics (Applied) and Discourse Studies PhD program is housed in the School of Linguistics and Languages Studies (SLaLS) at Carleton University. 

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Linguistics offered by the Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes specialized and well-researched learning opportunities. 

The objectives of the Linguistics and Applied Linguistics PhD program at York University are to educate candidates in linguistics and applied linguistics. The program approaches the study of language from a variety of perspectives, with a primary focus on language in its social context. 

Based in the department of Linguistics and Languages at McMaster University, the PhD program in the Cognitive Science of Language is interdisciplinary and includes faculty from Humanities, Science, and Health Sciences.

Students in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English program at the University of Manitoba will develop a higher degree of specialization and advanced training in research and application in English literature.

The PhD program in Linguistics at the University of Toronto offers comprehensive and rigorous training in an environment that encourages collaboration across the fields of Theoretical Linguistics, Language Variation and Change, and Psycholinguistics.

The PhD degree program in Linguistics is offered by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba and is strongly research-oriented.

The English Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland is a dynamic and productive community of full-time faculty members engaged in active research programs, graduate supervision, and publication of literary scholarship and creative writing.

The Department of English at the University of Ottawa offers the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in English. The program equips students to pursue advanced studies in British, Canadian, or American literature informed by a broad knowledge of literary history and by recent developments in literary criticism and cultural theory. 

Offered by the School of Linguistics and Language Studies (SLALS) from Carleton University, the PhD in Linguistics, Language Documentation and Revitalization focuses on work with Indigenous and minority languages to develop tools to preserve, maintain, and revitalize them. 

Linguistics at the University of British Columbia is a highly interdisciplinary field which combines research methods from the humanities and the social, natural, and mathematical sciences.

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta offers graduate programs in linguistics leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy.

The Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University offers graduate work leading to MA and PhD degrees.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Linguistics - Language Acquisition offered by the Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes specialized and well-researched learning opportunities.

In this PhD Linguistics program at University of Victoria, you’ll study linguistics, building a broad and deep understanding of language.

University of New Brunswick's celebrated English graduate programs offer both creative writing and academic streams of study, helping students reach both their creative and critical potential.