St. Paul University is a bilingual, Ottawa-based university specialized in human and social sciences, federated with the University of Ottawa.
The Université Saint-Paul is a community of research and higher education entrusted to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It describes itself as bilingual and inclusive, favouring mutual understanding among believers of all traditions and non-believers, as well as among cultures. The university is a specialized institution in human and social sciences.
The origins of the university date back to September 26, 1848, when the Collège de Bytown was founded by Mgr Joseph-Eugène Guigues, o.m.i. The direction was officially entrusted to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1856. On August 15, 1866, the college was elevated to the rank of a university institution by the government of the Union. On July 1, 1965, the institution previously named Université d'Ottawa took the name Université Saint-Paul, and it is the founding college of the Université d'Ottawa, with which it has maintained a federation link since 1965.
The university offers undergraduate and graduate studies programs. Its faculties are Canon Law, Human Sciences, Philosophy, and Theology. The university reports an average of 12 students per professor.
The university is situated in the heart of the Canadian capital, near the Rideau Canal and urban nature, at 223 rue Main, Ottawa, Ontario. It offers a student residence and a library rich in documentation. Listed facilities include the Bibliothèque et archives Jean-Léon-Allie, a writing centre, a student residence, Café Urban, a multiservice and IT centre, and a counselling and psychotherapy centre.
The university accepts applicants from Ontario at secondary and college levels (CAAT), from Quebec at secondary and college (cégep) levels, and from the Atlantic and Western provinces.