University of Victoria

The University of Victoria (UVic) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. It is a mid-to-large Canadian research university with strong environmental science, law and Indigenous studies strengths, located in a coastal, nature-rich campus setting that emphasizes applied learning and sustainability. Established in 1903 as Victoria College, the institution was initially an affiliated college of McGill University until 1915, then from 1921 to 1963 an affiliate of the University of British Columbia, and in 1963 it was re-organized into an independent university; it is the oldest post-secondary institution in British Columbia.