Does Ottawa care how you rank it on OUAC?
No impact on admission but could be considered for students on a waitlist.
University of Ottawa, quoted from the OUAC guide for guidance counsellors, September 2026 entry.
How that compares
Ottawa ignores it for offers but may use it for the waitlist. Only 1 of the 21 Ontario universities that answer this do, so it is worth knowing before you assume the common rule applies.
17 universities do not consider your ranking at all
Algoma, Lakehead, Laurentian, McMaster, Nipissing, OCAD, Ontario Tech, Queen's, TMU, Trent, Guelph, Guelph-Humber, Waterloo, Windsor, Western, Laurier (Waterloo), York
2 universities use your ranking among their own programs
Brock, Carleton
1 university ignores it except in one faculty
U of T (St. George)
This is what Ottawa tells Ontario guidance counsellors; it is not published on their student pages. Rules like this change rarely, but confirm anything you are about to act on.