The following table indicates the maximum number of applications that eligible institutions may submit to the 2016 competition.
| Institution |
Maximum number of applications |
| Acadia University |
1 |
| Algoma University |
1 |
| Athabasca University |
1 |
| Bishop's University |
1 |
| Brandon University |
1 |
| British Columbia Institute of Technology |
1 |
| Brock University |
1 |
| Cape Breton University |
1 |
| Carleton University |
1 |
| Concordia University |
1 |
| Dalhousie University |
2 |
| École de technologie supérieure |
1 |
| École nationale d'administration publique |
1 |
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design |
1 |
| Grant MacEwan University |
1 |
| HEC Montréal |
1 |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique |
1 |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University |
1 |
| Lakehead University |
1 |
| Laurentian University |
1 |
| McGill University |
3 |
| McMaster University |
2 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland |
1 |
| Mount Allison University |
1 |
| Mount Royal University |
1 |
| Mount Saint Vincent University |
1 |
| Nipissing University |
1 |
| Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University |
1 |
| Ontario College of Art and Design |
1 |
| Polytechnique Montréal |
1 |
| Queen's University |
2 |
| Royal Military College of Canada |
1 |
| Royal Roads University |
1 |
| Ryerson University |
1 |
| Saint Mary's University |
1 |
| Simon Fraser University |
2 |
| St. Francis Xavier University |
1 |
| St. Thomas University |
1 |
| Télé-université (Téluq) |
1 |
| The King's University College (AB) |
1 |
| The University of British Columbia |
3 |
| Thompson Rivers University |
1 |
| Trent University |
1 |
| Trinity Western University |
1 |
| Université de Moncton |
1 |
| Université de Montréal |
3 |
| Université de Sherbrooke |
2 |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi |
1 |
| Université du Québec à Montréal |
1 |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski |
1 |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
1 |
| Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
1 |
| Université du Québec en Outaouais |
1 |
| Université Laval |
2 |
| University of Alberta |
3 |
| University of Calgary |
2 |
| University of Guelph |
2 |
| University of Lethbridge |
1 |
| University of Manitoba |
2 |
| University of New Brunswick |
1 |
| University of Northern British Columbia |
1 |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
1 |
| University of Ottawa |
2 |
| University of Prince Edward Island |
1 |
| University of Regina |
1 |
| University of Saskatchewan |
2 |
| University of the Fraser Valley |
1 |
| University of Toronto |
3 |
| University of Victoria |
2 |
| University of Waterloo |
2 |
| University of Windsor |
1 |
| University of Winnipeg |
1 |
| Vancouver Island University |
1 |
| Western University |
2 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University |
1 |
| York University |
2 |