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Canada Percentage to GPA Calculator 2026 | Free Online Tool

Convert Canadian university percentage grades to GPA on the 4.0, 4.33, 9.0, or 12.0 scale. Understand why 80% in Canada equals a 3.7 GPA, not a 3.0.

Why Canadian Percentages Look Different

One of the most confusing things for Canadian students applying internationally (or US students coming to Canada) is how percentages map to letter grades due to strict grading curves.

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In Canada

An 85% is generally considered an A (or A-) and translates to a highly competitive 4.0 GPA (or 3.9).

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In the US

An 85% is generally considered a B and translates to a 3.0 GPA.

Applying to US Grad Schools? US admissions boards are generally aware of Canadian grading deflation. If your transcript shows an 82%, do not manually convert that to a 3.0 (B-) using a US scale. Submit your official Canadian transcript, which will likely be properly evaluated as an A- (3.7 GPA).

Frequently Asked Questions

In most major Canadian universities (like UofT, UBC, McGill), an 80% translates to an A- letter grade and a highly competitive 3.7 GPA on the standard 4.0 scale.
An 85% usually equates to a solid 'A' letter grade and a 3.9 or 4.0 GPA depending on whether your specific university uses a standard 4.0 or a 4.33 scale.
A 75% in Canada is typically considered a 'B' letter grade and translates mathematically to a 3.0 GPA on a standard 4.0 scale.
Canadian universities generally grade much more strictly on the 100-point percentage scale compared to American schools. Because it is substantially harder to achieve a 95%+ in Canada, the cutoff for a 4.0 GPA (an 'A' or 'A+') is typically set lower, usually between 85% and 90%.
Do not manually convert your Canadian percentages to a US GPA using an American grading scale (e.g., assuming an 85% is a 'B'), as it will unfairly deflate your GPA. Most US universities will accept your official Canadian transcript at face value and use their own international conversion metrics to adjust for Canadian grade deflation.