Canadian GPA Converter
Convert a Canadian percentage to a 4.0 GPA and letter grade using a common conversion table.
On a common Canadian 4.0 GPA scale. The exact mapping varies by province and university.
Canadian grade scales differ by province and institution — some use a 4.3, 9-point, or 12-point scale. Check your university’s official conversion table before you rely on this figure.
On a common Canadian scale, a percentage maps to a 4.0 GPA and letter grade: 85% falls in the 85–89 band, giving a 4.0 GPA (A). 75% gives 3.0 (B) and 63% gives 2.0 (C). Canadian scales vary by province and university, so confirm your school’s official table.
How the conversion works
Canada has no single national grading standard, so most percentage-to-GPA conversions are a lookup: your percentage falls into a band, and each band maps to a fixed 4.0 GPA value and a letter grade. There is no arithmetic formula — you simply read off the row your mark lands in.
The table this tool uses is a widely-cited mapping on the 4.0 scale, close to the ones published by many Ontario universities. Because provinces and individual institutions set their own cut-offs, a mark of 85% can be an A at one school and an A+ at another, so treat the result as a well-grounded estimate rather than an official figure.
- 1 Take your percentage grade. For example, a course mark of 75%.
- 2 Find the matching band. 75% sits in the 73–76% band.
- 3 Read the letter grade. The 73–76% band is a B.
- 4 Read the GPA value. A B on this scale is a 3.0 GPA, so 75% ≈ 3.0.
Canadian percentage → GPA → letter grade
A common mapping on the 4.0 scale. Cut-offs vary by province and university — always check your institution’s official table.
| Percentage | GPA (4.0) | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 90–100 | 4.0 | A+ |
| 85–89 | 4.0 | A |
| 80–84 | 3.7 | A− |
| 77–79 | 3.3 | B+ |
| 73–76 | 3.0 | B |
| 70–72 | 2.7 | B− |
| 67–69 | 2.3 | C+ |
| 63–66 | 2.0 | C |
| 60–62 | 1.7 | C− |
| 57–59 | 1.3 | D+ |
| 53–56 | 1.0 | D |
| 50–52 | 0.7 | D− |
| Below 50 | 0.0 | F |
Why Canadian scales differ so much
Grading in Canada is set at the provincial and institutional level, not nationally. Ontario universities often report on a 4.0 scale like the one above, but others use a 4.3 scale (where A+ sits above 4.0), a 9-point scale (used at Queen’s and elsewhere), or a 12-point scale (used across Alberta). The letter-grade cut-offs also shift — an 80% might be an A− at one school and a B+ at another.
Because of that variation, use this converter for orientation — comparing an offer, gauging a transfer, or filling in a scholarship form — and then verify against the official conversion table published by the specific university you are dealing with.