The appropriate forms on which the required Letters of Appraisal or Letters of Reference are to be completed will typically be supplied by the school to which one is applying and, depending on the school, may be completed online, downloaded, or requested as part of an application package. On average, 2 to 3 of the aforementioned letters will be requested, and, usually, one letter will attest to the applicant's ability to succeed in an MBA program as well as his/her potential contributions to the class, program, and/or field he/she is entering, and one letter will typically address the applicant's career including his/her duties performed, roles and titles held, work ethics, skills, and accomplishments.
It is important, however, to make sure as to what precisely should be included in the content of these letters because some schools will have their own specific questions they want answered. Each of the required letters must come from a professional and/or administrative source familiar with the applicant's education and work. The author of the letter must state his/her position and for how long he/she has known the applicant. Unless letters may be submitted online, each author must typically send his/her letter in a signed and sealed envelope to the appropriate office of the school to which the applicant is applying.
| UNIVERSITY | # OF LETTERS OF APPRAISAL/REFERENCE REQUIRED |
| Athabasca University | Three Letters of Reference are required; it is preferred that two of these Letters be from appropriate professional business sources. |
| Brock University | Three Letters of Reference |
| Cape Breton University | Three Letters of Reference of which at two must be from authorities in the field of community development or community leaders. |
| Carleton University | Two Letters of Reference |
| Concordia University | Two Letters of Reference |
| Dalhousie University | Two Letters of Reference |
| First Nations University of Canada | Three Letters of Reference |
| HEC Montreal | Two Letters of Reference are required one of which must be from an employer and attest to the applicant's workplace experience and performance. |
| Lakehead University | Three Letters of Reference are required |
| Lansbridge University | Two business or academic Letters of Reference are required citing the applicant's potential for success in the MBA program |
| Laurentian University | Two Letters of Reference one of which must testify to the applicant's 2 years of post-undergraduate degree work experience. |
| Vancouver Island University | Letters of Reference are required but no minimum is stated. |
| McGill University | Two Letters of Reference |
| McMaster University | Two Letters of Reference |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | Three Letters of Reference with at least one from a professional contact and one from an academic source. |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Two Letters of Reference are required. |
| Queen's University | Three Letters of Reference |
| Royal Military College | Three Letters of Reference from employers, previous professors, and/or professional acquaintances. |
| Royal Roads University | Two Letters of Reference are required |
| Ryerson University | Two Letters of Reference of which 1 must be from a former post-secondary professor and 1 from a recent or current employer. |
| Simon Fraser University | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of Alberta | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of British Columbia | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of Calgary | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of Guelph | Two Letters of Reference |
| University of Lethbridge | Three reference letters |
| University of Manitoba | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of New Brunswick-Fredericton | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of New Brunswick-Saint John | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of Ottawa | Two Letters of Reference |
| University of Regina | Two Letters of Recommendation are required. |
| University of Saskatchewan | Three Letters of Reference |
| University of Toronto | Two Letters of Reference |
| University of Victoria | Two Letters of Reference |
| University of Western Ontario | Two to three Letters of Reference |
| University of Windsor | Two Letters of Reference |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Three Letters of Reference |
| York University | Two Letters of Reference |
