Universities in Canada definitely do have issues due to the high school GPA system. In Quebec, it's not present, instead you get in based on a Z-score renormal

Universities in Canada definitely do have issues due to the high school GPA system. In Quebec, it's not present, instead you get in based on a Z-score renormalized based on how good your class was at standardized tests in CEGEP, which itself disproportionately looks at your standardized tests scores and those of your peers in high school As far as the rest of Canada, highly competitive programs have to calculate the strength of a high school to normalize for grade inflation, especially in Ontario. It's a huge problem and makes it unfair for some students who don't go to the right high school.