Wilfrid Laurier University is a public university in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton, Ontario, Canada. Unlike most other universities that facilitate satellite campuses, Laurier operates as a multi-campus multi-community university. Laurier has a distinct commitment to teaching, research and scholarship, combined with a strong student focus, high levels of student satisfaction and a deep sense of community. Laurier specializes in arts and social sciences, business and economics, music, science, social work, education and theology. Laurier has more than 16,000 students throughout its campuses in Waterloo and Brantford Ontario, its Faculty of Social Work in Kitchener, Ontario and its office in Toronto.