Are Difficult Canadian University Programs Recognized in US Grad Schools?

<p>hey everyone,</p>

<p>I was wondering about the "prestige," i suppose, of particular canadian university programs.
From what I've read on the forum, it seems that the two foremost known canadian universities in the states are university of toronto and mcgill. But in terms of say, applying to med school, do universities in the states (harvard, yale, uc, etc) recognize universities such as McMaster University (which has the best pre-med program in canada, way harder than university of toronto's pre-med), or waterloo university?</p>

<p>it'd be kind of disappointing to choose McMaster's pre-med program over University of Toronto's, or to take Waterloo's engineering program, only to find out 4 years later that the Toronto students have a better chance of getting into grad schools in the states.</p>

<p>Thanks for your input!</p>