Hi Duncan, yes i graduated from W&M. It's a good school no doubt! but to be respected and achieve a true global mobility I need to fit the mold - and I don't.
US citizens (regardless of race) who graduate from W&M - MBA, and other programs find good job opportunities in DC area in Federal consulting. It always help if one have an undergrad/work experience in Finance to work in Toronto.
My target companies in Telecom (Bell , Rogers, Telus) have very few job openings. Several job posted online are just for show - they already have a candidate selected. Networking opportunities are limited since W&M alumni are not yet into those companies. Most people working in such companies are from Canadian schools. Tough to get my foot in the door.
The recruiter are usually immigrants themselves from India, Greece etc. They are more likely to be familiar with Seneca college than know about the 2nd oldest university in North America.
I haven't researched the schools you mentioned but I can bet that it would weigh more than anything school the recruiters aren't aware of due to geographic proximity.
Just to illustrate
https://jobs.bce.ca/bell/content/Events/?locale=en_US
Looking at Bell's recruiting calendar. An MBA from Ryerson is far suited than MBA from let's say Purdue University if settling in Toronto and working at Bell is the end goal. Not saying that getting an admit from Ryerson is easier but it would open more doors in Toronto/Canada than from a Tier II schools in US. Relatively less competitive and less complicated application process too.