Government and public bodies in Canada
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 265 government and public bodies in Canada.
Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.
The largest concentrations are in Ottawa (63), Toronto (31) and Québec (23).
Canada scores 69.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 15 of 117 economies.
265 government and public bodies
- Kativik Regional Government
Government or public body · Québec · krg.ca - Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Government or public body · Newmarket · lsrca.on.ca - Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Government or public body · Smiths Falls · healthunit.org - Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Government or public body · Regina · legassembly.sk.ca - London Hydro
Government or public body · London · londonhydro.com - Manitoba Arts Council
Government or public body · Winnipeg · artscouncil.mb.ca - Manitoba Geological Survey
Government or public body · Winnipeg · manitoba.ca - Manitoba Labour and Immigration
Government or public body · Winnipeg · gov.mb.ca - Measurement Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · ised-isde.canada.ca - Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Government or public body · Ottawa · mihr.ca - Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
Government or public body · Québec · mapaq.gouv.qc.ca - Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie
Government or public body · Montreal · economie.gouv.qc.ca - Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale (Québec)
Government or public body · Québec · quebec.ca - Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
Government or public body · Québec · quebec.ca - Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration
Government or public body · Québec · quebec.ca - Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
Government or public body · Québec · quebec.ca - Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (Québec)
Government or public body · Québec · quebec.ca - Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation
Government or public body · Québec · quebec.ca - Ministère des Relations Internationales et de la Francophonie
Government or public body · Québec · mrif.gouv.qc.ca - Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts
Government or public body · Québec · mffp.gouv.qc.ca - Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (Québec)
Government or public body · Québec · quebec.ca - Ministère des Transports
Government or public body · Québec · mtq.gouv.qc.ca - Ministry of Advanced Education
Government or public body · Victoria · iae.alberta.ca - Ministry of Agriculture
Government or public body · Duncan · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Government or public body · Guelph · omafra.gov.on.ca - Ministry of Children and Family Development
Government or public body · Victoria · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Government or public body · Toronto · mcss.gov.on.ca - Ministry of Colleges and Universities
Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca - Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Government or public body · Toronto · mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca - Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
Government or public body · Closed · Toronto · ontario.ca - Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca - Ministry of Education
Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca - Ministry of Education and Child Care
Government or public body · Victoria · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports
Government or public body · Québec · education.gouv.qc.ca - Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Government or public body · Sudbury · mndm.gov.on.ca - Ministry of Environment
Government or public body · Victoria · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Environment (Saskatchewan)
Government or public body · Regina · saskatchewan.ca - Ministry of Forests
Government or public body · Victoria · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Health
Government or public body · Victoria · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Government or public body · Dormant · Toronto · health.gov.on.ca - Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Government or public body · Victoria · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Government or public body · Peterborough · ontario.ca - Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science
Government or public body · Dormant · Toronto · mri.gov.on.ca - Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change
Government or public body · Québec · mddelcc.gouv.qc.ca - Ministry of Technology, Innovation & Citizens' Services
Government or public body · Vancouver · gov.bc.ca - Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca - Ministry of the Solicitor General
Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca - Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts
Government or public body · Victoria · bcbudget.gov.bc.ca - Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Government or public body · Toronto · mto.gov.on.ca - Montreal Police Service
Government or public body · Montreal · spvm.qc.ca - National Capital Commission
Government or public body · Ottawa · ncc-ccn.gc.ca - National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease
Government or public body · Winnipeg · inspection.canada.ca - National Research Council Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · nrc.canada.ca - Natural Resources Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · nrcan.gc.ca - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · nserc-crsng.gc.ca - Networks of Centres of Excellence
Government or public body · Ottawa · nce-rce.gc.ca - New Brunswick Arts Board
Government or public body · Fredericton · artsnb.ca - Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Government or public body · St. John's · nlac.ca - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
Government or public body · Victoria · pices.int - Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Government or public body · Yellowknife · gov.nt.ca - Northwest Territories Public Library Services
Government or public body · Hay River · nwtpls.gov.nt.ca - Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
Government or public body · Halifax · novascotia.ca - Nova Scotia Department of Energy
Government or public body · Halifax · energy.novascotia.ca - Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
Government or public body · Halifax · novascotia.ca - Nova Scotia Health Authority
Government or public body · Halifax · nshealth.ca - Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
Government or public body · Iqaluit · nwmb.com - Office des Personnes Handicapées du Québec
Government or public body · Drummondville · ophq.gouv.qc.ca - Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario
Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Government or public body · Edmonton · justice.alberta.ca - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Government or public body · Québec · priv.gc.ca - One Arrow First Nation
Government or public body · Batoche · onearrow.ca - Ontario Arts Council
Government or public body · Toronto · arts.on.ca - Ontario Health
Government or public body · Toronto · ontariohealth.ca - Ontario Ministry of Health
Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca - Ontario Ministry of Labour
Government or public body · Toronto · labour.gov.on.ca - Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network
Government or public body · Toronto · transfusionontario.org - Ontario Trillium Foundation
Government or public body · Toronto · otf.ca - Ottawa County Health Department
Government or public body · Ottawa · ottawahealth.org - Pacific Salmon Commission
Government or public body · Vancouver · psc.org - PacifiCan
Government or public body · Vancouver · canada.ca - Parks Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · pc.gc.ca - Parliament of Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · parl.ca - Polar Knowledge Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · canada.ca - Prince Albert Grand Council
Government or public body · Prince Albert · pagc.sk.ca - Privy Council Office
Government or public body · Ottawa · pco-bcp.gc.ca - Provincial Health Services Authority
Government or public body · Vancouver · phsa.ca - Public Health Agency of Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · canada.ca - Public Safety Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · publicsafety.gc.ca - Public Works and Government Services Canada
Government or public body · Gatineau · tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca - Quebec Automobile Insurance Corporation
Government or public body · Québec · saaq.gouv.qc.ca - Quebec Statistical Institute
Government or public body · Québec · stat.gouv.qc.ca - Regional Municipality of Durham
Government or public body · Toronto · durham.ca - Regional Municipality of Niagara
Government or public body · Niagara Falls · niagararegion.ca - Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Government or public body · Waterloo · regionofwaterloo.ca - Research and Productivity Council
Government or public body · Fredericton · rpc.ca - Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Government or public body · Montreal · rimuhc.ca - Research Manitoba
Government or public body · Winnipeg · researchmanitoba.ca - Royal Canadian Air Force
Government or public body · Ottawa · canada.ca - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Government or public body · Ottawa · rcmp-grc.gc.ca - Royal Canadian Navy
Government or public body · Ottawa · navy-marine.forces.gc.ca - Santé Mentale au Québec
Government or public body · Montreal · revue-smq.ca - Saskatchewan Arts Board
Government or public body · Regina · saskartsboard.com - Saskatchewan Health
Government or public body · Regina · saskatchewan.ca - Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Government or public body · Regina · saskatchewan.ca - Saskatchewan Research Council (Canada)
Government or public body · Saskatoon · src.sk.ca - SaskWater
Government or public body · Moose Jaw · saskwater.com - Sépaq
Government or public body · Québec · sepaq.com - Shared Health Manitoba
Government or public body · Winnipeg · sharedhealthmb.ca - Shared Services Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · canada.ca - Skeena Fisheries Commission
Government or public body · Kispiox · skeenafisheries.ca - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Government or public body · Ottawa · sshrc-crsh.canada.ca - Société d'Habitation du Québec
Government or public body · Québec · habitation.gouv.qc.ca - Squamish Nation
Government or public body · North Vancouver · squamish.net - Statistics Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · statcan.gc.ca - Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · sdtc.ca - Swine Innovation Porc
Government or public body · Ottawa · swineinnovationporc.ca - T'Sou-ke First Nation
Government or public body · Sooke · tsoukenation.com - Tlicho Community Services Agency
Government or public body · Yellowknife · tlicho.ca - Toronto Public Health
Government or public body · Toronto · www1.toronto.ca - Transport Canada
Government or public body · Ottawa · tc.canada.ca
Cities
- Government and public bodies in Ottawa 63
- Government and public bodies in Toronto 31
- Government and public bodies in Québec 23
- Government and public bodies in Winnipeg 15
- Government and public bodies in Edmonton 14
- Government and public bodies in Montreal 13
- Government and public bodies in Victoria 13
- Government and public bodies in Halifax 8
- Government and public bodies in Whitehorse 8
- Government and public bodies in Regina 7
- Government and public bodies in Gatineau 5
- Government and public bodies in St. John's 5
- Government and public bodies in Fredericton 4
- Government and public bodies in Vancouver 4
- Government and public bodies in Yellowknife 4
- Government and public bodies in Calgary 3
- Government and public bodies in Charlottetown 3
- Government and public bodies in Waterloo 3