Research organizations in Canada

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 1,280 research organizations in Canada.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Toronto (226), Ottawa (211) and Montreal (152).

Canada scores 69.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 15 of 117 economies.

See Canada on the IEPA ↗

1,280 research organizations

• Banting Research Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · bantingresearchfoundation.ca
• Barrie Urology Group
  Research organization · Barrie · barrieurology.ca
• Baycrest Academy for Research and Education
  Research organization · Toronto · baycrest.org
• BC Cancer Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · bccancerfoundation.com
• BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences
  Research organization · Campbell River · cahs-bc.ca
• BC Centre for Palliative Care
  Research organization · New Westminster · bc-cpc.ca
• BC Children's Hospital Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcchf.ca
• BC Greenhouse Growers Association
  Research organization · Surrey · bcgreenhouse.ca
• BC Innovation Council
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcic.ca
• BC Non-Profit Housing Association
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcnpha.ca
• BC Studies
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcstudies.com
• BC Wheelchair Sports Association
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcwheelchairsports.com
• Beef Cattle Research Council
  Research organization · Calgary · beefresearch.ca
• Beef Farmers of Ontario
  Research organization · Guelph · ontariobeef.com
• Bibliographical Society of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · bsc-sbc.ca
• Big Little Science Centre
  Research organization · Kamloops · biglittlesciencecentre.org
• BIOCAP Canada Foundation
  Research organization · Kingston · biocap.ca
• BioFuelNet Canada
  Research organization · Montreal · biofuelnet.ca
• Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
  Research organization · Sarnia · bicsarnia.ca
• BioNB
  Research organization · Fredericton · bionb.org
• Biopterre
  Research organization · Ste. Anne de la Pocatière · biopterre.com
• Birds Canada
  Research organization · Port Rowan · birdscanada.org
• Bitume Québec
  Research organization · Sainte-Julie · bitumequebec.ca
• Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention
  Research organization · Toronto · black-cap.com
• Bladder Cancer Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · bladdercancercanada.org
• Boîte à science
  Research organization · Québec · boiteascience.com
• Bone and Joint Canada
  Research organization · Scarborough · boneandjointcanada.com
• Bouthillette Parizeau
  Research organization · Montreal · bpa.ca
• Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · bcdfoundation.ca
• Brain Canada Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · braincanada.ca
• Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
  Research organization · London · braintumour.ca
• Branch Out Neurological Foundation
  Research organization · Calgary · branchoutfoundation.com
• Brandan's Eye Research Foundation
  Research organization · Concord · visionclub.ca
• Breast Cancer Society of Canada
  Research organization · Sarnia · bcsc.ca
• British Columbia Academic Health Science Network
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcahsn.ca
• British Columbia Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
  Research organization · Abbotsford · bcbhec.com
• British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
  Research organization · Vancouver · cewh.ca
• British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
  Research organization · Vancouver · bccsu.ca
• British Columbia Dairy Association
  Research organization · Burnaby · bcdairy.ca
• British Columbia Dental Hygienists' Association
  Research organization · Burnaby · bcdha.com
• British Columbia Easter Seals Society for Children with Disabilities
  Research organization · Vancouver · easterseals.ca
• British Columbia Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network
  Research organization · Vancouver · bceohrn.ca
• British Columbia Lung Association
  Research organization · Vancouver · bc.lung.ca
• British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcmos.org
• British Columbia Rehabilitation Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcrehab.com
• British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association
  Research organization · Campbell River · bcsalmonfarmers.ca
• British Columbia Scholarship Society
  Research organization · Victoria · bcscholarshipsociety.ca
• Business Development Bank of Canada
  Research organization · Montreal · bdc.ca
• C17 Council
  Research organization · Edmonton · c17.ca
• CAAN Communities, Alliances & Network
  Research organization · Fort Qu'Appelle · caan.ca
• Calcul Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · calculquebec.ca
• Calgary Construction Association
  Research organization · Calgary · cca.cc
• Calgary Foundation
  Research organization · Calgary · calgaryfoundation.org
• Canada Auto Workers
  Research organization · Hamilton · caw.ca
• Canada Excellence Research Chairs
  Research organization · Ottawa · cerc.gc.ca
• Canada Foundation for Innovation
  Research organization · Ottawa · innovation.ca
• Canada Health Infoway
  Research organization · Montreal · infoway-inforoute.ca
• Canada West Ski Areas Association
  Research organization · Kelowna · cwsaa.org
• Canada's Ecofiscal Commission
  Research organization · Montreal · ecofiscal.ca
• Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcgsc.ca
• Canada's National Ballet School
  Research organization · Toronto · nbs-enb.ca
• Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance
  Research organization · Calgary · cosia.ca
• Canadian Academic Accounting Association
  Research organization · Toronto · caaa.ca
• Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine
  Research organization · Ottawa · casem-acmse.org
• Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
  Research organization · Ottawa · casi.ca
• Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
  Research organization · Ottawa · cadth.ca
• Canadian Agricultural Economics Society
  Research organization · Victoria · caes-scae.ca
• Canadian AIDS Society
  Research organization · Ottawa · cdnaids.ca
• Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
  Research organization · Toronto · catie.ca
• Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation
  Research organization · Ottawa · allergyfoundation.ca
• Canadian Anesthesia Research Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · mycarf.ca
• Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
  Research organization · Toronto · cas.ca
• Canadian Animal Health Institute
  Research organization · Guelph · cahi-icsa.ca
• Canadian Anthropology Society
  Research organization · Baie-D'Urfé · cas-sca.ca
• Canadian Apheresis Group
  Research organization · Ottawa · cagcanada.ca
• Canadian Arctic Resources Committee
  Research organization · Ottawa · carc.org
• Canadian Armed Forces
  Research organization · Ottawa · forces.gc.ca
• Canadian Arthritis Network
  Research organization · Toronto · arthritisnetwork.ca
• Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance
  Research organization · Neuville · arthritispatient.ca
• Canadian Asian Studies Association
  Research organization · Victoria · casa-acea.ca
• Canadian Association for Business Economics
  Research organization · Ottawa · cabe.ca
• Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies
  Research organization · Regina · caclals.ca
• Canadian Association for Girls in Science
  Research organization · Mississauga · cagis.ca
• Canadian Association for Graduate Studies
  Research organization · Ottawa · cags.ca
• Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research
  Research organization · Ottawa · cahspr.ca
• Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  Research organization · Toronto · calas-acsal.org
• Canadian Association for Leisure Studies
  Research organization · Waterloo · cals.uwaterloo.ca
• Canadian Association for Social Work Education
  Research organization · Ottawa · caswe-acfts.ca
• Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation
  Research organization · Saskatoon · coopresearch.coop
• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
  Research organization · Ottawa · suicideprevention.ca
• Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies
  Research organization · Prince Edward · caans-acaen.ca
• Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education
  Research organization · Ottawa · casae-aceea.ca
• Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver
  Research organization · Edmonton · hepatology.ca
• Canadian Association for Theatre Research
  Research organization · Toronto · catracrt.ca
• Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
  Research organization · Markham · cacpr.ca
• Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
  Research organization · Ottawa · caep.ca
• Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
  Research organization · Oakville · cag-acg.org
• Canadian Association of General Surgeons
  Research organization · Ottawa · cags-accg.ca
• Canadian Association of Geographers
  Research organization · Montreal · cag-acg.ca
• Canadian Association of Learned Journals
  Research organization · Ottawa · calj-acrs.ca
• Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology
  Research organization · Vancouver · cano-acio.ca
• Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
  Research organization · Ottawa · caot.ca
• Canadian Association Of Optometrists
  Research organization · Ottawa · opto.ca
• Canadian Association of Palynologists
  Research organization · St. Catharines · canadapaly.ca
• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  Research organization · Calgary · capp.ca
• Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  Research organization · Kingston · capmr.ca
• Canadian Association of Physicists
  Research organization · Ottawa · cap.ca
• Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies
  Research organization · Toronto · capca.ca
• Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology
  Research organization · Markham · caro-acro.ca
• Canadian Association of Research Libraries
  Research organization · Ottawa · carl-abrc.ca
• Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
  Research organization · Ottawa · casn.ca
• Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons
  Research organization · Ottawa · canadianthoracicsurgeons.ca
• Canadian Association of University Teachers
  Research organization · Ottawa · caut.ca
• Canadian Association on Gerontology
  Research organization · Toronto · cagacg.ca
• Canadian Astronomical Society
  Research organization · Victoria · casca.ca
• Canadian Avalanche Association
  Research organization · Revelstoke · avalancheassociation.ca
• Canadian Bar Association
  Research organization · Ottawa · cba.org
• Canadian Bee Research Fund
  Research organization · Vancouver · honeycouncil.ca
• Canadian Bioethics Society
  Research organization · Halifax · bioethics.ca
• Canadian Blood Services
  Research organization · Ottawa · blood.ca

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Cities

• Research organizations in Toronto 226
• Research organizations in Ottawa 211
• Research organizations in Montreal 152
• Research organizations in Vancouver 86
• Research organizations in Québec 53
• Research organizations in Edmonton 51
• Research organizations in Calgary 46
• Research organizations in Winnipeg 44
• Research organizations in Halifax 23
• Research organizations in Saskatoon 22
• Research organizations in Victoria 20
• Research organizations in Guelph 15
• Research organizations in Hamilton 14
• Research organizations in London 14
• Research organizations in Regina 13
• Research organizations in Markham 11
• Research organizations in Mississauga 11
• Research organizations in Waterloo 11
• Research organizations in Burnaby 10
• Research organizations in Fredericton 9
• Research organizations in Kingston 9
• Research organizations in St. John's 8
• Research organizations in Westmount 8
• Research organizations in Rimouski 6
• Research organizations in Saint Catharines 5
• Research organizations in Kitchener 4
• Research organizations in Peterborough 4
• Research organizations in Boucherville 3
• Research organizations in Brantford 3
• Research organizations in Campbell River 3
• Research organizations in Chatham 3
• Research organizations in Kelowna 3
• Research organizations in Lethbridge 3
• Research organizations in Moncton 3
• Research organizations in North York 3
• Research organizations in Oakville 3
• Research organizations in Revelstoke 3
• Research organizations in Sherbrooke 3
• Research organizations in Sudbury 3
• Research organizations in Thunder Bay 3
• Research organizations in Trois-Rivières 3
• Research organizations in Windsor 3