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

• Flowers Canada Growers
  Research organization · Guelph · flowerscanadagrowers.com
• Folklore Studies Association of Canada
  Research organization · Québec · acef-fsac.ulaval.ca
• Fondation Charles-Bruneau
  Research organization · Montreal · charlesbruneau.qc.ca
• Fondation Chiropratique du Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · fondationchiropratique.ca
• Fondation Choquette-Legault
  Research organization · Gatineau · fondationchoquettelegault.com
• Fondation de l'INRS
  Research organization · Montreal · fondation.inrs.ca
• Fondation de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
  Research organization · Québec · fondation-iucpq.org
• Fondation de l'Ordre des dentistes du Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · fodq.ca
• Fondation de l'UQTR
  Research organization · Trois-Rivières · uqtr.ca
• Fondation de la Faune du Québec
  Research organization · Québec · fondationdelafaune.qc.ca
• Fondation des Maladies du Cœur et de l'AVC
  Research organization · Closed · Montreal · coeuretavc.ca
• Fondation des pompiers du Québec pour les grands brûlés
  Research organization · Montreal · fondationdespompiers.ca
• Fondation du CHUM
  Research organization · Montreal · fondationduchum.com
• Fondation Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
  Research organization · Montreal · fondationicm.org
• Fondation J.-Louis Lévesque
  Research organization · Montreal · fondationjllevesque.org
• Fondation Mirella et Lino Saputo
  Research organization · Saint-Léonard · fmlsaputo.org
• Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies
  Research organization · Québec · frq.gouv.qc.ca
• Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta
  Research organization · Edmonton · friaa.ab.ca
• Foundation Fighting Blindness
  Research organization · Toronto · ffb.ca
• Foundation for Spinal Cord Research
  Research organization · Montreal · moelleepiniere.com
• Foundation of Stars
  Research organization · Montreal · foundationofstars.ca
• FPInnovations
  Research organization · Pointe-Claire · fpinnovations.ca
• Fragile X Research Foundation Of Canada
  Research organization · Brampton · fragilexcanada.ca
• Francophone University Association
  Research organization · Montreal · auf.org
• Fraser Institute
  Research organization · Vancouver · fraserinstitute.org
• Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
  Research organization · Victoria · gofishbc.com
• fRI Research
  Research organization · Hinton · friresearch.ca
• FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund
  Research organization · Toronto · youngfeministfund.org
• Friends For Life
  Research organization · Vancouver · vancouverfriendsforlife.ca
• Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
  Research organization · Regina · royalsaskmuseum.ca
• Frontiers Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · frontiersfoundation.ca
• Fulbright Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · fulbright.ca
• Fundy Tidal
  Research organization · Digby · fundytidal.com
• Future Cities Institute
  Research organization · Waterloo · uwaterloo.ca
• Future Skills Centre
  Research organization · Toronto · fsc-ccf.ca
• Gairdner Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · gairdner.org
• Galiano Conservancy Association
  Research organization · Galiano Island · galianoconservancy.ca
• Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia
  Research organization · Halifax · nsgamingfoundation.org
• Gary Bennett Family Fund
  Research organization · Kitchener · gmbfund.ca
• Genome Alberta
  Research organization · Calgary · genomealberta.ca
• Genome British Columbia
  Research organization · Vancouver · genomebc.ca
• Genome Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · genomecanada.ca
• Genome Prairie
  Research organization · Saskatoon · genomeprairie.ca
• Génome Québec
  Research organization · Québec · genomequebec.com
• Geophysics GPR International
  Research organization · Longueuil · geophysicsgpr.com
• Geoscience BC
  Research organization · Vancouver · geosciencebc.com
• Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · glaucomaresearch.ca
• Global Food Regulatory Science Society
  Research organization · Québec · gforss.org
• Global Risk Institute in Financial Services
  Research organization · Toronto · globalriskinstitute.org
• Global Urgent and Advanced Research and Development
  Research organization · Batiscan · guardrx.org
• Global Water Futures
  Research organization · Dormant · Saskatoon · gwf.usask.ca
• Good Samaritan Society
  Research organization · Edmonton · gss.org
• GPI Atlantic
  Research organization · Halifax · gpiatlantic.org
• Graham Boeckh Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · grahamboeckhfoundation.org
• Grain Farmers of Ontario
  Research organization · Guelph · gfo.ca
• Grand Council of the Crees
  Research organization · Québec · cngov.ca
• Grand River Conservation Authority
  Research organization · Cambridge · grandriver.ca
• Grape Growers of Ontario
  Research organization · Saint Catharines · grapegrowersofontario.com
• Grassy Narrows First Nation
  Research organization · Ontario · gnfn.ca
• Green Communities Canada
  Research organization · Peterborough · greencommunitiescanada.org
• GreenCentre Canada
  Research organization · Kingston · greencentrecanada.com
• Greo
  Research organization · Guelph · greo.ca
• Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
  Research organization · Guelph · gwsa-guelph.ca
• Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen's Association
  Research organization · Canso · gcifa.ns.ca
• Gwich'in Council International
  Research organization · Inuvik · gwichin.org
• H2O 4 All
  Research organization · Oakville · h2o4all.org
• Habitat Acquisition Trust
  Research organization · Victoria · hat.bc.ca
• Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
  Research organization · Victoria · hctf.ca
• Hakai Institute
  Research organization · Campbell River · hakai.org
• Hannah's Heroes Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · hannahsheroes.com
• Harrison McCain Foundation
  Research organization · Florenceville-Bristol · harrisonmccainfoundation.com
• Health Care Foundation
  Research organization · St. John's · healthcarefoundation.ca
• Health Charities Coalition of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · healthcharities.ca
• Health Research Foundation
  Research organization · Ottawa · hrf-frs.com
• Healthcare Excellence Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · healthcareexcellence.ca
• HealthCareCAN
  Research organization · Ottawa · healthcarecan.ca
• Healthy Minds Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · healthymindscanada.ca
• Heart and Stroke Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · heartandstroke.ca
• HeliCat Canada
  Research organization · Revelstoke · helicatcanada.com
• Héma-Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · hema-quebec.qc.ca
• Henry and Berenice Kaufmann Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · hbkfoundation.ca
• Herbs for Horses
  Research organization · Guelph · horseherbs.com
• Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence
  Research organization · Québec · heritagelsl.ca
• Historical Studies in Education
  Research organization · Toronto · historicalstudiesineducation.ca
• HIV Community Link
  Research organization · Calgary · hivcl.org
• HIV Legal Network
  Research organization · Toronto · hivlegalnetwork.ca
• Holistic Health Research Centre
  Research organization · Toronto · holistichealthresearch.ca
• Holstein Association of Canada
  Research organization · Brantford · holstein.ca
• Homarus
  Research organization · Shediac · homarus.org
• Home and Community Care Support Services
  Research organization · Etobicoke · healthcareathome.ca
• Homewood Research Institute
  Research organization · Guelph · homewoodresearch.org
• Horse Council BC
  Research organization · Aldergrove · hcbc.ca
• Human Resources Professionals Association
  Research organization · Toronto · hrpa.ca
• Hunter Family Foundation
  Research organization · Calgary · hunterfamilyfoundation.ca
• Huntington Society of Canada
  Research organization · Kitchener · huntingtonsociety.ca
• Huntsman Marine Science Centre
  Research organization · Saint Andrews · huntsmanmarine.ca
• Hypertension Canada
  Research organization · Markham · hypertension.ca
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · icleicanada.org
• IISD Experimental Lakes Area
  Research organization · Winnipeg · iisd.org
• IMAQ Research
  Research organization · Winnipeg · imaq.ca
• Immunodeficiency Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · immunodeficiency.ca
• Impact
  Research organization · Ottawa · impacttransform.org
• Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle
  Research organization · Thorold · soadi.ca
• Indoc Research
  Research organization · Toronto · indocresearch.org
• Indspire
  Research organization · Toronto · indspire.ca
• Informal logic (Canada)
  Research organization · Windsor · informallogic.ca
• Information Technology Association of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · itac.ca
• Initiative for Automotive Manufacturing Innovation
  Research organization · Hamilton · autoinnovation.ca
• Innov & Export PME
  Research organization · Rimouski · innovexportpme.com
• Innovate Niagara
  Research organization · Saint Catharines · innovateniagara.com
• Innovation Initiatives Ontario North
  Research organization · North Bay · iion.ca
• Innovation Maritime
  Research organization · Rimouski · imar.ca
• Innovative Medicines Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · innovativemedicines.ca
• Institut d'Histoire de l'Amérique Française
  Research organization · Montreal · ihaf.qc.ca
• Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques
  Research organization · Montreal · iris-recherche.qc.ca
• Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement
  Research organization · Québec · irda.qc.ca
• Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail
  Research organization · Montreal · irsst.qc.ca
• Institut du Nouveau Monde
  Research organization · Montreal · inm.qc.ca
• Institut du Savoir Montfort
  Research organization · Ottawa · savoirmontfort.ca
• Institut National d'Excellence en Santé et en Services Sociaux
  Research organization · Montreal · inesss.qc.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