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

• Institut National d'Optique
  Research organization · Québec · ino.ca
• Institut National du Sport du Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · insquebec.org
• Institut Nordique de Recherche en Environnement et Santé au Travail
  Research organization · Sept-Îles · inrest.ca
• Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF)
  Research organization · Québec · inaf.ulaval.ca
• Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
  Research organization · London · iclr.org
• Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
  Research organization · Toronto · ices.on.ca
• Institute for Knowledge Mobilization
  Research organization · Ottawa · knowledgemobilization.net
• Institute for Work & Health
  Research organization · Toronto · iwh.on.ca
• Institute of Health Economics
  Research organization · Edmonton · ihe.ca
• Institute of Kidney Lifescience Technologies
  Research organization · Toronto · kidneylifescience.ca
• Institute of Particle Physics
  Research organization · Victoria · ipp.ca
• Institute of Public Administration of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · ipac.ca
• Institute on Governance
  Research organization · Ottawa · iog.ca
• Intact Financial Corporation
  Research organization · Toronto · intactfc.com
• Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association
  Research organization · Kelowna · ilma.com
• Interligne
  Research organization · Montreal · interligne.co
• International Air Transport Association
  Research organization · Montreal · iata.org
• International Association for Political Science Students
  Research organization · Montreal · iapss.org
• International Association of Research in Income and Wealth
  Research organization · Ottawa · iariw.org
• International Centre for Infectious Diseases
  Research organization · Winnipeg · icid.com
• International Council for Canadian Studies
  Research organization · Ottawa · iccs-ciec.ca
• International Council Of Aids Service Organizations
  Research organization · Toronto · icaso.org
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
  Research organization · Closed · Vancouver · ifla.org
• International Federation on Ageing
  Research organization · Toronto · ifa.ngo
• International Health Economics Association
  Research organization · Toronto · healtheconomics.org
• International Information and Engineering Technology Association
  Research organization · Edmonton · iieta.org
• International Institute for Child Rights and Development
  Research organization · Victoria · iicrd.org
• International Institute for Sustainable Development
  Research organization · Winnipeg · iisd.org
• International Minerals Innovation Institute
  Research organization · Saskatoon · imii.ca
• International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment
  Research organization · Edmonton · inahta.org
• International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  Research organization · Toronto · isaac-online.org
• International Society for Cellular Therapy
  Research organization · Vancouver · celltherapysociety.org
• International Society for Equity in Health
  Research organization · Toronto · iseqh.org
• International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
  Research organization · Victoria · isek.org
• International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
  Research organization · Ottawa · iupesm.org
• International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  Research organization · Calgary · iubmb.org
• International Union of Food Science and Technology
  Research organization · Toronto · iufost.org
• Inuit Circumpolar Council
  Research organization · Ottawa · inuitcircumpolar.com
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
  Research organization · Ottawa · itk.ca
• Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
  Research organization · Inuvik · irc.inuvialuit.com
• ISURA
  Research organization · Burnaby · isura.ca
• Italian Scientific Community in Canada
  Research organization · Montreal · csic-sq.ca
• Ivey Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · ivey.org
• IWK Foundation
  Research organization · Halifax · iwkfoundation.org
• J. Armand Bombardier Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · fondationbombardier.ca
• Jesse & Julie Rasch Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · raschfoundation.org
• Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal
  Research organization · Montreal · jcfmontreal.org
• Jewish General Hospital Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · jghfoundation.org
• JMIR Publications
  Research organization · Toronto · jmirpublications.com
• Joint Preservation Centre of BC
  Research organization · Vancouver · jpcbc.com
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · jdrf.ca
• Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project
  Research organization · Montreal · ksdpp.org
• Kenneth M. Molson Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · kennethmolsonfoundation.ca
• Kensington Health
  Research organization · Toronto · kensingtonhealth.org
• Kéroul
  Research organization · Montreal · keroul.qc.ca
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
  Research organization · Montreal · kidney.ca
• Kids Brain Health Network
  Research organization · Burnaby · kidsbrainhealth.ca
• Killam Trusts
  Research organization · Halifax · killamlaureates.ca
• KMAN Research Institute
  Research organization · Richmond Hill · kmanresce.ca
• Kootenay Association for Science & Technology
  Research organization · Rossland · kast.com
• Korle Bu Neuroscience Foundation
  Research organization · Langley Township · kbnf.org
• Krembil Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · krembilfoundation.ca
• L'Accord Mauricie
  Research organization · Trois-Rivières · accordmauricie.com
• La Boîte à lettres
  Research organization · Longueuil · boitealettres.ca
• La Coop Fédérée
  Research organization · Montreal · lacoop.coop
• La Maison Léon-Provancher
  Research organization · Québec · maisonleonprovancher.com
• Laidlaw Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · laidlawfdn.org
• Lake Huron & Elgin Area Primary Water Supply Systems
  Research organization · London · watersupply.london.ca
• Landscape Alberta Nursery Trades Association
  Research organization · Edmonton · landscape-alberta.com
• Langley Environmental Partners Society
  Research organization · Langley · leps.bc.ca
• Laskeek Bay Conservation Society
  Research organization · Skidegate · laskeekbay.org
• Law Foundation of British Columbia
  Research organization · Vancouver · lawfoundationbc.org
• Law Foundation of Nova Scotia
  Research organization · Halifax · nslawfd.ca
• Law Foundation of Saskatchewan
  Research organization · Regina · lawfoundation.sk.ca
• Lawson Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · lawson.ca
• Learning Partnership
  Research organization · Toronto · thelearningpartnership.ca
• Les Scientifines
  Research organization · Montreal · scientifines.com
• Let's Talk Science
  Research organization · London · letstalkscience.ca
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · llscanada.org
• Liber Ero Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · liberero.ca
• Life Science Association of Manitoba
  Research organization · Winnipeg · lsam.ca
• Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation
  Research organization · Brampton · lchf.ca
• LogicalOutcomes
  Research organization · Toronto · logicaloutcomes.net
• London Community Foundation
  Research organization · London · lcf.on.ca
• Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · hecht.org
• Loud Crow Interactive
  Research organization · Vancouver · loudcrow.com
• Lu’ma Native Housing Society
  Research organization · Vancouver · lnhs.ca
• Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · fondationchagnon.org
• Lupina Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · lupina.ca
• M.S.I. Foundation
  Research organization · Edmonton · msifoundation.ca
• MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
  Research organization · Sherbrooke · mabmackay.ca
• Macdonald Stewart Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · msfoundation.org
• Mach-Gaensslen Foundation
  Research organization · Ottawa · mach-gaensslen.ca
• MakeWay
  Research organization · Vancouver · makeway.org
• Makivik Corporation
  Research organization · Québec · makivik.org
• Manitoba Aerospace Association
  Research organization · Winnipeg · mbaerospace.ca
• Manitoba Beekeepers' Association
  Research organization · Winnipeg · manitobabee.org
• Manitoba Canola Growers Association
  Research organization · Winnipeg · canolagrowers.com
• Manitoba Environmental Industries Association
  Research organization · Winnipeg · meia.mb.ca
• Manitoba Forage Seed Association
  Research organization · Winnipeg · forageseed.net
• Manitoba Harm Reduction Network
  Research organization · Winnipeg · mhrn.ca
• Manitoba Innovates
  Research organization · Winnipeg · manitobainnovates.ca
• Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety
  Research organization · Winnipeg · mips.ca
• Manitoba Lung Association
  Research organization · Winnipeg · mb.lung.ca
• Manitoba Medical Service Foundation
  Research organization · Winnipeg · mmsf.ca
• Manitoba Pork Council
  Research organization · Winnipeg · manitobapork.com
• March of Dimes Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · marchofdimes.ca
• Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network
  Research organization · Halifax · meopar.ca
• Maritime Fishermen's Union
  Research organization · Shediac · mfu-upm.com
• MaRS
  Research organization · Toronto · marsdd.com
• MaRS Innovation
  Research organization · Toronto · marsinnovation.com
• Massage Therapist Association of Alberta
  Research organization · Red Deer · mtaalberta.com
• Massage Therapists Association of British Columbia
  Research organization · Vancouver · rmtbc.ca
• Mastercard Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · mastercardfdn.org
• Matawa First Nations
  Research organization · Thunder Bay · matawa.on.ca
• Maternal Infant Child and Youth Research Network
  Research organization · Vancouver · micyrn.ca
• Max Bell Foundation
  Research organization · Calgary · maxbell.org
• MAX Ottawa
  Research organization · Ottawa · maxottawa.ca
• McConnell Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · mcconnellfoundation.ca
• Mclean Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · mcleanfoundation.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