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

• Medavie Blue Cross
  Research organization · Moncton · medaviebc.ca
• Medical Council of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · mcc.ca
• Mennonite Economic Development Associates
  Research organization · Waterloo · meda.org
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · mentalhealthcommission.ca
• Mental Health Foundation
  Research organization · Edmonton · mentalhealthfoundation.ca
• Mental Health Research Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · mhrc.ca
• Metcalf Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · metcalffoundation.com
• Métis Nation of Alberta
  Research organization · Edmonton · albertametis.com
• Métis Nation of Ontario
  Research organization · Ottawa · metisnation.org
• Métis National Council
  Research organization · Ottawa · metisnation.ca
• Michael Garron Hospital Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · mghf.ca
• Michael Smith Health Research BC
  Research organization · Vancouver · healthresearchbc.ca
• MindFuel
  Research organization · Calgary · mindfuel.ca
• Mining Association of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · mining.ca
• MiningWatch Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · miningwatch.ca
• MINT Memory Clinic
  Research organization · Kitchener · mintmemory.ca
• Miriam Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · miriamfoundation.ca
• Mitacs
  Research organization · Vancouver · mitacs.ca
• MItoCanada
  Research organization · Oakville · mitocanada.org
• MLSE LaunchPad
  Research organization · Toronto · mlselaunchpad.org
• Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · mtprf.org
• Montreal Council on Foreign Relations
  Research organization · Montreal · corim.qc.ca
• Montreal Economic Institute
  Research organization · Montreal · iedm.org
• Montréal InVivo
  Research organization · Montreal · montreal-invivo.com
• Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
  Research organization · Vancouver · mdabc.net
• Mood Disorders Society of Canada
  Research organization · Belleville · mdsc.ca
• Movember Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · ca.movember.com
• Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · beta.mssociety.ca
• Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation
  Research organization · Fredericton · fergussonfoundation.ca
• Muscular Dystrophy Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · muscle.ca
• Muttart Foundation
  Research organization · Edmonton · muttart.org
• NanoMedicines Innovation Network
  Research organization · Vancouver · nanomedicines.ca
• NanoQuébec (Canada)
  Research organization · Montreal · nanoquebec.ca
• Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments
  Research organization · Peterborough · nasivvik.ca
• National Aboriginal Diabetes Association
  Research organization · Winnipeg · nada.ca
• National Association of Friendship Centres
  Research organization · Ottawa · nafc.ca
• National Bank of Canada
  Research organization · Montreal · nbc.ca
• National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools
  Research organization · Hamilton · nccmt.ca
• National Council on Ethics in Human Research
  Research organization · Ottawa · ncehr-cnerh.org
• National Sanitarium Association
  Research organization · Toronto · nationalsanitarium.ca
• Native Mental Health Association of Canada
  Research organization · Chilliwack · nmhac.ca
• Native Women's Association of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · nwac.ca
• Native Women's Shelter of Montreal
  Research organization · Montreal · nwsm.info
• Native Youth Sexual Health Network
  Research organization · Toronto · nativeyouthsexualhealth.com
• Natural Gas Technologies Centre
  Research organization · Boucherville · ctgn.qc.ca
• Nature Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · naturecanada.ca
• Nature Conservancy of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · natureconservancy.ca
• Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · neighbourhoodpharmacies.ca
• Neil Squire Society
  Research organization · Burnaby · neilsquire.ca
• Network for Business Sustainability
  Research organization · London · nbs.net
• Network of Networks (N2)
  Research organization · Markham · n2canada.ca
• New Brunswick Children's Foundation
  Research organization · Saint John · nbchildren.ca
• New Brunswick Health Research Foundation
  Research organization · Fredericton · nbhrf.com
• New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
  Research organization · Fredericton · nbif.ca
• New Brunswick Pharmacists’ Association
  Research organization · Fredericton · nbpharma.ca
• New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund
  Research organization · Fredericton · nbwtf.ca
• Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association
  Research organization · St. John's · naia.ca
• Nickel Institute
  Research organization · Toronto · nickelinstitute.org
• Nine Circles Community Health Centre
  Research organization · Winnipeg · ninecircles.ca
• Niskamoon Corporation
  Research organization · Montreal · niskamoon.org
• Noranda Income Fund
  Research organization · Toronto · norandaincomefund.com
• North American Strawberry Growers Association
  Research organization · Ottawa · nasga.org
• North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
  Research organization · Vancouver · npafc.org
• NorthEast Pacific Deep-sea Exploration Project
  Research organization · Victoria · nepdep.com
• Northern Cancer Foundation
  Research organization · Sudbury · ncfsudbury.com
• Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association
  Research organization · Thunder Bay · noama.ca
• Northwood
  Research organization · Halifax · nwood.ns.ca
• Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS
  Research organization · Halifax · novascotia.ca
• Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust
  Research organization · Halifax · nsrit.ca
• Novika Solutions
  Research organization · Ste. Anne de la Pocatière · novika.ca
• Nuclear Waste Management Organization
  Research organization · Toronto · nwmo.ca
• Nucro Technics
  Research organization · Toronto · nucro-technics.com
• Nunavut Sivuniksavut
  Research organization · Ottawa · nunavutsivuniksavut.ca
• Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · nswoc.ca
• Nutrasource
  Research organization · Guelph · nutrasource.ca
• Nutrition International
  Research organization · Ottawa · nutritionintl.org
• Nuu Chah Nulth Tribal Council
  Research organization · Port Alberni · nuuchahnulth.org
• NWT Literacy Council
  Research organization · Yellowknife · nwtliteracy.ca
• Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada
  Research organization · Winnipeg · oemac.org
• Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia
  Research organization · Halifax · oera.ca
• Okanagan Science Centre
  Research organization · Vernon · okscience.ca
• Old Port of Montreal Corporation
  Research organization · Montreal · oldportcorporation.com
• Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation
  Research organization · Burlington · toarc.com
• Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance
  Research organization · Guelph · uoguelph.ca
• Ontario AIDS Network
  Research organization · Toronto · ontarioaidsnetwork.on.ca
• Ontario Association of Optometrists
  Research organization · Toronto · optom.on.ca
• Ontario Bean Growers
  Research organization · Guelph · ontariobeans.on.ca
• Ontario Brain Institute
  Research organization · Toronto · braininstitute.ca
• Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
  Research organization · Ottawa · excellenceforchildandyouth.ca
• Ontario Centre of Innovation
  Research organization · Toronto · oce-ontario.org
• Ontario Clean Water Agency
  Research organization · Toronto · ocwa.com
• Ontario Commercial Fisheries' Association
  Research organization · London · ocfa.ca
• Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
  Research organization · Toronto · ocufa.on.ca
• Ontario Dairy Council
  Research organization · Mississauga · dairystores.ca
• Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
  Research organization · Peterborough · ofah.org
• Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
  Research organization · Toronto · ofifc.org
• Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association
  Research organization · Guelph · ofvga.org
• Ontario Genomics
  Research organization · Toronto · ontariogenomics.ca
• Ontario Ginseng Growers Association
  Research organization · Norfolk County · ginsengontario.com
• Ontario Historical Society
  Research organization · Willowdale · ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
• Ontario HIV Treatment Network
  Research organization · Toronto · ohtn.on.ca
• Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
  Research organization · Toronto · oicr.on.ca
• Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine
  Research organization · Toronto · oirm.ca
• Ontario Knowledge Intelligence Centre
  Research organization · Toronto · okic.ca
• Ontario Long Term Care Association
  Research organization · Toronto · oltca.com
• Ontario Lung Association
  Research organization · Toronto · lungontario.ca
• Ontario Medical Association
  Research organization · Toronto · oma.org
• Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · onf.org
• Ontario Research Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
• Ontario Rheumatology Association
  Research organization · Toronto · ontariorheum.ca
• Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
  Research organization · Toronto · osot.on.ca
• Ontario Stroke Network
  Research organization · Toronto · ontariostrokenetwork.ca
• Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre
  Research organization · Selwyn · ontarioturtle.ca
• Ontario Water Consortium
  Research organization · Waterloo · ontariowater.ca
• OpenAlex
  Research organization · Vancouver · openalex.org
• Ordre des Psychologues du Québec
  Research organization · Mount Royal · ordrepsy.qc.ca
• Ornge
  Research organization · Mississauga · ornge.ca
• OSEntreprendre
  Research organization · Québec · osentreprendre.quebec
• Osteoporosis Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · osteoporosis.ca
• Ottawa Baffin Nunavut Health Services
  Research organization · Ottawa · obnhs.com

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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