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

• Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
  Research organization · Ottawa · ottawaheart.ca
• Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation
  Research organization · Ottawa · ottawacancer.ca
• Ouranos
  Research organization · Montreal · ouranos.ca
• Ovarian Cancer Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · ovariancanada.org
• OVC Pet Trust
  Research organization · Guelph · pettrust.uoguelph.ca
• Pacific AIDS Network
  Research organization · Vancouver · paninbc.ca
• Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · parf.ca
• Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research
  Research organization · Vancouver · pcigr.eos.ubc.ca
• Pacific Salmon Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · psf.ca
• Pain BC
  Research organization · Vancouver · painbc.ca
• Palix Foundation
  Research organization · Calgary · palixfoundation.org
• Pan Am Clinic Foundation
  Research organization · Winnipeg · panamclinic.org
• Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise
  Research organization · Saskatoon · prevent-cecr.ca
• Pancreatic Cancer Canada Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · pancreaticcancercanada.ca
• Parachute
  Research organization · Toronto · parachutecanada.org
• Parkinson Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · parkinson.ca
• Parkinson Quebec
  Research organization · Montreal · parkinsonquebec.ca
• Parteq Innovations (Canada)
  Research organization · Kingston · parteqinnovations.com
• ParticipACTION
  Research organization · Toronto · participaction.com
• Partnership Group for Science and Engineering
  Research organization · Ottawa · pagse.org
• Pauktuutit
  Research organization · Ottawa · pauktuutit.ca
• Pear Tree Foundation
  Research organization · London · peartreefoundation.org
• Pediatric Oncology Group
  Research organization · Toronto · pogo.ca
• Pedorthic Research Foundation of Canada
  Research organization · Winnipeg · pedorthicresearchcanada.org
• Pembina Institute
  Research organization · Calgary · pembina.org
• Persephone Productions
  Research organization · Westmount · persephoneproductions.org
• Peterborough K. M. Hunter Charitable Foundation
  Research organization · Oshawa · ptbo-kmhunter.org
• Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador
  Research organization · St. John's · pr-ac.ca
• Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada
  Research organization · Calgary · ptac.org
• Petroleum Technology Research Centre
  Research organization · Regina · ptrc.ca
• Philomathia Foundation
  Research organization · Ottawa · philomathia.org
• Photons Canada
  Research organization · Québec · photonscanada.ca
• PHS Community Services Society
  Research organization · Vancouver · phs.ca
• Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · smoke-free.ca
• Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
  Research organization · North York · psifoundation.org
• Phytodata
  Research organization · Napierville · phytodata.com
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · trudeaufoundation.ca
• Planned Parenthood Toronto
  Research organization · Toronto · ppt.on.ca
• PolicyWise for Children & Families
  Research organization · Edmonton · policywise.com
• Portuguese Canadian National Congress
  Research organization · Dormant · Toronto · congresso.ca
• Positive Living North
  Research organization · Prince George · positivelivingnorth.org
• Positive Living Society of British Columbia
  Research organization · Vancouver · positivelivingbc.org
• Poultry Industry Council
  Research organization · Guelph · poultryindustrycouncil.ca
• Praespero
  Research organization · Calgary · praespero.org
• Prairie Improvement Network
  Research organization · Winnipeg · prairienetwork.ca
• Prairieaction Foundation
  Research organization · Saskatoon · prairieaction.ca
• Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
  Research organization · Vancouver · praxisinstitute.org
• Prevention of Organ Failure
  Research organization · Vancouver · proofcentre.ca
• Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · thepmcf.ca
• Printability And Graphic Communications Institute
  Research organization · Montreal · navigator.innovation.ca
• PROCURE
  Research organization · Montreal · procure.ca
• Professional Engineers Ontario
  Research organization · Toronto · peo.on.ca
• Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · pdac.ca
• Prostate Cancer Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · prostatecancer.ca
• Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation
  Research organization · Kanata · ridefordad.ca
• Public Knowledge Project
  Research organization · Burnaby · pkp.sfu.ca
• Pulse Canada
  Research organization · Winnipeg · pulsecanada.com
• Pure North
  Research organization · Calgary · purenorth.ca
• QEII Foundation
  Research organization · Halifax · qe2foundation.ca
• Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · rubanrose.org
• Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery
  Research organization · Montreal · cqdm.org
• Quebec Consortium for Industrial Bioprocess Research and Innovation
  Research organization · Québec · cribiq.qc.ca
• Quebec Consortium for Industrial Research and Innovation in Medical Technology
  Research organization · Montreal · medteq.ca
• Quebec Federation of University Students
  Research organization · Montreal · feuq.qc.ca
• Quebec Intensive Silviculture Network
  Research organization · Québec · rlq.uqam.ca
• Québec International
  Research organization · Québec · quebecinternational.ca
• Quebec Labrador Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · qlf.org
• Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders
  Research organization · Montreal · reseausuicide.qc.ca
• Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network
  Research organization · Montreal · repar.ca
• Québec Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association
  Research organization · Québec · acrgtq.qc.ca
• Québec Science (Canada)
  Research organization · Montreal · quebecscience.qc.ca
• Quebec Society for the Protection of Plants
  Research organization · Québec · sppq.qc.ca
• R. Howard Webster Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · rhowardwebsterfoundation.ca
• Rainbow Health Ontario
  Research organization · Toronto · rainbowhealthontario.ca
• Rare Disease Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · rarediseasefoundation.org
• Realize
  Research organization · Toronto · realizecanada.org
• Reformar
  Research organization · Rimouski · reformar.ca
• Regent Park Community Health Centre
  Research organization · Toronto · regentparkchc.org
• Regional Medical Associates
  Research organization · Hamilton · rmaphysicians.ca
• Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
  Research organization · Toronto · rnao.ca
• Regroupement des Maisons pour Femmes Victimes de Violence Conjugale
  Research organization · Montreal · maisons-femmes.qc.ca
• Regroupement des Organismes Communautaires Québécoise de Lutte au Décrochage
  Research organization · Montreal · rocld.org
• Regroupement Provincial en Santé et Bien-Être des Hommes
  Research organization · Québec · rpsbeh.com
• Relais Femmes
  Research organization · Montreal · relais-femmes.qc.ca
• Research Institute for Aging
  Research organization · Waterloo · the-ria.ca
• Research Nova Scotia
  Research organization · Halifax · researchns.ca
• Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment
  Research organization · Montreal · grip-info.ca
• Réseau de Recherche en Santé Buccodentaire et Osseuse
  Research organization · Montreal · rsbo.ca
• Réseau des Centres de Ressources Périnatales
  Research organization · Québec · reseaudescrp.org
• Réseau en Bio-Imagerie du Quebec
  Research organization · Sherbrooke · rbiq-qbin.qc.ca
• Réseau National d'Expertise en Trouble du Spectre de l'Autisme
  Research organization · Trois-Rivières · rnetsa.ca
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche sur les Médicaments
  Research organization · Montreal · rqrm.ca
• Réseau Québécois en Innovation Sociale
  Research organization · Montreal · rqis.org
• Réseau Solidarité Itinérance du Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · rsiq.org
• Réseau Technoscience
  Research organization · Montreal · technoscience.ca
• Réseau Technoscience Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
  Research organization · Alma · clssaglac.com
• Réseau Trans-Tech’s
  Research organization · Québec · reseautranstech.qc.ca
• Rick Hansen Foundation
  Research organization · Richmond · rickhansen.com
• RiverWatch Insitute of Alberta
  Research organization · Edmonton · riverwatch.ab.ca
• Robotique FIRST Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · robotiquefirstquebec.org
• Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation
  Research organization · Edmonton · royalalex.org
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · rasc.ca
• Royal Bank of Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · rbc.com
• Royal Canadian Geographical Society
  Research organization · Ottawa · rcgs.org
• Royal Canadian Military Institute
  Research organization · Toronto · rcmi.org
• Royal Ontario Museum
  Research organization · Toronto · rom.on.ca
• Royal Society of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · rsc-src.ca
• Royal University Hospital Foundation
  Research organization · Saskatoon · ruhf.org
• Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society
  Research organization · Madeira Park · lagoonsociety.com
• Safe Drinking Water Foundation
  Research organization · Saskatoon · safewater.org
• Saint Elizabeth Health Care
  Research organization · Markham · sehc.com
• Salon Carrière Formation de Québec
  Research organization · Québec · saloncarriereformation.com
• Sandra Schmirler Foundation
  Research organization · Ottawa · sandraschmirler.org
• Sanexen Environmental Services
  Research organization · Brossard · sanexen.com
• Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
  Research organization · Regina · saskcancer.ca
• Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
  Research organization · Saskatoon · saskcanola.com
• Saskatchewan Conservation Learning Centre
  Research organization · Prince Albert · conservationlearningcentre.com
• Saskatchewan Environment Industry and Managers Association
  Research organization · Regina · seima.sk.ca
• Saskatchewan Epidemiology Association
  Research organization · Saskatoon · saskepi.ca
• Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission
  Research organization · Saskatoon · saskflax.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