Universities and research institutes in Canada

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 707 universities and research institutes in Canada.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Montreal (95), Ottawa (67) and Toronto (62).

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

See Canada on the IEPA ↗

707 universities and research institutes

• Communications and Information Technology Ontario
  University or research institute · Ottawa · cito.ca
• Communications Research Centre Canada
  University or research institute · Ottawa · crc.gc.ca
• Concordia University
  University or research institute · Montreal · concordia.ca
• Concordia University of Edmonton
  University or research institute · Edmonton · concordia.ab.ca
• Conestoga College
  University or research institute · Kitchener · conestogac.on.ca
• Confederation College
  University or research institute · Thunder Bay · confederationc.on.ca
• Conservatoire de Musique et d’art Dramatique du Québec
  University or research institute · Québec · conservatoire.gouv.qc.ca
• Consortium canadien en neurodégénérescence associée au vieillissement
  University or research institute · Toronto · ccna-ccnv.ca
• Coquitlam College
  University or research institute · Coquitlam · coquitlamcollege.com
• Corpus Christi College
  University or research institute · Vancouver · corpuschristi.ca
• Crandall University
  University or research institute · Moncton · crandallu.ca
• Cross-Border Institute
  University or research institute · Windsor · cbinstitute.ca
• Dalhousie Health Justice Institute
  University or research institute · Halifax · dal.ca
• Dalhousie University
  University or research institute · Halifax · dal.ca
• Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security
  University or research institute · Halifax · dallaireinstitute.org
• Data Literacy Research Institute
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Dawson College
  University or research institute · Westmount · dawsoncollege.qc.ca
• Dechinta Bush University Centre for Research and Learning
  University or research institute · Yellowknife · dechinta.ca
• Dermatrials Research
  University or research institute · Hamilton · dermatrials.com
• Dominican University College
  University or research institute · Ottawa · dominicanu.ca
• Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
  University or research institute · Victoria · nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
• Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute
  University or research institute · Toronto · uhn.ca
• Douglas College
  University or research institute · New Westminster · douglascollege.ca
• Durham College
  University or research institute · Oshawa · durhamcollege.ca
• Earl Haig Secondary School
  University or research institute · Toronto · earlhaig.ca
• Eastern Ontario Training Board
  University or research institute · Cornwall · eotb-cfeo.on.ca
• École d'innovation sociale Élisabeth-Bruyère
  University or research institute · Ottawa · innovationsocialeusp.ca
• École de Technologie Supérieure
  University or research institute · Montreal · etsmtl.ca
• École Nationale d'Administration Publique
  University or research institute · Québec · enap.ca
• École nationale de police du Québec
  University or research institute · Nicolet · enpq.qc.ca
• École Secondaire Sisler High School
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · winnipegsd.ca
• Emera & NB Power Research Centre for Smart Grid Technologies
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Emily Carr University of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Vancouver · ecuad.ca
• Emmanuel Bible College
  University or research institute · Kitchener · emmanuelbiblecollege.ca
• Équipe de recherche en dynamique des machines, des structures et des procédés
  University or research institute · Montreal · etsmtl.ca
• Eston College
  University or research institute · Kindersley · estoncollege.ca
• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  University or research institute · Etobicoke · esainfo.ca
• fabriqueREL
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke · fabriquerel.org
• Fanshawe College
  University or research institute · London · fanshawec.ca
• Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
  University or research institute · Toronto · fields.utoronto.ca
• First Nations University of Canada
  University or research institute · Regina · fnuniv.ca
• Fleming College
  University or research institute · Peterborough · flemingcollege.ca
• Fluid Dynamics Research Institute
  University or research institute · Windsor · web2.uwindsor.ca
• Fondation du Barreau du Québec
  University or research institute · Montreal · fondationdubarreau.qc.ca
• Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research
  University or research institute · London · eng.uwo.ca
• Fredericton Research and Development Centre
  University or research institute · Fredericton · profils-profiles.science.gc.ca
• Future Earth
  University or research institute · Montreal · futureearth.org
• Genome Atlantic
  University or research institute · Halifax · genomeatlantic.ca
• George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · chimb.ca
• George Brown College
  University or research institute · Toronto · georgebrown.ca
• Georgian College
  University or research institute · Barrie · georgiancollege.ca
• Geotop
  University or research institute · Montreal · geotop.ca
• Gimbel Eye Centre
  University or research institute · Calgary · gimbeleyecentre.com
• Global Institute for Water Security
  University or research institute · Saskatoon · water.usask.ca
• Global Water Futures Observatories
  University or research institute · Saskatoon · gwfo.ca
• Glycemic Index Laboratories
  University or research institute · Toronto · gilabs.com
• Grain Research Centre
  University or research institute · Beloeil · cerom.qc.ca
• Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
  University or research institute · Windsor · uwindsor.ca
• Great Plains College
  University or research institute · Macklin · greatplainscollege.ca
• Green Aviation Research and Development Network
  University or research institute · Montreal · gardn.org
• Group for Research in Decision Analysis
  University or research institute · Montreal · gerad.ca
• Groupe de recherche en électronique de puissance et commande industrielle
  University or research institute · Montreal · etsmtl.ca
• Groupe de recherche en intégration et développement durable en environnement bâti
  University or research institute · Montreal · gridd.etsmtl.ca
• Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire sur la Normativité
  University or research institute · Montreal · grin.normativity.ca
• Guelph Research and Development Centre
  University or research institute · Guelph · profils-profiles.science.gc.ca
• Guenther Dermatology Research Centre
  University or research institute · London · gdrc.ca
• Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program
  University or research institute · Hamilton · hrlmp.ca
• Harrow Research and Development Centre
  University or research institute · Harrow · profils-profiles.science.gc.ca
• HEC Montréal
  University or research institute · Montreal · hec.ca
• Heritage College
  University or research institute · Gatineau · cegep-heritage.qc.ca
• Heritage College and Seminary
  University or research institute · Cambridge · heritagecambridge.com
• Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
  University or research institute · Victoria · astroherzberg.org
• Herzig Eye Institute
  University or research institute · Toronto · herzig-eye.com
• Holland College
  University or research institute · Charlottetown · hollandcollege.com
• Horizon College and Seminary
  University or research institute · Saskatoon · horizon.edu
• Hotchkiss Brain Institute
  University or research institute · Calgary · hbi.ucalgary.ca
• Human Rights Research and Education Centre
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Humber Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Toronto · humber.ca
• Huntington University
  University or research institute · Sudbury · huntingtonu.ca
• Huron University
  University or research institute · London · huronu.ca
• Imperial College of Toronto
  University or research institute · Etobicoke · imperialcollege.org
• Industrial Plankton
  University or research institute · Victoria · industrialplankton.com
• Institut de pharmacologie de Sherbrooke
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke · usherbrooke.ca
• Institut de Recherche Sur L’Intégration Professionnelle des Immigrants
  University or research institute · Montreal · iripi.ca
• Institut de Technologie Agroalimentaire
  University or research institute · Saint-Hyacinthe · ita.qc.ca
• Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec
  University or research institute · Montreal · ithq.qc.ca
• Institut de Valorisation des Données
  University or research institute · Montreal · ivado.ca
• Institut des sciences de la mer
  University or research institute · Rimouski · uqar.ca
• Institut interdisciplinaire d'innovation technologique
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke · usherbrooke.ca
• Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
  University or research institute · Québec · inrs.ca
• Institut quantique
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke · usherbrooke.ca
• Institut sur le vieillissement et la participation sociale des ainés de l’Université Laval
  University or research institute · Québec · ivpsa.ulaval.ca
• Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
  University or research institute · Québec · iucpq.ca
• Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal
  University or research institute · Montreal · iugm.qc.ca
• Institute for Biological Sciences
  University or research institute · Ottawa · ic.gc.ca
• Institute for Christian Studies
  University or research institute · Toronto · icscanada.edu
• Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
  University or research institute · Yellowknife · ichr.ca
• Institute for Comparative Genomics
  University or research institute · Halifax · icgenomics.ca
• Institute for Diagnostic Imaging Research
  University or research institute · Windsor · uwindsor.ca
• Institute for Marine Biosciences
  University or research institute · Halifax · pamba.ca
• Institute for Microstructural Sciences
  University or research institute · Ottawa · ipf-ipi.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
• Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer
  University or research institute · Montreal · iric.ca
• Institute for Science, Society and Policy
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Institute of Aging
  University or research institute · Montreal · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Biomedical Engineering
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Institute of Cancer Research
  University or research institute · Calgary · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
  University or research institute · Edmonton · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Gender and Health
  University or research institute · Montreal · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Genetics
  University or research institute · Montreal · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
  University or research institute · Montreal · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
  University or research institute · Toronto · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health
  University or research institute · Burnaby · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Infection and Immunity
  University or research institute · Québec · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
  University or research institute · Calgary · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
  University or research institute · Ottawa · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
  University or research institute · Ottawa · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Population and Public Health
  University or research institute · Ottawa · cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Institute of Population Health
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Institute of the Environment
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Montreal 95
• Universities and research institutes in Ottawa 67
• Universities and research institutes in Toronto 62
• Universities and research institutes in Halifax 42
• Universities and research institutes in Québec 38
• Universities and research institutes in Vancouver 28
• Universities and research institutes in Fredericton 23
• Universities and research institutes in Edmonton 22
• Universities and research institutes in Calgary 21
• Universities and research institutes in Winnipeg 16
• Universities and research institutes in Sherbrooke 15
• Universities and research institutes in Hamilton 13
• Universities and research institutes in London 11
• Universities and research institutes in Victoria 11
• Universities and research institutes in Saskatoon 8
• Universities and research institutes in Windsor 8
• Universities and research institutes in Rimouski 7
• Universities and research institutes in Sudbury 7
• Universities and research institutes in Guelph 6
• Universities and research institutes in Kingston 6
• Universities and research institutes in Waterloo 6
• Universities and research institutes in Burnaby 5
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Hyacinthe 5
• Universities and research institutes in St. John's 5
• Universities and research institutes in Regina 4
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 4
• Universities and research institutes in Abbotsford 3
• Universities and research institutes in Brandon 3
• Universities and research institutes in Charlottetown 3
• Universities and research institutes in Etobicoke 3
• Universities and research institutes in Gatineau 3
• Universities and research institutes in Iqaluit 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kelowna 3
• Universities and research institutes in Laval 3
• Universities and research institutes in Lethbridge 3
• Universities and research institutes in New Westminster 3
• Universities and research institutes in Niagara Falls 3
• Universities and research institutes in Saguenay 3
• Universities and research institutes in Saint John 3
• Universities and research institutes in Sault Ste. Marie 3
• Universities and research institutes in Thunder Bay 3
• Universities and research institutes in Trois-Rivières 3