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

• The Institute for Education Research
  University or research institute · Toronto · uhn.ca
• The Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of Ocean Mapping
  University or research institute · Rimouski · cidco.ca
• The King's University
  University or research institute · Edmonton · kingsu.ca
• The Metabolomics Innovation Centre
  University or research institute · Edmonton · metabolomicscentre.ca
• The North South Institute
  University or research institute · Ottawa · nsi-ins.ca
• The Steadward Centre for Personal & Physical Achievement
  University or research institute · Edmonton · ualberta.ca
• The Wilson Centre
  University or research institute · Toronto · thewilsoncentre.ca
• Thompson Rivers University
  University or research institute · Kamloops · tru.ca
• Thorneloe University
  University or research institute · Sudbury · thorneloe.ca
• Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute
  University or research institute · Hamilton · taari.ca
• Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute
  University or research institute · Thunder Bay · tbrri.com
• Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College
  University or research institute · Toronto · tbs.edu
• Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics
  University or research institute · Toronto · phenogenomics.ca
• Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
  University or research institute · Toronto · uhnresearch.ca
• Toronto Metropolitan University
  University or research institute · Toronto · torontomu.ca
• Trace Analysis Research Centre
  University or research institute · Halifax · tarc.chemistry.dal.ca
• TransCanada Calibrations
  University or research institute · Ile des Chênes · tccalibrations.com
• Trent University
  University or research institute · Peterborough · trentu.ca
• Trinity College
  University or research institute · Toronto · trinity.utoronto.ca
• Trinity Western University
  University or research institute · Langley · twu.ca
• TRIUMF
  University or research institute · Vancouver · triumf.ca
• Trottier Space Institute at McGill
  University or research institute · Montreal · tsi.mcgill.ca
• Tyndale University
  University or research institute · Toronto · tyndale.ca
• U SPORTS
  University or research institute · Ottawa · usports.ca
• U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
  University or research institute · Ottawa · u15.ca
• United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health
  University or research institute · Hamilton · inweh.unu.edu
• Univalor
  University or research institute · Montreal · univalor.ca
• Université de Hearst
  University or research institute · Hearst · uhearst.ca
• Université de l'Ontario français
  University or research institute · Toronto · uontario.ca
• Université de Moncton
  University or research institute · Moncton · umoncton.ca
• Université de Montréal
  University or research institute · Montreal · umontreal.ca
• Université de Saint-Boniface
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · ustboniface.ca
• Université de Sherbrooke
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke · usherbrooke.ca
• Université du Québec
  University or research institute · Québec · uquebec.ca
• Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  University or research institute · Saguenay · uqac.ca
• Université du Québec à Montréal
  University or research institute · Montreal · uqam.ca
• Université du Québec à Rimouski
  University or research institute · Rimouski · uqar.ca
• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  University or research institute · Trois-Rivières · uqtr.ca
• Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  University or research institute · Rouyn-Noranda · uqat.ca
• Université du Québec en Outaouais
  University or research institute · Gatineau · uqo.ca
• Université Laval
  University or research institute · Québec · ulaval.ca
• Université Sainte-Anne
  University or research institute · Digby · usainteanne.ca
• Université TÉLUQ
  University or research institute · Québec · teluq.ca
• University Canada West
  University or research institute · Vancouver · ucanwest.ca
• University College of the North
  University or research institute · The Pas · ucn.ca
• University nuhelot'ine thaiyots'i nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
  University or research institute · St. Paul · bluequills.ca
• University of Alberta
  University or research institute · Edmonton · ualberta.ca
• University of British Columbia
  University or research institute · Vancouver · ubc.ca
• University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus
  University or research institute · Kelowna · ok.ubc.ca
• University of Calgary
  University or research institute · Calgary · ucalgary.ca
• University of Fredericton
  University or research institute · Fredericton · ufred.ca
• University of Guelph
  University or research institute · Guelph · uoguelph.ca
• University of Guelph-Humber
  University or research institute · Etobicoke · guelphhumber.ca
• University of King's College
  University or research institute · Halifax · ukings.ca
• University of Lethbridge
  University or research institute · Lethbridge · ulethbridge.ca
• University of Manitoba
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · umanitoba.ca
• University of New Brunswick
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• University of Niagara Falls Canada
  University or research institute · Niagara Falls · unfc.ca
• University of Northern British Columbia
  University or research institute · Prince George · unbc.ca
• University of Ottawa
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• University of Prince Edward Island
  University or research institute · Charlottetown · upei.ca
• University of Regina
  University or research institute · Regina · uregina.ca
• University of Saskatchewan
  University or research institute · Saskatoon · usask.ca
• University of Sudbury
  University or research institute · Sudbury · usudbury.ca
• University of the Fraser Valley
  University or research institute · Abbotsford · ufv.ca
• University of Toronto
  University or research institute · Toronto · utoronto.ca
• University of Victoria
  University or research institute · Victoria · uvic.ca
• University of Waterloo
  University or research institute · Waterloo · uwaterloo.ca
• University of Windsor
  University or research institute · Windsor · uwindsor.ca
• University of Winnipeg
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · uwinnipeg.ca
• uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Urban and Community Studies Institute
  University or research institute · Saint John · unb.ca
• Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
  University or research institute · Vancouver · vchri.ca
• Vancouver Community College
  University or research institute · Vancouver · vcc.ca
• Vancouver Film School
  University or research institute · Vancouver · vfs.edu
• Vancouver Island University
  University or research institute · Nanaimo · viu.ca
• Vancouver School of Theology
  University or research institute · Vancouver · vst.edu
• Vanguard College
  University or research institute · Edmonton · vanguardcollege.com
• Vanier College
  University or research institute · Montreal · vaniercollege.qc.ca
• Vector Institute
  University or research institute · Toronto · vectorinstitute.ai
• Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
  University or research institute · Niagara Falls · vinelandresearch.com
• Western Canada Research Grid
  University or research institute · Toronto · wikipedia.org
• Western University
  University or research institute · London · uwo.ca
• Wilfrid Laurier University
  University or research institute · Waterloo · wlu.ca
• Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Research Institute
  University or research institute · London · eng.uwo.ca
• Windsor Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Windsor · wcri.ca
• Winnipeg Institute for Theoretical Physics
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · physics.umanitoba.ca
• Women and Children’s Health Research Institute
  University or research institute · Edmonton · wchri.org
• Women's Health Research Institute
  University or research institute · Vancouver · whri.org
• Wood Science and Technology Centre
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Wycliffe College
  University or research institute · Toronto · wycliffecollege.ca
• York University
  University or research institute · Toronto · yorku.ca
• Yorkville University
  University or research institute · Fredericton · yorkvilleu.ca
• Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange
  University or research institute · Toronto · youthrex.com
• Yukon University
  University or research institute · Whitehorse · yukonu.ca
• Bethany College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Hepburn
• Bevill State Community College
  University or research institute · Closed · Jasper Park Lodge
• Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate
  University or research institute · Ottawa
• Canadian Virtual University
  University or research institute · Ottawa
• Canmet Mining
  University or research institute · Ottawa
• Centre for Innovation in Infrastructure
  University or research institute · Halifax
• CIHR Skin Research Training Centre
  University or research institute · Ottawa
• Dr. Jack McKenzie Limerick Pulp & Paper Research & Education Centre
  University or research institute · Fredericton
• Institut de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université de Sherbrooke
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke
• Laval University Cancer Research Center
  University or research institute · Closed · Québec
• Northern Teacher Education Program
  University or research institute · La Ronge
• Technical University of Nova Scotia
  University or research institute · Halifax

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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