Canada innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 4,306 innovation ecosystem organizations in Canada, including 1,339 corporate R&D centers, 1,280 research organizations and 707 universities and research institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Toronto (537), Ottawa (450) and Montreal (447).

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

See Canada on the IEPA ↗

4,306 organizations

• Climate Equity Reference Project
  Research organization · Ottawa · climateequityreference.org
• Clinical Evaluation Research Unit
  University or research institute · Kingston · ceru.ca
• Clinique d'Optométrie l’Émerillon (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Québec · emerillon.ca
• Clinique Neuro-Outaouais
  Health research · Gatineau · neuro-outaouais.com
• Clinique Ovo
  Health research · Montreal · cliniqueovo.com
• Clinique Paro Excellence
  Health research · Montreal · cliniqueparoexcellence.com
• Club Techno - FabLab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Laval · sites.google.com
• CM Labs Simulations (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · cm-labs.com
• CMC Microsystems (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Kingston · cmc.ca
• CMC Research Institutes
  Research organization · Calgary · cmcghg.com
• CMX Research Inc. (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Oakville · cmxres.com
• CNH Industrial (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Burlington · cnhindustrialcapital.com
• CNIB Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · cnib.ca
• Coalition des Organismes Communautaires Québécois de Lutte Contre le Sida
  Research organization · Montreal · cocqsida.com
• Coalition for Research in Women's Health
  Research organization · Toronto · crwh.org
• Coanda Research and Development Corporation (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Burnaby · coanda.ca
• Coast Mountain College
  University or research institute · Terrace · coastmountaincollege.ca
• Cochrane
  Research organization · Cochrane · canada.cochrane.org
• Cogmation Robotics (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Winnipeg · cogmation.com
• COlab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Alma · colabnumerique.com
• Colas (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · colascanada.ca
• Colibri Software (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Wolfville · colibri-software.com
• Colibri Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · colibritech.com
• College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
  Research organization · Edmonton · nurses.ab.ca
• College Ahuntsic
  University or research institute · Montreal · collegeahuntsic.qc.ca
• Collège Boréal
  University or research institute · Sudbury · collegeboreal.ca
• Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick
  University or research institute · Miramichi · ccnb.ca
• Collège d'Alma
  University or research institute · Alma · collegealma.ca
• Collège d'Études Ostéopathiques de Montréal
  University or research institute · Montreal · osteopathie-canada.ca
• Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne
  University or research institute · Montreal · bdeb.qc.ca
• Collège de Maisonneuve
  University or research institute · Montreal · cmaisonneuve.qc.ca
• Collège de Rosemont
  University or research institute · Montreal · crosemont.qc.ca
• Collège de Valleyfield
  University or research institute · Québec · colval.qc.ca
• Collège Gérald-Godin
  University or research institute · Québec · cgodin.qc.ca
• Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
  University or research institute · Montreal · brebeuf.qc.ca
• Collège Laflèche
  University or research institute · Trois-Rivières · clafleche.qc.ca
• Collège Lionel Groulx
  University or research institute · Sainte-Thérèse · clg.qc.ca
• Collège MacDonald
  University or research institute · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue · mcgill.ca
• Collège Mérici
  University or research institute · Québec · merici.ca
• Collège Montmorency
  University or research institute · Laval · cmontmorency.qc.ca
• College of Family Physicians of Canada
  Research organization · Mississauga · cfpc.ca
• College of New Caledonia
  University or research institute · Prince George · cnc.bc.ca
• College of Pharmacists of British Columbia
  Research organization · Vancouver · bcpharmacists.org
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
  University or research institute · Toronto · cpso.on.ca
• College of the North Atlantic
  University or research institute · Stephenville · cna.nl.ca
• College of the Rockies
  University or research institute · Cranbrook · cotr.bc.ca
• College of Veterinarians of British Columbia
  University or research institute · North Vancouver · cvbc.ca
• Collège Shawinigan
  University or research institute · Shawinigan · collegeshawinigan.ca
• Colligo (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · colligo.com
• Colorectal Cancer Canada
  Research organization · Westmount · colorectalcancercanada.com
• Columbia Bible College
  University or research institute · Abbotsford · columbiabc.edu
• Columbia College
  University or research institute · Vancouver · columbiacollege.ca
• COM DEV International
  Corporate R&D · Cambridge · comdev.ca
• Commission de l'Ethique en Science et en Technologie
  Government or public body · Québec · ethique.gouv.qc.ca
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation
  Government or public body · Montreal · cec.org
• Commission Scolaire des Hautes Rivières
  University or research institute · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu · csdhr.qc.ca
• Commonwealth of Learning
  Government or public body · Burnaby · col.org
• Commonwealth Plywood (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Sainte-Thérèse · commonwealthplywood.com
• Communautique
  Research organization · Montreal · communautique.quebec
• Communications and Information Technology Ontario
  University or research institute · Ottawa · cito.ca
• Communications Research Centre Canada
  University or research institute · Ottawa · crc.gc.ca
• Communications Security Establishment
  Government or public body · Ottawa · cse-cst.gc.ca
• Communitech
  Research organization · Waterloo · communitech.ca
• Community Based Research Centre
  Research organization · Vancouver · cbrc.net
• Community Foundation of Campbellford/Seymour and Northumberland
  Research organization · Campbellford · cfcsn.ca
• Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta
  Research organization · Lethbridge · cflsa.ca
• Community Foundations of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · communityfoundations.ca
• Community Living Welland Pelham
  Research organization · Welland · cl-wellandpelham.ca
• Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador
  Research organization · St. John's · communitysector.nl.ca
• Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation
  Research organization · Courtenay · cvhealthcarefoundation.com
• Companion Animal Health Fund
  Research organization · Saskatoon · cahfpets.ca
• Comptoir Agricole Sabrevois (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Québec · jo-ber.net
• Compute Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · computecanada.ca
• Compute Ontario
  Research organization · London · computeontario.ca
• Computer Research Institute of Montréal
  Research organization · Montreal · crim.ca
• Concordia Hospital
  Health research · Winnipeg · concordiahospital.mb.ca
• Concordia University
  University or research institute · Montreal · concordia.ca
• Concordia University of Edmonton
  University or research institute · Edmonton · concordia.ab.ca
• Concordia University Press
  Research organization · Montreal · concordia.ca
• Condor Petroleum (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Calgary · condorpetroleum.com
• Conestoga College
  University or research institute · Kitchener · conestogac.on.ca
• Conestoga Meat Packers (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Waterloo · conestogameats.com
• Conetec Investigations
  Corporate R&D · Richmond · conetec.com
• Conexus Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Regina · conexusartscentre.ca
• Conexus Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Saskatchewan · conexusartscentre.ca
• Confederation College
  University or research institute · Thunder Bay · confederationc.on.ca
• Conference Board of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · conferenceboard.ca
• Conférence Régionale des EluEs du Bas-Saint-Laurent
  Research organization · Rimouski · crebsl.com
• Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
  Government or public body · Ottawa · abo-peoples.org
• Congruence Therapeutics Inc. (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · congruencetx.com
• ConjuChem (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · conjuchem.com
• ConocoPhillips (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Calgary · conocophillips.ca
• Conseil de l'industrie forestière du Québec
  Research organization · Québec · cifq.com
• Conseil Régional de l'Environnement du Bas-Saint-Laurent
  Research organization · Rimouski · crebsl.com
• 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
• Consortium For Research and Innovation In Aerospace In Quebec
  Research organization · Montreal · criaq.aero
• Constellation Brands (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Mississauga · cbrands.com
• Constellation Software (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · csisoftware.com
• Construction DJL (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Boucherville · djl.ca
• Construction Owners Association of Alberta
  Research organization · Edmonton · coaa.ab.ca
• Contango Strategies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Saskatoon · contangostrategies.com
• Contech (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Victoria · contech-inc.com
• Continental (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Mississauga · continental-automotive.com
• Continuous Science Foundation
  Research organization · Canmore · continuousfoundation.org
• Convergent Manufacturing Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · convergent.ca
• Conversant (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Ottawa · conversantip.com
• Cooke Aquaculture (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Saint John · cookeaqua.com
• Coquitlam College
  University or research institute · Coquitlam · coquitlamcollege.com
• CorActive (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Québec · coractive.com
• CorHealth Ontario
  Government or public body · Toronto · corhealthontario.ca
• Corporation d’Aménagement et de Protection de la Sainte-Anne
  Research organization · Québec · capsa-org.com
• Corpus Christi College
  University or research institute · Vancouver · corpuschristi.ca
• Correctional Service Canada
  Government or public body · Ottawa · canada.ca
• Cosmedica
  Research organization · Victoria · cosmedica.ca
• Council of Canadian Academies
  Research organization · Ottawa · scienceadvice.ca
• Council of Canadians with Disabilities
  Research organization · Winnipeg · ccdonline.ca
• Council of Forest Industries
  Research organization · Vancouver · cofi.org
• Council of Ministers of Education
  Government or public body · Toronto · cmec.ca
• Council of Ontario Universities
  Research organization · Toronto · cou.on.ca

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Categories

• Corporate R&D centers in Canada 1,339
• Research organizations in Canada 1,280
• Universities and research institutes in Canada 707
• Health research organizations in Canada 376
• Government and public bodies in Canada 265
• Science and technology parks in Canada 146
• Other organizations in Canada 89
• Incubators in Canada 48
• Fab labs and makerspaces in Canada 42
• Investors and funds in Canada 6
• Companies in Canada 4

Cities

• Toronto 537
• Ottawa 450
• Montreal 447
• Vancouver 265
• Québec 184
• Calgary 163
• Edmonton 143
• Winnipeg 121
• Mississauga 102
• Halifax 94
• Victoria 72
• Saskatoon 59
• Burnaby 56
• Hamilton 55
• London 55
• Waterloo 53
• Fredericton 51
• Guelph 39
• Markham 36
• Sherbrooke 34
• Regina 33
• Laval 31
• St. John's 31
• Kingston 30
• Richmond 27
• Kitchener 24
• Burlington 21
• Oakville 21
• Windsor 19
• Gatineau 18
• Rimouski 17
• Sudbury 16
• Charlottetown 14
• Longueuil 14
• Peterborough 14
• Surrey 14
• Brampton 13
• Vaughan 13
• Cambridge 12
• Thunder Bay 12
• Trois-Rivières 12
• Dartmouth 11
• Lévis 11
• Moncton 11
• Saint John 11
• Westmount 11
• Whitehorse 11
• Abbotsford 10
• Etobicoke 10
• North Vancouver 10
• Pointe-Claire 10
• Saint Catharines 10
• Saint-Hyacinthe 10
• Boucherville 9
• Brantford 9
• Kelowna 9
• Oshawa 9
• Saguenay 9
• Yellowknife 9
• Lethbridge 8
• Richmond Hill 8
• Sarnia 8
• Dorval 7
• Niagara Falls 7
• North York 7
• Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 7
• Sault Ste. Marie 7
• Sydney 7
• Brossard 6
• Campbell River 6
• Inuvik 6
• Kamloops 6
• Shawinigan 6
• Belleville 5
• Canmore 5
• Chatham 5
• Delta 5
• Iqaluit 5
• Milton 5
• New Westminster 5
• Prince George 5
• Revelstoke 5
• Sackville 5
• Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 5
• St Laurent 5
• Alma 4
• Ancaster 4
• Barrie 4
• Brandon 4
• Coquitlam 4
• Cornwall 4
• Drummondville 4
• Gaspé 4
• Granby 4
• Moose Jaw 4
• North Bay 4
• Rivière-du-Loup 4
• Sept-Îles 4
• St. Albert 4
• Varennes 4
• Vernon 4
• Arnprior 3
• Baie-Comeau 3
• Banff 3
• Blainville 3
• Boisbriand 3
• Bromont 3
• Collingwood 3
• Florenceville-Bristol 3
• Fort McMurray 3
• Hudson Bay 3
• Joliette 3
• Kirkland 3
• Lacombe 3
• Langley 3
• Leduc 3
• Mount Royal 3
• Nanaimo 3
• Newmarket 3
• Ontario 3
• Pickering 3
• Prince Albert 3
• Red Deer 3
• Rosemère 3
• Rouyn-Noranda 3
• Sainte-Julie 3
• Sherwood Park 3
• Ste. Anne de la Pocatière 3
• Summerside 3
• Swift Current 3
• Terrace 3
• Thetford-Mines 3
• Victoriaville 3
• Woodstock 3