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

• O'Brien Institute for Public Health
  University or research institute · Calgary · obrieniph.ucalgary.ca
• O/E Land (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · o-eland.com
• Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
  Science or technology park · Oakville · oakvillecentre.ca
• Oakville Public Library
  Organization · Oakville · opl.on.ca
• Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
  Health research · Oakville · haltonhealthcare.on.ca
• Object Research Systems (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · theobjects.com
• Observatoire global du Saint-Laurent (OGSL)
  University or research institute · Rimouski · ogsl.ca
• Obvia
  University or research institute · Québec · obvia.ca
• Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada
  Research organization · Winnipeg · oemac.org
• Occupational Cancer Research Centre
  University or research institute · Toronto · occupationalcancer.ca
• Ocean Frontier Institute
  University or research institute · Halifax · ofi.ca
• Ocean Networks Canada Society
  University or research institute · Victoria · oceannetworks.ca
• Ocean Tracking Network
  University or research institute · Halifax · oceantrackingnetwork.org
• Oceans Limited (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · St. John's · oceansltd.com
• OceanWorks International (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Burnaby · oceanworks.com
• Octane (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Kingston · octaneco.com
• Off-site Construction Research Centre
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Office des Personnes Handicapées du Québec
  Government or public body · Drummondville · ophq.gouv.qc.ca
• Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario
  Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca
• Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
  Government or public body · Edmonton · justice.alberta.ca
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  Government or public body · Québec · priv.gc.ca
• Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia
  Research organization · Halifax · oera.ca
• Okanagan College
  University or research institute · Kelowna · okanagan.bc.ca
• Okanagan Science Centre
  Research organization · Vernon · okscience.ca
• Okanagan University College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Kelowna · ouc.bc.ca
• Okino Computer Graphics (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Mississauga · okino.com
• OLA Display (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · oladisplay.com
• Old Port of Montreal Corporation
  Research organization · Montreal · oldportcorporation.com
• Olds College
  University or research institute · Olds · oldscollege.ca
• Olin (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · olinchloralkali.com
• Olivieri Foods
  Corporate R&D · Hamilton · olivieri.ca
• OmegaChem (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Québec · omegachem.com
• OmniActive Health Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Charlottetown · omniactives.com
• ON Semiconductor (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Burlington · onsemi.com
• Oncolytics Biotech (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Calgary · oncolyticsbiotech.com
• Ondine (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · ondinebio.com
• One Arrow First Nation
  Government or public body · Batoche · onearrow.ca
• Onex (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · onex.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 Arts Council
  Government or public body · Toronto · arts.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 Clinical Oncology Group
  University or research institute · Hamilton · ocog.ca
• Ontario College of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Toronto · ocadu.ca
• Ontario Commercial Fisheries' Association
  Research organization · London · ocfa.ca
• Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
  Research organization · Toronto · ocufa.on.ca
• Ontario Council of University Libraries
  University or research institute · Toronto · ocul.on.ca
• Ontario Dairy Council
  Research organization · Mississauga · dairystores.ca
• Ontario Drive & Gear (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Waterloo · odg.com
• Ontario Drug Policy Research Network
  University or research institute · Toronto · odprn.ca
• Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
  Research organization · Peterborough · ofah.org
• Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
  Research organization · Toronto · ofifc.org
• Ontario Forest Research Institute
  University or research institute · Sault Ste. Marie · ontario.ca
• 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 Health
  Government or public body · Toronto · ontariohealth.ca
• 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 Ministry of Health
  Government or public body · Toronto · ontario.ca
• Ontario Ministry of Labour
  Government or public body · Toronto · labour.gov.on.ca
• Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · onf.org
• Ontario Power Generation
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · opg.com
• Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network
  Government or public body · Toronto · transfusionontario.org
• Ontario Research Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto · thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
• Ontario Rheumatology Association
  Research organization · Toronto · ontariorheum.ca
• Ontario Science Centre
  Organization · North York · ontariosciencecentre.ca
• Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
  Health research · Oshawa · ontarioshores.ca
• Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
  Research organization · Toronto · osot.on.ca
• Ontario Stroke Network
  Research organization · Toronto · ontariostrokenetwork.ca
• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
  Investor or fund · Toronto · otpp.com
• Ontario Tech University
  University or research institute · Oshawa · ontariotechu.ca
• Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
  University or research institute · Toronto · otru.org
• Ontario Trillium Foundation
  Government or public body · Toronto · otf.ca
• Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre
  Research organization · Selwyn · ontarioturtle.ca
• Ontario Universities’ Application Centre
  University or research institute · Guelph · ouac.on.ca
• Ontario Veterinary College
  University or research institute · Guelph · ovc.uoguelph.ca
• Ontario Water Consortium
  Research organization · Waterloo · ontariowater.ca
• Ontario Wound Care
  Health research · Toronto · ontariowoundcare.com
• Opal-Rt Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · opal-rt.com
• Opalux (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · opalux.com
• Open Text (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Waterloo · opentext.com
• OpenAlex
  Research organization · Vancouver · openalex.org
• OPKO Health (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Markham · opko.com
• Opmedic Group (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · opmedic.com
• Opsun Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Québec · opsuntechnologies.com
• Optech (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vaughan · teledyneoptech.com
• Optelian (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Ottawa · optelian.com
• Optigo Networks (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · optigo.net
• Optina Diagnostics (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · optinadx.com
• Optiwave Systems (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Ottawa · optiwave.com
• Oracle (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Mississauga · oracle.com
• Oralys (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · oralys.ca
• Orange mécanique
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Thetford mines · cegepth.qc.ca
• Ordre des Psychologues du Québec
  Research organization · Mount Royal · ordrepsy.qc.ca
• Origin BioMed (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Halifax · originbiomed.com
• Ornge
  Research organization · Mississauga · ornge.ca
• Orthopaedic Innovation Centre
  Health research · Winnipeg · orthoinno.com
• Osemi (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Sherbrooke · osemicanada.com
• OSEntreprendre
  Research organization · Québec · osentreprendre.quebec
• Osta Bio Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Dollard-des-Ormeaux · ostabiotechnologies.com
• Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · ostara.com
• Osteoporosis Canada
  Research organization · Toronto · osteoporosis.ca
• OTI Lumionics (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · otilumionics.com
• Ottawa Allergy Research Corporation
  Health research · Ottawa · yangmedicine.com
• Ottawa Baffin Nunavut Health Services
  Research organization · Ottawa · obnhs.com
• Ottawa County Health Department
  Government or public body · Ottawa · ottawahealth.org
• Ottawa Fertility Centre
  Health research · Ottawa · conceive.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