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

• 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
• Québec Metro High Tech Park (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Québec · parctechno.com
• Quebec Network for Research on Aging
  University or research institute · Montreal · rqrv.com
• Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders
  Research organization · Montreal · reseausuicide.qc.ca
• Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network
  Research organization · Montreal · repar.ca
• Quebec Research and Development Centre
  University or research institute · Québec · profils-profiles.science.gc.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
• Quebec Statistical Institute
  Government or public body · Québec · stat.gouv.qc.ca
• Québec-Océan
  University or research institute · Québec · quebec-ocean.ulaval.ca
• Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
  Health research · Halifax · nshealth.ca
• Queen's University
  University or research institute · Kingston · queensu.ca
• Queensway-Carleton Hospital
  Health research · Ottawa · qch.on.ca
• Quesnel Arts and Recreation Centre
  Science or technology park · British Columbia · quesnel.ca
• Quest University Canada
  University or research institute · Vancouver · questu.ca
• Quttinirpaaq National Park
  Organization · Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada · pc.gc.ca
• R. Howard Webster Foundation
  Research organization · Montreal · rhowardwebsterfoundation.ca
• Radisys (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Burnaby · radisys.com
• Rainbow Health Ontario
  Research organization · Toronto · rainbowhealthontario.ca
• Raincoast Conservation Foundation
  University or research institute · Victoria · raincoast.org
• Rare Disease Foundation
  Research organization · Vancouver · rarediseasefoundation.org
• Raven Telemetry (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Ottawa · raventelemetry.com
• Raymor (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Boisbriand · raymor.com
• Raytheon Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Calgary · raytheon.com
• RBC Amphitheatre
  Science or technology park · Ontario · budweiser-stage.com
• Reach Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Victoria · reachtest.com
• Read Jones Christoffersen (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · rjc.ca
• Realize
  Research organization · Toronto · realizecanada.org
• RealNetworks (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Victoria · realnetworks.com
• Recon Instruments (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · reconinstruments.com
• Recovery Alberta
  Health research · Edmonton · recoveryalberta.ca
• Recyc PHP (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Drummondville · recycphp.com
• Red Crow Community College
  University or research institute · Cardston · redcrowcollege.com
• Red Deer Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Red Deer · rdpolytech.ca
• Red Deer Regional Hospital
  Health research · Red Deer · albertahealthservices.ca
• Red Hat (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · redhat.com
• Red Leaf Capital Corp
  Incubator · redleafcapital.ca
• Red River College
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · rrc.mb.ca
• Redeemer University
  University or research institute · Ancaster · redeemer.ca
• Redlen Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · redlen.com
• Reformar
  Research organization · Rimouski · reformar.ca
• Regent College
  University or research institute · Vancouver · regent-college.edu
• Regent Park Community Health Centre
  Research organization · Toronto · regentparkchc.org
• Regina General Hospital
  Health research · Regina · rqhealth.ca
• Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region
  Health research · Regina · rqhealth.ca
• Regional Medical Associates
  Research organization · Hamilton · rmaphysicians.ca
• Regional Municipality of Durham
  Government or public body · Toronto · durham.ca
• Regional Municipality of Niagara
  Government or public body · Niagara Falls · niagararegion.ca
• Regional Municipality of Waterloo
  Government or public body · Waterloo · regionofwaterloo.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
• Regroupement Québécois sur les Matériaux de Pointe
  University or research institute · Québec · rqmp.ca
• Relais Femmes
  Research organization · Montreal · relais-femmes.qc.ca
• Remai Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Saskatoon · persephonetheatre.org
• Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Sciences
  University or research institute · North Saanich · ropos.com
• Research & Development Corporation
  University or research institute · Dormant · St. John's · rdc.org
• Research and Productivity Council
  Government or public body · Fredericton · rpc.ca
• Research Canada
  University or research institute · Ottawa · researchcanada.org
• Research Centre on the Future of Cities
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Research Institute for Aging
  Research organization · Waterloo · the-ria.ca
• Research Institute for Indigenous studies
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Research Institute in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · umanitoba.ca
• Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
  Government or public body · Montreal · rimuhc.ca
• Research Manitoba
  Government or public body · Winnipeg · researchmanitoba.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 Québec maritime
  University or research institute · Rimouski · rqm.quebec
• Réseau québécois de recherche sur la douleur
  Health research · Montreal · qprn.ca
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche sur les Médicaments
  Research organization · Montreal · rqrm.ca
• Réseau Québécois en Innovation Sociale
  Research organization · Montreal · rqis.org
• Réseau Québécois en reproduction
  Health research · Saint-Hyacinthe · rqr-repro.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
• Resolute Forest Products (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · resoluteforestproducts.com
• Response Biomedical (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · responsebio.com
• Resverlogix (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Calgary · resverlogix.com
• Revive Therapeutics (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vaughan · revivethera.com
• RHI Magnesita (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Edmonton · rhimagnesita.com
• Richmond Hospital
  Health research · Richmond · vch.ca
• Rick Hansen Foundation
  Research organization · Richmond · rickhansen.com
• Riding Mountain National Park
  Organization · Riding Mountain National Park of Canada · pc.gc.ca
• Rio Tinto (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · riotinto.com
• Rio Tinto Alcan (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Montreal · riotintoalcan.com
• Riskfuel (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · riskfuel.com
• River Run Centre
  Science or technology park · Guelph · riverrun.ca
• RiverWatch Insitute of Alberta
  Research organization · Edmonton · riverwatch.ab.ca
• Robarts Clinical Trials
  University or research institute · London · robartsclinicaltrials.ca
• Robarts Research Institute
  University or research institute · London · robarts.ca
• Robotiq (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Lévis · robotiq.com
• Robotique FIRST Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · robotiquefirstquebec.org
• Roche (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Mississauga · rochecanada.com
• Rockwell Automation (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Cambridge · rockwellautomation.com
• Rocky Mountain Bicycles (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · bikes.com
• Rocky Mountain College
  University or research institute · Calgary · rockymountaincollege.ca
• Rockyview General Hospital
  Health research · Calgary · albertahealthservices.ca
• Rocscience (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · rocscience.com
• Roctest (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · roctest.com
• Rogers Communications (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto · rogers.com
• Rogue Research (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · rogue-research.com
• Rolls-Royce (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · rolls-royce.com
• Roseview Global Incubator
  Incubator · roseviewglobal.com
• Ross Video (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Cornwall · rossvideo.com
• Rosstech Signals (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Orillia · rosstech.ca
• Rotman Research Institute
  University or research institute · Toronto · baycrest.org

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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