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.

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4,306 organizations

• Bevill State Community College
  University or research institute · Closed · Jasper Park Lodge
• Caledonia Opera House
  Science or technology park · Haldimand County
• Calgary General Hospital
  Health research · Calgary
• Canadian Association of University Research Administrators
  Research organization · Ottawa
• Canadian Policy Research Networks
  Research organization · Dormant · Ottawa
• 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
• Cape Breton Development Corporation
  Research organization · Sydney
• Capitol Theatre
  Science or technology park · Port Hope
• Centaur Theatre
  Science or technology park · Montreal
• Centre d'entrepreneuriat Poly-UdeM
  Research organization · Dormant · Montreal
• Centre des arts Juliette-Lassonde
  Science or technology park · Saint-Hyacinthe
• Centre for Innovation in Infrastructure
  University or research institute · Halifax
• Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec
  Health research · Dormant · Québec
• Centre In The Square
  Science or technology park · Kitchener
• Centre l'Avant-première
  Science or technology park · Gatineau
• CIHR Skin Research Training Centre
  University or research institute · Ottawa
• City Arts Space
  Science or technology park · St. Albert
• Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information
  Research organization · Dormant · Ottawa
• Debajehmujig Creation Centre
  Science or technology park · Manitowaning
• Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts
  Science or technology park · North Battleford
• Dolby (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver
• Dr. Jack McKenzie Limerick Pulp & Paper Research & Education Centre
  University or research institute · Fredericton
• Eleanor Pickup Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Drayton Valley
• Epsom Hospital
  Health research · Closed · Surrey
• Fab Lab Atlantic
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Charlottetown
• Farm Products Council of Canada
  Government or public body · Ottawa
• Fine Arts and MultiMedia Center
  Science or technology park · Olds
• First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity
  Science or technology park · St. John's
• FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · St. Catharines
• Fluorinov Pharma (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Toronto
• George P. Robinson Bandshell
  Science or technology park · Hamilton
• Grand Opera House (Toronto)
  Science or technology park · Ontario
• Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital
  Health research · Dormant · Hamilton
• Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital
  Health research · Closed · Hamilton
• Harbourfront Centre
  Science or technology park · Toronto
• Hearth Gallery
  Science or technology park · Bowen Island
• Helmholtz Alberta Initiative
  Research organization · Dormant · Edmonton
• High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action (HIPCA Canada)
  Investor or fund · Ottawa
• Holcim (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Kingston
• Inlet Theatre
  Science or technology park · British Columbia
• Institut de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université de Sherbrooke
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke
• InterFAB
  Fab lab or makerspace · Montréal
• InterMune (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Burlington
• Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre
  Science or technology park · Summerland
• Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Camrose
• Jennerex Biotherapeutics (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Ottawa
• John C Perlin Arts and Culture Centre
  Science or technology park · St. John's
• Knox Performance Centre
  Science or technology park · Prince George
• Knox United Church
  Science or technology park · Parksville
• La Butte à Mathieu
  Science or technology park · Val-David
• La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins
  Science or technology park · Ottawa
• Laval University Cancer Research Center
  University or research institute · Closed · Québec
• LCC Fab Lab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Montreal
• Lester Centre of the Arts
  Science or technology park · Prince Rupert
• Lunenburg Opera House
  Science or technology park · Lunenburg
• Mamdani Opera Centre
  Science or technology park · Calgary
• Manluk Theatre for the Performing Arts
  Science or technology park · Wetaskiwin
• Market Hall Performing Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Peterborough
• Maury Young Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Whistler
• Maury Young Arts Centre Theatre
  Science or technology park · Whistler
• Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Windsor
• Montreal Forum
  Science or technology park · Ville-Marie
• National Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Ottawa
• National Defence Medical Centre
  Health research · Ottawa
• Northern Teacher Education Program
  University or research institute · La Ronge
• NPS Allelix (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Pointe-Claire
• Old Church Theatre
  Science or technology park · Okotoks
• OM Group (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Belleville
• Ontario Innovation Trust
  Research organization · Dormant · Toronto
• Ontario Mental Health Foundation
  Research organization · Dormant · Toronto
• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
  Government or public body · Dormant · Toronto
• Pavillon des arts et de la culture de Coaticook
  Science or technology park · Coaticook
• Pender Harbour Music School
  Science or technology park · Madeira Park
• Phoenix Theatre
  Science or technology park · Victoria
• Place des Arts
  Science or technology park · Montreal
• Pure Technologies (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Calgary
• Regional Municipality of Ottawa
  Government or public body · Ottawa
• Resonance Alliance
  Company · Toronto
• Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Revelstoke
• Riverview Hospital
  Health research · Coquitlam
• Rotary Centre for the Arts
  Science or technology park · Kelowna
• Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
  Science or technology park · Winnipeg
• Scotiabank Dance Centre
  Science or technology park · Vancouver
• Shadow Theatre
  Science or technology park · Alberta
• Shaughnessy Hospital
  Health research · Vancouver
• Stellantis Canada (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Windsor
• STEM IA High School FabLab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Calgary
• Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Bonnyville
• Strathspey Place
  Science or technology park · Nova Scotia
• Sunnybrook Hospital
  Health research · Toronto
• Technical University of Nova Scotia
  University or research institute · Halifax
• Temerty Family Foundation
  Research organization · Toronto
• Terry Fox Theatre
  Science or technology park · Port Coquitlam
• The Cultch
  Science or technology park · Vancouver
• The Royal Conservatory of Music
  Science or technology park · Toronto
• The Walterdale Playhouse
  Science or technology park · Edmonton
• Théâtre des Variétés
  Science or technology park · Montreal
• Thousand Islands Playhouse
  Science or technology park · Gananoque
• United Business Media (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Toronto
• Vertigo Theatre
  Science or technology park · Calgary
• Vogue Theatre
  Science or technology park · Vancouver
• Werklund Centre
  Science or technology park · Calgary
• West End Cultural Centre
  Science or technology park · Winnipeg
• Young Centre for the Performing Arts
  Science or technology park · Toronto

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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