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

• Cégep de Rimouski
  University or research institute · Rimouski · cegep-rimouski.qc.ca
• Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup
  University or research institute · Rivière-du-Loup · cegeprdl.ca
• Cegep de Saint Hyacinthe
  University or research institute · Saint-Hyacinthe · cegepsth.qc.ca
• Cegep de Saint Jerome
  University or research institute · Saint-Jérôme · cstj.qc.ca
• Cégep de Saint-Félicien
  University or research institute · Saint-Félicien · cegepstfe.ca
• Cégep de Saint-Laurent
  University or research institute · Montreal · cegepsl.qc.ca
• Cegep de Sainte Foy
  University or research institute · Québec · cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca
• Cegep de Sept Iles
  University or research institute · Sept-Îles · cegep-sept-iles.qc.ca
• Cégep de Sherbrooke
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke · cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca
• Cégep de Sorel-Tracy
  University or research institute · Sorel-Tracy · cegepst.qc.ca
• Cegep de Thetford
  University or research institute · Thetford-Mines · cegepth.qc.ca
• Cegep de Trois-Rivieres
  University or research institute · Trois-Rivières · cegeptr.qc.ca
• Cegep de Victoriaville
  University or research institute · Victoriaville · cegepvicto.ca
• Cégep du Vieux Montréal
  University or research institute · Montreal · cvm.qc.ca
• Cegep Edouard Montpetit
  University or research institute · Longueuil · cegepmontpetit.ca
• Cégep Garneau
  University or research institute · Québec · cegepgarneau.ca
• Cégep Gérald-Godin
  University or research institute · Montreal · cgodin.qc.ca
• Cégep Limoilou
  University or research institute · Québec · cegeplimoilou.ca
• Cégep Marie-Victorin
  University or research institute · Montreal · collegemv.qc.ca
• Cegep regional de Lanaudiere
  University or research institute · Québec · collanaud.qc.ca
• Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Joliette
  University or research institute · Joliette · cegep-lanaudiere.qc.ca
• Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
  University or research institute · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu · cstjean.qc.ca
• Celator Pharmaceuticals (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Vancouver · celatorpharma.com
• Celerion (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · celerion.com
• Cell Therapy Transplant Canada
  Research organization · Winnipeg · cttcanada.org
• CelluForce (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Montreal · celluforce.com
• Cement Association of Canada
  Research organization · Ottawa · cement.ca
• Cementec Industries (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Calgary · cementec.ca
• Cenovus Energy (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Calgary · cenovus.com
• Centennial College
  University or research institute · Toronto · centennialcollege.ca
• Centennial Concert Hall
  Science or technology park · Winnipeg · centennialconcerthall.com
• Center for Diagnosis and Research on Alzheimer's Disease
  Health research · Longueuil · cedra.ca
• Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations
  University or research institute · Montreal · cirano.qc.ca
• Center for Northern Studies
  University or research institute · Québec · cen.ulaval.ca
• Center of Excellence in Energy Efficiency
  Research organization · Shawinigan · c3e.ca
• Center of Excellence in Research on Orphan Diseases – Fondation Courtois
  University or research institute · Montreal · cermofc.uqam.ca
• CenterLine (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Windsor · cntrline.com
• Centracare
  Health research · Saint John · ahsc.health.nb.ca
• Central City Brewers and Distillers (Canada)
  Corporate R&D · Surrey · centralcitybrewing.com
• Central Okanagan Foundation
  Research organization · Kelowna · centralokanaganfoundation.org
• Centrale des Syndicats du Québec
  Research organization · Montreal · lacsq.org
• Centre Azrieli de recherche sur l'autisme
  University or research institute · Montreal · mcgill.ca
• Centre Casa
  Research organization · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures · centrecasa.qc.ca
• Centre Cyber-aide
  Research organization · Québec · centrecyber-aide.com
• Centre d'aide Pour Hommes de Lanaudière
  Research organization · Québec · caho.ca
• Centre d'enseignement et de recherche en foresterie
  University or research institute · Québec · cerfo.qc.ca
• Centre d’entrepreneuriat de l’Université de Montréal
  Incubator · ceumontreal.ca
• Centre d'expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines
  University or research institute · Montreal · ceriu.qc.ca
• Centre de Développement du Porc du Québec
  Research organization · Québec · cdpq.ca
• Centre de Géomatique du Québec
  Research organization · Saguenay · cgq.qc.ca
• Centre de la science de la biodiversité du Québec
  University or research institute · Montreal · qcbs.ca
• Centre de Liaison Sur l'Intervention et la Prévention Psychosociales
  Research organization · Montreal · clipp.ca
• Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Québec
  Health research · Québec · ciusss-capitalenationale.gouv.qc.ca
• Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay
  Research organization · Montreal · crllm.ca
• Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne
  Health research · Longueuil · crclm.ca
• Centre de recherche de Montréal sur les inégalités sociales, les discriminations et les pratiques alternatives de citoyenneté
  University or research institute · Montreal · cremis.ca
• Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Québec Métropolitain
  University or research institute · Québec · crdq.ca
• Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval
  University or research institute · Québec · crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
• Centre de recherche en aménagement et développement
  University or research institute · Québec · crad.ulaval.ca
• Centre de recherche en santé publique
  University or research institute · Montreal · cresp.ca
• Centre de Recherche en Sciences Animales de Deschambault
  University or research institute · Québec · crsad.qc.ca
• Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Québec
  Corporate R&D · Québec · criq.qc.ca
• Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature et la culture québécoises
  University or research institute · Montreal · crilcq.org
• Centre de recherche sur l'aluminium – REGAL
  University or research institute · Québec · regal-aluminium.ca
• Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement
  University or research institute · Sherbrooke · cdrv.ca
• Centre de Recherche sur les Biotechnologies Marines
  University or research institute · Rimouski · crbm-mbrc.com
• Centre de recherche sur les innovations et les transformations sociales
  University or research institute · Ottawa · innovationsocialeusp.ca
• Centre de recherches mathématiques
  University or research institute · Montreal · crmath.ca
• Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux Cavendish
  Research organization · Dormant · Montreal · cssscavendish.qc.ca
• Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Chicoutimi
  Health research · Saguenay · csss-chicoutimi.qc.ca
• Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Montagne
  Health research · Montreal · csssdelamontagne.qc.ca
• Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Vieille-Capitale
  Health research · Québec · csssvc.qc.ca
• Centre de Transfert Pour la Réussite Educative du Québec
  Research organization · Québec · ctreq.qc.ca
• Centre des Aînés Côte-des-Neiges
  Research organization · Montreal · ainecdn.org
• Centre des arts de Baie-Comeau
  Science or technology park · Baie-Comeau · centredesartsbc.com
• Centre des Sciences de Montréal
  Research organization · Montreal · centredessciencesdemontreal.com
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  Health research · Toronto · camh.ca
• Centre for Advanced Studies - Atlantic
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes
  University or research institute · Vancouver · advancinghealth.ubc.ca
• Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation
  University or research institute · Toronto · cabhi.com
• Centre for Applied Genomics
  University or research institute · Toronto · tcag.ca
• Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
  University or research institute · Guelph · biodiversitygenomics.net
• Centre for Blood Research
  Health research · Vancouver · cbr.ubc.ca
• Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Centre For Cold Ocean Resources Engineering
  University or research institute · Ottawa · c-core.ca
• Centre for Community Based Research
  Research organization · Kitchener · communitybasedresearch.ca
• Centre for Contemporary Writing
  University or research institute · Halifax · dal.ca
• Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and Policing Research
  University or research institute · Saint John · unb.ca
• Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation
  University or research institute · Toronto · cdpr-research.org
• Centre for Drug Research and Development
  University or research institute · Vancouver · cdrd.ca
• Centre for Earth Observation Science
  University or research institute · Winnipeg · umanitoba.ca
• Centre for Effective Practice
  Research organization · Toronto · cep.health
• Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation
  Research organization · Montreal · ceati.com
• Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation
  Research organization · Sudbury · miningexcellence.ca
• Centre for Family Medicine
  Health research · Kitchener · family-medicine.ca
• Centre for Global Health Research
  Research organization · Toronto · cghr.org
• Centre for Global Mental Health
  University or research institute · Halifax · medicine.dal.ca
• Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics
  University or research institute · Ottawa · ottawahealthlaw.ca
• Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
  Health research · Vancouver · hli.ubc.ca
• Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization
  Corporate R&D · London · cimtecimaging.com
• Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Centre for Innovation Studies
  Research organization · Calgary · thecis.ca
• Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology
  University or research institute · Montreal · cirmmt.org
• Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation
  University or research institute · Montreal · crir.ca
• Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Centre for International Governance Innovation
  Research organization · Waterloo · cigionline.org
• Centre for Jewish Studies
  University or research institute · Halifax · dal.ca
• Centre for Law, Technology and Society
  University or research institute · Ottawa · techlaw.uottawa.ca
• Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research
  Research organization · Vancouver · cemcor.ubc.ca
• Centre for Movement Disorders
  Health research · Toronto · movementdisorders.ca
• Centre for Nuclear Energy Research
  University or research institute · Fredericton · unb.ca
• Centre for Nursing Studies
  University or research institute · St. John's · cns.easternhealth.ca
• Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization
  Research organization · Hamilton · imagingprobes.ca
• Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Québec
  University or research institute · Montreal · craq-astro.ca
• Centre for Research in Integrated Care
  Health research · Saint John · unb.ca
• Centre for Research in Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics
  University or research institute · Halifax · dal.ca
• Centre for Research on Brain Language and Music
  University or research institute · Montreal · crblm.ca
• Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.ca
• Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture
  University or research institute · Ottawa · uottawa.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