Canadian university scientific research organizations
Expenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006.
Research in the natural and social sciences in Canada, with a few important exceptions, is almost exclusively funded by the Canadian taxpayer and is distributed to universities by five important federal funding agencies, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Additional monies are also provided by the Canada Research Chairs organization, which provides financing for the staffing of research personnel at Canadian universities and the Canada Foundation for Innovation , which supports the acquisition of scientific research infrastructure by Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions.
In 2006, total spending on scientific and industrial research in Canada amounted to C$28.067 billion or about 2 percent of GDP. In 2006, Canadian universities spent C$10.890 billion on research and development, representing about 40 percent of all R&D spending in Canada and about .66 percent of Canada's GDP.
Below are the names of those university institutions that carry out both natural and social science research, although the emphasis here is on the former. The largest part of funding from NSERC, is received by 15 universities, not surprisingly the largest in the country, which have formed an association named the U15 . The list below ranks the members of this group in order of NSERC grant size. A number of thematically specialized virtual university research organizations, the Networks of Excellence, have been established and are listed here. Also included are the names of some particular research organizations and projects notable for their large size or for other characteristics. This is followed by a brief description of the expenditures on scientific research and development by sector. Finally the list includes those support organizations that fund scientific research at the university level or contribute to its success in other ways.
U15 largest Canadian research universities
University of Toronto
Toronto , Ontario .
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 54,264
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 245
Research institutes
Natural science research
Medical research
Sunnybrook Research Institute Institute of Medical Science
Sunnybrook Centre for studies in Aging
Banting and Best Diabetes Centre
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Centre for Health Promotion
Heart & Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Institute for Human Development, Life Course and Aging
Centre for International Health, Faculty of Medicine
R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine
Centre for the Neurobiology of Stress
Centre for research in Neurodegenerative Diseases
U of T Centre for the Study of Pain
Sleep Medicine and Circadian Biology Social science research
Joint Centre for Bioethics
Clarkson Centre for Business Effectiveness and Board Effectiveness
Capital Markets Institute
CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
Centre of Criminology
Centre for research in Education (Medical)
International Centre for Educational Change
G8 Information Centre
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Centre for Industrial Relations
Centre for research into Information Studies
Centre for Innovation Law and Policy
Centre for Integrative and Anti-Racism Studies
Institute for International Business
Knowledge Media and Design Institute
Laidlaw Centre (Institute of Child Study)
Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship
Centre for Media and Culture in Education
Centre for Modern Language
Multimedia Centre for Learning in the Humanities
Munk Centre for International Studies Institute for Policy Analysis
Centre de Recherches en éducation Franco-ontarienne
Centre for Applied Social Research
Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Imperial Oil Centre for Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
Centre for Study of Education and Work
Centre for the Study of the United States
Centre for Teacher Development
Centre for Technology and Social Development
Transformative Learning Centre
Centre for Urban and Community Studies
Centre for Research in Women's Health
Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Studies
Centre for Women's Studies in Education
University of British Columbia
Vancouver , British Columbia .
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 43,004
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 148
Research institutes
Land & Food Systems
Natural Science and Engineering
Social Science
UBC also operates 65 research centres.
University of Alberta
Edmonton , Alberta .
NSERC Funding 2003 C$M 36,291
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 100
Centres and institutes
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Alberta Poultry Research Centre
Alberta Veterinary Research Institute (AVRI)
Centre for Enhanced Forest Management (EFM)
Dairy Research and Technology Centre (DRTC)
Environmental Research and Studies Centre
Material Culture Institute (MCI) Engineering
Alberta Centre for Surface Engineering and Science
Construction Research Institute for Canada (CIRC)
Imperial Oil Centre for Oil Sands Innovation Health Sciences Council
Alberta Centre on Aging Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition
Community-University Partnership (CUP)
The John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre Medicine and Dentistry
Alberta Asthma Centre
Alberta Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases
Alberta Diabetes Research Institute
Alberta Institute for Viral Immunology (AIVI)
Alberta Peptide Institute (API)
Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre (ATAGC)
Canadian VIGOUR Centre
Centre for Health Evidence
Centre for Neuroscience
Digestive Health Care Centre for Colon Cancer (DHCCC)
Glaxo Wellcome Heritage Research Institute
Magnetic Resonance Diagnostics Centre (MRDC)
Muttart Diabetes Research & Training Centre
Perinatal Research Group
Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) Nursing
Institute for Philosophical Nursing Research
International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
International Nursing Centre Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Centre for Community Pharmacy Research and Interdisciplinary Studies (c/COMPRIS)
Noujaim Institute School of Public Health
Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research
Centre for Health Promotion Studies Rehabilitation Medicine
Centre for Studies in Clinical Education (CSCE)
Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR)
Rehabilitation Research Centre Science
Alberta Centre for Earth Observation Sciences (CEOS)
Alberta Cooperative Conservation Research Unit
Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute Applied Mathematics Institute
Centre for Mathematical Biology
Centre for Particle Physics
Institute for Geophysical Research (IGR)
Institute for Space Science, Exploration and Technology (ISSET)
Statistics Centre
Theoretical Physics Institute
McGill University
Montreal , Quebec .
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 133
Number of Canada Excellence Research Chairs – 2
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 34,984
Research facilities
Downtown Campus – Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering [ 1]
Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering:
Bone and Periodontal Research, Centre for
Advanced Materials, McGill Institute for (MIAM)
Biodiversity Science, Quebec Centre for
Bioinformatics, McGill Centre for
Brain, Language and Music, Centre for Research on (CRBLM)
Cell Imaging and Analysis Network (CIAN)
Comparative Medicine and Animal Resources Centre
Developmental Biology Research Initiative (DBRI)
Experimental Ecology and Evolution, Laboratory for (LE3)
High Energy Physics, Centre for
Institut des sciences mathématiques de Montréal (ISM)
Intelligent Machines, Centre for (CIM)
Music, Media and Technology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in (CIRMMT)
Pain, Alan Edwards Centre for Research on
Physics of Materials, Centre for the (CPM)
Self-Assembled Chemical Structures, Centre for (CSACS)
Sustainability in Engineering and Design, Trottier Institute for
Aerospace Engineering, McGill Institute for
High Field NMR Facility
Nanotools Microfab Laboratory
Phytotron
Redpath Museum Sheldon Biotechnology Centre
Advanced Systems & Technologies on Communications, Centre for (SYTAcom)
Water Resources Management, Brace Centre for
Intelligent Machines, Centre for (CIM)
McGill Metals Processing Centre
Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) Downtown Campus – Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry
Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain
Anesthesia Research Unit
Artificial Cells & Organs Research Centre
Biomedical Ethics Unit
Centre for Advanced Bone and Periodontal Research
Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM)
Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research
Centre for Bioinformatics
Centre for Biorecognition and Biosensors
Centre of Genomics and Policy
Centre for Research in Neuroscience
Centre for Nursing Research
Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music
Centre for Research in Reproduction and Development
Centre for Structural Biology (GRASP Research Group)
Comparative Medicine and Animal Resources Centre
Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre (CFTRc)
Douglas Mental Health University Institute Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR)
Institute for Health and Social Policy
J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (McGill AIDS Centre)Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health
McGill Centre for Studies in Aging
McGill International TB Centre
McGill Centre for Translational Research in Cancer
McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)
McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre
Microbiome and Disease Tolerance Centre
Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital
Research Institute MUHC
Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
The Network for Oral and Bone Health Research Macdonald campus
Bioresource Engineering Machine Shop
CT Scanning Laboratory for Agricultural and Environmental Research
Ecological Agriculture Projects
Fermentation and Bioprocessing Laboratory
Flow Cytometry Core Facility
Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory
Macdonald Campus Farm
J.S. Marshall Radar Observatory Mary Emily Clinical Nutrition Unit
McGill University Herbarium
Morgan Arboretum Pilot Plant
Plant Science Field Research Facilities
Plant Science Research Greenhouses and Phytorium
Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory
The Trace Metal Analysis Laboratory Off campus
Bellairs Research Institute (Barbados)Gault Nature Reserve (Mont-Saint-Hilaire)
Mont-Saint-Hilaire Nature Conservation Centre
McGill Arctic Research Station McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station
Molson Nature Reserve (Ste-Anne de Bellevue)
Wilder and Helen Penfield Nature Reserve (Lake Memphrémagog)
Interuniversity/ Interinstitutional(based at McGill or elsewhere)
CLUMEQ Supercomputer CentreCoriolis II (Rimouski)Huntsman Marine Science Centre McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre
Pulp and Paper Research Institute – Canada (PAPRICAN)
Quebec Interuniversity Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS)
Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP)
University of Waterloo
Waterloo , Ontario
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 29,763
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 48
Research centres and institutes
Canadian Centre of Arts & Technology (CCAT)
Canadian Centre for Cultural Innovation (CCCI)
Centre for Accounting Research & Education (CARE)
Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance (CASF)
Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies at Waterloo (CATT)
Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research (CACR)Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship & Technology (CBET)
Centre for Computational Mathematics in Industry & Commerce (CCMIC)
Centre for Contact Lens Research (CCLR)
Centre for Cultural Management (CCM)
Centre for Education in Mathematics & Computing (CEMC)
Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR)
Centre for Molecular Beams & Laser Chemistry
Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience
Heritage Resource Centre
Institute for Computer Research (ICR)
Institute for Innovation Research (IIR)
Institute for Polymer Research (IPR)
Institute for Quantitative Finance & Insurance (IQFI)
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)Institute for Risk Research (IRR)
Institute for Vision Science & Technology (IVST)
Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Institute of Insurance and Pension Research (IIPR)
Integrated Centre for Visualization, Design & Manufacturing (ICVDM)
Mid-Size City Research Centre (MCRC)
Nortel Networks Institute for Advanced Information Technology (NNI)
Schlegel – UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA)
Survey Research Centre (SRC)
Waterloo Centre for the Advancement of Co-operative Education (WatCACE)
Waterloo Centre for Atmospheric Sciences
Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR)
Waterloo Centre for German Studies
Waterloo Institute for Groundwater Research (WIGR)
Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research (WIHIR)
University of Waterloo Management of Integrated Manufacturing Systems Research Group (WATMIMS)
Québec , Québec
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 28,128
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 80
Network of Centres of Excellence
ArcticNet Geoide
Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations
Instituts de recherche
Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels (INAF)
Institut d'éthique appliquée (IDÉA)
Institut d'études anciennes (IEA)
Institut Hydro-Québec en environnement, développement et société (IHQEDS)
Institut québécois des hautes études internationales (IQHEI)
Institut sur le patrimoine culturel (IPAC)
Institut sur le vieillissement et la participation sociale des aînés (IVPSA)
Institut Technologies de l'Information et Sociétés (ITIS)
Centres de recherche
Centre d'analyse des politiques publiques (CAPP)
Centre de recherche en aménagement et développement (CRAD)
Centre de recherche en biologie de la reproduction (CRBR)
Centre de recherche en cancérologie (CRC)
Centre de recherche en économie agroalimentaire (CRÉA)
Centre de recherche en endocrinologie moléculaire et oncologique (CREMO)
Centre de recherche en géomatique (CRG)
Centre de recherche en horticulture (CRH)
Centre de recherche en infectiologie (CRI)
Centre de recherche en modélisation, information et décision (CERMID)
Centre de recherche en neurosciences (CRN)
Centre de recherche en rhumatologie et immunologie (CRRI)
Centre de recherche en sciences et ingénierie des macromolécules (CERSIM)
Centre de recherche en sciences et technologie du lait (STELA)
Centre de recherche et d'intervention sur la réussite scolaire (CRIRES)
Centre de recherche et d'intervention sur l'éducation et la vie au travail (CRIEVAT)
Centre de recherche Hôpital Laval
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la violence familiale et la violence faite aux femmes (CRI-VIFF)
Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la formation et la profession enseignante (CRIFPE)
Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature et la culture québécoises (CRILCQ)
Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la mondialisation et le travail (CRIMT)
Centre de recherche sur la fonction, la structure et l'ingénierie des protéines (CREFSIP)
Centre de recherche sur l'adaptation des jeunes et des familles à risque (JEFAR)
Centre de recherche sur l'aluminium (REGAL-LAVAL)
Centre de recherche sur le bois (CRB)
Centre de recherche sur le cerveau, le comportement et la neuropsychiatrie (CRCN)
Centre de recherche sur le métabolisme énergétique (CREME)
Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton (CRIB)
Centre de recherche sur les maladies lipidiques (CRML)
Centre de recherche sur les propriétés des interfaces et la catalyse (CERPIC)
Centre de recherche sur les technologies de l'organisation réseau (CENTOR)
Centre de recherche Université Laval-Robert-Giffard (CRULRG)
Centre de santé et de services sociaux de la Vieille-Capitale (CLSC Haute-Ville-Des-** Rivières) (CSSSVC)
Centre d'édition et de documentation Fonds Gustave-Guillaume (FGG)
Centre d'étude de la forêt (CEF)
Centre d'études interaméricaines (CEI)
Centre d'études Marie-de-l'Incarnation (CEMI)
Centre d'études nordiques (CEN)
Centre d'excellence pour la santé buccodentaire et le vieillissement
Centre d'optique, photonique et laser (COPL)
Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec (CHA)
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIRRIS)
Centre interdisciplinaire de recherches sur les activités langagières (CIRAL)
Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur le saumon atlantique (CIRSA)
Centre interuniversitaire d'études et de recherches autochthones (CIÉRA)
Centre interuniversitaire d'études québécoises (CIEQ)
Centre interuniversitaire d'études sur les lettres, les arts et les traditions (CELAT)
Centre interuniversitaire en calcul mathématique algébrique (CICMA)
Centre interuniversitaire sur le risque, les politiques économiques et l'emploi (CIRPÉE)
Centre jeunesse de Québec (CJQ)
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
NSERC Funding 2006/7 C$M 26.5[ 2]
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 40
Montreal, Quebec.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 21,759
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 93
Centres de recherche
Agora Jules Dupuit (AJD)
Centre Canadien d'études allemandes et européennes (CCEAE)
Centre d'études et de recherches internationales (CERIUM)
Centre d'études ethniques des universités montréalaises (CEETUM)
Centre d'étude des religions de l'Université de Montréal (CERUM)
Centre d'excellence en neuromique (CEN)
Centre d'excellence pour le développement des jeunes enfants (CEDJE)
Centre de droit des affaires et du commerce international (CDACI)
Centre de formation et d'expertise en recherche en administration des services infirmiers (FERASI)
Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP)
Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal (CREUM)
Centre de recherche en neuropsychologie et cognition (CERNEC)
Centre de recherche en reproduction animale (CRRA)Centre de recherche en sciences neurologiques (CRSN)
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la violence familiale et la violence faite aux ** femmes (CRI-VIFF)
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les aggressions ** sexuelles (CRIPCAS)
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les technologies émergentes (CITÉ)
Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la formation et la profession enseignante (CRIFPE)
Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature et la culture québécoises (CRILCQ/U.Montréal)
Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la mondialisation et le travail (CRIMT)
Centre de recherche Léa-Roback sur les inégalités sociales de santé de Montréal
Centre de recherche sur l'intermédialité (CRI)
Centre de recherche sur les politiques et le développement social (CPDS)
Centre de recherche sur les transports (CRT)
Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM)Centre des langues patrimoniales (CLP)
Centre international de criminologie comparée (CICC)
Centre interuniversitaire d'études démographiques (CIED)
Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative CIREQ-CRDE
Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en toxicologie (CIRTOX)
Centre interuniversitaire québécois de statistiques sociales (CIQSS)
Centre Robert-Cedergren de l'Université de Montréal
Équipe de recherche et d'action en santé mentale et culture (ÉRASME)
Groupes de recherche
Groupe d'astrophysique de l'Université de Montréal
Groupe d'étude des protéines membranaires (GÉPROM)
Groupe d'étude et de recherche sur la sécurité internationale (GERSI)
Groupe de physique des particules (GPP)
Groupe de physique numérique (PhysNum)
Groupe de physique numérique des matériaux
Groupe de recherche DÉFI Apprentissage (GDA)
Groupe de recherche Diversité Urbaine (GRDU)
Groupe de recherche en architecture urbaine (GRAU)
Groupe de recherche en conception assistée par ordinateur (GRCAO)
Groupe de recherche en conservation de l'environnement bâti (GRCEB)
Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie des zoonoses et santé publique
Groupe de recherche en gestion thérapeutique (GRGT)
Groupe de recherche en linguistique du texte (GRELT)
Groupe de recherche en médecine équine du Québec (GREMEQ)
Groupe de recherche en modélisation biomédicale (GRMB)
Groupe de recherche en physique et technologie des couches minces (GCM)
Groupe de recherche en sciences de la vision (GRSV)
Groupe de recherche en toxicologie humaine (TOXHUM)
Groupe de recherche et d'action sur la victimisation des enfants – Alliance de recherche ** pour le développement des enfants dans leur communauté (GRAVE-ARDEC)
Groupe de recherche et développement en gestion informatisée de la santé animale (DSA R&D)
Groupe de recherche IF (GRIF)
Groupe de recherche interdépartemental sur les conditions d'enseignement et d'apprentissage ** (GRICEA)
Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en santé (GRIS)
Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal (GRISIM)
Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en tutoriel intelligent (GRITI)
Groupe de recherche Language, Organisation et Gouvernance (LOG)
Groupe de recherche sur l'apprentissage et l'évaluation multimédias interactifs (GRAEMI)
Groupe de recherche sur l'avènement et la formation des institutions cinématographique et ** scénique (GRAFICS)
Groupe de recherche sur l'Amérique latine (GRAL)
Groupe de recherche sur l'inadaptation psychosociale chez l'enfant (GRIP)
Groupe de recherche sur la démographie québécoise (GRDQ)
Groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux autonome (GRSNA)
Groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux central (GRSNC)
Groupe de recherche sur les animaux de compagnie (GRAC)
Groupe de recherche sur les aspects sociaux de la santé et de la prévention (GRASP)
Groupe de recherche sur les environnements de travail (GRET)
Groupe de recherche sur les jeunes et les médias (GRJM)
Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses du porc (GREMIP)
Groupe de recherche universitaire sur le médicament (GRUM)
Immigration et métropoles, Centre de recherche interuniversitaire de Montréal sur l'immigration, l'intégration et la dynamique urbaine
Institutes de recherche
Laboratoires de recherche
Laboratoire d'intégration des technologies informatiques à l'enseignement médical (LITIEM)
Laboratoire d'étude de l'architecture potentielle (LEAP)
Laboratoire de muséographie
Laboratoire de recherche et d'intervention portant sur les politiques et les professions en ** éducation (LABRIPROF)
Laboratoire de recherche sur les musiques du monde (LRMM)
Laboratoire de recherches métaboliques sur le foie et l'exercice
Laboratoire LexUM
Observatoires de recherche
Observatoire de linguistique Sens-Texte (OLST)
Observatoire du mont Mégantic (OMM)
Observatoire international de la création musicale (OICM)
Observatoire SITQ du développement urbain et immobilier
Observatoire sur la ville intérieure
Centres de recherche hospitaliers
Centre de recherche de l'Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal (ICM)
Centre de recherche de l'Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur
Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'UdeM (CRCHUM)
Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine
Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin de l'Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine
Centre de recherche Guy-Bernier Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR)
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)Laboratoire de génétique et médecine génomique en inflammation
Service de recherche de l'hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies Kingston , Ontario
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 21,571
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 54
University centres and institutes
Centre for Neuroscience Studies (formerly Centre for the Study of Molecular Neuroscience)
Centre for Water and the Environment
GeoEngineering Centre
High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory (HPCVL)Human Mobility Research Centre
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute
Southern African Research Centre
Faculty centres and institutes
Cancer Research Institute
Cancer Clinical Trials Division
Cancer Biology & Genetics Division
Cancer Care & Epidemiology Division
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Centre for International Relations Charles Pentland
Centre for Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials Vladimir Krstic
Centre for Studies in Primary Care Richard Birtwhistle
Centre for the Study of Democracy
Fuel Cell Research Centre
John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy
Industrial Relations Centre
Institute for Intergovernmental Relations Thomas Courchene
The Monieson Centre Yolande Chan
Surveillance Studies Centre , David Murakami WoodHamilton , Ontario.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 20,694
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 62
Research institutes
Origins Institute McMaster Institute for Applied Radiation Sciences(McIARS)
McMaster Institute for Energy Studies
McMaster Institute of Environment & Health
Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition
McMaster Institute for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
McMaster Institute for Polymer Production Technology
McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute McMaster Palaeogenetics Institute (MPI)
Population Health Research Institute (PHRI)Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in Economics & Population
Research centres
Antimicrobial Research Centre
Bertrand Russell Research Centre
Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research
Canadian Cochrane Centre
CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
Centre for Advanced Polymer Processing & Design
Centre for Electrophotonic Materials & Devices
Centre for Functional Genomics
Centre for Gene Therapeutics
Centre for Evaluation of Medicines
Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery
Centre for Peace Studies
Centre for Spatial Analysis
Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre (St. Joseph's Hospital)
Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health Henderson Research Centre
Management of Innovation & New Technology Research Centre
Mohawk-McMaster Institute for Applied Health Sciences
McMaster Centre for Automotive Materials
McMaster Ancient DNA Centre
McMaster Centre for Pulp & Paper Research
McMaster eBusiness Research Centre (MeRC)
Network for Evaluation of Education and Training Technologies
Offord Centre for Child Studies
Population Health Research Institute R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Gerontological Health Research
Research Centre for the Promotion of Women's Health
Statistics Canada Research Data Centre
Steel Research Centre
Surgical Outcomes Research Centre
Research facilities
Adaptive Systems Laboratory
Applied Dynamics Laboratory
Canadian International Labour Network
Canadian Workers & Social Cohesion in a Global Era
Communications Research Laboratory
Earthquake Engineering Research Group
Ecowise: The McMaster Eco-Research Program for Hamilton Harbour
Flow Cytometry Facility
Generalized Electronic Learning Group
Geographical Information Systems Laboratory
Health & Social Services Utilization Research Unit
Health Information Research Unit
High Throughput Screening Laboratory
Independence and Economic Security of the Older Population
Intestinal Disease Research Program
Machining Systems Laboratory
McMaster Advanced Control Consortium
McMaster Experimental Economics Laboratory
McMaster Health Sciences International
McMaster Membrane Research Group
McMaster Nuclear Reactor McMaster Working Group on the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Mobix Lab
Nursing Effectiveness, Utilization & Outcomes Research Unit
Power Research Laboratory
Program for Educational Research and Development
Program in Policy Decision Making
Robotics and Manufacturing Research Laboratory
SHARCNET Smooth Muscle Research Program
Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population
Software Engineering Research Group
Supportive Cancer Care Research Unit
Water Resources Environmental Information Systems Laboratory
Walter W. Smeltzer Corrosion Laboratory
William J. McCallion Planetarium
Work Function Unit at the School of Rehabilitation Science
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg , Manitoba
NSERC Funding 2009/10 C$M 19.9
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 44
Aerospace Materials Engineering Facility
Applied Electromagnetics Facility
Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (with St. Boniface General Hospital and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada)
Canadian Wheat Board Centre for Grain Storage Research
Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (with Health Sciences Centre)
Centre for Architectural Structures and Technology (C.A.S.T.)
Centre for Defence and Security Studies
Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS)
Centre for Global Public Health
Centre for Globalization and Cultural Studies
Centre for Hellenic Civilization
Centre for Higher Education Research and Development (CHERD)
Centre for Human Models of Disease
Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics
Centre for the Research and Treatment of Atherosclerosis
Centre on Aging
Crystallography and Mineralogy Research Facility
Digital Image Analysis Facility
Great-West Life Manitoba Breast Cancer Research and Diagnosis Centre (with CancerCare Manitoba)
Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (with St. Boniface General Hospital)
Institute for the Humanities
Institute of Industrial Mathematical Sciences
Internet Innovation Centre
Legal Research Institute
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology (with Health Sciences Centre)
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology (with CancerCare Manitoba)
Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR)
Manitoba Institute for Materials
Manitoba Regional Materials and Surface Characterization Facility
Manitoba Research Data Centre
National Centre for Livestock and the Environment
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility
RESOLVE (Prairie Research Network on Family Violence)
Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN)
Spinal Cord Research Centre
Transport Institute
Winnipeg Institute for Theoretical Physics (with University of Winnipeg)
W.R. McQuade Structural Engineering Laboratory Research groups include:
Aquatic Biology Research Group
Community Acquired Infections Research Group
Composite Materials and Structures Group
Developmental Health Research Group
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Group
Psychiatric Neuroimaging Research Group
Centres of Excellence
University of Calgary
Calgary , Alberta.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 19,714
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 75
University research institutes and centres
Alberta Global Forum
Calgary Centre for Financial Research – under development
Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology (CCIT)
Calgary Institute for the Humanities]
Canadian Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Centre for Advanced Technologies of Life Sciences (CAT)
Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education (CBRE)
Centre for Environmental Engineering Research and Education (CEERE)
Centre for Gifted Education
Centre for Health and Policy Studies (CHAPS)
Centre for Information Security and Cryptography
Centre for Innovation Studies (THECIS)
Centre for Mathematics in Life Sciences
Centre for Microsystems Engineering (CME)
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS)Centre for Public Interest Accounting (CPIA)
Centre for Research in the Fine Arts (CRFA)
Centre for Social Work Research and Development
iNFORMATICS Research Centre
Institute for Advanced Policy Research
Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics
Institute for Gender Research
Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (formerly the Institute for Quantum Information Science)Institute for Space Research
Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy
Institute for United States Policy Research
Institute of Professional Communication (IPC)
International Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainable Studies (IRIS)
Kananaskis Field StationsLanguage Research Centre
Latin American Research Centre (LARC)
Markin Institute for Public Health
Pipeline Engineering Centre (PEC)
Risk Studies Centre
World Tourism Education and Research Centre
Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute
Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre Alberta Gaming Research Institute (AGRI)
Alberta Sulpher Research Ltd.
Alberta Synchrotron Institute (ASI)
Arctic Institute of North America Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Banff International Research Station]
Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI)]
Canadian Institute of Resources Law
Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
Centre for Leadership and Learning
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Institute of Maternal and Child Health
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta Macleod Institute for Environmental Analysis
McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Pine Creek Research Centre for Sustainable Water Resources
Prairie Regional Data Centre
Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse (RESOLVE)
Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute
Telecommunications Research Laboratories (TRLabs)
Van Horne Institute for International Transportation
Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute, The (VRRI)
Centres of Excellence
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario .
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 17,288
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 61
Science research centres and facilities
Engineering research centres
Advanced Fluid Mechanics Research Group
Biomaterials and Medical Devices Research Group BM2D
Biomedical Engineering
Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory
Chemical Reactor Engineering Centre (CREC)
Concurrent Engineering and Agile Manufacturing
ECE Robotics and Real-Time Systems Lab
Environmental Research Western
Facility for Intelligent Decision Support (FIDS)
Geotechnical Research Centre
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR)
Multi-Disciplinary Accident Research Team
Optomechatronics Research Laboratory
SHARCNet
The Three Little Pigs Research Project at The Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes
Western Fluidization Group
Health science research facilities
Faculty Research Centres
National Centre for Audiology
Canadian Centre for Activity & Aging
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International Centre for Olympic Studies
Additional Research Facilities
Kid Skills Research Laboratory
National Rowing Centre
Nursing Research Unit
Western Qualitative Health Research Network
The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Exercise & Pregnancy Laboratory (EPL)
Research Facilities
School of Communication Sciences & Disorders
School of Kinesiology
School of Nursing
School of Occupational Therapy
School of Physical Therapy
Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network (CLLRNet)
Social science research centres and research groups
Aging and Health Research Centre
Allan O'Brien Multilevel Governance Laboratory
American Studies
Animal Cognition Research Group
Behavioural Neuroendocrinology Research Group
Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (collaborative)
Centre for Avian Physiology, Neurobiology and Behavior
Centre for the Brain and Mind
Centre for the Study of International Economic Relations (CSIER)
Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism
Child Development Research Facility
CIBC Human Capital and Productivity Project
CIHR Group for Action and Perception
Culture, Cognition and Behavior Research Group (a collaboration with Sociology and Anthropology)
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Research Group
Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group
Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy Research Group
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Research Group
Philosophy and Psychology Research Group (a collaboration with Philosophy)
Political Economy Research Group (PERG)
Population Studies Centre
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Group
Research Unit for Work and Productivity
RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI)
Self-Regulation Research Group (collaboration for Social, Development, Clinical and Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience areas)
The Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium
Transition Economies Research Forum (TERF)
Workforce Aging in the New Economy
Affiliated research institutes
Halifax , Nova Scotia .
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 14,839
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 50
Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre
Atlantic Institute of Criminology
Atlantic Research Data Centre (ARDC)
Centre for African Studies
Centre for Foreign Policy Studies
Dalhousie Infectious Disease Research Alliance (DIDRA)
Dalhousie Inflammation Group
Dalhousie Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit
Energy at Dalhousie
Health Law Institute
International Ocean Institute
Law and Technology Institute
Marine and Environmental Law Institute
Neuroscience Institute
Pediatric Pain Research Lab
Population Health Research Unit (PHRU)
Institute for Research in Materials
Technical research facilities
Aquatron
Atlantic Region Magnetic Resonance Centre
Canadian Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT)
Canadian Residential Energy End-use Data and Analysis Center (CREEDAC)
Centre for Water Resources Studies (CWRS)
Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Dating Facility
Minerals Engineering Centre (MEC)
Nova Scotia CAD/CAM Centre (NSCCC)
Slowpoke Facility
Trace Analysis Research Centre (TARC)
Affiliated research organizations
University of Ottawa
Ottawa , Ontario.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 14,127
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 49
uOttawa research centres and institutes
Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics (CAREG)
Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation
Centre for Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Management
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minority Studies (CIRCEM)
Centre for Neural Dynamics
Centre for Research in Biopharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Centre for Research in Photonics
Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS) Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology (CREM)
Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture
Centre on Governance
CGA Accounting Research Centre
CGA Tax Research Centre
Human Rights Research and Education Centre
Institute for the Prevention of Crime (IPC)
Institute of Canadian Studies
Institute of Population Health
Institute of the Environment
Institute for Science, Society and Policy Institute of Women's Studies
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa Centre for Neuromuscular Disease
Affiliated research institutes
University of Guelph
Guelph , Ontario .
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 39
UoG ranks 14th among the top 50 research universities in Canada, but is not a member of U15.[ 3]
Guelph-Waterloo Center for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry (GWC2)
Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute (GWPI)
Advanced Analysis Centre
Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet)
Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Systems Lab
Agri-Technology Commercialization Centre
Aquaculture Centre
AquaSanitas – A Centre for Water Safety and Security
Arboretum Gene Bank
Axelrod Institute of Ichthyology
Bioconversion Network
Biophysics Interdepartmental Group (BIG)
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre
Business Development Office
Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy and Competitive Research Network
Canadian Arthritis Network Core Facility
Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Centre
Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network
Canadian Pollination Initiative
Canadian Research Institute in Food Safety (CRIFS)
Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Food and Soft Materials Science
Centre for the Genetic Improvement of Livestock
Centre for Land and Water Stewardship
Centre for Nutrition Modelling
Centre for Psychological Services
Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses
Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility
Couple and Family Therapy Centre
Electrochemical Technology Centre
Food Safety Network
Genomics Facility/Advanced Analysis Centre
Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC)
Guelph Transgenic Plant Research Complex
Guelph Turfgrass Institute (GTI)
Hagen Aqualab
Health and Performance Centre
Human Nutraceutical Research Unit
Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation
Institute for Robotics & Intelligent Systems
International Leadership Research Network
Laboratory Services
Landscape Architecture Community Outreach Centre
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
Metals in the Human Environment Research Network
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre
Organization and Management Solution
Ontario Rural Wastewater Centre
Poultry Welfare Centre
Research Programs (U of G / OMAFRA enhanced partnership)
Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
TransCanada Institute
Urban Systems Environment Design Centre
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Weather Innovation Centre
Networks of Centers of Excellence
Health and life sciences
Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator – Accel-Rx (2014–2019) – Vancouver, British Columbia,
Aging Gracefully across Environments using Technology to Support Wellness, Engagement and Long Life – AGE-WELL (2014–2019) – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario,
Allergy, Genes and Environment Network – AllerGen (2004–2019) – McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario,
Biotherapeutics for Cancer Treatment – BioCanRx (2014–2019) – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canadian Frailty Network – CFN (2012–2017) – Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canadian Glycomics Network – GlycoNet (2014–2019) – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada – CANet (2014–2019) – Western University, London, Ontario,
CellCAN Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Network – CellCAN (2014–2018) – Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Quebec,
Centre for Commercialization of Cancer Immunotherapy – C3i (2016–2021) – Montréal, Quebec,
Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine – CCRM (2011–2017) – Toronto, Ontario,
Centre for Drug Research and Development – CDRD (2008–2018) – Vancouver, British Columbia,
Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization – CIMTEC (2011–2018) – London, Ontario,
Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization – CPDC (2008–2018) – Hamilton, Ontario,
Centre for Surgical Invention and Innovation – CSII (2009–2017) – Hamilton, Ontario,
Centre for the Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics – CCAB (2014–2019) – Toronto, Ontario,
Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts – CYCC (2011–2019) – Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
CQDM (2009–2017) – Montréal, Quebec,
Exactis Innovation – Exactis (2014–2019) – Montreal, Quebec,
MedDev Commercialization Centre – MDCC (2014–2019) – University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario,
NEOMED (2014–2018) – Montréal, Quebec,
NeuroDevNet (2009–2019) – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise – PREVENT (2008–2017) – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network – PREVNet (2005–2009) – Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and York University, Toronto, Ontario,
Stem Cell Network – SCN (2000–2011) – University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario,
The Prostate Centre's Translational Research Initiative for Accelerated Discovery and Development – PC-TRiADD (2008–2018) – Vancouver, British Columbia,
Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids – TREKK (2011–2019) – University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canadian Digital Media Network – CDMN (2009–2019) – Kitchener, Ontario,
Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks – CENGN (2014–2019) – Ottawa, Ontario,
MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre – C2MI (2011–20121) – Bromont, Quebec,
Smart Cybersecurity Network – SERENE-RISC (2014–2018) – Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec,
Wavefront (2011–20121) – Vancouver, British Columbia
Environment
ArcticNet (2003–2018) – Université Laval, Québec, Quebec
Canadian Water Network – CWN (2001–2017) – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Green Aviation Research and Development Network – GARDN (2009–2018) – Montréal, Quebec,
Marine Environmental, Observation, Prediction and Response Network – MEOPAR (2012–2017) – Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Ocean Networks Canada Innovation Centre – ONC Innovation Centre (2009–2018) – Victoria, British Columbia
Natural resources
BioFuelNet (2012–2017) – McGill University, Montréal, Quebec,
Leading Operational Observations and Knowledge for the North – LOOKNorth (2011–2020) – St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,
TECTERRA (2009–2016) – Calgary, Alberta,
Ultra Deep Mining Network – UDMN (2014–2018) – Sudbury, Ontario
Manufacturing and engineering
Refined Manufacturing Acceleration Process – ReMAP (2014–2018) – Toronto, Ontario
Cross-sectoral
Advanced Applied Physics Solutions Inc. – AAPS (2008–2017) – Vancouver, British Columbia,
GreenCentre Canada – GCC (2009–2019) – Kingston, Ontario,
India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability – IC-IMPACTS (2012–2017), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia,
MaRS Innovation – MI (2008–2017) – Toronto, Ontario,
Natural Products Canada – NPC (2016–2021) – Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Domestic
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Organization for the theoretical study of gravity, quantum mechanics and cosmology Canadian Institute for Advanced Research – HQ, Toronto, Ontario
A virtual institute for the study of cosmology, gravity, geology, biology, nanotechnology and other advanced scientific topics Sudbury Neutrino Observatory – Sudbury, Ontario
Underground observatory for the study of neutrinos Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Particle accelerator for the study of mesons Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science (ROPOS)
Robotic study of Canada's Pacific Ocean floor
Lithoprobe
Canada's largest earth sciences project involving researchers from universities, the private sector and the federal government. Globec Canada
Project for the study of the effect of environmental change on ocean life.
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
International
High Energy Physics – CERN (Geneva) the Large Hadron Collider and the Atlas Experiment
Canada's participation in the world's largest physics project coordinated by the TRIUMF Particle Physics Research Centre at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
The Gemini Project
Canada's participation in the construction of large astronomical telescopes in Hawaii and Chile.
Canada and the Ocean Drilling Project
Canada's participation in an international programme studying the Earth's crust under the oceans.
The North Water Project
Canada's participation in an international project studying open water areas of the Arctic Ocean
Research and development expenditures in Canada by sector
Canadian Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) by Performing Sectors – 2006 Estimates, C$ Millions[ 4]
Business Enterprises: 14,850, 52.4%
Higher Education: 10,890, 38.4%
Federal Government: 2,145, 7.6%
Provincial Government: 345, 1.2%
Provincial Research Organizations: 127, 0.4%
Total: 28,357, 100.0%
Support organizations
See also
References
Public web site of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Web sites for the "Group of Thirteen" Canada's largest research universities
