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$10.890 billion on research and development, representing about 40 percent of all R&D spending in Canada and about .66 percent of Canada's GDP.
Below are the names of those university institutions that carry out both natural and social science research, although the emphasis here is on the former. The largest part of funding from NSERC, is received by 15 universities, not surprisingly the largest in the country, which have formed an association named the U15. The list below ranks the members of this group in order of NSERC grant size. A number of thematically specialized virtual university research organizations, the Networks of Excellence, have been established and are listed here. Also included are the names of some particular research organizations and projects notable for their large size or for other characteristics. This is followed by a brief description of the expenditures on scientific research and development by sector. Finally the list includes those support organizations that fund scientific research at the university level or contribute to its success in other ways.
Toronto, Ontario.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 54,264
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 245
Natural science research
Institute for Aerospace StudiesCanadian Institute for Theoretical AstrophysicsTerrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular ResearchCanadian Drosophila Microarray CentreCentre for EnvironmentThe Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical SciencesProteomics Research CentreEngineering ResearchCentre for Advanced Coating TechnologiesCentre for Applied Power ElectronicsInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical EngineeringCanadian Aeronautics and Space InstituteEmerging Communications Technology InstituteEnergenius Centre for Advanced NanotechnologyHitachi Survey Research CentreIntelligent Transportation SystemsInstitute for Knowledge Innovation and TechnologyCentre for Landscape Research InterNetworkLassonde Institute (Engineering Geoscience)Centre for Microelectronics Assembly and PackagingMolecular Design and Information Technology Center (MDIT)Centre for Nuclear EngineeringPositron Emission Tomography CentrePulp and Paper CentreMedical research
Sunnybrook Research InstituteInstitute of Medical ScienceSunnybrook Centre for studies in AgingBanting and Best Diabetes CentreCentre for Evidence-Based MedicineCentre for Health PromotionHeart & Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchInstitute for Human Development, Life Course and AgingCentre for International Health, Faculty of MedicineR. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Molecular MedicineCentre for the Neurobiology of StressCentre for research in Neurodegenerative DiseasesU of T Centre for the Study of PainSleep Medicine and Circadian BiologySocial science research
Joint Centre for BioethicsClarkson Centre for Business Effectiveness and Board EffectivenessCapital Markets InstituteCERIS – The Ontario Metropolis CentreInstitute for Competitiveness & ProsperityCentre of CriminologyCentre for research in Education (Medical)International Centre for Educational ChangeG8 Information CentreInstitute for the History and Philosophy of Science and TechnologyCentre for Industrial RelationsCentre for research into Information StudiesCentre for Innovation Law and PolicyCentre for Integrative and Anti-Racism StudiesInstitute for International BusinessCentre for International StudiesKnowledge Media and Design InstituteLaidlaw Centre (Institute of Child Study)Centre for Management of Technology and EntrepreneurshipCentre for Media and Culture in EducationCentre for Modern LanguageMultimedia Centre for Learning in the HumanitiesMunk Centre for International StudiesInstitute for Policy AnalysisCentre de Recherches en éducation Franco-ontarienneCentre for Applied Social ResearchAtkinson Centre for Society and Child DevelopmentImperial Oil Centre for Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology EducationCentre for Study of Education and WorkCentre for the Study of the United StatesCentre for Teacher DevelopmentCentre for Technology and Social DevelopmentTransformative Learning CentreCentre for Urban and Community StudiesCentre for Research in Women's HealthInstitute for Women’s Studies and Gender StudiesCentre for Women's Studies in EducationVancouver, British Columbia.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 43,004
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 148
Land & Food Systems
Avian Research CentreUBC Dairy Education and Research CentreUBC Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research (CAER)Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)Soil-Water Environmental LaboratoryUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant ResearchWine Research CentreNatural Science and Engineering
Institute for Aboriginal HealthInstitute for Applied Mathematics (IAM)Canadian Institute for Advanced ResearchInstitute of Health Promotion ResearchInstitute of Mental HealthPacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)Peter Wall Institute for Advanced StudiesRick Hansen Institute (RHI)Robotics & Intelligent Systems (IRIS)Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI)Institute for Systems Biology (ISB)'Social Science
Institute of Asian ResearchBC Children's Hospital Research InstituteEnglish Language Institute (ELI)Institute for European StudiesHuman Early Learning PartnershipLiu Institute for Global IssuesInstitute for Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI)UBC also operates 65 research centres.
Edmonton, Alberta.
NSERC Funding 2003 C$M 36,291
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 100
Centres and institutes
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Alberta Poultry Research CentreAlberta Veterinary Research Institute (AVRI)Centre for Enhanced Forest Management (EFM)Dairy Research and Technology Centre (DRTC)Environmental Research and Studies CentreMaterial Culture Institute (MCI)Engineering
Alberta Centre for Surface Engineering and ScienceConstruction Research Institute for Canada (CIRC)Imperial Oil Centre for Oil Sands InnovationHealth Sciences Council
Alberta Centre on AgingAlberta Institute for Human NutritionCommunity-University Partnership (CUP)The John Dossetor Health Ethics CentreMedicine and Dentistry
Alberta Asthma CentreAlberta Centre for Prions and Protein Folding DiseasesAlberta Diabetes Research InstituteAlberta Institute for Viral Immunology (AIVI)Alberta Peptide Institute (API)Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre (ATAGC)Canadian VIGOUR CentreCentre for Health EvidenceCentre for NeuroscienceDigestive Health Care Centre for Colon Cancer (DHCCC)Glaxo Wellcome Heritage Research InstituteMagnetic Resonance Diagnostics Centre (MRDC)Muttart Diabetes Research & Training CentrePerinatal Research GroupWomen and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI)Nursing
Institute for Philosophical Nursing ResearchInternational Institute for Qualitative MethodologyInternational Nursing CentrePharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Centre for Community Pharmacy Research and Interdisciplinary Studies (c/COMPRIS)Noujaim InstituteSchool of Public Health
Alberta Centre for Injury Control and ResearchCentre for Health Promotion StudiesRehabilitation Medicine
Centre for Studies in Clinical Education (CSCE)Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR)Rehabilitation Research CentreScience
Alberta Centre for Earth Observation Sciences (CEOS)Alberta Cooperative Conservation Research UnitAlberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate ScienceAlberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine LearningApplied Mathematics InstituteCentre for Mathematical BiologyCentre for Particle PhysicsInstitute for Geophysical Research (IGR)Institute for Space Science, Exploration and Technology (ISSET)Statistics CentreTheoretical Physics InstituteMontreal, Quebec.
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 133 Number of Canada Excellence Research Chairs – 2
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 34,984
Downtown Campus – Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering
Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering:
Bone and Periodontal Research, Centre forAdvanced Materials, McGill Institute for (MIAM)Biodiversity Science, Quebec Centre forBioinformatics, McGill Centre forBrain, Language and Music, Centre for Research on (CRBLM)Cell Imaging and Analysis Network (CIAN)Comparative Medicine and Animal Resources CentreDevelopmental Biology Research Initiative (DBRI)Experimental Ecology and Evolution, Laboratory for (LE3)High Energy Physics, Centre forInstitut 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 onPhysics of Materials, Centre for the (CPM)Self-Assembled Chemical Structures, Centre for (CSACS)Sustainability in Engineering and Design, Trottier Institute forAerospace Engineering, McGill Institute forHigh Field NMR FacilityNanotools Microfab LaboratoryPhytotronRedpath MuseumSheldon Biotechnology CentreAdvanced Systems & Technologies on Communications, Centre for (SYTAcom)Water Resources Management, Brace Centre forIntelligent Machines, Centre for (CIM)McGill Metals Processing CentreTrottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED)Downtown Campus – Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry
Alan Edwards Centre for Research on PainAnesthesia Research UnitArtificial Cells & Organs Research CentreBiomedical Ethics UnitCentre for Advanced Bone and Periodontal ResearchCentre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM)Centre for Bone and Periodontal ResearchCentre for BioinformaticsCentre for Biorecognition and BiosensorsCentre of Genomics and PolicyCentre for Research in NeuroscienceCentre for Nursing ResearchCentre for Research on Brain, Language and MusicCentre for Research in Reproduction and DevelopmentCentre for Structural Biology (GRASP Research Group)Comparative Medicine and Animal Resources CentreCystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre (CFTRc)Douglas Mental Health University InstituteFacility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR)Institute for Health and Social PolicyJ.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical DiseasesLady Davis Institute for Medical Research (McGill AIDS Centre)Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental HealthMcGill Centre for Studies in AgingMcGill International TB CentreMcGill Centre for Translational Research in CancerMcGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation CentreMicrobiome and Disease Tolerance CentreMontreal Neurological InstituteResearch Institute MUHCRosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research CentreSteinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive LearningThe Network for Oral and Bone Health ResearchMacdonald campus
Bioresource Engineering Machine ShopCT Scanning Laboratory for Agricultural and Environmental ResearchEcological Agriculture ProjectsFermentation and Bioprocessing LaboratoryFlow Cytometry Core FacilityLyman Entomological Museum and Research LaboratoryMacdonald Campus FarmJ.S. Marshall Radar ObservatoryMary Emily Clinical Nutrition UnitMcGill University HerbariumMorgan ArboretumPilot PlantPlant Science Field Research FacilitiesPlant Science Research Greenhouses and PhytoriumSoil and Plant Analysis LaboratoryThe Trace Metal Analysis LaboratoryOff campus
Bellairs Research Institute (Barbados)Gault Nature Reserve (Mont-Saint-Hilaire)Mont-Saint-Hilaire Nature Conservation CentreMcGill Arctic Research StationMcGill Sub-Arctic Research StationMolson 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 CentreMcGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation CentrePulp and Paper Research Institute – Canada (PAPRICAN)Quebec Interuniversity Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS)Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP)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 ChemistryCentre for Theoretical NeuroscienceHeritage Resource CentreInstitute 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 BiologyInstitute 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 SciencesWaterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR)Waterloo Centre for German StudiesWaterloo 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
ArcticNetGeoideCanadian Institute for Photonic InnovationsInstitut 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)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 LavalCentre 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 vieillissementCentre 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)Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
NSERC Funding 2006/7 C$M 26.5 All Research Funding 2006/7 C$M 140.6
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 40
Internal Research Centers and Institutes (partial list)
Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in AgricultureCanadian Centre for Nuclear InnovationCentre for High Performance ComputingInstitute For Computer and Information TechnologyInstitute of Space and Atmospheric StudiesSaskatchewan Drug Research InstituteSaskatchewan Structural Sciences CentreSubatomic Physics InstituteToxicology CentrePlasma Physics LaboratorySaskatchewan Isotope LaboratoryResearch Centers and Institutes Operating with Independent Boards from The UniversityCanadian Light Source – Synchrotron light source operated as a national facilitySaskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, Inc.Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization- Vaccine Research with Level 3 laboratoryMontreal, Quebec.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 21,759
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 93
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 MontréalCentre 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-CRDECentre interuniversitaire de recherche en toxicologie (CIRTOX)Centre interuniversitaire québécois de statistiques sociales (CIQSS)Centre Robert-Cedergren de l’Université de MontréalÉquipe de recherche et d’action en santé mentale et culture (ÉRASME)Groupe d'astrophysique de l'Université de MontréalGroupe 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 matériauxGroupe 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 publiqueGroupe 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 urbaineInstitut d’études européennes de l’Université de Montréal et de l'Université McGillInstitut de biotechnologie vétérinaire et alimentaire (IBVA)Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV)Institut de recherche en immunologie et en cancérologie de l’Université de Montréal (IRIC)Institut international de recherche en éthique biomédicale (IIREB)Laboratoire d'intégration des technologies informatiques à l'enseignement médical (LITIEM)Laboratoire d’étude de l’architecture potentielle (LEAP)Laboratoire de muséographieLaboratoire 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'exerciceLaboratoire LexUMObservatoire de linguistique Sens-Texte (OLST)Observatoire du mont Mégantic (OMM)Observatoire international de la création musicale (OICM)Observatoire SITQ du développement urbain et immobilierObservatoire sur la ville intérieureCalcul QuébecRéseau BiocontrôleRéseau de calcul et de modélisation mathématique (RCM2)Réseau québécois de recherche en synthèse organique (RQRSO)Unité de santé internationale (USI)Centre de recherche de l'Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal (ICM)Centre de recherche de l'Institut Philippe-Pinel de MontréalCentre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de MontréalCentre de recherche de l’Hôpital du Sacré-CoeurCentre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’UdeM (CRCHUM)Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-JustineCentre de recherche Fernand-Seguin de l'Hôpital Louis-H. LafontaineCentre de recherche Guy-Bernier Hôpital Maisonneuve-RosemontCentre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR)Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)Laboratoire de génétique et médecine génomique en inflammationService de recherche de l'hôpital Rivière-des-PrairiesKingston, Ontario
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 21,571
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 54
University centres and institutes
Centre for Neuroscience Studies (formerly Centre for the Study of Molecular Neuroscience)Centre for Water and the EnvironmentGeoEngineering CentreHigh Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory (HPCVL)Human Mobility Research CentreSudbury Neutrino Observatory InstituteSouthern African Research CentreFaculty centres and institutes
Cancer Research Institute(Cancer Clinical Trials Division)(Cancer Biology & Genetics Division)(Cancer Care & Epidemiology Division)Centre for Health Services and Policy ResearchCentre for International Relations Charles PentlandCentre for Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials Vladimir KrsticCentre for Studies in Primary Care Richard BirtwhistleCentre for the Study of DemocracyFuel Cell Research CentreJohn Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic PolicyIndustrial Relations CentreInstitute for Intergovernmental Relations Thomas CourcheneThe Monieson Centre Yolande ChanHamilton, Ontario.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 20,694
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 62
Origins InstituteMcMaster Institute for Applied Radiation Sciences(McIARS)McMaster Institute for Energy StudiesMcMaster Institute of Environment & HealthInstitute on Globalization and the Human ConditionMcMaster Institute for Molecular Biology & BiotechnologyMcMaster Institute for Polymer Production TechnologyMcMaster Manufacturing Research InstituteMcMaster Palaeogenetics Institute (MPI)Population Health Research Institute (PHRI)Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in Economics & PopulationAntimicrobial Research CentreBertrand Russell Research CentreBrockhouse Institute for Materials ResearchCanadian Cochrane CentreCanChild Centre for Childhood Disability ResearchCentre for Advanced Polymer Processing & DesignCentre for Electrophotonic Materials & DevicesCentre for Functional GenomicsCentre for Gene TherapeuticsCentre for Evaluation of MedicinesCentre for Health Economics and Policy AnalysisCentre for Minimal Access SurgeryCentre for Peace StudiesCentre for Spatial AnalysisFather Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre (St. Joseph's Hospital)Firestone Institute for Respiratory HealthHenderson Research CentreManagement of Innovation & New Technology Research CentreMohawk-McMaster Institute for Applied Health SciencesMcMaster Centre for Automotive MaterialsMcMaster Ancient DNA CentreMcMaster Centre for Pulp & Paper ResearchMcMaster eBusiness Research Centre (MeRC)Network for Evaluation of Education and Training TechnologiesOfford Centre for Child StudiesPopulation Health Research InstituteR. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Gerontological Health ResearchResearch Centre for the Promotion of Women's HealthStatistics Canada Research Data CentreSteel Research CentreSurgical Outcomes Research CentreAdaptive Systems LaboratoryApplied Dynamics LaboratoryCanadian International Labour NetworkCanadian Workers & Social Cohesion in a Global EraCommunications Research LaboratoryEarthquake Engineering Research GroupEcowise: The McMaster Eco-Research Program for Hamilton HarbourFlow Cytometry FacilityGeneralized Electronic Learning GroupGeographical Information Systems LaboratoryHealth & Social Services Utilization Research UnitHealth Information Research UnitHigh Throughput Screening LaboratoryIndependence and Economic Security of the Older PopulationIntestinal Disease Research ProgramMachining Systems LaboratoryMcMaster Advanced Control ConsortiumMcMaster Experimental Economics LaboratoryMcMaster Health Sciences InternationalMcMaster Membrane Research GroupMcMaster Nuclear ReactorMcMaster Working Group on the Middle Ages and RenaissanceMobix LabNursing Effectiveness, Utilization & Outcomes Research UnitPower Research LaboratoryProgram for Educational Research and DevelopmentProgram in Policy Decision MakingRobotics and Manufacturing Research LaboratorySHARCNETSmooth Muscle Research ProgramSocial and Economic Dimensions of an Aging PopulationSoftware Engineering Research GroupSupportive Cancer Care Research UnitWater Resources Environmental Information Systems LaboratoryWalter W. Smeltzer Corrosion LaboratoryWilliam J. McCallion PlanetariumWork Function Unit at the School of Rehabilitation ScienceWinnipeg, Manitoba
NSERC Funding 2009/10 C$M 19.9
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 44
University research centres, institutes, facilities and groups
Aerospace Materials Engineering FacilityApplied Electromagnetics FacilityCanadian 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 ResearchCentre for Aboriginal Health Research (with Health Sciences Centre)Centre for Architectural Structures and Technology (C.A.S.T.)Centre for Defence and Security StudiesCentre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS)Centre for Global Public HealthCentre for Globalization and Cultural StudiesCentre for Hellenic CivilizationCentre for Higher Education Research and Development (CHERD)Centre for Human Models of DiseaseCentre for Professional and Applied EthicsCentre for the Research and Treatment of AtherosclerosisCentre on AgingCrystallography and Mineralogy Research FacilityDigital Image Analysis FacilityGreat-West Life Manitoba Breast Cancer Research and Diagnosis Centre (with CancerCare Manitoba)Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research InstituteInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences (with St. Boniface General Hospital)Institute for the HumanitiesInstitute of Industrial Mathematical SciencesInternet Innovation CentreLegal Research InstituteManitoba Centre for Health PolicyManitoba 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 MaterialsManitoba Regional Materials and Surface Characterization FacilityManitoba Research Data CentreNational Centre for Livestock and the EnvironmentNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) FacilityRESOLVE (Prairie Research Network on Family Violence)Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN)Spinal Cord Research CentreTransport InstituteWinnipeg Institute for Theoretical Physics (with University of Winnipeg)W.R. McQuade Structural Engineering LaboratoryResearch groups include:
Aquatic Biology Research GroupCommunity Acquired Infections Research GroupComposite Materials and Structures GroupDevelopmental Health Research GroupMood and Anxiety Disorders Research GroupPsychiatric Neuroimaging Research GroupAllergenArcticNetAuto21Canadian Arthritis NetworkCanadian Stroke NetworkCanadian Water NetworkGEOIDEGraphics, Animation and New Media CanadaPrioNet CanadaMITACSCalgary, Alberta.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 19,714
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 75
University research institutes and centres
Alberta Global ForumCalgary Centre for Financial Research – under developmentCalgary Centre for Innovative Technology (CCIT)Calgary Institute for the Humanities]Canadian Centre for the Study of Higher EducationCentre 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 EducationCentre for Health and Policy Studies (CHAPS)Centre for Information Security and CryptographyCentre for Innovation Studies (THECIS)Centre for Mathematics in Life SciencesCentre 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 DevelopmentiNFORMATICS Research CentreInstitute for Advanced Policy ResearchInstitute for Biocomplexity and InformaticsInstitute for Gender ResearchInstitute for Quantum Science and Technology (formerly the Institute for Quantum Information Science)Institute for Space ResearchInstitute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and EconomyInstitute for United States Policy ResearchInstitute of Professional Communication (IPC)International Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainable Studies (IRIS)Kananaskis Field StationsLanguage Research CentreLatin American Research Centre (LARC)Markin Institute for Public HealthPipeline Engineering Centre (PEC)Risk Studies CentreWorld Tourism Education and Research CentrePartnerships, institutes and centres
Alberta Bone & Joint Health InstituteAlberta Civil Liberties Research CentreAlberta Gaming Research Institute (AGRI)]Alberta Sulpher Research Ltd.Alberta Synchrotron Institute (ASI)Arctic Institute of North AmericaBamfield Marine Sciences CentreBanff International Research Station]Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI)]Canadian Institute of Resources Law]Canadian Research Institute for Law and the FamilyCentre for Leadership and LearningHotchkiss Brain InstituteInstitute of Health Economics (IHE)Institute of Infection, Immunity & InflammationInstitute of Maternal and Child HealthLibin Cardiovascular Institute of AlbertaMacleod Institute for Environmental AnalysisMcCaig Institute for Bone and Joint HealthMiistakis Institute for the RockiesPacific Institute for Mathematical SciencesPine Creek Research Centre for Sustainable Water ResourcesPrairie 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 TransportationVocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute, The (VRRI)AUTO21Canadian Arthritis NetworkCanadian Bacterial Diseases Network (CBDN)Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN)Canadian Language & Literacy Research NetworkCanadian Stroke Network (CSN)Canadian Water Network (CWN)Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS)Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex SystemsMicronet – Microelectronic Devices, Circuits and SystemsPrioNet CanadaPENCE Inc. Protein Engineering NetworkStem Cell Network (STEMNet)Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFM)TeleLearning NetworkLondon, Ontario.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 17,288
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 61
Science research centres and facilities
The BiotronCCP Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Chemical PhysicsERW Environmental Research WesternISW Interface Science WesternLaboratory for Stable Isotope ScienceThe Nanofabrication LaboratoryORCCA Ontario Research Centre for Computer AlgebraPOLARIS Portable Observatories for Lithosphere Analysis and ResearchSHARCNET Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing NetworkSSW Surface Science WesternWINS Western Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceAdvanced Fluid Mechanics Research GroupBiomaterials and Medical Devices Research Group BM2DBiomedical EngineeringBoundary Layer Wind Tunnel LaboratoryChemical Reactor Engineering Centre (CREC)Concurrent Engineering and Agile ManufacturingECE Robotics and Real-Time Systems LabEnvironmental Research WesternFacility for Intelligent Decision Support (FIDS)Geotechnical Research CentreInstitute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR)Multi-Disciplinary Accident Research TeamOptomechatronics Research LaboratorySHARCNetThe Three Little Pigs Research Project at The Insurance Research Lab for Better HomesWestern Fluidization GroupFaculty Research CentresNational Centre for AudiologyCanadian Centre for Activity & Agingwww.uwo.ca/actagewww.ccaa-outreach.comInternational Centre for Olympic StudiesAdditional Research FacilitiesKid Skills Research LaboratoryNational Rowing CentreNursing Research UnitWestern Qualitative Health Research NetworkThe R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Exercise & Pregnancy Laboratory (EPL)Research FacilitiesSchool of Communication Sciences & DisordersSchool of KinesiologySchool of NursingSchool of Occupational TherapySchool of Physical TherapyCanadian Language & Literacy Research Network (CLLRNet)Social science research centres and research groups
Aging and Health Research CentreAllan O'Brien Multilevel Governance LaboratoryAmerican StudiesAnimal Cognition Research GroupBehavioural Neuroendocrinology Research GroupCanadian Language and Literacy Research Network (collaborative)Centre for Avian Physiology, Neurobiology and BehaviorCentre for the Brain and MindCentre for the Study of International Economic Relations (CSIER)Centre for the Study of Theory and CriticismChild Development Research FacilityCIBC Human Capital and Productivity ProjectCIHR Group for Action and PerceptionCulture, Cognition and Behavior Research Group (a collaboration with Sociology and Anthropology)Institute for Catastrophic Loss ReductionIntergroup Relations and Social Justice Research GroupKilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research GroupMoral, Political and Legal Philosophy Research GroupNationalism and Ethnic Conflict Research GroupPhilosophy and Psychology Research Group (a collaboration with Philosophy)Political Economy Research Group (PERG)Population Studies CentrePsychoneuroimmunology Research GroupResearch Unit for Work and ProductivityRBC 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 ConsortiumTransition Economies Research Forum (TERF)Workforce Aging in the New EconomyRobarts Research InstituteLawson Health Research InstituteLondon Regional Cancer ProgramHalifax, Nova Scotia.
NSERC Funding 2003: C$M 14,839
Number of Canada Research Chairs – 50
Research centres, institutes, and groups
Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's HealthAtlantic Health Promotion Research CentreAtlantic Institute of CriminologyAtlantic Research Data Centre (ARDC)Centre for African StudiesCentre for Foreign Policy StudiesDalhousie Infectious Disease Research Alliance (DIDRA)Dalhousie Inflammation GroupDalhousie Multiple Sclerosis Research UnitEnergy at DalhousieHealth Law InstituteInternational Ocean InstituteLaw and Technology InstituteMarine and Environmental Law InstituteNeuroscience InstitutePediatric Pain Research LabPopulation Health Research Unit (PHRU)Institute for Research in MaterialsAquatronAtlantic Region Magnetic Resonance CentreCanadian 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 FacilityMinerals Engineering Centre (MEC)Nova Scotia CAD/CAM Centre (NSCCC)Slowpoke FacilityTrace Analysis Research Centre (TARC)IWK Health CentreGlobal Information Networking InstituteThe Nova Scotia Hospital,QEII Health Sciences CentreSaint John Regional HospitalOttawa, 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 InnovationCentre for Hazard Mitigation and Emergency ManagementCentre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minority Studies (CIRCEM)Centre for Neural DynamicsCentre for Research in Biopharmaceuticals and BiotechnologyCentre for Research in PhotonicsCentre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS)Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology (CREM)Centre for Research on French Canadian CultureCentre on GovernanceCGA Accounting Research CentreCGA Tax Research CentreHuman Rights Research and Education CentreInstitute for the Prevention of Crime (IPC)Institute of Canadian StudiesInstitute of Population HealthInstitute of the EnvironmentInstitute for Science, Society and PolicyInstitute of Women's StudiesResearch Centre for Sport in Canadian SocietyUniversity of Ottawa Centre for Neuromuscular DiseaseKidney Research CentreOttawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)University of Ottawa Eye InstituteThe Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer CentreUniversity of Ottawa Heart InstituteChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research InstituteInstitute of Mental Health ResearchÉlisabeth Bruyère Research InstituteGuelph, 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.
Research Centres, Institutes and Groups
Guelph-Waterloo Center for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry (GWC2)Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute (GWPI)Advanced Analysis CentreAdvanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet)Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Systems LabAgri-Technology Commercialization CentreAquaculture CentreAquaSanitas – A Centre for Water Safety and SecurityArboretum Gene BankAxelrod Institute of IchthyologyBioconversion NetworkBiophysics Interdepartmental Group (BIG)Biodiversity Institute of OntarioBioproducts Discovery and Development CentreBusiness Development OfficeCentre for the Study of Animal WelfareCanadian Agricultural Trade Policy and Competitive Research NetworkCanadian Arthritis Network Core FacilityCanadian Co-operative Wildlife Health CentreCanadian Language and Literacy Research NetworkCanadian Pollination InitiativeCanadian Research Institute in Food Safety (CRIFS)Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and SustainabilityCentre for Food and Soft Materials ScienceCentre for the Genetic Improvement of LivestockCentre for Land and Water StewardshipCentre for Nutrition ModellingCentre for Psychological ServicesCentre for Public Health and ZoonosesControlled Environment Systems Research FacilityCouple and Family Therapy CentreElectrochemical Technology CentreFood Safety NetworkGenomics Facility/Advanced Analysis CentreGuelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC)Guelph Transgenic Plant Research ComplexGuelph Turfgrass Institute (GTI)Hagen AqualabHealth and Performance CentreHuman Nutraceutical Research UnitInstitute for Comparative Cancer InvestigationInstitute for Robotics & Intelligent SystemsInternational Leadership Research NetworkLaboratory ServicesLandscape Architecture Community Outreach CentreMathematics of Information Technology and Complex SystemsMetals in the Human Environment Research NetworkNuclear Magnetic Resonance CentreOrganization and Management SolutionOntario Rural Wastewater CentrePoultry Welfare CentreResearch Programs (U of G / OMAFRA enhanced partnership)Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing NetworkSudbury Neutrino ObservatoryTransCanada InstituteUrban Systems Environment Design CentreVeterinary Teaching HospitalWeather Innovation CentreHealth 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 (2014–2018) – Québec, 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, ManitobaCanadian 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 ColumbiaArcticNet (2003–2018) – Université Laval, Québec, QuebecCanadian Water Network – CWN (2001–2017) – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, OntarioGreen 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 ColumbiaBioFuelNet (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, OntarioManufacturing and engineering
Refined Manufacturing Acceleration Process – ReMAP (2014–2018) – Toronto, OntarioAdvanced 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 IslandPerimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, OntarioOrganization for the theoretical study of gravity, quantum mechanics and cosmologyCanadian Institute for Advanced Research – HQ, Toronto, OntarioA virtual institute for the study of cosmology, gravity, geology, biology, nanotechnology and other advanced scientific topicsSudbury Neutrino Observatory – Sudbury, OntarioUnderground observatory for the study of neutrinosTri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaParticle accelerator for the study of mesonsRemotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science (ROPOS)Robotic study of Canada's Pacific Ocean floorLithoprobeCanada's largest earth sciences project involving researchers from universities, the private sector and the federal government.Globec CanadaProject for the study of the effect of environmental change on ocean life.Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteA key medical research centre with a focus on cancer research, specifically the use of oncolytic viruses.High Energy Physics – CERN (Geneva) the Large Hadron Collider and the Atlas ExperimentCanada'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 ProjectCanada's participation in the construction of large astronomical telescopes in Hawaii and Chile.Canada and the Ocean Drilling ProjectCanada's participation in an international programme studying the Earth's crust under the oceans.The North Water ProjectCanada's participation in an international project studying open water areas of the Arctic OceanResearch and development expenditures in Canada by sector
Canadian Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) by Performing Sectors – 2006 Estimates, C$ Millions
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%Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council – Ottawa, Ontario (Federal government funding agency for Canadian university research)Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Ottawa, Ontario (Federal government funding agency for Canadian university research)Canada Research Chair – Ottawa, Ontario (Federal government funding agency for special Canadian university research staffing)Canadian Foundation for Innovation – Ottawa, Ontario (Federal government funding agency for research infrastructure for Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions)CANARIE, Canadian Advanced Network and Research for Industry and EducationFoundations in Canada – This is a list of philanthropic organizations in Canada. A number of these organization make financial contributions to university research in Canada.