Expenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006. These organizations are active in natural and social science research, engineering research, industrial research and medical research.
Below is a list of Canadian Federal and Provincial Government scientific research organizations as of January 2008. In some cases the agency mentioned is dedicated exclusively to scientific research, a good example being the National Research Council Canada. In other cases the organization conducts scientific research within the framework of a much larger mandate, such as the transportation research undertaken by the Transportation Development Centre in Montreal which occurs as part on the general transportation regulatory function of Transport Canada. While most of the organizations mentioned here are "brick and mortar", some, such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, are "virtual" and consist of dedicated groups of researchers who are geographically dispersed but remain in close contact through electronic means.
Total funding for the organizations listed below amounted to about C$2.5 billion in 2006, or about 10% of all scientific research and development spending in Canada.
Devoted exclusively to scientific research
National Institute for Nanotechnology on the north campus of the University of Alberta
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited - Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (virtual research institute) [decommissioned]
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - HQ Ottawa, Ontario
Institute of Aging
Institute of Cancer Research
Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Institute of Gender and Health
Institute of Genetics
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health
Institute of Infection and Immunity
Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
Institute of Population and Public Health
Canadian Space Agency - St. Hubert, Quebec
Defence Research and Development Canada - HQ Ottawa, Ontario
Defence R&D Canada Suffield - Suffield, Alberta
Defence R&D Canada Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
Defence R&D Canada Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario
Defence R&D Canada Centre for Security Science - Ottawa, Ontario
Defence R&D Canada Valcartier - Valcartier, Quebec
Defence R&D Canada Atlantic - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Defence R&D Canada Centre for Operational Research and Analysis - Ottawa, Ontario
National Research Council of Canada - HQ Ottawa, Ontario
Scientific research
NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) - Penticton and Victoria, British Columbia
NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS) - Ottawa (Sussex Drive) and Chalk River, Ontario
NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (NRC-SIMS) - Chalk River, Ontario
NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (NRC-NINT) - Edmonton, Alberta
NRC Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NRC-NMR) - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario
NRC Institute for Biological Sciences (NRC-IBS) - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) and Ottawa (Sussex Drive), Ontario
NRC Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI)- Montreal, Quebec
NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics (NRC-IBD) - Winnipeg, Manitoba: Calgary, Alberta: Halifax, Nova Scotia
NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC-PBI) - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) - Halifax, Nova Scotia
NRC Genomics and Health Initiative (NRC-GHI)
NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH) - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Engineering research
NRC Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC-IAR)- Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ottawa (Uplands Campus), Ontario: Montreal, Quebec
NRC Centre for Surface Transportation Technology (NRC-CSTT) - Ottawa (Uplands Campus), Ontario
NRC Canadian Hydraulics Centre (NRC-CHC)- Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario
NRC Institute for Ocean Technology (NRC-IOT) - St.John's, Newfoundland
NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS)- Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario
NRC Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI) - Boucherville, Quebec: London, Ontario: Saguenay (Chicoutimi), Quebec
NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology (NRC-ICPET) - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario
NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) - Vancouver, British Columbia
NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario: Gatineau, Quebec: Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, New Brunswick
NRC Construction Research Centre[1] - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario: London, Ontario: Regina, Saskatchewan (Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research)
NRC Imaging Network (Ottawa—based)
Support institutes
NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus)
NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)- Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario and NRC-IRAP across Canada
NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards (NRC-INMS) - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario
Conducting scientific research in support of a larger mandate
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
Research organizations
Agassiz Research and Development Centre - Agassiz , British Columbia
Summerland Research and Development Centre - Summerland,[2] British Columbia
Lacombe Research and Development Centre - Lacombe , Alberta
Lethbridge Research and Development Centre - Lethbridge , Alberta
Saskatoon Research and Development Centre - Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Swift Current Research and Development Centre - Swift Current , Saskatchewan
Brandon Research and Development Centre - Brandon , Manitoba
Morden Research and Development Centre - Morden , Manitoba
London Research and Development Centre - London , Ontario
Ottawa Research and Development Centre - Ottawa , Ontario
Guelph Research and Development Centre - Guelph , Ontario
Harrow Research and Development Centre - Harrow , Ontario
Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre - Sherbrooke (Lennoxville Sector), Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre - Saint-Hyacinthe , Quebec
Quebec Research and Development Centre - Quebec , Quebec
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Quebec
Fredericton Research and Development Centre - Fredericton , New Brunswick
Charlottetown Research and Development Centre - Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island
Kentville Research and Development Centre - Kentville, Nova Scotia
St John's Research and Development Centre - St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Ottawa, Ontario
National Centre For Animal Disease
Area Laboratories Network - Atlantic
Area Laboratories Network - Quebec
Area Laboratories Network - Ontario
Area Laboratories Network - Western
Canadian Grain Commission - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Grain Research Laboratory
Canadian Polar Commission - Ottawa, Ontario
Communications Security Establishment - Ottawa, Ontario
Cryptological research for Canadian government foreign signals intelligence gathering
Canadian Forces Base Leitrim - Leitrim, Ontario
Canadian Forces Base Masset - Masset, British Columbia
Canadian Forces Base Alert - Alert, Nunavut
Environment Canada - HQ, Gatineau, Quebec
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian Hydrographic Service
Research institutes
Institute of Ocean Sciences - Sidney, British Columbia
Pacific Biological Station
West Vancouver Laboratory
Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory - Cultus Lake, British Columbia
Bayfield Institute -Burlington, Ontario
Sea Lamprey Control Centre - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Freshwater Institute Science Laboratory - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Experimental Lakes Area - Kenora, Ontario
Saqvaqjuac research camp - Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Resolute Bay Laboratories - Resolute Bay, Northwest Territories
The Maurice Lamontagne Institute - Pointe aux Cenelles, Quebec
St. Andrews Biological Station - St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Bedford Institute of Oceanography - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Otolith Research Laboratory
Canadian Shark Research Laboratory
Mactaquac Fish Culture Station - Mactaquac, New Brunswick
Health Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
Industry Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
International Development Research Centre - Ottawa, Ontario
Natural Resources Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian Forest Service
Research institutes
Pacific Forestry Centre - Victoria, British Columbia
Northern Forestry Centre - Edmonton, Alberta
Great Lakes Forestry Centre - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Laurentien Forestry Centre - Quebec, Quebec
Atlantic Forestry Centre - Fredericton, New Brunswick
Geological Survey of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
Geomatics Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
Polar Continental Shelf Project, Ottawa, Ontario
CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Ottawa, Ontario
CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Devon, Alberta
CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Varennes, Quebec
CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory - Hamilton, Ontario
Public Health Agency of Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control - Ottawa, Ontario
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control - Ottawa, Ontario
Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses - Guelph, Ontario
National Microbiology Laboratory - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Centre for Health Promotion - Ottawa, Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
Human Resources Assessment and Research - Ottawa, Ontario
Forensic Science and Identification Services - Ottawa, Ontario
Statistics Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
Transport Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
Transportation Development Centre - Montreal, Quebec
Alberta
InnoTech Alberta (formerly Alberta Research Council )
Advanced Materials Laboratories
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Fuels and Lubricants Laboratory
Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory
Waste Materials Engineering Laboratory
Papermaking Laboratory
Telecommunications Research Laboratories - Research Areas
British Columbia
BCIT Technology Centre - Vancouver, British Columbia
Manitoba
Food Development Centre
Internet Innovation Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick
Research and Productivity Council - Fredericton, New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation - Toronto, Ontario
Research organizations
Ontario Centres of Excellence
Centre of Excellence for Communications and Information Technology
Centre of Excellence for Earth and Environmental Technologies
Centre of Excellence for Energy
Centre of Excellence for Materials and Manufacturing
Centre of Excellence for Photonics
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Regional Innovation Network Program
Commercialization and funding organizations
Early Researcher Awards
The Health Technology Exchange
Innovation Demonstration Fund
International Strategic Opportunities Program
Ontario Commercialization Investment Funds
Ontario Fuel Cell Innovation Programme
Ontario Research Commercialization Program
Premiers Discovery Awards
Prince Edward Island
Atlantic Technology Centre
Food Technology Centre
Prince Edward Island Analytical Laboratories[3]
Quebec
L'institut nationale de recherche scientifique (INRS) - Quebec, Quebec
INRS Eau, Terre et Environnement
INRS Energie, Materiaux et Telecommunications
INRS Institut - Armand-Frappier
INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Societe
Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Research Council
3D Virtual reality Centre
SRC Analytical Laboratories
Biofuels Test Centre
Bova-Can Laboratories
Fermentation Pilot Plant
GenServe Laboratories
Geoanalytical Laboratories
Petroleum Analytical Laboratories
Pipe Flow Technology Centre
Transformer OilTesting Laboratory
Saskatoon Research Centre - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Aurora Research Institute - Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Nunavut Research Institute
Igloolik Research Centre
Iqaliut Research Centre
Canadian gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) by performing sectors - 2006 estimates in 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%
Statistics Canada, Science Statistics September 2006 (2/2007)