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.
Federal organizations Devoted exclusively to scientific research
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited - Ottawa, Ontario Chalk River Laboratories - Chalk River, Ontario Whiteshell Laboratories - Whiteshell, Manitoba 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 John H. Chapman Space Centre - St. Hubert, Quebec David Florida Laboratory - Ottawa, Ontario 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 CentreNRC Construction Research Centre - 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, 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 Canadian Ice Service Canadian Wildlife Service Meteorological Service of Canada 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 Research institutes: Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Ottawa, Ontario Industry Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario Communications Research Centre Canada - 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
Provincial organizations
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 TRLabs
British Columbia BCIT Technology Centre - Vancouver, British Columbia
Manitoba Food Development Centre Internet Innovation Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research Centre Centre for Cold-Ocean Research Engineering Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre
New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council - Fredericton, New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Research Nova Scotia - Halifax, 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
Quebec