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 government organizations devoted exclusively to scientific research

* Atomic Energy of Canada Limited - Ottawa, Ontario ** Chalk River Laboratories - Chalk River, Ontario **

Whiteshell Laboratories The Whiteshell Laboratories, originally known as the Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment (WNRE) was an Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) laboratory in Manitoba, northeast of Winnipeg. It was originally built as a home for the experimental WR-1 re ...

- Whiteshell, Manitoba *Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (virtual research institute) * Canadian Institutes of Health Research (virtual research institutes) ** Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health ** 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 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 The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; french: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the ''Canadian Space Agency Act''. The president is Lisa Campbell, who took the position on September 3, 2020 ...

- St. Hubert, Quebec **

John H. Chapman Space Centre The John H. Chapman Space Centre (french: Centre Spatial John H. Chapman) is the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency. It is located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Saint-Hubert. Location and name The c ...

- 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 The NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (CNBC) was Canada's national user facility that enabled researchers to use neutron beams as tools for world-class materials research. The CNBC was located at Chalk River Laboratories, where Atomic Energy of Ca ...

(NRC-SIMS) - Chalk River, Ontario *** NRC

National Institute for Nanotechnology The National Research Council of Canada Nanotechnology Research Centre (formerly National Institute for Nanotechnology) is a research institution located on the University of Alberta main campus, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Its primary purp ...

(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 - 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

Federal government organizations 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 Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ...

, British Columbia *** Summerland Research and Development Centre - Summerland, British Columbia *** Lacombe Research and Development Centre -

Lacombe Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France People * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot * Bernar ...

, Alberta *** Lethbridge Research and Development Centre -

Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 Alberta municipal censuses, 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...

, 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 Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, Ontario *** Guelph Research and Development Centre - Guelph, Ontario *** Harrow Research and Development Centre -

Harrow Harrow may refer to: Places * Harrow, Victoria, Australia * Harrow, Ontario, Canada * The Harrow, County Wexford, a village in Ireland * London Borough of Harrow, England ** Harrow, London, a town in London ** Harrow (UK Parliament constituency) ...

, 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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu () is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost naviga ...

, Quebec *** Fredericton Research and Development Centre -

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

, New Brunswick ***

Charlottetown Research and Development Centre Charlottetown Research and Development Centre is a research facility that falls under the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada umbrella. The centre was founded in 1909 and focuses on research to enhance environmentally sustainable crop production syste ...

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

, Prince Edward Island ***

Kentville Research and Development Centre The Kentville Research and Development Centre (formerly Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre) is a branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's national network of 20 research centres stationed across Canada. The site is situated on in ...

- 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 Polar Knowledge Canada is an agency of the Government of Canada under the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada portfolio. It is responsible for monitoring, promoting, and disseminating knowledge of the polar regions, contributing to public awaren ...

- 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 Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; french: Environnement et Changement climatique Canada),Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment ( ...

- 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 Saqvaqjuac was a 465 m2 Arctic research camp located on the north side of Chesterfield Inlet, Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, 35 km north-northwest of the hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet. It was opened in 1977, operated every year until 1982, ...

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 Biological Station (acronym: SABS; originally: Atlantic Biological Station) is a Fisheries and Oceans Canada research centre located on Brandy Cove Road in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Along with the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, the ...

- 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 *

Industry Canada Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED; french: Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada; french: ISDE, label=none)''Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada'' is the applied title under the Federal I ...

- 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 Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

- Ottawa, Ontario * Transport Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario ** Transportation Development Centre - Montreal, Quebec

Provincial government scientific research 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 The Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador is a scientific research agency that is part of the Department of Natural Resources of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the agency responsible for performing Geology, geological ...

, 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 * 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 The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

* Aurora Research Institute - Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...

* Nunavut Research Institute ** Igloolik Research Centre ** Iqaliut Research Centre

Expenditures on scientific research and development in Canada by sector

Canadian gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) by performing sectors - 2006 estimates in 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% Statistics Canada, Science Statistics September 2006 (2/2007)

References

* Government of Canada public website - CBC.ca, CBC News
"Federal Science tech spending continues to decline"
11 Dec 2007 {{Politics of Canadian provinces * Government research

Federal government organizations devoted exclusively to scientific research

Federal government organizations conducting scientific research in support of a larger mandate

Provincial government scientific research organizations

Expenditures on scientific research and development in Canada by sector

See also

References