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
  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or AECL is a Canadian federal Crown corporation and Canada's largest nuclear science and technology laboratory...
  
  - Ottawa, Ontario
  • Chalk River Laboratories
    Chalk River Laboratories
    The Chalk River Laboratories is a Canadian nuclear research facility located near Chalk River, about north-west of Ottawa in the province of Ontario.CRL is a site of major research and development to support and advance nuclear technology, in particular CANDU reactor...
    
     - Chalk River, Ont.,
  • Whiteshell Laboratories
    Whiteshell Laboratories
    The Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, now Whiteshell Laboratories, was established by the Government of Canada in 1963 as an AECL research laboratory in Pinawa, Manitoba...
    
     - Whiteshell, Man.

• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (Virtual Research Institute)

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  Canadian Institutes of Health Research is the major federal agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. It is the successor to the Medical Research Council of Canada. It aims to create new health knowledge, and to translate that knowledge from the research setting into real world...
  
  (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 - St. Hubert, Quebec
  • John H. Chapman Space Centre
    John H. Chapman Space Centre
    The John H. Chapman Space Centre is the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency. It is located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Saint-Hubert.-Location:...
    
     - St. Hubert, Quebec,
  • David Florida Laboratory
    David Florida Laboratory
    The David Florida Laboratory is the Canadian Space Agency's spacecraft assembly, integration and testing centre, in Shirleys Bay, just west of Ottawa...
    
     - Ottawa, Ontario,

• Defence Research and Development Canada
  Defence Research and Development Canada
  Defence Research and Development Canada, also Defence R&D Canada or DRDC , is an agency of the Department of National Defence , whose purpose is to respond to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces...
  
  - 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
  National Research Council of Canada
  The National Research Council is an agency of the Government of Canada which conducts scientific research and development.- History :...
  
  - HQ Ottawa, Ontario
  • Scientific Research
    • NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
      Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
      The NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics is the leading Canadian centre for astronomy and astrophysics.Named for the Nobel laureate Gerhard Herzberg, it was formed in 1975 as part of the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario...
      
       (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
      Canadian Neutron Beam Centre
      The NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre is Canada's national centre for materials research using neutrons, and is one of the Chalk River Laboratories. Neutrons are a unique and versatile tool for research in materials of all kinds. This field of science is known as neutron scattering....
      
       (NRC-SIMS) - Chalk River, Ontario,
    • NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology
      National Institute for Nanotechnology
      The National Institute for Nanotechnology is a research institution located on the University of Alberta main campus, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Its primary purpose is nanotechnological research....
      
       (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, Sasketchewan,
    • 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 Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) - Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ontario: London, Ontario: Regina, Sasketchewan (Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research),
    • NRC Imaging Network (Ottawa—based),
  • Support Institutes
    • NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
      CISTI
      The Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information began in 1924 as the library of the National Research Council of Canada , the leading agency for research and development in Canada. This library took on the role of national science library unofficially in 1957 and became the official...
      
       (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-Foods Canada - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Research Organizations
    • Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre - Agassiz and Summerland, British Columbia,
    • Lacombe Research Centre - Lacombe, Alberta,
    • Lethbridge Research Centre - Lethbridge, Alberta,
    • Saskatoon Research Centre - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
    • Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre - Swift Current, Saskatchewan,
    • Brandon Research Centre - Brandon, Manitoba,
    • Cereal Research Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba,
    • Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre - London, Ontario,
    • Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre - Ottawa, Ontario,
    • Guelph Food Research Centre - Guelph, Ontario,
    • Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre - Harrow, Ontario,
    • Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre - Sherbrooke (Lennoxville Sector), Quebec,
    • Food Research and Development Centre - St. Hyacinthe, Quebec,
    • Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre - Quebec, Quebec,
    • Horticulture Research and Development Centre - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec,
    • Potato Research Centre - Fredericton, New Brunswick,
    • Crops and Livestock Research Centre - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
    • Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre - Kentville, Nova Scotia,
    • Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research Centre - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador,

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is a science based regulatory agency that is dedicated to the safeguarding of food, animals, and plants, which enhance the health and well-being of Canada's people, environment and economy...
  
  - 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
  Canadian Grain Commission
  The Canadian Grain Commission, also known as the CGC, is a Canadian government department responsible for regulation of the grain handling industry.The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food is responsible for the Canadian Grain Commission....
  
  - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Grain Research Laboratory

• Canadian Polar Commission
  Canadian Polar Commission
  The Canadian Polar Commission is a Canadian government agency of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada responsible for monitoring, promoting, and disseminating knowledge of the polar regions; contributing to public awareness of the importance of polar science to Canada; enhancing Canada's...
  
  - Ottawa, Ontario

• Communications Security Establishment
  Communications Security Establishment
  The Communications Security Establishment Canada is the Canadian government's national cryptologic agency. Administered under the Department of National Defence , it is charged with the duty of keeping track of foreign signals intelligence , and protecting Canadian government electronic...
  
  - 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, Nunivut

• Environment Canada
  Environment Canada
  Environment Canada , legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment...
  
  - HQ, Gatineau, Quebec
  • Canadian Ice Service,
  • Canadian Wildlife Service
    Canadian Wildlife Service
    The Canadian Wildlife Service or CWS is a branch of the Department of the Environment, also known as Environment Canada, a department of the Government of Canada....
    
    ,
  • Meteorological Service of Canada
    Meteorological Service of Canada
    The Meteorological Service of Canada , also known as "The Canadian Weather Service", is a division of Environment Canada, which primarily provides public meteorological information and weather forecasts and warnings of severe weather and other environmental hazards...
    
    

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada, frequently referred to as DFO , is the department within the government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters...
  
  - 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,
    • Resolute Bay Laboratories - Resolute Bay, Northwest Territories,
    • The Maurice Lamontagne Institute - Pointe aux Cenelles, Quebec,
    • St. Andrews Biological Station
      St. Andrews Biological Station
      St. Andrews Biological Station is located on Brandy Cove Road in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. Along with the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, the Atlantic Salmon Federation, and New Brunswick Community College/St. Andrew's, SABS is a part of a network of fisheries research and educational...
      
       - 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
  Industry Canada
  Industry Canada is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada....
  
  - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Communications Research Centre Canada - Ottawa, Ontario

• International Development Research Centre
  International Development Research Centre
  The International Development Research Centre is a Canadian Crown Corporation created by the Parliament of Canada that supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development...
  
  - Ottawa, Ontario

• Natural Resources Canada
  Natural Resources Canada
  The Department of Natural Resources , operating under the FIP applied title Natural Resources Canada , is the ministry of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing...
  
  - 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

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  Public Health Agency of Canada
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is an agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, emergency preparedness, and response and infectious and chronic disease control and prevention...
  
  - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control - Ottawa, Ontario,
  • Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control - Ottawa, Ontario,
  • Laboratory for Foodborn Zoonoses - Guelph, Ontario
  • National Microbiological Laboratory - Winnipeg, Manitoba,
  • Centre for Health Promotion - Ottawa, Ontario

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
  
  - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Human Resources Assessment and Research - Ottawa, Ontario
  • Forensic Science and Identification Services - Ottawa, Ontario

• Statistics Canada
  Statistics Canada
  Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
  
  - Ottawa, Ontario

• Transport Canada
  Transport Canada
  Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
  
  - HQ, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Transportation Development Centre - Montreal, Quebec

Provincial government scientific research organizations

British Columbia

• BCIT Technology Centre - Vancouver, British Columbia

Alberta

• 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

Sasketchewan

• Saskatchewan Research Council
  Saskatchewan Research Council
  The Saskatchewan Research Council is a provincial treasury board crown corporation conducting research and business on behalf of the provincial government and private industry. It focuses on applied research and development projects that generate profit...
  
  
  • 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 Technologhy Centre
  • Transformer OilTesting Laboratory

• Saskatoon Research Centre - Saskatoon, Sasketchewan

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
  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...
  
  , St. John's, Newfoundland
• Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre

New Brunswick

• Research and Productivity Council - Fredericton, New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island

• Atlantic Technology Centre
• Food Technology Centre

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

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 Montreal

Northwest Territories

• Aurora Research Institute - Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Nunavut

• 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
  • 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%
  • Source: Statistics Canada, Science Statistics September 2006 (2/2007)

See also

• Canadian university scientific research organizations
  Canadian university scientific research organizations
  Expenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006....
  
  
• Canadian industrial research and development organizations
  Canadian industrial research and development organizations
  Expenditures by Canadian corporations on research and development accounted for about 50% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2007....
  
  
• Science and technology in Canada
  Science and technology in Canada
  Science and technology in Canada consists of three distinct but closely related phenomena:* the diffusion of technology in Canada,* scientific research in Canada* innovation, invention and industrial research in Canada...
  
  
• Royal Society of Canada
  Royal Society of Canada
  The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...