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Top 12 Academic research centers based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 47 company matches for academic research centers associated with Canada as of November 2026 and tracks 862 professional contacts across them, including 237 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for academic research centers associated with Canada, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

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How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
47Companies
862Contacts tracked
237Verified emails
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The 12 largest academic research centers based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 12 of 47 company matches for academic research centers based in Canada, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchWaterloo, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5099 contacts →

Exact match

“A centre for advanced research and teaching in a global network of scholars, students and policy makers.”

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2Exact matchMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50096 contacts →

Exact match

“The Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations brings together more than 280 researchers working in various disciplines such as economics, finance…”

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3Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a85 contacts →

Exact match

“Located at the edge of a peninsula on Canada’s West Coast, the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and hands-on…”

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4Exact matchMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20082 contacts →

Exact match

“GERAD is a multi university research center founded in 1979.”

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5Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,00030 contacts →

Exact match

“The Applied Research Centre (ARC) at Langara College endeavours to create, support, and promote applied research opportunities that benefit students, faculty, employees, our…”

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6Exact matchHamilton, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a29 contacts →

Exact match

“Home to some of the best minds and research facilities in the country, we're 1 of only 4 Canadian universities ranked in the world's top 100.”

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7Exact matchMontréal, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1024 contacts →

Exact match

“Le Centre d’études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM) a pour mission de favoriser le développement des connaissances sur les questions…”

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8Exact matchMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Le Centre de recherche sur les innovations sociales (CRISES) est un centre institutionnel qui relève de la Faculté des sciences humaines (FSH) et de l’École des sciences de la…”

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9Exact matchCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-507 contacts →

Exact match

“The Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies is a research centre at the University of Calgary.”

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10Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“Our goal is to strengthen and enhance research and training in data science by developing programs that promote interdisciplinary researchers and enable multidisciplinary…”

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11Exact matchVictoria, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“MESC Labs Inc.”

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12Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-102 contacts →

Exact match

“We are the first large-scale space dedicated to scholarly, research, and creative (SRC) activities within the faculty.”

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Academic research centers based in Canada at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
27.5%Verified-email coverage
18.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
25.5%Largest-city concentration · Montreal
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Companies by employee count

1-10
22
11-50
11
51-200
5
201-500
2
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
4
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 47 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Canada whose business descriptions match “academic research centers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 237 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “academic research centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many academic research centers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 47 company matches for academic research centers associated with Canada as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Balsillie School Of International Affairs tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most academic research centers?

Montreal leads with 12 company records, followed by Quebec (7) and Toronto (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 237 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 47 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.