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Top 25 Research institutes based in Canada

Name: Research institutes based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 202 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 202 research institutes headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 6,413 professional contacts across them, including 1,544 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers research institutes headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest research institutes based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 202 research institutes based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research institutes: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	INRS	Partial evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	929 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) est le seul établissement au Québec dédié exclusivement à la recherche et à la formation aux cycles supérieurs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Mitacs	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	705 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 25 years, Mitacs has helped grow the economy and develop the workforce of tomorrow, connecting industry with academia and global partners to solve real-world challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	CIFAR	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CIFAR is a Canadian-based globally influential research organization that convenes the world’s most brilliant people across disciplines to advance transformative knowledge and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Children's Hospital Research Institute Of Manitoba	Strong evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	88 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) is the research division of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Uottawa Institute Of The Environment IE	Partial evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	75 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Institute of the Environment, with its interdisciplinary mandate, is not situated in any one faculty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	VITAM	Indirect evidence	Québec, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	74 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VITAM constitue une solide infrastructure de recherche interdisciplinaire et intersectorielle en santé durable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	BRI	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Blockchain Research Institute (operating as BRI) empowers businesses and governments to succeed in the new digital age.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	UBC Blusson Quantum Matter Institute Blusson QMI	Strong evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A CFREF, GREx and CFIR-funded research institute at UBC's Point Grey campus, the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute offers a model for collaboration and resource-sharing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Merinov	Partial evidence	Gaspé, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Merinov est le principal institut canadien de recherche, de développement et d’innovation dans les secteurs des pêches, de l’aquaculture et de la transformation de produits marins.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Agrinova	Indirect evidence	Alma, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Agrinova, c'est- Un outil d’innovation adapté à vos besoins- Un appui dans le développement de vos idées- Un accompagnement dans la réalisation de vos projets- Un levier financier…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	UBC Michael Smith Laboratories	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Envisioned by Dr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Mcmaster Manufacturing Research Institute	Strong evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) is one of the country's most advanced and best-equipped research laboratories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Coalia	Indirect evidence	Thetford Mines, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Historique Le Cégep de Thetford a été doté d’un Centre spécialisé en technologie minérale en 1984.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Mirarco	Partial evidence	Sudbury, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MIRARCO, or Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation, and Applied Research Corporation, has been providing innovative solutions for mining industry challenges since our inception in 1998.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Seneca Applied Research	Partial evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Facilitating an innovative research culture for Seneca Polytechnic's students, faculty, staff and community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Ingenuity Labs Research Institute	Indirect evidence	Kingston, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are an interdisciplinary initiative at Queen’s University focused on combining Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Human-Machine Interaction to create future intelligent…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	River Institute	Indirect evidence	Cornwall, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With the St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Ismer- Institut DES Sciences DE LA MER DE L'uqar	Partial evidence	Rimouski, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plus important institut de recherche universitaire francophone en sciences de la mer au Canada, l’Institut des sciences de la mer (ISMER) regroupe une importante masse critique de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	UBC Institute For The Oceans And Fisheries	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF)’s envisions a world where the ocean, freshwater systems, and those dependent on it - from microbes to plankton, fish to marine…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Cérium	Indirect evidence	Montréal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	CTREQ	Indirect evidence	Québec, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Centre de transfert pour la réussite éducative du Québec (CTREQ) a pour mission de promouvoir l'innovation et le transfert de connaissances, et ce, en vue d'accroitre la…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes - Ln2	Indirect evidence	Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le LN2, Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes, est un organisme de recherche associant l'Université de Sherbrooke (Canada) et le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Mcmaster Research	Partial evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Cascade Institute	Strong evidence	Victoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Cascade Institute is a Canadian research centre at Royal Roads University that addresses the full range of humanity’s converging environmental, economic, political…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute	Indirect evidence	Guelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Morwick G360 is based at the University of Guelph.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: research institutes. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names research institutes.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research institutes, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research institutes. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Research institutes based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

24.1%Verified-email coverage

31.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

19.3%Largest-city concentration · Montreal

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 202 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among research institutes, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “research institutes”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names research institutes), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research institutes, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,544 across the full list. 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 September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Research institutes by metro

Research institutes in Montreal39
Research institutes in Toronto29

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names research institutes, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many research institutes are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 202 research institutes headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

INRS, headquartered in Quebec, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research institutes?

Montreal leads with 39 headquartered companies, followed by Toronto (29) and Quebec (22).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

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 Smart Search, 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.