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Top 22 University research institutes based in Canada

Name: University research institutes based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 60 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 60 university research institutes headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 40,099 professional contacts across them, including 18,520 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers university 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 22, 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 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 22 largest university research institutes based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 22 of 60 university research institutes based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to university 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	The University Of British Columbia	Strong evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	20,771 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Université DE Montréal	Partial evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,865 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Université de Montréal and its two affiliated schools, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal, is Quebec's biggest university complex and one of the largest in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Carleton University	Partial evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	6,428 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Carleton University, Canada’s capital university is situated on a beautiful campus bordered by the sparkling Rideau River and Canal, Carleton is just minutes from the heart of our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	INRS	Partial evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
5	Centre DE Recherche DU CHU Université Laval	Strong evidence	Quebec, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	145 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Research centre associated with Laval University, Québec City” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Cirano	Partial evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	100 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations brings together more than 280 researchers working in various disciplines such as economics, finance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Institut Quantique	Strong evidence	Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	83 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2016, he Institut quantique (IQ) at the Université de Sherbrooke brings together global leaders in research and interdisciplinary training in quantum science and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Mcmaster Manufacturing Research Institute	Strong evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
9	Seneca Applied Research	Partial evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
10	Ismer- Institut DES Sciences DE LA MER DE L'uqar	Strong evidence	Rimouski, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	29 contacts →
	Strong 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 22, 2026
11	Mcmaster Research	Strong evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	26 contacts →
	Strong 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 22, 2026
12	Milieux Institute	Strong evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	26 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Milieux is an interdisciplinary graduate research institute based in Concordia University.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Institute For Management & Innovation IMI UTM	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our world is becoming more complex every day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Institut EDS	Partial evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L’Institut en environnement, développement et société a pour mission de promouvoir une vision d’ensemble et transversale des problèmes d’environnement et d’identifier des…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Centre For Defence Advanced Materials Cdam - Ualberta	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to the Centre for Design of Advanced Materials (CDAM) at the University of Alberta.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Uottawa Science	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Au fil des années, la Faculté des sciences est devenue un centre d'excellence, en recherche comme en enseignement, se distinguant ainsi à l'échelle du pays.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Centre For Military, Security And Strategic Studies	Strong evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies is a research centre at the University of Calgary.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Centre DE Recherche SUR LES Innovations Sociales - Crises	Partial evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Mcgill University's Institute For The Study Of International Development Isid	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ISID's mission is to advance knowledge of the social, political, economic and environmental processes and conditions that enable people and societies to develop their full…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Institute For Science, Society And Policy Issp	Strong evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Institute for Science, Society and Policy is a cross-faculty Institute at the University of Ottawa exploring the links between science, society and policy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Knowledge Media Design Institute	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) is a multidisciplinary research institute based out of the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Usask Research	Strong evidence	Saskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Your source for the latest University of Saskatchewan (USask) research news.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 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: university 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 university research institutes.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of university research institutes, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name university 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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University research institutes based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

46.2%Verified-email coverage

668.3Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

20.0%Largest-city concentration · Montreal

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 60 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 university 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 “university 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 university 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 university 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, 18,520 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 22, 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.

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 university 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 university research institutes are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 60 university 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?

The University Of British Columbia, headquartered in Vancouver, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most university research institutes?

Montreal leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by Quebec (10) and Vancouver (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 18,520 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 60 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 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.