CANADA'S INNOVATION LEADERS
CANADA'S INNOVATION LEADERS
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Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2023
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| Rank | College | Sponsored Research Income | Researchers | Research Intensity | Province | Main Affiliated Research Centre(s)/Institute(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | FY2022 $000 |
FY2021 $000 |
% Change 2021-2022 |
2021-2022 # |
$ per Researcher $000 |
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| 1 | 2 | Niagara College | $32,031 | $18,116 | 76.8 | 56 | $572.0 | ON | Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre |
| 2 | 1 | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | $26,236 | $19,864 | 32.1 | 142 | $184.8 | QC | Centre de Métallurgie du Québec, Innofibre, C2T3 |
| 3 | 3 | Lambton College | $16,095 | $14,210 | 13.3 | 201 | $80.1 | ON | Centre of Excellence in Energy & Bio-Industrial Technologies |
| 4 | 10 | Olds College | $13,522 | $7,564 | 78.8 | 58 | $233.1 | AB | Technology Access Centre for Livestock Production (TACLP), Field Crop Development Centre |
| 5 | 4 | British Columbia Institute of Technology | $12,794 | $13,317 | -3.9 | 115 | $111.3 | BC | Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) |
| 6 | 5 | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) | $12,707 | $12,964 | -2.0 | 75 | $169.4 | AB | Centre for Energy Research and Clean Unconventional Technology Solutions (CERCUTS) |
| 7 | 12 | Mohawk College | $12,546 | $7,414 | 69.2 | 152 | $82.5 | ON | IDEAWORKS |
| 8 | 7 | NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | $11,928 | $9,696 | 23.0 | 72 | $165.7 | AB | |
| 9 | 17 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | $9,923 | $5,890 | 68.5 | 270 | $36.8 | SK | Digital Integration Centre of Excellence (DICE), Sustainability-Led Integrated Centres of Excellence (SLICE) |
| 10 | 25 | Cégep de Thetford | $9,442 | $4,153 | 127.4 | 73 | $129.3 | QC | COALIA, Kemitek |
| 11 | 16 | Lethbridge College | $9,345 | $7,078 | 32.0 | 47 | $198.8 | AB | Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre (IATC) |
| 12 | 6 | Sheridan College | $9,080 | $10,340 | -12.2 | 231 | $39.3 | ON | Screen Industries Research and Training Centre |
| 13 | 14 | Cégep de La Pocatière | $7,782 | $7,351 | 5.9 | 153 | $50.9 | QC | Solutions Novika, Biopterre et Optech |
| 14 | 11 | RRC Polytech | $7,427 | $7,426 | 0.01 | 116 | $64.0 | MB | Prairie Research Kitchen (PRK), Technology Access Centre |
| 15 | 22 | Humber College | $7,047 | $5,074 | 38.9 | 437 | $16.1 | ON | Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation |
| 16 | 21 | Seneca Polytechnic | $6,951 | $5,384 | 29.1 | 116 | $59.9 | ON | Seneca Centre for Innovation in Life Sciences (SCILS) |
| 17 | 15 | Conestoga College | $6,844 | $7,083 | -3.4 | 369 | $18.5 | ON | SMART Centre; Conestoga Food Research and Innovation Lab; Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance; Canadian Institute for Senior's Care |
| 18 | 24 | College of the North Atlantic | $6,359 | $4,400 | 44.5 | 53 | $120.0 | NL | Centre for Innovative Mining Solutions (CIMS), Newfoundland and Labrador Workforce Innovation Centre |
| 19 | 37 | Durham College | $5,813 | $2,688 | 116.3 | 73 | $79.6 | ON | AI Hub, Centre for Cybersecurity Innovation, The Mixed-Reality Capture (MRC) Studio |
| 20 | 8 | Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles | $5,439 | $8,609 | -36.8 | 157 | $34.6 | QC | CIRADD, Merinov, Nergica |
| 21 | 23 | Cégep de Saint-Jérôme | $5,436 | $4,948 | 9.9 | 66 | $82.4 | QC | Institut du véhicule innovant, Centre de développement des composites du Québec |
| 22 | Cégep de Sept-Îles | $5,406 | $3,393 | 59.3 | 63 | $85.8 | QC | Institut Technologique de Maintenance Industrielle (ITMI), Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation en Intelligence Énergétique (CR2ie), Centre d’Expertise Ferroviaire RAIL (CEFRAIL) | |
| 23 | 20 | Centennial College | $5,325 | $5,563 | -4.3 | 109 | $48.9 | ON | Wearable Interactive Mobile Technologies Access Centre / Aerospace Innovation |
| 24 | 18 | Cégep de Shawinigan | $5,245 | $5,756 | -8.9 | 39 | $134.5 | QC | Centre National en Électrochimie et en Technologies Environnementales (CNETE) |
| 25 | NorQuest College | $5,100 | $1,914 | 166.5 | 98 | $52.0 | AB | NorQuest Innovation Studio, Colbourne Institute for Inclusive Leadership | |
| 26 | 43 | La Cité | $5,028 | $2,025 | 148.3 | 50 | $100.6 | ON | Centre d'accès à la technologie en Bio-innovation (CAT-B) |
| 27 | 9 | George Brown College | $4,897 | $8,425 | -41.9 | 91 | $53.8 | ON | Food Innovation and Research Studio (FIRSt) |
| 28 | 35 | Fleming College | $4,858 | $2,914 | 66.7 | 64 | $75.9 | ON | CAWT, CIAP, CAMIIT |
| 29 | 26 | Cégep de Rimouski | $4,351 | $4,060 | 7.2 | 60 | $72.5 | QC | SEREX, Innovation maritime |
| 30 | 29 | Selkirk College | $4,306 | $3,715 | 15.9 | 27 | $159.5 | BC | Selkirk Technology Access Centre in Advanced Manufacturing |
| 31 | 42 | Aurora College | $3,812 | $2,077 | 83.5 | 54 | $70.6 | NT | Aurora Research Institute |
| 32 | 41 | Nova Scotia Community College | $3,726 | $2,220 | 67.8 | 56 | $66.5 | NS | SEATAC |
| 33 | 31 | Collège d'Alma | $3,399 | $3,324 | 2.3 | 33 | $103.0 | QC | Agrinova |
| 34 | 28 | Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue | $3,378 | $3,717 | -9.1 | 42 | $80.4 | QC | Centre technologique des résidus industriels (CTRI) |
| 35 | 39 | Holland College | $3,272 | $2,558 | 27.9 | 28 | $116.9 | PE | Canada's Smartest Kitchen |
| 36 | 44 | Loyalist College | $3,193 | $2,023 | 57.8 | 27 | $118.3 | ON | Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis |
| 37 | 34 | Cégep de Saint-Laurent | $3,173 | $2,917 | 8.8 | 48 | $66.1 | QC | Cteau, Artenso |
| 38 | 33 | Lakeland College | $3,098 | $3,047 | 1.7 | 49 | $63.2 | AB | G.N. Sweet Livestock Research Facility |
| 39 | Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup | $2,865 | $2,893 | -1.0 | 47 | $61.0 | QC | Groupe de recherche en environnement et biotechnologie (GREB), Le laboratoire en innovation ouverte (LLio) | |
| 40 | 40 | Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick | $2,575 | $2,527 | 1.9 | 29 | $88.8 | NB | CCNB-INNOV |
| 41 | 36 | Cambrian College | $2,499 | $2,763 | -9.6 | 26 | $96.1 | ON | Glencore Centre for Innovation & Centre for Smart Mining |
| 42 | Georgian College | $2,238 | $1,011 | 121.4 | 57 | $39.3 | ON | Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (RIE) | |
| 43 | 38 | Red Deer Polytechnic | $2,084 | $2,593 | -19.6 | 201 | $10.4 | AB | Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing - Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC), Energy Innovation Centre (EIC) |
| 44 | Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne | $2,032 | $1,808 | 12.4 | 32 | $63.5 | QC | JACOBB - Centre d’intelligence artificielle appliquée | |
| 45 | 46 | Algonquin College | $1,850 | $1,746 | 6.0 | 99 | $18.7 | ON | Data Analytics Centre, Social Innovation Lab, Victimology Research Centre |
| 46 | 47 | New Brunswick Community College | $1,775 | $1,500 | 18.3 | 65 | $27.3 | NB | Centre for Applied Research and Ubiquitous Computing |
| 47 | 32 | Camosun College | $1,760 | $3,073 | -42.7 | 19 | $92.6 | BC | Camosun Technology Access Centre |
| 48 | Bow Valley College | $1,721 | $783 | 119.8 | 70 | $24.6 | AB | ||
| 49 | Cégep de Drummondville | $1,694 | $1,158 | 46.3 | 22 | $77.0 | QC | Centre collégial d'expertise en gérontologie (CCEG-CCTT) | |
| 50 | 45 | Collège Boréal | $1,647 | $1,814 | -9.2 | 36 | $45.8 | ON | |
