Research Infosource Inc. :: University Research Partnerships FY2024

Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2025

University Partnerships Research Income by Tier FY2024

Corporate Research Income

Rank	Medical	$000
1	University of Toronto	$156,947
2	Université de Montréal	$104,079
3	McMaster University	$88,783

Rank	Comprehensive	$000
1	University of Guelph	$20,940
2	University of Waterloo	$16,841
3	Université du Québec à Montréal	$12,730

Rank	Undergraduate	$000
1	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	$10,649
2	Ontario Tech University	$8,525
3	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	$5,597

Corporate Research Income as % of
Total University Research Income

Rank	Medical	%
1	Memorial University of Newfoundland	30.2
2	McMaster University	21.0
3	Queen's University	19.5

Rank	Comprehensive	%
1	University of Guelph	11.9
2	Université du Québec à Montréal	10.6
3	Concordia University	9.9

Rank	Undergraduate	%
1	Ontario Tech University	30.1
2	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	26.7
3	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	21.8

Corporate Research Income Growth
(% Change FY2023-FY2024)

Rank	Medical	%
1	University of Saskatchewan	63.2
2	University of Manitoba	45.6
3	Université de Montréal	18.0

Rank	Comprehensive	%
1	Université du Québec à Montréal	35.1
2	York University	19.5
3	Toronto Metropolitan University	15.3

Rank	Undergraduate	%
1	Ontario Tech University	103.9
2	Université du Québec à Rimouski	48.1
3	Wilfrid Laurier University	43.4

Not-for-Profit Research Income

Rank	Medical	$000
1	University of Toronto+	$521,600
2	University of British Columbia	$186,640
3	Université de Montréal	$132,213

Rank	Comprehensive	$000
1	Simon Fraser University	$28,080
2	University of Waterloo	$24,083
3	University of Guelph	$15,522

Rank	Undergraduate	$000
1	Lakehead University	$7,206
2	Université de Moncton	$5,991
3	Université du Québec à Rimouski	$5,834

Not-for-Profit Research Income as % of
Total University Research Income

Rank	Medical	%
1	University of Manitoba	38.8
2	University of Toronto+	32.8
3	University of British Columbia	25.2

Rank	Comprehensive	%
1	University of New Brunswick	22.2
2	Simon Fraser University	17.7
3	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	13.1

Rank	Undergraduate	%
1	Université de Moncton	36.7
2	Lakehead University	25.6
3	University of Northern British Columbia	18.4

Not-for-Profit Research Income Growth
(% Change FY2023-FY2024)

Rank	Medical	%
1	Memorial University of Newfoundland	47.7
2	Université Laval	44.0
3	University of Saskatchewan	41.8

Rank	Comprehensive	%
1	Carleton University	43.0
2	University of New Brunswick	17.1
3	Toronto Metropolitan University	16.6

Rank	Undergraduate	%
1	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	440.6
2	University of Northern British Columbia	350.8
3	Université du Québec à Rimouski	233.4

International Government Research Income

Rank	Medical	$000
1	University of Toronto	$29,248
2	University of British Columbia	$28,798
3	McGill University	$22,299

Rank	Comprehensive	$000
1	University of Victoria	$5,052
2	Simon Fraser University	$4,486
3	University of Waterloo	$3,374

Rank	Undergraduate	$000
1	Ontario Tech University	$801
2	Trent University	$518
3	Lakehead University	$231

International Government Research Income as % of Total University Research Income

Rank	Medical	%
1	University of British Columbia	3.9
2	Queen's University	3.2
3	McGill University	3.0

Rank	Comprehensive	%
1	University of Windsor	3.2
2	University of Victoria	3.0
3	Simon Fraser University	2.8

Rank	Undergraduate	%
1	Trent University	3.5
2	Ontario Tech University	2.8
3	Lakehead University	0.8

International Government Research Income Growth (% Change FY2023-FY2024)

Notes:

Based on full-service universities on the 2025 Top 50 Research Universities list, and reported research income in the form of a grant or contract from corporate, not-for-profit and international government sources in Fiscal 2024.
Apparent ties due to rounding.