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CANADA: SCIENCE POLICY and RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS

 

 

 

 

Government

 

Universities

 

Colleges

 

Polytechnics

 

Large research organisations

 

Institutes

 

Technology Centres

 

Industry Partnerships

 

Related organisation

 

Centres of Excellence

 

Other LINKS

 

 

The purpose of this document/file is to allow research oriented parties a quickscan of the 'landscape of science policy and research organisations' in the Canada. Starting with the Science Foundation, the organisational lines and links are followed until the individual research organisations in successive appendixes. Blue underlined text signifies direct www access by hyperlink. The inventory may not be considered to be conclusive.

 

All information is or was publicly available on the internet.

 

 

 

Last update: April 17th, 2017

 

 

 

Canada's three granting agencies:

-         CIHR Canadian Institutes of Health Research www.cihr.ca

-         NSERC Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council www.nserc.ca

-         SSHRC Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada www.sshrc.ca

-         IC Industry Canada www.ic.gc.ca

combine efforts to support & oversee their initiatives.

 

 

Government

DHC Department of Canadian Heritage  www.pch.gc.ca/

NAC National Archives of Canada  www.archives.ca/

DE Department of Environment  www.ec.gc.ca

CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency   www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca

NWRI National Water Research Institute www.cciw.ca/nwri/

DFAIT Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade   www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca

CIDA Canadian International Development Agency www.acdi-cida.gc.ca 

IDRC International Development Research Centre  www.idrc.ca

DH Department of Health  www.hc-sc.gc.ca

PMRA Pest Management Regulatory Agency www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pmra-arla/ 

CIHR Canadian Institutes of Health Research  www.cihr.ca   

CCSA Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse / www.ccsa.ca

NBSC National Blood Safety Council www.bloodsafety.gc.ca

DI Department of Industry www.ic.gc.ca

CIPO Canadian Intellectual Property Office www.cipo-opic.gc.ca

CB Competition Bureau www.competition.ic.gc.ca

NESRC Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada www.nserc.ca  

SSHRC Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada  www.sshrc.ca 

TSACC Telecommunications Standards Advisory Council of Canada  www.tsacc.ic.gc.ca

DNR Department of Natural Resources www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca 

CFS Canadian Forest Service  www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/cfs-scf

GFC Geological Survey of Canada www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/gsc/ 

GC Geomatics Canada www.geocan.nrcan.gc.ca

OEE Office of Energy Efficiency www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca  

NEB National Energy Board  www.neb-one.gc.ca

CNSC Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca 

CWB Canadian Wheat Board www.cwb.ca  

CNOPB Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board www.cnopb.nfnet.com 

CNSOPB Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board www.cnsopb.ns.ca

DT Department of Transport www.tc.gc.ca

CTA Canadian Transportation Agency www.cta-otc.gc.ca

ACOA Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency  www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca 

NRTEE National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy www.nrtee-trnee.ca

 

Other Institutions:

CMEC Council of Ministers of Education, Canada  www.cmec.ca

CCME Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment  www.ccme.ca

 

Universities

·        AC Acadia University www.acadiau.ca

·        AU Amory University www.AmoryUniversity.net

·        AU Athabasca University www.athabascau.ca

·        BU Bishop's University www.ubishops.ca

·        BU Brandon University www.brandonu.ca

·        BU Brock University www.brocku.ca

·        CC Conestoga College www.conestogac.on.ca

·        CU Concordia University www.concordia.ca

·        CU Carleton University www.carleton.ca

·        CVU Canadian Virtual University www.cvu-uvc.ca

·        DAL Dalhousie University www.dal.ca

·        FU Fredericton's University of New Brunswick www.unb.ca/fredericton.html

·        HEC M HEC Montréal www.hec.ca

·        KUC Kwantlen University College www.kwantlen.ca

·        LU Lakehead University www.lakeheadu.ca

·        LU Lansbridge University www.lansbridge.com

·        LU Laurentian University www.laurentian.ca

·        MTA Mount Allison University www.mta.ca

·        MU McGill University www.mcgill.ca

·        MU McMaster University www.mcmaster.ca

·        MSVU Mount Saint Vincent University www.msvu.ca

·        MUN Memorial University www.mun.ca

·        NU Nipissing University www.nipissingu.ca

·        QU Queen's University www.queensu.ca

·        RRU Royal Roads University www.royalroads.ca

·        RU Ryerson University www.ryerson.ca

·        SFU Simon Fraser University www.sfu.ca

·        SFXU St. Francis Xavier University www.stfx.ca

·        SJU Saint John's University of New Brunswick www.unbsj.ca/

·        SMU Saint Mary's University www.stmarys.ca

·        STU St. Thomas University www.stthomasu.ca

·        TU Trent University www.trentu.ca

·        TUCS Tyndale University College & Seminary www.tyndale.ca

·        TWU Trinity Western University www.twu.ca

·        UA University of Alberta www.ualberta.ca

·        UBC University of British Columbia www.ubc.ca

·        UC University of Calgary www.ucalgary.ca

·        UG University of Guelph www.uoguelph.ca

·        UGH University of Guelph-Humber www.guelphhumber.ca

·        UL Université Laval www.ulaval.ca

·        UL University of Lethbridge http://home.uleth.ca

·        UM University of Manitoba www.umanitoba.ca

·        UM Université de Moncton www.umoncton.ca

·        UM Université de Montréal www.umontreal.ca

·        UNB University of New Brunswick www.unb.ca

·        UNBC University of Northern British Columbia www.unbc.ca

·        UO University of Ottawa www.uottawa.ca

·        UPEI University of Prince Edward Island www.upei.ca

·        UQAMUniversité du Québec a Montréal www.uqam.ca

·        UR University of Regina www.uregina.ca

·        US University of Saskatchewan www.usask.ca

·        US Université de Sherbrooke www.usherb.ca

·        UV University of Victoria www.uvic.ca

·        UW University of Waterloo www.uwaterloo.ca

·        UW University of Windsor www.uwindsor.ca

·        UW University of Winnipeg www.uwinnipeg.ca

·        VUW Vancouver University Worldwide www.vancouveruniversity.ca

·        WLU Wilfrid Laurier University www.wlu.ca

·        YU York University www.yorku.ca

 

COLLEGES

·        AC Ashton College www.ashtoncollege.com

·        AUC Algoma University College www.auc.on.ca

·        AUC Augustana University College www.augustana.ab.ca

·        CV Collège de Valleyfield www.colval.qc.ca

·        AVC Alberta Vocational College www.avc.calgary.ab.ca

·        AVC Alberta Vocational College www.avcedm.ges.ab.ca

·        BBC Bethany Bible College www.bethany-ca.edu

·        BMC Blanche Macdonald Centre www.blanchemacdonald.com

·        BWCC Northwest Community College www.nwcc.bc.ca

·        CAN College of the North Atlantic www.northatlantic.nf.ca

·        CC Camosun College www.camosun.bc.ca

·        CC Capilano College www.capcollege.bc.ca

·        CC Century College www.centurycollege.com

·        CC Coquitlam College www.coquitlamcollege.com

·        CFXG Collège François-Xavier-Garneau www.cegep-fxg.qc.ca

·        CIC Canadian International College www.cic.bc.ca

·        CIC Canadian Ivy College www.ivycollege.ca

·        CMCC Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College www.cmcc.ca

·        CMR Collège militaire Royal www.cmr.ca

·        CNDF Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy www.cndf.qc.ca

·        COTR College of the Rockies www.cotr.bc.ca

·        CSF Cégep de Sainte-Foy www.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca

·        CTC Canadian Tourism College www.tourismcollege.com

·        CUCA Concordia University College of Alberta www.concordia.ab.ca

·        CUSB Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface www.ustboniface.mb.ca

·        DC Douglas College www.douglas.bc.ca

·        EC Erindale College www.erin.utoronto.ca

·        ECIAD Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design www.eciad.bc.ca

·        GPEC Grande Prairie Regional College www.gprc.ab.ca

·        GNCC Grant MacEwan Community College www.gmcc.ab.ca

·        HC Herzing College www.herzing.edu/toronto/

·        HCC Harbour City College www.harbourcity.org

·        HLI Hidden Land Institute http://theorder.info

·        HLI Hidden Land Institute http://prof-regehr.com

·        IHMC Imperial Hotel Management College www.harbourcity.org

·        ITHQ Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec www.ithq.qc.ca

·        KIC Kamloops International College www.kicollege.com

·        KUC Kings University College www.kingsu.ab.ca

·        KUC Kwantlen University College www.kwantlen.bc.ca

·        LC Langara College www.langara.bc.ca

·        LC Lethbridge Community www.lethbridgec.ab.ca

·        LC Loyalist College www.loyalistc.on.ca

·        LLC Lakeland College www.lakelandc.ab.ca

·        MHC Medicine Hat College www.mhc.ab.ca

·        MALA Malaspina University College www.mala.bc.ca

·        MC McKenzie College www.mckenzie.ca

·        MRC Mount Royal College www.mtroyal.ab.ca

·        NBCC Collèges communautaires du Nouveau-Brunswick www.nbcc.nb.ca

·        NIC North Island College www.nic.bc.ca

·        NLC Northern Lights College www.nlc.bc.ca

·        NSAC Nova Scotia Agricultural College www.nsac.ns.ca/nsac/

·        NSCC Nova Scotia Community College www.nscc.ca

·        OC Olds College www.oldscollege.ab.ca

·        OCAD Ontario College of Art and Design www.ocad.on.ca

·        OISE Ontario Institute for Studies in Education www.oise.utoronto.ca

·        OLA Open Learning Agency www.ola.bc.ca

·        OUC Okanagan University College www.ouc.bc.ca

·        PIAT Professional Institute of Applied Technology www.piat-it.com

·        PSH Production School House www.productionschoolhouse.com

·        PRC Parkland Regional College www.parklandcollege.sk.ca

·        RAC Recording Arts Canada www.recordingarts.com

·        RC Redeemer College www.redeemer.on.ca

·        RCC Red River College www.rrc.mb.ca

·        RDC Red Deer College www.rdc.ab.ca

·        RMCC Royal Military College of Canada www.rmc.ca

·        SCAR Scarborough www.scar.utoronto.ca

·        SC Selkirk College www.selkirk.bc.ca

·        SC Sheridan College www.sheridanc.on.ca

·        SCC Summit Career College www.summitcareercollege.com

·        SIAST Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology www.siast.sk.ca

·        SJC St. John's College www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_johns

·        SLCC Spanish Language Center of Cuernavaca www.allinfo.net/SLCC/

·        SPC St. Paul's College www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls

·        SPM School of Professional Makeup www.promakeupart.com

·        SPOGC St. Paul Ottawa Global College www.spogc-edu.org

·        SRC Southeast Regional College www.southeastcollege.org

·        STMC St. Mary's College www.stmc.ab.ca

·        SWGC Sir Wilfred Grenfell College www.swgc.mun.ca

·        TC Trinity College www.trinity.utoronto.ca

·        TAFTU William Howard Taft University www.taftu.edu/

·        UCC University College of the Cariboo www.cariboo.bc.ca

·        UCCB University College of Cape Breton www.uccb.ns.ca

·        UCFV University College of the Fraser Valley www.ucfv.bc

·        UKC University of Kings College www.ukings.ns.ca

·        USJC St. Jeromes College www.usjc.uwaterloo.ca

·        UT University of Toronto www.utoronto.ca

·        VEC Vancouver English Centre www.vec.bc.ca

·        VPC Vancouver Premier College www.vpcollege.com

·        VU Victoria University http://vicu.utoronto.ca

·        YC Yukon College http://yukoncollege.yk.ca

 

 

POLYTECHNICS

·        BC Brescia College www.uwo.ca/brescia

·        BCIT British Columbia Institute of Technology www.bcit.bc.ca

·        DVIT DeVry Institute of Technology www.devry.ca

·        ETS Ecole de Technologie Supérieure www.etsmtl.ca

·        EPM Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal www.polymtl.ca

·        HC Huron College www.uwo.ca./huron

·        KC King's College www.uwo.ca/kings

·        NAIT Northern Alberta Institute of Technology www.nait.ab.ca

·        SAIT Southern Alberta Institute of Technology www.sait.ab.ca

·        TUBC Technical University of British Columbia www.tu.bc.ca

·        TUNS Technical University of Nova Scotia www.tuns.ca

·        UWO University of Western Ontario ww.uwo.ca

 

 

Others

o ENAP Ecole Nationale d'Administration Publique www.enap.uquebec.ca

o IAF Institut Armand Frappier www.iaf.uquebec.ca

o INRS Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique www.inrs-urb.uquebec.ca

o TU Télé-Université Télé-Université www.teluq.uquebec.ca

o UQAC Université du Québec à Chicoutimi www.uqac.uquebec.ca

o UQAH Université du Québec à Hull www.uqah.uquebec.ca

o UQAR Université du Québec à Rimouski www.uqar.uquebec.ca

o UQAT Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue www.uqat.uquebec.ca

o UQC Université du Quebec Central www.uquebec.ca

o UQO Université du Québec en Outaouais www.uqo.ca

o UQTR Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières www.uqtr.uquebec.ca

o UQSS Université du Québec Centre de Service Communs http://panoramix.uqss.uquebec.ca/cscuq/

o UQSS Université du Québec Siège Social http://panoramix.uqss.uquebec.ca/uqss/

 


 

Large research organisations

 

         NSERC     (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) www.nserc.ca

CSA   Canadian Space Agency  www.space.gc.ca

NRC National Research Council www.nrc.ca

 

Institutes

·        BRI Biotechnology Research Institute

·        CISTI Canada Institute for Scienti .c and Technical Information

·        HIA Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics

·        IARInstitute for Aerospace Research

·        IBD Institute for Biodiagnostics

·        IBS Institute for Biological Sciences

·        ICPET Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology

·        IIT Institute for Information Technology

·        IMB Institute for Marine Biosciences

·        IMD Institute for Marine Dynamics

·        IMI Industrial Materials Institute

·        IMS Institute for Microstructural Sciences

·        IMTI Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute

·        INMS Institute for National Measurement Standards

·        IRAP Industrial Research Assistance Program

·        IRC Institute for Research in Construction

·        PBI Plant Biotechnology Institute

·        SIMS Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences

·        IC NRC Innovation Centre

 

Technology Centres

·        CHC Canadian Hydraulics Centre

·        CSTT Centre for Surface Transportation Technology

·        TTC Thermal Technology Centre

 

 

Industry Partnership and incubator facilities

·        Large scale protein

·        Purifcation facility

·        Ultra-fast laser laboratory

·        Nuclear Magnetic

·        Resonance facilities

·        Mass spectrometry facilities

·        Aquaculture Research Station

·        Plant DNA Sequencing Facility

·        Virtual Antenna Lab

·        Aerodynamics Lab

·        Wind Tunnels

·        Flight Research Laboratory & aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Test Cells

·        Full-scale aircraft structural test facilities

·        Marine Dynamics Test Facility

·        Epitaxy growth systems

·        Astronomical observatories &data systems

·        Canadian Bioinformatics Resource

·        Canadian Centre for Housing Technology

·        Virtual Environment Technology Centre

·        National metrology facilities

·              and many more

 

National

·        ACST Advisory Council on Science and Technology http://acst-ccst.gc.ca/acst/home_e.html

·        ACFAS Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences www.acfas.ca

·        Banff Centre for the Arts pm

·        CCIC Canadian Council for International Co-operation http://fly.web.net/ccic/

·        CMEC Council of Ministers of Education www.cmec.ca

·        HRDC Human Resources Development Canada  www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca

·        IC Industry Canada http://info.ic.gc.ca

·        IRPP Institute for Research on Public Policy www.irpp.org

·        NAC National Archives of Canada www.archives.ca

·        NLC National Library of Canada www.nlc-bnc.ca

·        NRC National Research Council  www.nrc.ca

·        OLT Office of Learning Technologies http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/info/index.html

·        PRI Policy Research Initiative http://policyresearch.schoolnet.ca/main-e.htm

·        SC Statistics Canada www.statcan.ca

·        WUSC World University Service of Canada www.wusc.ca 


Provincial

·        ARC Alberta Research Council www.arc.ab.ca

·        APCS Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences www.mun.ca/apics/

·        AAU Association of Atlantic Universities http://is.dal.ca/~aau/

·        CEQ Centrale de l'enseignement du Québec (CEQ)* http://ceq.qc.ca/accueil.htm

·        COU Council of Ontario Universities www.cou.on.ca/Welcome.html

·        MERLIN Manitoba Education Research & Learning Information Networks www.merlin.mb.ca

·        MPHEC Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission www.mphec.ca

·        OCUS Ontario Council on Graduate Studies www.cou.on.ca/about-oc.htm

·        OCUR Ontario Council on University Research www.cou.on.ca/ocur.htm

·        SRC Saskatchewan Research Council www.src.sk.ca

·        SCBC Science Council of British Columbia www.scbc.org 


Related organisation

·        CARC Agri-Food Research Council (CARC) www.carc-crac.ca

·        AUCC Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada www.aucc.ca

·        CATA Canadian Advanced Technology Association www.cata.ca

 

 

CoE

                   Centres of Excellence (there are 21 of them )     http://www.nce.gc.ca

 

Other LINKS

to centres, programs etc.

·        Government of Canada Primary Internet Site

·        Agriculture and Agri-Food

·        Canadian Institutes of Health Research

·        Canada Research Chairs

·        Canadian Space Agency  (see below)

·        Environment Canada

·        Fisheries and Oceans

·        Health Canada

·        Industry Canada

·        National Research Council (see below)

·        Industrial Research Assistance Program

·        Natural Resources Canada

·        Canadian Forestry Service

·        Earth Sciences Sector

·        National Graduate Register

·        SchoolNet WWW

·        Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (see below)

·        Networks of Centres of Excellence  (see below)

·        Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN)

·        Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network (CBDN)

·        Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN)

·        Canadian Institute for Photonics Innovations (CIPI)

·        Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research (CITR)

·        Geomatics for Informed Decisions (GEOIDE)

·        Health Evidence Application and Linkage Network (HEALNet)

·        Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)

·        Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS)

·        Mechanical Wood-Pulps Network

·        Micronet

·        Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)

·        Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence (PENCE)

·        Sustainable Forest Management Network of Centres of Excellence (SFM)

·        TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence (TeleLearning.NCE)

Other
Access to Canadian University websites is available at either: 
AUCC'S Website, or CAURA's page.

·        Canada Foundation for Innovation  (see below)

·        CWSE: NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

·        New Frontiers, New Traditions: A National Conference for the Advancement of Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, July 6-8, 2000, St. John's, Newfoundland

·        Ottawa Carleton Research Institute (OCRI)

·        Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC)

·        Canadian Technology Gateway

·        Research and Development Bulletin

·        Canadian Science Writers Association

·        Trans-Forum

·        Strategis

·        Science's Next Wave

·        S&T Forum Web Site

·        AUTM Asscoiation of University Technology Managers www.autm.net

SME & .coms

·        For Farmers www.forfarmers.com  Description :ForFarmers.com is a marketplace for buying and selling new and used farm machinery, equipment, seeds, crops, livestock and a wide range of services including job opportunities.

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