Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals 2018
| Rank | Hospital/Hospital Network/Health Authority | Research Spending | Research Intensity | Main Affiliated Research Institute(s)/Centre(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | FY2017 $000 |
FY2016 $000 |
% Change 2016-2017 |
Researcher | Hospital | Prov | ||
| $ per Researcher $000 |
$ as % of Total Hospital Spending | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | University Health Network | $350,080 | $332,000 | 5.4 | $601.5 | 17.3 | ON | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Techna Institute |
| 2 | 2 | Hospital for Sick Children | $209,627 | $201,484 | 4.0 | $600.7 | 23.8 | ON | SickKids Research Institute |
| 3 | 4 | Hamilton Health Sciences | $206,950 | $171,458 | 20.7 | $454.8 | 14.2 | ON | Population Health Research Institute, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute, Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute |
| 4 | 3 | McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) | $204,174 | $178,823 | 14.2 | $590.1 | 18.7 | QC | Research Institute of the MUHC |
| 5 | 6 | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | $145,501 | $149,987 | -3.0 | $365.6 | 4.3 | BC | Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute |
| 6 | 7 | Ottawa Hospital | $136,829 | $128,974 | 6.1 | $374.9 | 9.9 | ON | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation |
| 7 | 5 | Provincial Health Services Authority | $133,314 | $161,939 | -17.7 | $164.6 | 4.9 | BC | BC Cancer Agency/Research Centre, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, BC Centre for Disease Control |
| 8 | 8 | London Health Sciences Centre/ St. Joseph's Health Care London (a) |
$123,255 | $124,304 | -0.8 | $616.3 | 7.8 | ON | Lawson Health Research Institute |
| 9 | 9 | CHU de Québec - Université Laval | $102,306 | $96,788 | 5.7 | $311.0 | 8.6 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval |
| 10 | 10 | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $91,214 | $92,872 | -1.8 | $288.7 | 9.2 | ON | Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Research Academy |
| 11 | 11 | Sinai Health System | $88,878 | $84,564 | 5.1 | $753.2 | 14.8 | ON | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation |
| 12 | 12 | St. Michael's Hospital+ | $77,096 | $78,149 | -1.3 | $370.7 | 11.2 | ON | Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute |
| 13 | 13 | Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) | $73,274 | $73,237 | 0.1 | $179.6 | 7.3 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHUM |
| 14 | 14 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $68,269 | $66,806 | 2.2 | $555.0 | 16.9 | ON | Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry |
| 15 | 15 | CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l´île de Montréal | $59,584 | $54,828 | 8.7 | $272.1 | 6.8 | QC | Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital |
| 16 | 16 | Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone | $53,969 | $51,000 | 5.8 | $148.3 | na | AB | |
| 17 | 17 | Montreal Heart Institute | $48,644 | $49,329 | -1.4 | $579.1 | 23.3 | QC | Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre |
| 18 | 18 | CHU Sainte-Justine | $38,837 | $38,201 | 1.7 | $185.8 | 8.3 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine |
| 19 | 20 | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) (b) | $37,148 | $29,211 | 27.2 | $199.7 | 1.8 | MB | Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre Department of Research, Concordia Joint Replacement Group/Orthopaedic Innovation Centre |
| 20 | 23 | CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale - site IUSMQ | $33,856 | $26,545 | 27.5 | $490.7 | 19.2 | QC | Centre de recherche CERVO |
| 21 | 22 | CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $32,554 | $27,861 | 16.8 | $561.3 | 3.6 | QC | Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Douglas |
| 22 | 21 | Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval | $29,023 | $28,050 | 3.5 | $273.8 | 9.9 | QC | Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval |
| 23 | 19 | Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone | $28,947 | $32,021 | -9.6 | $391.2 | na | AB | |
| 24 | 25 | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | $26,350 | $24,156 | 9.1 | $112.1 | 8.7 | ON | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute |
| 25 | 24 | St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | $25,684 | $26,116 | -1.7 | $171.2 | 4.4 | ON | Research St. Joseph's - Hamilton, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research |
| 26 | CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $25,252 | $25,201 | 0.2 | $135.8 | 2.1 | QC | Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal | |
| 27 | 26 | CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) | $24,832 | $23,732 | 4.6 | $97.4 | 1.9 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHUS, Centre de recherche sur le viellissement, Institut universitaire de premiere ligne en sante et services sociaux |
| 28 | 27 | Nova Scotia Health Authority | $22,798 | $22,468 | 1.5 | $77.3 | 1.1 | NS | Maritime SPOR Support Unit, Biomedical Translation Imaging Centre, Atlantic Canada Cancer Research Unit |
| 29 | 28 | CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal | $19,944 | $16,376 | 21.8 | $181.3 | 3.8 | QC | Centre de recherche du CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal |
| 30 | 30 | Kingston Health Sciences Centre - KGH Site | $17,363 | $15,813 | 9.8 | $65.0 | 3.8 | ON | Kingston General Health Research Institute |
| 31 | 29 | CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal | $15,338 | $15,987 | -4.1 | $62.6 | 1.3 | QC | CRIUGM, URDPM, IUJD, CREMIS, CREDITSA, IUD |
| 32 | 33 | IWK Health Centre | $14,639 | $13,915 | 5.2 | $127.3 | 5.5 | NS | Centre for Research in Family Health, Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, MicroResearch International |
| 33 | 32 | Baycrest | $14,584 | $14,456 | 0.9 | $560.9 | 9.1 | ON | Rotman Research Institute |
| 34 | 34 | St. Boniface Hospital | $12,931 | $12,044 | 7.4 | $380.3 | 3.5 | MB | Albrechtsen Research Centre |
| 35 | 31 | Women's College Hospital | $12,655 | $14,673 | -13.8 | $316.4 | 8.3 | ON | Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital Institute for Health Solutions and Virtual Care |
| 36 | 35 | Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital | $11,864 | $11,319 | 4.8 | $312.2 | 13.4 | ON | Bloorview Research Institute |
| 37 | 36 | The Royal | $10,588 | $8,956 | 18.2 | $165.4 | 6.2 | ON | University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research |
| 38 | 37 | Hôpital Montfort | $7,438 | $7,706 | -3.5 | $121.9 | 3.4 | ON | Institut du Savoir Montfort |
| 39 | 39 | Health Sciences North | $7,143 | $7,131 | 0.2 | $89.3 | 1.5 | ON | Health Sciences North Research Institute |
| 40 | 38 | Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre | $6,769 | $7,618 | -11.1 | $75.2 | 2.2 | ON | Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute |
Notes:
na = Not available
(a) Research spending amounts were combined as these hospitals have one research institute.
(b) Data for St. Boniface Hospital were not included with WRHA.
- Data were obtained through a survey or from financial statements. Information for Ontario was coordinated in part through CAHO (Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario).
- Research spending includes all funds (direct and indirect) spent on all sources (internal and external) to support research.
- Researchers include full/part-time researchers/scientists/investigators/clinician-researchers with a faculty appointment who actively conduct research.
- FY2016 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
- Data are provided for the main hospital/health network/health authority including their affiliated hospitals and research institutes/centres, where applicable.
na = Not available
(a) Research spending amounts were combined as these hospitals have one research institute.
(b) Data for St. Boniface Hospital were not included with WRHA.