Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals 2019
| Rank | Hospital/Hospital Network/Health Authority | Research Spending | Research Intensity | Main Affiliated Research Centre(s)/Institute(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 | FY2018 $000 |
FY2017 $000 |
% Change 2017-2018 |
Researcher | Hospital | Prov | ||
| $ per Researcher $000 |
$ as % of Total Hospital Spending | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | University Health Network (UHN) | $362,800 | $350,080 | 3.6 | $500.4 | 17.5 | ON | PM Cancer Centre, Krembil, TGHRI, McEwen Institute, Techna, KITE @ UHN |
| 2 | 2 | Hospital for Sick Children | $246,625 | $209,627 | 17.6 | $700.6 | 27.8 | ON | SickKids Research Institute |
| 3 | 3 | Hamilton Health Sciences | $195,757 | $206,950 | -5.4 | $428.4 | 12.9 | ON | Population Health Research Institute, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute, Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute |
| 4 | 4 | McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) | $181,259 | $204,174 | -11.2 | $503.5 | 15.5 | QC | Research Institute of the MUHC |
| 5 | 5 | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | $162,226 | $145,501 | 11.5 | $416.0 | 4.6 | BC | Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Providence Health Care Research Institute |
| 6 | 7 | Provincial Health Services Authority | $154,364 | $133,314 | 15.8 | $191.3 | 5.3 | BC | BC Cancer Agency/Research Centre, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, BC Centre for Disease Control |
| 7 | 6 | Ottawa Hospital | $139,799 | $136,829 | 2.2 | $390.5 | 9.8 | ON | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation |
| 8 | 8 | London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care London (a) | $123,790 | $123,255 | 0.4 | $612.8 | 7.6 | ON | Lawson Health Research Institute |
| 9 | 9 | CHU de Québec - Université Laval | $101,627 | $102,306 | -0.7 | $298.9 | 8.4 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval |
| 10 | 10 | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $92,647 | $91,214 | 1.6 | $286.8 | 9.0 | ON | Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Research Academy |
| 11 | 12 | Unity Health Toronto | $86,480 | $77,096 | 12.2 | $402.2 | 11.8 | ON | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science |
| 12 | 11 | Sinai Health System | $84,093 | $88,878 | -5.4 | $683.7 | 14.2 | ON | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation |
| 13 | CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale | $76,200 | $62,908 | 21.1 | $269.3 | 5.4 | QC | CERVO, CERSSPL-UL, CIRRIS, CRUJeF | |
| 14 | 13 | Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) | $75,251 | $73,274 | 2.7 | $184.4 | 5.1 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHUM |
| 15 | 14 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $72,377 | $68,269 | 6.0 | $583.7 | 17.1 | ON | Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry |
| 16 | 16 | Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone | $54,410 | $53,969 | 0.8 | $156.4 | na | AB | Cross Cancer Institute, Stollery Children's Hospital, Univ. of Alberta Hospital, NACTRC |
| 17 | 15 | CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l´île de Montréal | $52,791 | $59,584 | -11.4 | $244.4 | 5.7 | QC | Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital |
| 18 | 17 | Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal | $46,415 | $48,644 | -4.6 | $527.4 | 22.4 | QC | Centre de recherche de l'Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal |
| 19 | 18 | CHU Sainte-Justine | $38,564 | $38,837 | -0.7 | $182.8 | 8.4 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine |
| 20 | 19 | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) (b) | $36,098 | $37,148 | -2.8 | $201.7 | 1.8 | MB | Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre Department of Research, Concordia Joint Replacement Group/Orthopaedic Innovation Centre |
| 21 | 21 | CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $32,424 | $32,554 | -0.4 | $531.5 | 3.6 | QC | Douglas Hospital Research Centre |
| 22 | 22 | Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval | $30,018 | $29,023 | 3.4 | $435.0 | 11.0 | QC | Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval |
| 23 | 23 | Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone | $29,723 | $28,947 | 2.7 | $391.1 | na | AB | Alberta Children's Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, CCCR |
| 24 | 26 | CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $27,725 | $25,252 | 9.8 | $149.1 | 2.3 | QC | Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal |
| 25 | 24 | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | $24,235 | $26,350 | -8.0 | $96.9 | 7.4 | ON | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute |
| 26 | 25 | St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | $24,227 | $25,684 | -5.7 | $143.4 | 4.1 | ON | Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research |
| 27 | 27 | CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) | $23,052 | $24,832 | -7.2 | $61.1 | 1.6 | QC | Centre de recherche sur le viellissement, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux |
| 28 | 28 | Nova Scotia Health Authority | $22,553 | $22,798 | -1.1 | $76.5 | 1.0 | NS | |
| 29 | Kingston Health Sciences Centre | $19,539 | $20,571 | -5.0 | $54.7 | 3.5 | ON | Hotel Dieu Hospital Kingston Research Institute, Kingston General Health Research Institute | |
| 30 | 31 | CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal | $17,359 | $15,338 | 13.2 | $70.9 | 1.2 | QC | CRIUGM, IURDPM, IUD |
| 31 | 29 | CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal | $16,487 | $19,944 | -17.3 | $87.2 | 3.1 | QC | Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Centre InterActions, Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies |
| 32 | 33 | Baycrest | $15,456 | $14,584 | 6.0 | $515.2 | 9.2 | ON | Rotman Research Institute |
| 33 | 32 | IWK Health Centre | $13,838 | $14,639 | -5.5 | $120.3 | 5.0 | NS | MicroResearch International, Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology |
| 34 | 34 | St. Boniface Hospital | $13,535 | $12,931 | 4.7 | $386.7 | 3.8 | MB | Albrechtsen Research Centre, Asper Clinical Institute |
| 35 | 35 | Women's College Hospital | $13,044 | $12,655 | 3.1 | $250.8 | 8.4 | ON | Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care |
| 36 | 36 | Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital | $12,539 | $11,864 | 5.7 | $627.0 | 13.4 | ON | Bloorview Research Institute |
| 37 | 37 | The Royal | $12,389 | $10,588 | 17.0 | $158.8 | 7.0 | ON | University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research |
| 38 | 39 | Health Sciences North | $9,996 | $7,143 | 39.9 | $101.0 | 2.0 | ON | Health Sciences North Research Institute |
| 39 | 38 | Hôpital Montfort | $9,902 | $7,438 | 33.1 | $162.3 | 4.4 | ON | Institut du Savoir Montfort |
| 40 | Bruyère Continuing Care | $8,264 | $6,240 | 32.4 | $229.6 | 5.4 | ON | Bruyère Research Institute | |
Notes:
(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.
- Researcher counts include full/part-time researchers/scientists/investigators/clinician-researchers with a faculty appointment who actively conducted research.
- FY2017 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 centres/institutes, where applicable.
(a) Research spending amounts were combined as these hospitals have one research institute.
(b) Data for St. Boniface Hospital were not included with WRHA.