Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals 2021
| Rank | Hospital/Hospital Network/Health Authority | Research Spending | Research Intensity | Main Affiliated Research Centre(s)/Institute(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | FY2020 $000 |
FY2019 $000 |
% Change 2019-2020 |
Researcher | Hospital | Prov | ||
| $ per Researcher $000 |
$ as % of Total Hospital Spending | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | University Health Network (UHN) | $489,966 | $408,300 | 20.0 | $610.9 | 20.0 | ON | PM Cancer Centre, Krembil, TGHRI, McEwen Institute, Techna, KITE@UHN, TIER@UHN |
| 2 | 2 | Hospital for Sick Children | $281,939 | $254,093 | 11.0 | $734.2 | 28.4 | ON | SickKids Research Institute |
| 3 | 3 | McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) | $206,101 | $203,660 | 1.2 | $507.6 | 15.5 | QC | Research Institute of the MUHC |
| 4 | 4 | Hamilton Health Sciences | $171,115 | $184,739 | -7.4 | $376.1 | 10.7 | ON | Population Health Research Institute, Thrombosis and Atheroscelerosis Research Institute, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute |
| 5 | 5 | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | $164,736 | $181,029 | -9.0 | $388.5 | 4.1 | BC | Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Providence Health Care Research Institute |
| 6 | 7 | Provincial Health Services Authority | $155,246 | $136,167 | 14.0 | $186.4 | 4.0 | BC | BC Cancer Research, BC Children's Research Institute, Women's Health Research Institute |
| 7 | 6 | Ottawa Hospital | $144,848 | $145,703 | -0.6 | $378.2 | 9.3 | ON | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corp |
| 8 | 8 | London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care London (a) | $121,888 | $118,796 | 2.6 | $618.7 | 7.0 | ON | Lawson Health Research Institute |
| 9 | 9 | CHU de Québec - Université Laval | $112,855 | $110,450 | 2.2 | $366.4 | 8.5 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval |
| 10 | 10 | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $107,616 | $102,128 | 5.4 | $311.9 | 9.0 | ON | Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| 11 | 12 | Sinai Health | $93,376 | $85,084 | 9.7 | $718.3 | 14.7 | ON | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation |
| 12 | 11 | Unity Health Toronto | $88,948 | $86,724 | 2.6 | $400.7 | 7.0 | ON | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science |
| 13 | 14 | Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) | $83,216 | $77,546 | 7.3 | $204.0 | 5.9 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHUM |
| 14 | 13 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $75,615 | $78,835 | -4.1 | $510.9 | 15.9 | ON | Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry |
| 15 | 15 | CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale | $74,817 | $76,755 | -2.5 | $233.8 | 4.8 | QC | CERVO, VITAM, CIRRIS, CRUJeF |
| 16 | 16 | Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone | $57,002 | $55,316 | 3.0 | $170.7 | na | AB | |
| 17 | 17 | CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) | $56,659 | $55,277 | 2.5 | $122.9 | 3.5 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHUS, Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux |
| 18 | 18 | CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l´île de Montréal | $51,536 | $52,275 | -1.4 | $233.2 | 4.5 | QC | Lady Davis Institute |
| 19 | 19 | CHU Sainte-Justine | $50,551 | $44,655 | 13.2 | $209.8 | 9.3 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine |
| 20 | 20 | Montreal Heart Institute | $43,636 | $41,592 | 4.9 | $445.3 | 19.4 | QC | Montreal Heart Institute Research Center |
| 21 | 21 | Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval | $34,458 | $35,565 | -3.1 | $478.6 | 11.2 | QC | Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval |
| 22 | 23 | CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $33,915 | $32,272 | 5.1 | $187.4 | 2.5 | QC | Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal |
| 23 | 24 | Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone | $33,070 | $29,060 | 13.8 | $403.3 | na | AB | |
| 24 | 22 | CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $30,295 | $32,456 | -6.7 | $488.6 | 3.0 | QC | Douglas Hospital Research Centre |
| 25 | 30 | Baycrest | $26,920 | $18,301 | 47.1 | $997.0 | 14.1 | ON | Rotman Research Institute |
| 26 | 27 | St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | $26,870 | $24,519 | 9.6 | $126.2 | 4.3 | ON | Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research |
| 27 | 25 | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | $26,783 | $26,874 | -0.3 | $100.7 | 7.7 | ON | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute |
| 28 | 29 | CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $26,497 | $22,653 | 17.0 | $102.7 | 1.6 | QC | Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Institut universitaire sur la rédaptation en déficience physique de Montréal, Institut universitaire sur les dépendances |
| 29 | 28 | Nova Scotia Health Authority | $25,700 | $23,988 | 7.1 | $84.8 | 1.0 | NS | |
| 30 | 26 | Kingston Health Sciences Centre | $25,266 | $24,842 | 1.7 | $67.9 | 4.1 | ON | Kingston General Health Research Institute |
| 31 | 36 | Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg | $20,210 | $11,701 | 72.7 | $149.7 | 3.4 | MB | |
| 32 | 31 | Women's College Hospital | $17,606 | $14,825 | 18.8 | $352.1 | 10.2 | ON | Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care |
| 33 | 32 | The Royal | $15,336 | $14,515 | 5.7 | $182.6 | 8.3 | ON | University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research |
| 34 | 33 | Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital | $14,000 | $13,475 | 3.9 | $700.0 | 13.7 | ON | Bloorview Research Institute |
| 35 | 35 | St. Boniface Hospital | $13,475 | $13,046 | 3.3 | $364.2 | 3.8 | MB | Albrechtsen Research Centre, Asper Clinical Institute |
| 36 | 34 | IWK Health Centre | $12,374 | $13,051 | -5.2 | $112.5 | 4.2 | NS | Canadian Centre for Vaccinology, Biomedical Translation Imaging Centre, MicroResearch International |
| 37 | Vitalité Health Network | $11,626 | $6,843 | 69.9 | $135.2 | 1.6 | NB | Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, New Brunswick Centre for Precision Medicine | |
| 38 | 38 | Bruyère | $10,401 | $10,376 | 0.2 | $297.2 | 6.2 | ON | Bruyère Research Institute |
| 39 | 37 | Hôpital Montfort | $9,732 | $10,493 | -7.3 | $100.3 | 4.0 | ON | Institut du Savoir Montfort |
| 40 | 39 | Health Sciences North | $9,237 | $10,317 | -10.5 | $105.0 | 1.8 | ON | Health Sciences North Research Institute |
Notes:
(a) Research spending amounts were combined as these hospitals have one research institute.
- Research spending includes all funds (direct and indirect) spent on all sources (internal and external) to support research.
- Data were obtained through a survey or from financial statements. Information for Ontario was coordinated in part through the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA).
- Fiscal 2019 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
- Researcher headcounts include full/part-time researchers/scientists/investigators/clinician-researchers with a faculty appointment who actively conducted research.
- 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.