Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals 2023
| Rank | Health Organization | Research Spending | Research Intensity | Main Affiliated Research Centre(s)/Institute(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | FY2022 $000 |
FY2021 $000 |
% Change 2021-2022 |
Researcher | Hospital | Province | ||
| $ per Researcher $000 |
$ as % of Total Hospital Spending | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | University Health Network (UHN) | $474,600 | $452,954 | 4.8 | $581.6 | 16.9 | ON | PM Cancer Centre, Krembil, TGHRI, McEwen Institute, Techna, KITE@UHN, TIER@UHN |
| 2 | 2 | Hospital for Sick Children | $294,224 | $278,139 | 5.8 | $690.7 | 27.3 | ON | SickKids Research Institute |
| 3 | 3 | McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) | $231,655 | $196,780 | 17.7 | $463.3 | 14.0 | QC | Research Institute of the MUHC |
| 4 | 5 | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | $168,824 | $174,510 | -3.3 | $381.1 | 3.5 | BC | Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), Providence Research |
| 5 | 4 | Provincial Health Services Authority | $162,523 | $188,828 | -13.9 | $172.7 | 3.5 | BC | BC Cancer Research Institute, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Women's Health Research Institute |
| 6 | 6 | Ottawa Hospital | $153,481 | $149,560 | 2.6 | $395.6 | 8.6 | ON | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corp |
| 7 | 9 | London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care London (a) | $137,414 | $129,832 | 5.8 | $776.4 | 7.1 | ON | Lawson Health Research Institute |
| 8 | 7 | Hamilton Health Sciences | $133,563 | $138,423 | -3.5 | $235.6 | 7.3 | ON | Population Health Research Institute, Thrombosis and Atheroscelerosis Research Institute, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute |
| 9 | 10 | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $128,441 | $102,896 | 24.8 | $329.3 | 9.8 | ON | Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| 10 | 8 | CHU de Québec - Université Laval | $120,173 | $136,807 | -12.2 | $349.3 | 7.3 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval |
| 11 | 11 | Unity Health Toronto | $104,489 | $94,618 | 10.4 | $924.7 | 7.6 | ON | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science |
| 12 | 13 | Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) | $95,619 | $84,887 | 12.6 | $191.2 | 5.7 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHUM |
| 13 | 12 | Sinai Health | $93,664 | $92,528 | 1.2 | $720.5 | 12.8 | ON | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Bridgepoiont Collaboratory for Research and Innovation |
| 14 | 15 | CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale | $88,255 | $76,899 | 14.8 | $258.1 | 3.9 | QC | CERVO, VITAM, CRUJeF, CIRRIS |
| 15 | 14 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $86,585 | $79,669 | 8.7 | $512.3 | 16.3 | ON | Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry |
| 16 | 19 | Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone | $66,706 | $51,921 | 28.5 | $195.0 | na | AB | |
| 17 | 16 | CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) | $62,027 | $61,874 | 0.2 | $124.3 | 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 | CHU Sainte-Justine | $58,360 | $53,246 | 9.6 | $205.5 | 8.7 | QC | Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine |
| 19 | 17 | CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l´île de Montréal | $58,011 | $56,119 | 3.4 | $262.5 | 4.8 | QC | Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research |
| 20 | 20 | Montreal Heart Institute | $41,117 | $46,793 | -12.1 | $399.2 | 14.9 | QC | Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre |
| 21 | 21 | CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $34,750 | $33,117 | 4.9 | $181.0 | 1.7 | QC | Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal |
| 22 | 24 | St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | $33,792 | $27,676 | 22.1 | $185.7 | 4.5 | ON | Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton |
| 23 | 22 | Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval | $32,892 | $32,865 | 0.1 | $427.2 | 8.8 | QC | Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval |
| 24 | 28 | Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone | $32,613 | $25,282 | 29.0 | $407.7 | na | AB | |
| 25 | 23 | Kingston Health Sciences Centre | $31,393 | $29,056 | 8.0 | $106.8 | 4.3 | ON | Kingston General Health Research Institute |
| 26 | 27 | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | $31,022 | $26,278 | 18.1 | $233.2 | 7.7 | ON | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute |
| 27 | 30 | Nova Scotia Health Authority | $27,881 | $24,318 | 14.7 | $91.4 | 1.0 | NS | |
| 28 | 26 | Baycrest | $25,966 | $26,332 | -1.4 | $961.7 | 12.7 | ON | Rotman Research Institute |
| 29 | 25 | CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $25,662 | $26,565 | -3.4 | $383.0 | 1.9 | QC | Douglas Hospital Research Centre |
| 30 | 31 | CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | $25,624 | $23,419 | 9.4 | $94.9 | 1.0 | QC | Centre de recherche-Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM), Institut universitaire sur la rédaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD) |
| 31 | 32 | Women's College Hospital | $19,732 | $17,394 | 13.4 | $346.2 | 10.4 | ON | Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care |
| 32 | 33 | The Royal | $17,289 | $15,253 | 13.3 | $221.7 | 8.8 | ON | University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research |
| 33 | 29 | Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg | $17,094 | $24,419 | -30.0 | $110.3 | 2.4 | MB | |
| 34 | 35 | St. Boniface Hospital | $12,834 | $12,971 | -1.1 | $356.5 | 3.1 | MB | Albrechtsen Research Centre |
| 35 | 34 | Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital | $12,664 | $13,094 | -3.3 | $666.5 | 12.2 | ON | Bloorview Research Institute |
| 36 | 36 | IWK Health Centre | $12,587 | $12,220 | 3.0 | $114.4 | 3.9 | NS | Centre for Pediatric Pain Research |
| 37 | 39 | Bruyère | $12,369 | $10,275 | 20.4 | $274.9 | 5.4 | ON | Bruyère Research Institute |
| 38 | 40 | Hôpital Montfort | $11,810 | $9,454 | 24.9 | $107.4 | 4.4 | ON | Institut du Savoir Montfort |
| 39 | 37 | Trillium Health Partners | $11,790 | $11,382 | 3.6 | $153.1 | 0.9 | ON | Institute for Better Health |
| 40 | Health Sciences North | $10,363 | $9,009 | 15.0 | $82.2 | 1.7 | 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 of public health organizations.
- Fiscal 2021 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
- Researcher headcounts include full and part-time researchers, scientists, investigators and clinician-researchers with a faculty appointment who actively conducted research in Fiscal 2022.
- Data are provided for the main health organization including their affiliated hospitals and research centres/institutes, where applicable.
(a) Research spending amounts were combined as these hospitals have one research institute.