Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges 2018
| Rank | College | Research Income | Researchers* | Research Intensity | Main Research Institute/Centre/Facility | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | FY2017** $000 |
FY2016 $000 |
% Change 2016-2017+ |
2016-2017 # |
$ per Researcher $000 |
Prov | ||
| 1 | 3 | Lambton College | $11,397 | $11,038 | 3.3 | 71 | $160.5 | ON | Centre of Excellence in Energy and Bio-Industrial Technologies |
| 2 | 1 | George Brown College | $11,060 | $13,217 | -16.3 | 128 | $86.4 | ON | Food Innovation & Research Studio, Product Development, Digital Experience, Green Building |
| 3 | 15 | NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | $9,925 | $5,205 | 90.7 | 48 | $206.8 | AB | |
| 4 | 11 | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | $8,290 | $5,975 | 38.7 | 78 | $106.3 | QC | Centre de métallurgie du Québec |
| 5 | 6 | Sheridan College | $8,280 | $8,297 | -0.2 | 104 | $79.6 | ON | Sheridan Centre for Elder Research |
| 6 | 5 | Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles | $8,192 | $9,951 | -17.7 | 108 | $75.9 | QC | CIRADD, Merinov, Nergica |
| 7 | 8 | Centennial College | $7,004 | $6,364 | 10.1 | 196 | $35.7 | ON | Wearable, Interactive, and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Health |
| 8 | 7 | Niagara College | $6,517 | $6,942 | -6.1 | 63 | $103.4 | ON | Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre |
| 9 | 2 | Fanshawe College | $6,237 | $12,332 | -49.4 | 55 | $113.4 | ON | Canadian Centre for Product Validation |
| 10 | 9 | Red River College | $6,205 | $6,172 | 0.5 | 48 | $129.3 | MB | BETAC - Building Envelope Technology Access Centre |
| 11 | 10 | British Columbia Institute of Technology | $6,100 | $6,000 | 1.7 | 120 | $50.8 | BC | Centre for Applied Research and Innovation |
| 12 | 13 | Cégep de La Pocatière | $5,970 | $5,674 | 5.2 | 73 | $81.8 | QC | Solutions Novika, Biopterre, OPTECH |
| 13 | 12 | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | $5,938 | $5,737 | 3.5 | 87 | $68.3 | QC | Centre technologique en aérospatiale |
| 14 | 14 | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) | $5,495 | $5,487 | 0.1 | 67 | $82.0 | AB | Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems |
| 15 | 16 | Yukon College | $4,991 | $4,803 | 3.9 | 43 | $116.1 | YT | Yukon Research Centre |
| 16 | 23 | Mohawk College | $4,865 | $3,137 | 55.1 | 129 | $37.7 | ON | IDEAWORKS |
| 17 | 20 | Nova Scotia Community College | $4,675 | $3,719 | 25.7 | 90 | $51.9 | NS | NSCC Applied Oceans Research Group |
| 18 | 4 | Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe | $4,401 | $10,792 | -59.2 | 117 | $37.6 | QC | CTT Group, Cintech Agroalimentaire, Eklor |
| 19 | 19 | Cégep de Thetford | $3,664 | $3,866 | -5.2 | 42 | $87.2 | QC | OLEOTEK, Centre de Technologie Minérale et de Plasturgie |
| 20 | 30 | Humber College | $3,303 | $2,275 | 45.2 | 302 | $10.9 | ON | Centre for Entrepreneurship |
| 21 | 22 | Cégep de Sept-Îles | $3,252 | $3,190 | 1.9 | 25 | $130.1 | QC | ITMI, INREST |
| 22 | 37 | Cambrian College | $3,220 | $1,856 | 73.5 | 27 | $119.3 | ON | Glencore Centre for Innovation |
| 23 | 24 | Conestoga College | $3,129 | $2,825 | 10.8 | 168 | $18.6 | ON | Centre for Advancing Seniors' Care, Centre for Smart Manufacturing, Technology Recycling Lab |
| 24 | 25 | Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick | $3,000 | $2,709 | 10.7 | 30 | $100.0 | NB | CCNB-INNOV Network |
| 25 | 21 | Cégep de Victoriaville | $2,894 | $3,292 | -12.1 | 48 | $60.3 | QC | CETAB+, CISA, INOVEM |
| 26 | 41 | Camosun College | $2,766 | $1,635 | 69.2 | 15 | $184.4 | BC | Camosun Technology Access Centre |
| 27 | 33 | Algonquin College | $2,734 | $2,072 | 31.9 | 79 | $34.6 | ON | Data Analytics Research Centre |
| 28 | 29 | Collège Shawinigan | $2,733 | $2,308 | 18.4 | 28 | $97.6 | QC | CNETE (Centre National en Èlectrochimie et en Technologies Environnementales) |
| 29 | 36 | Collège d'Alma | $2,716 | $1,904 | 42.6 | 19 | $142.9 | QC | Agrinova |
| 30 | 27 | Aurora College | $2,635 | $2,485 | 6.0 | 11 | $239.5 | NT | Aurora Research Institute |
| 31 | 18 | Cégep André-Laurendeau | $2,628 | $4,100 | -35.9 | 30 | $87.6 | QC | OPTECH, Institut international de logistique de Montréal |
| 32 | 26 | Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue | $2,448 | $2,701 | -9.4 | 23 | $106.4 | QC | Centre technologique des résidus industriels |
| 33 | 47 | College of the North Atlantic | $2,415 | $1,474 | 63.8 | 18 | $134.2 | NL | Applied Mineralogy and Chemistry Lab |
| 34 | 38 | Collège de Maisonneuve | $2,410 | $1,800 | 33.9 | 40 | $60.3 | QC | CÉPROCQ, ITEGA, IRIPI |
| 35 | 31 | Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon | $2,238 | $2,239 | -0.04 | 28 | $79.9 | QC | TransBIOTech, CRVI |
| 36 | 49 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | $2,063 | $1,404 | 46.9 | 65 | $31.7 | SK | Digital Integration Centre of Excellence |
| 37 | 28 | Seneca College | $1,990 | $2,430 | -18.1 | 71 | $28.0 | ON | Centre for Development of Open Technology |
| 38 | 39 | Dawson College | $1,945 | $1,725 | 12.8 | 32 | $60.8 | QC | Centre de recherche pour l’inclusion scolaire et professionnelle des étudiants en situation de handicap |
| 39 | 34 | Red Deer College | $1,808 | $2,001 | -9.6 | 106 | $17.1 | AB | Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing |
| 40 | 46 | Cégep de Rimouski | $1,692 | $1,506 | 12.4 | 32 | $52.9 | QC | SEREX, Innovation Maritime |
| 41 | 40 | Cégep de Saint-Laurent | $1,645 | $1,704 | -3.5 | 17 | $96.8 | QC | Centre des technologies de l’eau |
| 42 | 44 | Grande Prairie Regional College | $1,627 | $1,531 | 6.3 | 44 | $37.0 | AB | National Bee Diagnostic Centre - Technology Access Centre |
| 43 | 43 | Durham College | $1,618 | $1,575 | 2.7 | 32 | $50.6 | ON | Centre for Craft Brewing Innovation, Artificial Intelligence Hub |
| 44 | 48 | Olds College | $1,546 | $1,427 | 8.3 | 28 | $55.2 | AB | OCCI - Olds College Centre for Innovation |
| 45 | 45 | Cégep de Sainte-Foy | $1,534 | $1,512 | 1.5 | 37 | $41.5 | QC | Centre en imagerie numérique et medias interactifs |
| 46 | 32 | Holland College | $1,396 | $2,210 | -36.8 | 29 | $48.1 | PE | Canada's Smartest Kitchen |
| 47 | 17 | Cégep de Saint-Jérôme | $1,382 | $4,326 | -68.1 | 37 | $37.4 | QC | CDCQ, IVI |
| 48 | Cégep de Jonquière | $1,364 | $1,094 | 24.7 | 62 | $22.0 | QC | CPA, ÉCOBES | |
| 49 | St. Lawrence College | $1,316 | $964 | 36.5 | 5 | $263.2 | ON | Sustainable Energy Applied Research Centre | |
| 50 | 42 | Lethbridge College | $1,286 | $1,628 | -21.0 | 18 | $71.4 | AB | Aquaculture Centre of Excellence |
Notes:
- Data were obtained through a survey of publicly-funded colleges and from financial statements.
- Research income includes all funds (direct and indirect) to support applied and scholarly research received from all sources (internal and external).
- FY2016 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
- Data are provided for the main college including affiliated research institutes/centres, where applicable.
| * | Head count of full or part-time faculty/teaching staff/technicians and/or dedicated researchers conducting research. Does not include support staff or student researchers |
| ** | FY2017 research income excludes in-kind contributions, income received from Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Funds (PSI-SIF) and technical service/fee-for service agreements |
| + | Caution should be used when comparing 2016-2017 research income growth results as definitions changed between years |