Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges 2020
| Rank | College | Sponsored Research Income | Researchers | Research Intensity | Prov | Main Affiliated Research Centre(s)/Institute(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | FY2019 $000 |
FY2018 $000 |
% Change 2018-2019 |
2018-2019 # |
$ per Researcher $000 |
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| 1 | 2 | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | $15,827 | $10,514 | 50.5 | 102 | $155.2 | QC | CMQ, Innofibre, C2T3 |
| 2 | 3 | Lambton College | $12,420 | $10,263 | 21.0 | 138 | $90.0 | ON | Bio-Industrial Process Research Centre, Lambton Manufacturing Innovation Centre |
| 3 | 11 | NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | $11,754 | $5,547 | 111.9 | 52 | $226.0 | AB | |
| 4 | 7 | Mohawk College | $10,884 | $7,641 | 42.4 | 153 | $71.1 | ON | IDEAWORKS |
| 5 | 14 | Red River College | $9,303 | $5,100 | 82.4 | 66 | $141.0 | MB | Vehicle Technology & Energy Centre (VTEC) |
| 6 | 8 | Humber College | $8,471 | $7,556 | 12.1 | 384 | $22.1 | ON | Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation |
| 7 | 17 | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) | $8,445 | $4,712 | 79.2 | 52 | $162.4 | AB | Centre for Energy Research in Clean Unconventional Technology Solutions (CERCUTS) |
| 8 | 1 | Niagara College | $7,828 | $11,185 | -30.0 | 43 | $182.0 | ON | Agriculture & Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre |
| 9 | 9 | British Columbia Institute of Technology | $7,531 | $6,003 | 25.5 | 120 | $62.8 | BC | Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) |
| 10 | 10 | Cégep de La Pocatière | $7,358 | $5,893 | 24.9 | 99 | $74.3 | QC | Solutions Novika, Biopterre, Optech |
| 11 | 13 | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | $7,243 | $5,177 | 39.9 | 102 | $71.0 | QC | Centre technologique en aérospatiale |
| 12 | 4 | Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles | $7,058 | $9,460 | -25.4 | 174 | $40.6 | QC | Merinov, Nergica, CIRADD |
| 13 | 18 | Cégep de Thetford | $6,456 | $4,442 | 45.3 | 55 | $117.4 | QC | Coalia, Kemitek |
| 14 | 19 | Sheridan College | $6,412 | $4,216 | 52.1 | 164 | $39.1 | ON | Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies |
| 15 | 6 | George Brown College | $6,255 | $8,084 | -22.6 | 136 | $46.0 | ON | FIRSt, Product Development Exchange, Fashion Exchange, Social Innovation Exchange |
| 16 | 26 | College of the North Atlantic | $6,151 | $2,611 | 135.6 | 102 | $60.3 | NL | Centre for Innovative Mining Solutions (CIMS), Newfoundland and Labrador Workforce Innovation Centre |
| 17 | Cégep de Jonquière | $4,712 | $3,940 | 19.6 | 90 | $52.4 | QC | CPA, ÉCOBES | |
| 18 | 12 | Conestoga College | $4,629 | $5,319 | -13.0 | 254 | $18.2 | ON | SMART Centre, Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care |
| 19 | 20 | Centennial College | $4,480 | $3,897 | 15.0 | 86 | $52.1 | ON | Wearable Interactive Mobile Technologies Access Centre / Aerospace Innovation |
| 20 | 22 | Nova Scotia Community College | $4,451 | $2,983 | 49.2 | 73 | $61.0 | NS | SEATAC |
| 21 | 21 | Collège de Maisonneuve | $4,442 | $3,253 | 36.6 | 67 | $66.3 | QC | Centre d’études des procédés chimiques du Québec |
| 22 | 33 | Seneca College | $4,112 | $2,047 | 100.9 | 113 | $36.4 | ON | Data Analytics Research Centre (DARC) |
| 23 | 30 | Fleming College | $4,000 | $2,234 | 79.1 | 48 | $83.3 | ON | Centre for Advancement of Water and Wastewater Technologies, Centre for Sustainable Municipalities |
| 24 | 32 | Cambrian College | $3,933 | $2,080 | 89.1 | 52 | $75.6 | ON | Glencore Centre for Innovation & Centre for Smart Mining |
| 25 | 25 | Cégep de Shawinigan | $3,796 | $2,663 | 42.5 | 39 | $97.3 | QC | Centre national en électrochimie et en technologies environnementales (CNETE) |
| 26 | 47 | Lethbridge College | $3,538 | $1,064 | 232.5 | 43 | $82.3 | AB | Centre for Sustainable Food Production |
| 27 | 40 | Cégep de Saint-Jérôme | $3,481 | $1,545 | 125.3 | 65 | $53.6 | QC | CDCQ, IVI |
| 28 | 24 | Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick | $3,466 | $2,835 | 22.3 | 34 | $101.9 | NB | CCNB-INNOV Network |
| 29 | 48 | Aurora College | $3,102 | $1,043 | 197.4 | 24 | $129.3 | NT | Aurora Research Institute |
| 30 | 16 | Cégep de Sept-Îles | $2,965 | $5,040 | -41.2 | 24 | $123.5 | QC | ITMI, INERGIA |
| 31 | 31 | Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue | $2,873 | $2,195 | 30.9 | 35 | $82.1 | QC | Centre technologique des résidus industriels |
| 32 | 27 | Collège d'Alma | $2,742 | $2,395 | 14.5 | 32 | $85.7 | QC | Agrinova |
| 33 | 43 | Olds College | $2,297 | $1,470 | 56.3 | 32 | $71.8 | AB | Olds College Centre for Innovation (OCCI) |
| 34 | 37 | Holland College | $2,260 | $1,607 | 40.6 | 34 | $66.5 | PE | Canada's Smartest Kitchen |
| 35 | Fanshawe College | $2,087 | $697 | 199.4 | 31 | $67.3 | ON | Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Biotechnology (CARIB) | |
| 36 | 44 | Cégep Beauce-Appalaches | $1,955 | $1,390 | 40.6 | 12 | $162.9 | QC | MECANIUM |
| 37 | 15 | Algonquin College | $1,837 | $5,084 | -63.9 | 46 | $39.9 | ON | Data Analytics Centre |
| 38 | 41 | Cégep de Rimouski | $1,833 | $1,523 | 20.4 | 38 | $48.2 | QC | SEREX, Innovation maritime |
| 39 | 49 | Selkirk College | $1,769 | $900 | 96.6 | 24 | $73.7 | BC | SGRC, RDI, ARIC |
| 40 | 35 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | $1,736 | $1,824 | -4.8 | 68 | $25.5 | SK | Digital Integration Centre of Excellence (DICE) |
| 41 | Durham College | $1,655 | $540 | 206.5 | 48 | $34.5 | ON | CCBI, The AI Hub, Centre for Cybersecurity Innovation, MRC Studio | |
| 42 | 42 | La Cité | $1,619 | $1,503 | 7.7 | 19 | $85.2 | ON | Centre d’accès à la technologie en bio-innovation (CAT-B) |
| 43 | 38 | Camosun College | $1,463 | $1,588 | -7.9 | 22 | $66.5 | BC | Camosun Technology Access Centre |
| 44 | Bow Valley College | $1,437 | $231 | 522.1 | 24 | $59.9 | AB | ||
| 45 | Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup | $1,385 | $221 | 526.7 | 11 | $125.9 | QC | LLiO, GREB | |
| 46 | Loyalist College | $943 | $330 | 185.8 | 17 | $55.5 | ON | Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis | |
| 47 | 27 | Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon | $875 | $2,395 | -63.5 | 34 | $25.7 | QC | Centre de robotique et de vision industrielles (CRVI), TransBIOTech (TBT) |
| 48 | 36 | College of New Caledonia | $840 | $1,625 | -48.3 | 23 | $36.5 | BC | CNC Research Forest |
| 49 | Georgian College | $770 | $532 | 44.7 | 35 | $22.0 | ON | Research and Innovation Department | |
| 50 | St. Clair College | $703 | $212 | 231.6 | 23 | $30.6 | ON | Ford Centre for Excellence in Manufacturing (FCEM) | |
Notes:
- Data were obtained through a survey of publicly-funded colleges and from financial statements.
- Sponsored research income includes all funds to support research received in the form of a grant, contribution or contract from all sources external to the institution. Excludes funds from technical service agreements and entrepreneurship operations/activities.
- Researcher headcounts include full and part-time faculty, teachers, researchers and technicians who conducted research in Fiscal 2019.
- FY2018 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
- Data are provided for the main college including affiliated research centres/institutes, where applicable.