Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges 2022
Spotlight on Granting Council Research Income Performance FY2019-FY2021
Spotlight on Granting Council Research Income Performance FY2019-FY2021
SPOTLIGHT ON Granting Council Research Income Performance FY2019-FY2021
Research Infosource shines the spotlight on the granting councils research income performance - as measured by research income received by colleges from each national granting council between FY2019-FY2021.
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
NSERC Research Income
| Rank | Large | $000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | $10,358 |
| 2 | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) | $8,628 |
| 3 | Sheridan College | $7,097 |
| Rank | Medium | $000 |
| 1 | Lambton College | $10,606 |
| 2 | RRC Polytech | $5,856 |
| 3 | Collège de Maisonneuve | $4,614 |
| Rank | Small | $000 |
| 1 | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | $16,358 |
| 2 | Cégep de Thetford | $4,991 |
| 3 | Cégep de La Pocatière | $4,932 |
NSERC Research Income as % of Total College Research Income
| Rank | Large | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algonquin College | 35.4 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | 32.5 |
| 3 | Centennial College | 30.9 |
| Rank | Medium | % |
| 1 | La Cité | 38.0 |
| 2 | Nova Scotia Community College | 35.2 |
| 3 | Camosun College | 34.8 |
| Rank | Small | % |
| 1 | Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 45.5 |
| 2 | Selkirk College | 43.2 |
| 3 | Holland College | 37.3 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
SSHRC Research Income
| Rank | Large | $000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Brown College | $1,891 |
| 2 | Algonquin College | $662 |
| 3 | Conestoga College | $555 |
| Rank | Medium | $000 |
| 1 | Mohawk College | $745 |
| 2 | Collège de Maisonneuve | $573 |
| 3 | Durham College | $538 |
| Rank | Small | $000 |
| 1 | Selkirk College | $306 |
| 2 | Aurora College | $265 |
| 3 | -- | -- |
SSHRC Research Income as % of Total College Research Income
| Rank | Large | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algonquin College | 9.3 |
| 2 | George Brown College | 7.9 |
| 3 | Fanshawe College | 4.5 |
| Rank | Medium | % |
| 1 | Durham College | 7.8 |
| 2 | Loyalist College | 4.2 |
| 3 | Nova Scotia Community College | 4.0 |
| Rank | Small | % |
| 1 | Selkirk College | 3.7 |
| 2 | Aurora College | 3.3 |
| 3 | -- | -- |
| Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) |
CFI Research Income
| Rank | Large | $000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | $3,128 |
| 2 | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) | $2,762 |
| 3 | Sheridan College | $2,030 |
| Rank | Medium | $000 |
| 1 | Lethbridge College | $3,466 |
| 2 | RRC Polytech | $3,311 |
| 3 | Lambton College | $3,287 |
| Rank | Small | $000 |
| 1 | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | $7,388 |
| 2 | Cégep de Shawinigan | $1,581 |
| 3 | Collège d'Alma | $1,577 |
CFI Research Income as % of Total College Research Income
| Rank | Large | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanshawe College | 16.1 |
| 2 | Centennial College | 12.0 |
| 3 | NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | 9.3 |
| Rank | Medium | % |
| 1 | Lethbridge College | 24.6 |
| 2 | Loyalist College | 17.5 |
| 3 | Camosun College | 16.4 |
| Rank | Small | % |
| 1 | Cégep de Lévis | 17.2 |
| 2 | Collège d'Alma | 16.0 |
| 3 | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | 13.4 |
Notes:
- Based on colleges on the Top 50 Research Colleges list for all 3 years; and reported $50,000 or more in total from each granting council between FY2019-FY2021.
- Data were obtained through a survey of publicly-funded colleges and from financial statements.
- College size tiers are based on Fiscal 2021 total college income: Large = $250 million or more; Medium = $75 million to less than $250 million; Small = less than $75 million.