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Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals 2022

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Rank Hospital/Hospital Network/Health Authority Research Spending Research Intensity   Main Affiliated Research Centre(s)/Institute(s)
2021 2020 FY2021
$000
FY2020
$000
% Change
2020-2021
Researcher Hospital Province
$ per Researcher
$000
$ as % of Total Hospital Spending
1 1 University Health Network (UHN) $452,954 $489,966 -7.6 $555.1 17.2 ON PM Cancer Centre, Krembil, TGHRI, McEwen Institute, Techna, KITE@UHN, TIER@UHN
2 2 Hospital for Sick Children $278,139 $281,939 -1.3 $681.7 22.9 ON SickKids Research Institute
3 3 McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) $196,780 $206,101 -4.5 $393.6 13.4 QC Research Institute of the MUHC
4 6 Provincial Health Services Authority $188,828 $155,246 21.6 $198.3 4.4 BC BC Cancer Agency/Research Centre, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, BC Centre for Disease Control
5 5 Vancouver Coastal Health Authority $174,510 $164,736 5.9 $416.5 3.8 BC Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Providence Research
6 7 Ottawa Hospital $149,560 $144,848 3.3 $401.0 8.8 ON Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corp
7 4 Hamilton Health Sciences $138,423 $171,115 -19.1 $249.0 8.8 ON Population Health Research Institute, Thrombosis and Atheroscelerosis Research Institute, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute
8 9 CHU de Québec - Université Laval $136,807 $112,855 21.2 $419.7 9.5 QC Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval
9 8 London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care London (a) $129,832 $121,888 6.5 $746.2 7.1 ON Lawson Health Research Institute
10 10 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $102,896 $107,616 -4.4 $283.5 8.1 ON Sunnybrook Research Institute
11 12 Unity Health Toronto $94,618 $88,948 6.4 $852.4 7.2 ON Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science
12 11 Sinai Health $92,528 $93,376 -0.9 $706.3 12.9 ON Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation
13 13 Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) $84,887 $83,216 2.0 $230.0 5.5 QC Centre de recherche du CHUM
14 14 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health $79,669 $75,615 5.4 $491.8 16.0 ON Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry
15 15 CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale $76,899 $74,817 2.8 $251.3 4.1 QC CERVO, VITAM, CRUJeF, CIRRIS
16 17 CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) $61,874 $56,659 9.2 $126.8 3.5 QC Centre de recherche du CHUS, Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux
17 18 CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l´île de Montréal $56,119 $51,536 8.9 $256.3 4.2 QC Lady Davis Institute
18 19 CHU Sainte-Justine $53,246 $50,551 5.3 $201.7 8.9 QC Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine
19 16 Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone $51,921 $57,002 -8.9 $147.1 na AB
20 20 Montreal Heart Institute $46,793 $43,636 7.2 $458.8 18.5 QC Montreal Heart Institute Research Center
21 22 CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal $33,117 $33,915 -2.4 $144.6 1.9 QC Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal
22 21 Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval $32,865 $34,458 -4.6 $426.8 10.1 QC Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval
23 30 Kingston Health Sciences Centre $29,056 $25,266 15.0 $90.5 4.4 ON Kingston General Health Research Institute
24 26 St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton $27,676 $26,870 3.0 $136.3 4.0 ON Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research
25 24 CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal $26,565 $30,295 -12.3 $442.8 2.4 QC Douglas Hospital Research Centre
26 25 Baycrest $26,332 $26,920 -2.2 $975.3 13.4 ON Rotman Research Institute
27 27 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario $26,278 $26,783 -1.9 $230.5 7.1 ON Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
28 23 Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone $25,282 $33,070 -23.6 $308.3 na AB
29 31 Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg $24,419 $20,210 20.8 $121.5 3.9 MB
30 29 Nova Scotia Health Authority $24,318 $25,700 -5.4 $77.2 1.0 NS
31 28 CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal $23,419 $26,497 -11.6 $86.7 1.1 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
32 32 Women's College Hospital $17,394 $17,606 -1.2 $334.5 9.6 ON Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care
33 33 The Royal $15,253 $15,336 -0.5 $231.1 7.8 ON University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research
34 34 Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital $13,094 $14,000 -6.5 $654.7 12.9 ON Bloorview Research Institute
35 35 St. Boniface Hospital $12,971 $13,475 -3.7 $341.3 3.6 MB Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (ICS), Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health & Medicine (CCARM), Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders (DND)
36 36 IWK Health Centre $12,220 $12,374 -1.2 $111.1 4.1 NS Centre for Pediatric Pain Research
37 Trillium Health Partners $11,382 $10,011 13.7 $180.7 0.9 ON Institute for Better Health
38 37 Vitalité Health Network $10,348 $11,626 -11.0 $106.7 1.4 NB  
39 38 Bruyère $10,275 $10,401 -1.2 $244.6 5.1 ON Bruyère Research Institute
40 39 Hôpital Montfort $9,454 $9,732 -2.9 $85.9 3.7 ON Institut du Savoir Montfort

Notes:
  1. Research spending includes all funds (direct and indirect) spent on all sources (internal and external) to support research.
  2. Data were obtained through a survey and from financial statements.
  3. Fiscal 2020 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
  4. Researcher headcounts include full and part-time researchers, scientists, investigators and clinician-researchers with a faculty appointment who actively conducted research in Fiscal 2021.
  5. Data are provided for the main hospital/health network/health authority including their affiliated hospitals and research centres/institutes, where applicable.
na = Not available
(a) Research spending amounts were combined as these hospitals have one research institute.







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