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Rank		University	Sponsored Research Income			Research Intensity		Tier*	Province
2021	2020	University	FY2021 $000	FY2020 $000	% Change 2020-2021	$ per Faculty $000	$ per Graduate Student $000	Tier*	Province
1	1	University of Toronto⁺	$1,461,571	$1,234,278	18.4	$531.1	$71.0	M	ON
2	2	University of British Columbia	$726,838	$652,637	11.4	$294.5	$62.0	M	BC
3	3	McGill University	$687,413	$628,642	9.3	$372.8	$69.4	M	QC
4	4	Université de Montréal	$682,369	$613,474	11.2	$330.9	$37.6	M	QC
5	6	University of Alberta	$554,133	$446,013	24.2	$267.1	$68.0	M	AB
6	7	Université Laval	$515,077	$426,628	20.7	$322.9	$43.0	M	QC
7	5	University of Calgary	$504,480	$457,296	10.3	$333.2	$74.1	M	AB
8	8	University of Ottawa	$432,676	$383,063	13.0	$330.8	$55.8	M	ON
9	9	McMaster University	$374,609	$353,530	6.0	$419.0	$74.2	M	ON
10	12	University of Saskatchewan	$285,434	$223,328	27.8	$273.4	$81.8	M	SK
11	10	Western University	$264,426	$230,407	14.8	$174.5	$39.2	M	ON
12	15	University of Manitoba	$231,904	$193,138	20.1	$187.9	$59.6	M	MB
13	11	Queen's University	$227,337	$228,092	-0.3	$263.1	$39.7	M	ON
14	13	University of Waterloo	$221,029	$211,213	4.6	$179.8	$35.3	C	ON
15	14	Université de Sherbrooke	$207,332	$205,176	1.1	$166.3	$20.6	M	QC
16	17	Dalhousie University	$183,746	$166,368	10.4	$166.1	$47.2	M	NS
17	18	University of Guelph	$182,768	$164,356	11.2	$216.3	$60.0	C	ON
18	19	Memorial University of Newfoundland	$176,069	$162,922	8.1	$182.8	$43.6	M	NL
19	16	Simon Fraser University	$171,611	$167,256	2.6	$189.8	$36.0	C	BC
20	20	University of Victoria	$123,708	$124,972	-1.0	$160.0	$42.5	C	BC
21	22	York University	$105,541	$100,416	5.1	$75.2	$16.8	C	ON
22	21	Toronto Metropolitan University	$102,357	$105,605	-3.1	$111.5	$33.8	C	ON
23	23	Carleton University	$97,431	$86,468	12.7	$114.6	$22.4	C	ON
24	24	Université du Québec à Montréal	$88,212	$83,567	5.6	$79.5	$10.5	C	QC
25	26	Concordia University	$75,782	$60,536	25.2	$86.7	$10.9	C	QC
26	25	Institut national de la recherche scientifique	$69,829	$66,280	5.4	$453.4	$102.7	S	QC
27	27	University of New Brunswick	$55,666	$50,609	10.0	$122.1	$35.2	C	NB
28	31	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	$44,077	$33,297	32.4	$94.0	$13.6	U	QC
29	29	École de technologie supérieure	$37,733	$35,570	6.1	$186.8	$16.6	S	QC
30	30	University of Windsor	$37,069	$34,469	7.5	$72.0	$8.5	C	ON
31	32	Université du Québec à Rimouski	$35,930	$31,204	15.1	$175.3	$31.0	U	QC
32	33	University of Regina	$31,259	$28,027	11.5	$72.2	$14.9	U	SK
33	34	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	$29,054	$26,745	8.6	$115.3	$15.3	U	QC
34	28	Laurentian University	$25,238	$37,794	-33.2	$66.4	$23.0	U	ON
35	35	Lakehead University	$24,395	$22,236	9.7	$68.3	$18.6	U	ON
36	36	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	$22,837	$18,132	25.9	$159.7	$30.0	U	QC
37	38	Ontario Tech University	$21,170	$17,638	20.0	$88.9	$26.0	U	ON
38	39	Wilfrid Laurier University	$20,813	$16,926	23.0	$38.8	$8.6	U	ON
39	37	University of Lethbridge	$18,184	$17,911	1.5	$52.0	$26.2	U	AB
40	40	Brock University	$16,561	$15,592	6.2	$29.8	$8.8	U	ON
41	44	University of Winnipeg	$15,419	$13,169	17.1	$52.6	$59.5	U	MB
42	41	University of Northern British Columbia	$15,153	$13,886	9.1	$69.5	$24.1	U	BC
43	43	Trent University	$13,838	$13,532	2.3	$52.2	$19.8	U	ON
44	46	University of Prince Edward Island	$12,875	$10,987	17.2	$46.0	$26.8	U	PE
45	47	Saint Mary's University	$12,340	$10,103	22.1	$48.6	$21.2	U	NS
46	45	Université de Moncton	$11,659	$12,911	-9.7	$34.9	$18.9	U	NB
47	48	Université du Québec en Outaouais	$11,434	$9,411	21.5	$46.7	$8.1	U	QC
48	49	St. Francis Xavier University	$8,031	$6,727	19.4	$31.4	$13.7	U	NS
49	50	Acadia University	$7,766	$6,553	18.5	$39.2	$14.9	U	NS
50		Université TÉLUQ	$6,757	$4,538	48.9	$75.1	$6.0	U	QC

Notes:

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.
Financial data were obtained from Statistics Canada.
Fiscal 2020 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
Faculty headcounts for academic year 2020-2021 were used to calculate Research Intensity-$ per Faculty. Includes full/part-time: full, associate and assistant ranks as provided/available. Data were obtained from Research Infosource’s Canadian University R&D Database.
Graduate student enrollment headcounts for academic year 2020-2021 were used to calculate Research Intensity-$ per Graduate Student. Includes full and part-time students enrolled in graduate level (master’s and doctorate) programs and courses leading to degrees, certificates or diplomas. Excludes students enrolled in health-related internships/residencies and first professional programs. Data were obtained from Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur, Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, Manitoba Advanced Learning Division, Alberta Advanced Education, BC HEADSet and some individual universities.
All data are provided for the main university including its affiliated institutions, where applicable.
All main institutions are members of the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO).

*Tier: M - Medical, C - Comprehensive, U - Undergraduate, S - Specialized (not full-service)
⁺Sponsored research income administered by affiliated hospitals was reported one fiscal year in arrears

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