Canadas Top 50 Research Universities 2009

Rank

2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

2007 University
1 University of Toronto* ++
2 University of Alberta*
4 University of British Columbia*
3 Universit de Montral*
5 McGill University*
6 McMaster University*
7 Universit Laval*
10 University of Ottawa*
8 University of Calgary*
9 University of Western Ontario*
13 University of Saskatchewan*
11 Queen's University*
12 University of Manitoba*
14 University of Guelph
15 University of Waterloo
16 Dalhousie University*
17 University of Victoria
18 Universit de Sherbrooke*
20 Simon Fraser University
19 Carleton University
22 Universit du Qubec Montral
21 Memorial University of Newfoundland*
23 York University
24 Institut national de la recherche
scientifique+
25 University of New Brunswick
26 Concordia University
27 University of Windsor
28 University of Regina
33 Laurentian University*
31 Ryerson University

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Full-time
Faculty**

Sponsored Research Income

FY2008
$000
$844,861
$491,742
$470,146
$468,729
$418,554
$373,542
$278,621
$245,524
$236,202
$222,336
$203,546
$192,502
$161,700
$142,119
$135,152
$123,950
$112,429
$91,557
$86,739
$84,033
$70,232
$69,044
$63,919
$49,771
$46,540
$38,647
$27,421
$20,528
$19,949
$19,922

FY2007
% Change 2007-2008
$000
2007-2008
#
$854,759
-1.2
2,400
$461,396
6.6
1,602
$401,267
17.2
2,190
$415,043
12.9
1,887
$375,739
11.4
1,590
$346,280
7.9
1,194
$268,313
3.8
1,341
$229,194
7.1
1,182
$254,179
-7.1
1,539
$238,047
-6.6
1,386
$150,507
35.2
1,050
$213,047
-9.6
828
$154,946
4.4
1,182
$132,947
6.9
768
$121,604
11.1
960
$111,511
11.2
1,017
$89,292
25.9
672
$86,172
6.2
957
$77,586
11.8
816
$84,817
-0.9
711
$66,981
4.9
1,005
$75,674
-8.8
876
$60,906
4.9
1,401
$55,671
-10.6
156
$46,591
$35,599
$25,909
$21,497
$15,519
$16,192
1

-0.1
8.6
5.8
-4.5
28.5
23.0

570
828
510
345
453
663

Research
Intensity
$ per Fulltime Faculty
Province
$000
$352.0 Ontario
$307.0 Alberta
$214.7 British Columbia
$248.4 Quebec
$263.2 Quebec
$312.8 Ontario
$207.8 Quebec
$207.7 Ontario
$153.5 Alberta
$160.4 Ontario
$193.9 Saskatchewan
$232.5 Ontario
$136.8 Manitoba
$185.1 Ontario
$140.8 Ontario
$121.9 Nova Scotia
$167.3 British Columbia
$95.7 Quebec
$106.3 British Columbia
$118.2 Ontario
$69.9 Quebec
$78.8 Newfoundland
$45.6 Ontario
$319.0 Quebec
$81.6 New Brunswick
$46.7 Quebec
$53.8 Ontario
$59.5 Saskatchewan
$44.0 Ontario
$30.0 Ontario

Rank

2008
2007 University
35 Universit du Qubec Chicoutimi
31
30 Lakehead University*
32
41 Trent University
33
29 Royal Military College of Canada
34
38 University of Lethbridge
35
37 University of Northern British Columbia
36
39 University of Prince Edward Island
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

Full-time
Faculty**

Sponsored Research Income

32 Universit du Qubec Trois-Rivires

36 cole de technologie suprieure+
42 Universit du Qubec Rimouski
34 Brock University
43 Universit du Qubec en AbitibiTmiscamingue
40 St. Francis Xavier University
44 Saint Mary's University
47 Nova Scotia Agricultural College+
45 Universit de Moncton
46 Wilfrid Laurier University
49 Acadia University
50 Universit du Qubec en Outaouais
48 University of Ontario Institute of
Technology+

FY2008
$000
$19,022
$17,685
$17,321
$17,285
$16,683
$16,589
$16,421

FY2007
% Change 2007-2008
$000
2007-2008
#
$14,698
29.4
210
$20,129
-12.1
276
$11,142
55.5
270
$20,209
-14.5
147
$13,663
22.1
330
$13,798
20.2
180
$13,152
24.9
180

$14,853
$14,475
$14,146
$13,568
$12,713

$16,150
$14,339
$10,670
$14,881
$10,249

-8.0
0.9
32.6
-8.8
24.0

330
147
177
525
105

$12,679
$10,497
$8,968
$8,815
$8,347
$6,778
$6,009
$5,592

$11,679
$9,775
$6,844
$9,692
$9,437
$5,974
$5,156
$6,086

8.6
7.4
31.0
-9.0
-11.6
13.5
16.5
-8.1

228
243
66
339
462
198
174
105

Research
Intensity
$ per Fulltime Faculty
Province
$000
$90.6 Quebec
$64.1 Ontario
$64.2 Ontario
$117.6 Ontario
$50.6 Alberta
$92.2 British Columbia
$91.2 Prince Edward
Island
$45.0 Quebec
$98.5 Quebec
$79.9 Quebec
$25.8 Ontario
$121.1 Quebec
$55.6 Nova Scotia
$43.2 Nova Scotia
$135.9 Nova Scotia
$26.0 New Brunswick
$18.1 Ontario
$34.2 Nova Scotia
$34.5 Quebec
$53.3 Ontario

Notes:
1. Sponsored research income: includes funds to support research paid in the form of a grant, contribution or contract from a source external to the institution.
2. Financial data were obtained from Statistics Canada.
3. Faculty data were obtained from Statistics Canada, Confrence des recteurs et des principaux des universits du Qubec (CREPUQ) and the RE$EARCH Infosource Canadian University
R&D Database. For confidentiality reasons, Statistics Canada randomly rounds the figures either up or down by a multiple of 3.
4. Data are provided for the main university/college including its affiliated institutions, where applicable.
5. All institutions are members of the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO).
*Has a medical school
**Includes full, associate and assistant faculty only
Sponsored research income administered by affiliated hospitals was reported one fiscal year in arrears

Not a full-service university

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