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As of 4 November 2026, 3,110 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Canada; 26 are hiring right now and Montréal has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 3,110
- Hiring now
- 26 · 14 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Health services research groups · 878
- Top city
- Montréal · 144
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 45,983
Research institutes & think tanks in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Health services research groups | 878 | 28% |
| University research labs | 819 | 26% |
| Biomedical research groups | 721 | 23% |
| Humanities social research projects | 475 | 15% |
| Policy think tanks | 266 | 9% |
| Other research institutes & think tanks | 261 | 8% |
| Environmental & agri research | 230 | 7% |
| Biodiversity conservation research | 172 | 6% |
| Multidisciplinary research institutes | 157 | 5% |
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 97 | 3% |
| Ai & society research | 93 | 3% |
| Sustainability energy research | 91 | 3% |
| Education research projects | 84 | 3% |
| Eu technology research consortia | 83 | 3% |
| Other public programmes & agencies | 34 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 922 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,392 · 7 |
| 11-50 employees | 651 · 9 |
| 51-200 employees | 99 · 6 |
| 201-500 employees | 29 · 3 |
| 501-1000 employees | 8 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 7 · 1 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 144 | 5% |
| Québec | 137 | 4% |
| Toronto | 77 | 2% |
| Downtown Toronto (Central Bay Street) | 72 | 2% |
| Edmonton (West University / Strathcona Place) | 68 | 2% |
| Calgary (Kensington / Westmont / Parkdale / University) | 67 | 2% |
| Downtown Toronto (University of Toronto / Harbord) | 63 | 2% |
| Ottawa (Lower Town / Sandy Hill / University of Ottawa) | 58 | 2% |
| Downtown Montreal North | 47 | 2% |
| Halifax Lower Harbour | 45 | 1% |
| Kingston (Downtown) | 41 | 1% |
| Vancouver (UBC) | 38 | 1% |
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Canada
Public, community & associations in Canada, the whole market →
Nonprofit civic associations · 15,537 →
Charitable foundations · 10,959 →
Churches congregations · 8,255 →
Membership associations & unions · 7,287 →
Amateur sports clubs · 5,969 →
Public programmes & agencies · 3,621 →
Municipal government · 812 →
Justice & public safety · 216 →
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3,110 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Canada; 26 are hiring right now and Montréal has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/canada/research_institutes_and_think_tanks)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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