2016 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 University of Toronto (U of T), Canada 36.12 85
2 University of Alberta (U of A), Canada 29.43 68
3 Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Canada 28.34 78
4 McGill University, Canada 21.52 66
5 The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada 18.93 64
6 University of Saskatchewan (U of S), Canada 16.46 38
7 University of Waterloo, Canada 13.01 24
8 University of Calgary (U of C), Canada 11.74 26
9 Dalhousie University, Canada 9.25 21
10 University of Victoria (UVic), Canada 8.17 31
11 University of Montreal (UdeM), Canada 6.85 26
12 Western University (UWO), Canada 5.99 19
13 Queen's University, Canada 5.77 10
14 University of Guelph, Canada 5.49 15
15 Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canada 5.48 15
16 Natural Resources Canada, Canada 4.87 21
17 University of Ottawa (uOttawa), Canada 4.69 20
18 McMaster University, Canada 4.62 9
19 National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS), Canada 4.44 29
20 Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada 4.17 27
21 Trent University, Canada 4.08 9
22 Carleton University, Canada 4.02 12
23 Health Canada (HC-SC), Canada 3.97 8
24 University of Manitoba, Canada 3.65 9
25 Lakehead University, Canada 2.92 6
26 Laval University (UL), Canada 2.71 32
27 York University, Canada 2.52 14
28 Polytechnique Montréal, Canada 2.51 5
29 Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada 2.42 8
30 Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Canada 2.38 10
31 University of Regina, Canada 2.15 5
32 Saint Mary's University (SMU), Canada 1.93 4
33 Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Canada 1.85 27
34 University of Windsor (UWin), Canada 1.83 3
35 Concordia University, Canada 1.79 14
36 Stantec Inc., Canada 1.72 7
37 University of Quebec, Canada 1.51 10
38 Laurentian University, Canada 1.51 4
39 University of Winnipeg, Canada 1.36 3
40 National Research Council (NRC), Canada 1.20 3
41 Global Ecologic Environmental Consulting and Management Services Ltd., Canada 1.00 1
41 Nova Scotia Department of Energy, Canada 1.00 1
42 University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada 0.95 5
43 University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Canada 0.93 7
44 Canadian Light Source Inc., Canada 0.92 5
45 Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada 0.91 13
46 Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Canada 0.90 14
47 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada 0.89 3
48 Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Canada 0.83 2
49 Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), Canada 0.79 3
50 Acadia University, Canada 0.78 2
51 Wellington Laboratories Inc., Canada 0.65 2
52 University of Lethbridge, Canada 0.55 4
53 University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada 0.50 1
53 Airzone One Ltd., Canada 0.50 1
54 Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Canada 0.47 1
55 Savron Solutions, Canada 0.43 1
56 Alberta Geological Survey, Canada 0.40 1
57 Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD), Canada 0.39 2
58 Brandon University (BU), Canada 0.33 1
59 Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), Canada 0.31 2
60 Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada 0.29 1
61 BC Hydro and Power Authority, Canada 0.26 6
61 British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource, Canada 0.26 6
61 British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Canada 0.26 6
62 Teck Resources Limited, Canada 0.25 1
62 Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA), Canada 0.25 1
62 Yellow Island Aquaculture Limited, Canada 0.25 1
62 Hudbay Minerals Inc., Canada 0.25 1
63 Alberta Health Services (AHS), Canada 0.24 1
64 Government of Nunavut, Canada 0.20 2
65 Dawson College, Canada 0.20 1
65 MacEwan University, Canada 0.20 1
65 LaBerge Environmental Services, Canada 0.20 1
65 Public Works Region of Peel, Canada 0.20 1
65 inCTRL Solutions Inc., Canada 0.20 1
66 Hakai Institute, Canada 0.17 1
66 Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environment (SON Environment), Canada 0.17 1
66 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), Canada 0.17 1
66 SRK Consulting, Canada 0.17 1
66 Procellaria Research and Consulting, Canada 0.17 1
67 Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), Canada 0.14 1
67 Sander Geophysics Limited (SGL), Canada 0.14 1
67 KM Diamond Exploration Ltd., Canada 0.14 1
68 Brock University, Canada 0.14 2
69 Arnot Research and Consulting Inc. (ARC), Canada 0.13 2
70 Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP), Canada 0.13 1
70 Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources Naturelles, Canada 0.13 1
70 Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, Canada 0.13 1
71 University of Sherbrooke (USherbrooke), Canada 0.12 2
72 Envirotest Canada, Canada 0.11 1
72 Centre Hospitalier Régional de Rimouski, Canada 0.11 1
72 Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Canada 0.11 1
72 Québec Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Canada 0.11 1
73 Alberta Innovates, Canada 0.10 1
73 Lianna Smith Consulting, Canada 0.10 1
73 Bombardier, Inc., Canada 0.10 1
74 Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Canada 0.09 1
74 Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Canada 0.09 1
74 TÉLUQ University, Canada 0.09 1
74 McGregor GeoScience Limited, Canada 0.09 1
75 University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres (UQTR), Canada 0.08 2
76 Vynx Design Inc., Canada 0.08 1
76 Yukon Geoglogical Survey, Canada 0.08 1
77 Wildlife Preservation Canada (WPC), Canada 0.07 1
78 Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI), Canada 0.07 1
78 Mount Allison University, Canada 0.07 1
79 Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Canada 0.05 2
80 Hydro-Québec, Canada 0.05 7
80 Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), Canada 0.05 7
80 Manitoba Hydro, Canada 0.05 7
80 Gouvernement du Québec, Canada 0.05 7
81 Quaternary Surveys, Canada 0.04 1
82 Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Canada 0.03 1
83 The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), Canada 0.01 1
83 International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Canada 0.01 1
84 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada 0.00 3

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