Science, Research & Space
32 curated official resources. Search and filter these in the directory →
Federal
- Canada Research Chairs — Chairholders DatabaseFind any of roughly 2,000 Canada Research Chairs by name, institution, discipline or province and read their research profiles to locate an expert.
- Canadian Astronomy Data CentreNRC's open archive and science platform for astronomy data from Hubble, Gemini, CFHT, JCMT and other telescopes — petabytes of data served to astronomers worldwide.
- Canadian Space AgencyMissions, astronauts, educational material, media, and space updates
- Canadian Space Agency — Mission TrackerCurrent and upcoming CSA-supported satellite missions, astronauts, and science payloads
- Canadian Space Agency — Open Data PortalDownload RADARSAT-1/RCM Earth-observation imagery (TIFF), Antarctica/Africa mosaics and NEOSSat astronomy datasets; CKAN API access.
- Canadian Space Agency — RADARSAT Constellation DataEarth-observation data from the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM)
- CIHR — Funding Decisions DatabaseSearch funded health-research grants and awards by researcher, institution, competition or keyword, with dollar amounts committed over the life of each grant.
- Library and Archives Canada — Theses CanadaSearch 425,000+ Canadian university theses and dissertations back to 1965 and read 200,000+ of them free in full text.
- National Research Council — IR Aerospace Research CentreNRC aerospace research facilities, services, and partnership programs
- NRC — Certified Reference Materials CatalogueBrowse and order NRC's SI-traceable certified reference materials for food, environment, health, and critical-minerals lab work, with certificates for each material.
- NRC — Sunrise/Sunset CalculatorNational Research Council calculator for sunrise, sunset and sun angles for any Canadian location and date, accurate to ±2 minutes and certifiable for legal purposes.
- NRC — Web Clock (Canada's Official Time)Official time across Canada's time zones, served live from the National Research Council's atomic clocks.
- NRC Publications ArchiveFree full-text archive of National Research Council technical reports, conference papers and journal articles, including the free electronic editions of Codes Canada publications.
- NRCan — Geoscience Data Repository (Geophysical)Search and download Geological Survey of Canada aeromagnetic, gravity, radiometric and electromagnetic survey data by NTS map sheet, region or custom area.
- NSERC — Awards DatabaseSearch every NSERC grant and scholarship awarded since 1991 by researcher, institution, program, year or keyword.
- NSERC — Natural Sciences and Engineering Research CouncilFederal agency that funds natural sciences and engineering research at Canadian universities and colleges
- Polar Knowledge Canada — CHARSCanadian High Arctic Research Station — northern science, Indigenous research, and community data
- SSHRC — Awards Search EngineLook up SSHRC grant and fellowship payments back to 1998 by applicant, institution, program or discipline.
Provincial
- Alberta Geological Survey — AGS Data & MapsGeological mapping, groundwater, landslide, and energy-resource geology datasets for Alberta, including interactive maps and open-file reports.
- BC Geological SurveyProvincial geoscience publications, mineral occurrence database (MINFILE), assessment reports, and interactive MapPlace mapping for British Columbia's rocks and resources.
- GeologyOntario — Ontario Geological Survey DatabaseMassive geoscience archive: bedrock and surficial mapping, drill core logs, assessment report files, and mineral occurrence databases for Ontario — free downloads spanning a century of survey work.
- SIGEOM — Québec Geoscientific DataQuébec's mineral deposit, drilling, geochemistry, and geological map database — full government assessment files downloadable since the 1800s; the backbone of northern mining exploration research.
Agency
- Borealis — Canadian Dataverse RepositoryDiscover, explore and download DOI-issued research datasets from 65+ Canadian universities and research organizations — no login needed to search.
- CFI — Research Facilities NavigatorSearch 850+ university, college, hospital and government research labs open to collaboration, filtered by capability, equipment and location.
- FRDR — Federated Research Data RepositorySearch and download large Canadian research datasets, or deposit your own for DOI-backed publication, in the Digital Research Alliance of Canada's curated national repository.
- Genome CanadaNational genomics organization funding research, platforms, and innovation
- Lunaris — Canadian Research Data DiscoverySearch 80,000+ Canadian research datasets held in 100+ academic and government repositories from one bilingual keyword and map interface.
- Ocean Networks CanadaLive ocean observatory data from UVIC-operated cabled instruments off the Pacific and Arctic coasts
- Perimeter Institute — Public SciencePerimeter's free public lectures, educator resources, and theoretical physics content
- SNOLAB — Underground PhysicsSNOLAB Sudbury underground lab — dark-matter and neutrino physics research
- TRIUMF — Canada's Particle AcceleratorTRIUMF UBC-based subatomic and nuclear research lab — public science content and tours
Crown Corp
- NRC — Programs and ServicesNRC research programs, technology platforms, and business innovation support