Connected Institutions
Twelve provincial and territorial network partners, together with CANARIE, collectively form Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). This powerful digital infrastructure connects Canadians to national and global data, tools, colleagues, and classrooms that fuel the engine of innovation in today’s digital economy.
CANARIE and its NREN partners connect more than:
- 206 universities, 228 colleges, and 31 CEGEPS
- 57 federal government research labs
- 56 teaching and research hospitals
- 11 business incubators/accelerators
- Almost 5,500 K-12 schools
- 12 provincial and territorial Regional Advanced Networks (RANs)
- 100+ National Research and Education Networks around the world
See a list of the top 30 institutional users of CANARIE’s network, based on annual traffic (measured in TeraBytes, or TB) below:
Provincial Connections
British Columbia
Through BCNET, CANARIE connects:
- 55 universities, 76 colleges
- 16 federal government research labs
- 9Â teaching and research hospitals
- 1Â business incubator/accelerator
Alberta
Through Cybera, CANARIE connects:
- 17 universities, 11 colleges
- 2 business incubators/accelerators
- 1,364 K-12 schools
Saskatchewan
Through SRnet, CANARIE connects:
- 7 universities, 4 colleges
- 3 federal government research labs
- 2 business incubators/accelerators
- 844 K-12 schools
Manitoba
Through MRnet, CANARIE connects:
- 10 universities, 17 colleges
- 1 teaching and research hospital
- 2 business incubators/accelerators
- 689 K-12 schools
Ontario
Through ORION, CANARIE connects:
- 28 universities, 22 colleges
- 6 federal government research lab
- 10 teaching and research hospitals
- 2 business incubators/accelerators
Québec
Through RISQ, CANARIE connects:
- 54 universities, 34 colleges, and 31 CEGEPS
- 8 teaching and research hospitals
- 1,906 K-12 schools
New Brunswick
Through our partners at the University of New Brunswick, CANARIE connects:
- 11 universities, 14 colleges
- 6 teaching and research hospitals
Nova Scotia
Through ACORN-NS, CANARIE connects:
- 19 universities, 19 colleges
- 3 federal government research labs
- 13 teaching and research hospitals
- 1 business incubator/accelerator
- 455 K-12 schools
Prince Edward Island
Through our partners at the University of Prince Edward Island, CANARIE connects:
- 1Â university, 12Â colleges
- 1 federal government research lab
Newfoundland and Labrador
Through ACORN-NL, CANARIE connects:
- 4 universities, 2 colleges
- 1 federal government research lab
Northwest Territories
Through our partners at Aurora College, CANARIE connects:
- 1 colleges
- 1 federal government research lab
- 1 teaching and research hospital
- 13 K-12 schools
Yukon
Through our partners at Yukon University, CANARIE connects:
- 1 university
- 15 colleges
Click here for definitions of institution types.