Connect to the research centres

The menu below describes the centres, provides links to their home page's and connects you with key people. For further details, link to the annual Directory of Research.

Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research Centre (St. John's)
Crop production systems for cool summer conditions. Programs include animal feed crops, vegetables,and native fruit.
Contact:
Sandy Todd, Site manager
(709) 772-7474

Crops and Livestock Research Centre (Charlottetown - Nappan)
Integrated crop and livestock systems that enhance and protect natural resources and the environment. Programs include crop management and protection, livestock nutrition, and management of natural resources.
Contact:
Dr. Christiane Deslauriers, Director
(902) 566-6800
Nappan:
Dr. Ed Charmley, Officer in Charge
(902) 667-3827

Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre (Kentville - Bouctouche)
New cultivars and technologies for horticultural crops. Programs include production, adaptation, protection, storage, handling and processing.
Contact:
Dr. Wade Johnson, Director
(902) 679-5700
Bouctouche:
Mrs. Manon Proulx, Program leader
(506) 743-2464

Potato Research Centre (Fredericton)
New cultivars and improved germplasm for potatoes. Programs include production, handling, and management of potatoes and protecting natural resources.
Contact:
Paul H. Milburn, Site Manager
(506) 452-4845

Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre (Sainte-Foy - Normandin)
Natural resources and forage crops. Programs include integrated soil and crop management and protection of soil, water and air.
Contact:
Dr. Réal Michaud, Acting Director
(418) 657-7980
Normandin:
Mr. Mario Fortin
(418) 274-3378

Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre (Lennoxville - Kapuskasing)
Dairy and swine production in Canada. Also sheep and beef production in eastern Canada.
Contact:
Dr. Jacques Surprenant, Director
(819) 565-9174
Kapuskasing:
Dr. Daniel Massé, Program leader
(819) 565-9174

Horticulture Research and Development Centre (Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu)
Environmentally sustainable production of vegetables
Contact:
Roger Chagnon, Acting director
(450) 346-4494

Food Research and Development Centre (Saint-Hyacinthe)
Processing, preservation, quality, and safety of food and bio-ingredients.
Contact:
Dr. Christian Toupin, Research Manager
(450) 773-1105

Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre (Ottawa)
Grains and oilseeds for eastern Canada. Programs include plants, fungi, and insects; plants for use in biocontrol, border protection, genetic improvement, and crop protection. Also biotechnology, land evaluation, and mapping.
Contact:
Dr. Lianne Dwyer, Acting Director
(613) 759-1952

Food Research Program (Guelph)
Research and technology transfer in support of the agri-food sector.
Programs include the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals, food preservation technologies, molecular and cellular biology, structure and function of foods and food components.
Contact:
Dr. Mohit Baxi, Research Manager
(519) 829-2400 (8063)

Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (London - Vineland, Delhi)
Alternative protection technologies for tree fruits, vegetables, field crops, and ornamentals. Programs include alternative crop development, soil and water quality, and chemical and microbial food quality.
Contact:
Dr. Gilles Saindon, Director
(519) 457-1470
Vineland:
Vacant, Researcher in charge
(905) 562-4113
Delhi:
Dr. Jeff Tolman, Researcher in charge
(519) 457-1470 (232)

Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre (Harrow)
Greenhouse and processing crops. Programs include vegetables, oilseeds, and protein seed crops, soil management practices for fine - textured soils, and clonal germplasm preservation.
Contact:
Dr. Gary Whitfield, Director
(519) 738-2251

Cereal Research Centre (Winnipeg - Morden)
Wheat and oats for the prairies. Programs include grain storage technology and cereal disease screening. Also flax, field peas, landscape plants, and germplasm preservation for alternative crops and woody ornamentals.
Contact:
Dr. Noel White, A/Site Manager
(204) 983-1452
Morden:
Dr. Scott Duguid, A/Site Manager
(204) 822-4471

Brandon Research Centre
Land resource management in western Canada. Programs include sustainable crop and livestock production systems for the Parkland.
Contact:
Dr. Fernando Selles, Research Manager
(306) 778-7245

Saskatoon Research Centres (Melfort - Scott)
Long-term crop research focusing on biotechnology and chemistry. Programs include oilseeds, forages, crop protection and processing, and diverse germplasm preservation.
Contact:
Dr. David Wall, Acting Director
(306) 956-7211
Melfort:
Dr. Randy Kutcher, Section Head
(306) 752-2776
Scott:
Mr. Stu Brandt, Section Head
(306) 247-2011

Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre (Swift Current - Indian Head)
Dryland farming systems. Programs include land resource conservation, cereals, forages, and field crops.
Contact:
Dr. Wayne Lindwall, Director
(306) 778-7200
Indian Head:
Mr. David Gehl, Officer in charge
(306)695-2274
Saskatchewan Land Resource:
Dr. Scott Smith,
(306) 975-4060

Lethbridge Research Centre (Kamloops)
Beef production and quality technology. Programs include sustainable production systems for cultivated land and rangeland for the southern Canadian prairies.
Contact:
Zahir Mir, Ph.D., Research Manager
Tel: 403-317-2229
Email

Lacombe Research Centre (Beaverlodge)
Meat processing, quality, safety, and  preservation. Also apiculture and sustainable production systems and crops for the Parkland and northwestern Canada.
Contact:

Beaverlodge:
Dr. George Clayton, Manager in charge,
(403) 782-8123
(403) 354-2212
Dr. Don Nelson, On-site Officer in Charge,
(780) 354-5122

Pacific Agri-food Research Centre (Summerland - Agassiz)
Horticultural and field crop production and protection, processing of plant products and biology of plant pathogens. Programs include tree fruits, small fruits, greenhouse vegetables, special crops, and forages. Also soil resource conservation and poultry production.
Contact:
Dr. David Theilmann, Acting Research Manager  
(250) 494-6358
Agassiz:
Dr. Valerie Stevens, Research Manager 
(604) 796-2221 ext. 204

Also here to help answer your questions is...

Research Planning and Coordination Directorate, Ottawa, Ontario
Mr. Gilles Rousselle, Director General
(613) 759-7792

These laboratories participate in the Matching Investment Initiative (MII). Other scientific resources that participate in the MII:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency please address your inquiries to:
Dr. Primal Silva (613) 228-6698.