Academic and Research Centres

University of Alberta Hospital Sleep Disorders Program

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Sleep Disorders Program at the University of Alberta Hospital supports multidisciplinary clinical care, education, and research in sleep medicine. Areas of interest include sleep-disordered breathing, airway research, insomnia, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders, narcolepsy, and restless legs syndrome. Through collaboration between pulmonary medicine, psychiatry, otolaryngology, pediatrics, dentistry, and allied disciplines, the program contributes to the study, diagnosis, and management of sleep disorders while supporting translational research and professional training.

University of British Columbia (UBC) – Occupational Sleep and Fatigue Research Program

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Occupational Sleep and Fatigue Research Program at the University of British Columbia investigates the relationships between sleep health, fatigue, workplace performance, and public safety. Research interests include sleep-disordered breathing, obstructive sleep apnea, fatigue risk management, shift work, occupational health, and sleep-related productivity and safety outcomes. Through clinical, occupational, and public health research, the program contributes to understanding how sleep influences workplace performance, health outcomes, and safety in real-world environments.

University of Manitoba – Sleep and Respiratory Research Program Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Sleep and Respiratory Research Program at the University of Manitoba supports research and clinical investigation in sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory sleep medicine. Areas of interest include obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory physiology, polysomnography, and clinical outcomes associated with sleep disorders. Through collaboration with respiratory medicine and academic programs, the group contributes to the study, diagnosis, and management of sleep-related breathing disorders while supporting education, research, and evidence-based clinical practice.

University of Montreal (CÉAMS) – Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Located at Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal and affiliated with the Université de Montréal, CÉAMS is a multidisciplinary academic sleep research centre integrating neurology, psychiatry, psychology, pulmonology, and neuroscience. Research interests include REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD), parasomnias, neurodegenerative disease, sleep physiology, insomnia, and sleep-related movement disorders. Through clinical, laboratory, and longitudinal research, the centre contributes to understanding the relationships between sleep, brain health, ageing, and neurological disease.

University of Toronto Sunnybrook Sleep and Brain Health Research Program

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Sunnybrook Sleep and Brain Health Research Program, affiliated with the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, investigates the relationships between sleep, brain health, ageing, stroke, and neurodegenerative disease. Research areas include sleep-disordered breathing, sleep physiology, cognitive decline, dementia risk, neuroimaging, and vascular health. Through clinical, imaging, and population-based research, the program contributes to understanding how sleep influences neurological function, cognitive ageing, and long-term brain health.

University of Victoria – Sleep, Aging and Circadian Research Collaborations

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Affiliated with the University of Victoria, this research program investigates the relationships between sleep, circadian rhythms, cognition, memory, and healthy ageing. Research activities examine how sleep and circadian disruption influence cognitive performance, wellbeing, and age-related health outcomes. Through interdisciplinary collaboration involving psychology, neuroscience, and ageing research, the program contributes to understanding the role of sleep in cognitive health and healthy ageing across the lifespan.