Academic and Research Centres

Corkum LABS – Dalhousie University – Pediatric Sleep Research Program

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Affiliated with Dalhousie University and the Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience, Corkum LABS is a pediatric sleep research program led by Professor Penny Corkum. The program investigates sleep health in children and adolescents, with particular interests in ADHD, neurodevelopment, behavioural sleep interventions, digital health technologies, and implementation science. Through collaboration with academic, healthcare, and community partners, the program supports research, knowledge translation, and the development of evidence-based approaches to improving sleep health and wellbeing in children and families.

Douglas Mental Health Institute and McGill University Centre for Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The Centre for Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms is a multidisciplinary research program within the Douglas Mental Health Institute and McGill University. Research focuses on circadian biology, sleep-wake regulation, shift work, jet lag, fatigue, and the relationship between biological rhythms and physical and mental health. Through laboratory, clinical, and translational research, the centre contributes to the understanding of circadian disruption, sleep disorders, and their impact on cognition, mood, performance, and chronic disease.

Foothills Medical Centre – Sleep CentreUniversity of Calgary,

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Affiliated with the University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, and Foothills Medical Centre, the Sleep Centre supports clinical care, education, and research in sleep medicine. Areas of interest include sleep-disordered breathing, obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, respiratory sleep medicine, sleep diagnostics, and home sleep testing. Through clinical and translational research, the program contributes to the study, diagnosis, and management of sleep disorders while supporting innovation in sleep medicine and the training of healthcare professionals.

McGill University Montreal Neurological Institute – Sleep Neurophysiology Research

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sleep and Behavioural Sleep Medicine Research Program / Université Laval & CERVO Brain Research Centre

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Affiliated with Université Laval and the CERVO Brain Research Centre, this multidisciplinary research program focuses on insomnia, behavioural sleep medicine, sleep epidemiology, and the relationship between sleep and mental health. Research includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), population-based sleep studies, sleep and ageing, and long-term outcomes of sleep disorders. Through clinical and public health research, the program contributes to improving the understanding, treatment, and prevention of chronic sleep disturbances.

Sleep Research LaboratoryBrock University, St Catharines

St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada

The Sleep Research Laboratory at Brock University is affiliated with the Department of Psychology and supports research into sleep, cognition, memory, emotion, and behavioural neuroscience. Areas of investigation include sleep deprivation, memory consolidation, sleep spindles and K-complexes, cognitive performance, and the effects of sleep on emotional processing. Through experimental sleep research, the laboratory contributes to understanding the relationships between sleep, brain function, learning, memory, and psychological wellbeing.

Sleep Research LaboratoryUniversity of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Sleep Research Laboratory at the University of Ottawa supports interdisciplinary research examining the relationships between sleep, cognition, brain function, and human performance. Research interests include sleep architecture, sleep deprivation, daytime sleepiness, neurobehavioural functioning, cognitive resilience, and individual responses to sleep loss. Through experimental and translational research, the laboratory contributes to understanding the mechanisms underlying sleep-related changes in attention, performance, and cognitive function while advancing knowledge in sleep science and human health.

Sleep, Cognition and Neuroimaging Laboratory (SCNLAB)Concordia University, Montreal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Based within Concordia University’s Department of Psychology and Centre for Research in Human Development, this interdisciplinary research laboratory investigates the relationships between sleep, cognition, brain function, and healthy ageing. Research areas include sleep physiology, electroencephalography (EEG), neuroimaging, memory consolidation during sleep, sensory processing, and auditory neuroscience. Through experimental and translational research, the laboratory contributes to understanding how sleep influences cognition, brain health, neural plasticity, and age-related changes in human performance and wellbeing.

UBC Okanagan (SLUMBER Lab – Sleep Solutions Lab)

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

The SLUMBER Lab (Sleep Solutions Lab) at UBC Okanagan investigates sleep health in infants, children, adolescents, and families. Affiliated with the School of Nursing, the program focuses on pediatric sleep health, family sleep practices, behavioural sleep interventions, digital health technologies, and community-based sleep research. Through interdisciplinary and translational research, the laboratory contributes to understanding sleep across the lifespan while supporting practical approaches to improving sleep health and wellbeing in children, families, and communities.