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CANADIAN - Innovation and Design Labs/Organizations
Location
Type of Lab
Website
Central Innovation Hub Ottawa, ON Government (Federal) N/A
Employment and Social Development Canada Innovation Lab Ottawa, ON Government (Federal) N/A
Policy Horizons Canada Ottawa, ON Government (Federal) http://www.horizons.gc.ca/eng (external link, opens in new window) 
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Montreal, QC Independent (Non-Profit) http://www.mcconnellfoundation.ca/en (external link, opens in new window) 
NouLab NB Independent http://www.noulab.org/ (external link, opens in new window) 
Guelph Lab Guelph, ON University, Government (Municipal) http://www.guelphlab.ca/ (external link, opens in new window) 
Edmonton Shift Lab Edmonton, AB Independent (Non-Profit) http://www.edmontonshiftlab.ca/ (external link, opens in new window) 
Alberta Co-Lab Edmonton, AB Government (Provincial) N/A
Skills Society Edmonton, AB Independent http://www.skillssociety.ca/action-lab/
Synthetikos Edmonton, AB Independent https://www.synthetikos.com/
Ashoka Canada Toronto, ON Non-profit https://www.ashoka.org/en/home
Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity Toronto, ON Government Agency (Provincial) https://www.competeprosper.ca/
MaRS Solutions Lab Toronto, ON Independent https://www.marsdd.com/systems-change/mars-solutions-lab/mars-solutions-lab-approach/
OCAD Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab) Toronto, ON University http://slab.ocadu.ca/
Social Innovation Generation (SiG) Toronto, ON Independent (Non-Profit) http://www.sigeneration.ca/
Innovation Hub Toronto, ON Government (Provincial) N/A
Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Toronto, ON Independent (Non-Profit) http://brookfieldinstitute.ca/
Idea Couture Toronto, ON Independent https://ideacouture.com
BC HubCap Vancouver, BC Government (Provincial) http://www.hubcapbc.ca/
InWithForward Vancouver, BC Independent http://inwithforward.com
Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement Waterloo, ON Independent (Non-Profit) http://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/
Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR) Waterloo, ON Independent (Non-Profit), University https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-institute-for-social-innovation-and-resilience/about
Social Innovation and Venture Creation (SIVC) Laurier Waterloo, ON University http://www.sivclaurier.ca
INTERNATIONAL - Innovation and Design Labs/Organizations
Location
Type of Lab
Website
DesignGov - Australia (discontinued pilot) Australia Government http://design.gov.au/
Centro de Innovacion Social - Colombia Colombia Independent http://centrodeinnovacion.com/
MindLab - Denmark Denmark Quasi-independent http://mind-lab.dk/en/
Sitra - Finland Finland Independent http://www.sitra.fi/
Fonds d'experimentation pour la jeunesse - France France Government http://www.experimentation.jeunes.gouv.fr/
La 27e Region - France France Independent http://www.la27eregion.fr/en/
Inclusive Policy Lab - UNESCO International Government  
Performance Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) - Malaysia Malaysia Government https://www.pemandu.gov.my/
Open Mexico - Mexico Mexico Independent http://www.opengovpartnership.org/country/mexico
Kennisland - Netherlands Netherlands Independent https://www.kl.nl/en/
PS21 Office - Singapore Singapore Government https://www.psd.gov.sg/what-we-do/ps21-building-a-future-ready-public-service
Centre for Public Service Innovation - South Africa South Africa Government http://www.cpsi.co.za/
Seoul Innovation Bureau - South Korea South Korea Government http://english.seoul.go.kr/policy-information/key-policies/city-initiatives/4-social-innovation/
Barcelona Urban Lab - Spain Spain Government http://www.22barcelona.com/content/view/698/897/lang,en/
VINNOVA - Sweden  Sweden Quasi-independent http://www.vinnova.se/en/
UK Government Policy Lab - UK UK Government  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/open-policy-making-toolkit/getting-started-with-open-policy-making
Design Council - UK UK independent http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/
What Works Policy Centres - UK UK independent https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-works-network
Nesta - UK UK Independent http://www.nesta.org.uk/
Behavioural Insight Team - UK UK Quasi-independent http://www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk/
Warwick Policy Lab - University of Warwick, UK UK University http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/wpl/
Social and Behavioural Science Team - US Government US Government https://sbst.gov/
The LAB at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington DC  US Government https://lab.opm.gov/
New Orleans Innovation Delivery Team - US US Government https://www.bloomberg.org/program/government-innovation/innovation-teams/#overview
New York City Innovation Zone (iZone) - US US Government http://izonenyc.org/
Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) - US US Government https://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/contacts.html
Mayor's Office of New Urban Machanics - Boston, US US Government http://www.cityofboston.gov/newurbanmechanics/
Public Policy Lab - US US Independent http://publicpolicylab.org/
Centre for Public Impact - BCG Foundation  US Independent https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/
Evidence for Policy Design - Harvard, US US University http://epod.cid.harvard.edu/
Wagner Innovation Labs - NYU, US US University http://wagner.nyu.edu/labs
ChangeLabs - Standford Univesrity, US US University http://changelabs.stanford.edu/
GovLabs - US  US University http://www.thegovlab.org/
D-Lab, MIT, US US University https://d-lab.mit.edu/
Parson DESIS Lab - The New School, US US University http://www.newschool.edu/desis/
Policy Labs - University of Chicago  US University http://harris.uchicago.edu/applied-experience/student-organizations