Table 1 
Breakdown of funding changes by sector and by field of research 

Breakdown of funding changes by sector and by field of research
  2019 2020 2019 to 2020 2019 to 2020
  thousands of current dollarsthousands of current dollars change in thousands of current dollars % change
Natural sciences and engineering        
Total, all sectors 36,409 37,536 1,127 3.1
Federal government 6,060 7,122 1,062 17.5
Provincial governments 1,792 1,569 -223 -12.4
Provincial research organizations 6 6 0 0.0
Business enterprise 17,745 18,083 338 1.9
Higher education 5,236 5,272 36 0.7
Private non-profit 1,414 1,343 -71 -5.0
Foreign 4,157 4,142 -15 -0.4
Social sciences, humanities and the arts        
Total, all sectors 4,211 4,335 124 2.9
Federal government 1,000 1,138 138 13.8
Provincial governments 296 254 -42 -14.2
Business enterprise 88 68 -20 -22.7
Higher education 2,529 2,605 76 3.0
Private non-profit 293 264 -29 -9.9
Foreign 5 5 0 0.0
Note(s):
Due to rounding, components may not add to totals.
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