Dimensions of intellectual property in Canada, 2017 to 2019

Statistics Canada, in collaboration with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada released data from the Intellectual Property Awareness and Use (IPAU) Survey as part of a cost recovery project. This novel survey was created to better understand how familiar businesses are with intellectual property (IP) and how effectively they use it. The current infographic provides a snapshot of results for IP awareness and use by business structure, business executive demographics and geographic location of businesses.