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  • 41. Use of artificial intelligence by businesses and organizations in producing goods or delivering services over the last 12 months, second quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0825-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Use of artificial intelligence (AI) by businesses and organizations in producing goods or delivering services over the last 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-05-27
  • 42. Extent to which artificial intelligence has reduced tasks previously performed by employees and the impact of artificial intelligence use on total employment, second quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0826-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) has reduced tasks previously performed by employees and the impact of AI use on total employment, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-05-27
  • 43. Changes made by business or organization when using artificial intelligence to produce goods or deliver services, second quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0827-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Changes made by business or organization when using artificial intelligence (AI) to produce goods or deliver services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-05-27
  • 44. New or significantly improved goods or services brought onto the market from 2020 to 2023, second quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0828-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: New or significantly improved goods or services brought onto the market from 2020 to 2023, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-05-27
  • 45. Innovation of new products or services and most significant recent product innovation was new to its market, second quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0829-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation of new products or services and most significant recent product innovation was new to its market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-05-27
  • 46. Innovation in focus: Exploring trends in the development of advanced technology through patent applications
    Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024002
    Description: This article explores trends in patent applications made by Canadian-resident businesses for advanced technologies from 2001 to 2019, drawing on Eurostat's aggregation of high-tech patents. Approximately one-third of applications fall under high-tech categories, the bulk of which were associated with Communication, Computer, and Automated business equipment technologies. While these fields saw growth until 2012, a subsequent decline occurred, notably in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing. Biotechnology, Semiconductors, and Lasers showed limited dynamism, while aviation technology applications surged by nearly twentyfold over the period.
    Release date: 2024-05-21
  • 47. Direct and Indirect Support for Innovation in Canada
    Articles and reports: 18-001-X2024003
    Description: This study compares the Government of Canada’s direct and indirect measures to support R&D, as captured by business innovation and growth support (BIGS) programs and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program. BIGS and SR&ED are two central instruments that the Canadian government uses to stimulate R&D expenditures in the business sector.
    Release date: 2024-05-17
  • 48. Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC)
    Classification: 89-26-0004
    Description: This classification system was developed conjointly by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Statistics Canada which is the custodian. This shared standard classification, inspired by the Frascati Model 2015 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will be used by the federal granting agencies and Statistics Canada to collect, and disseminate data related to research and development in Canada. The Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) first official version was the 2020 Version 1.0, now being replaced by CRDC Version 2.0. The CRDC is revised within 2 years for minor changes, and every five years for major revisions. CRDC 2020 Version 2.0 is composed of 3 main pieces: the type of activity or TOA (with 3 categories), the field of research or FOR (with 1,671 fields at the lowest level) and socioeconomic objective or SEO (with 85 main groups at the lowest level).
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 49. Use of advanced or emerging technologies, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0367-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that used specific types of advanced or emerging technologies, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Advanced technologies include material handling, supply chain or logistics technologies; design or information control technologies; processing or fabrication technologies; clean technologies; security or advanced authentication systems; business intelligence technologies; and other types of advanced technologies. Emerging technologies include nanotechnology, biotechnology, geomatics or geospatial technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), integrated Internet of Things (IoT) systems, blockchain technologies, and other types of emerging technologies.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 50. Reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0368-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that did not adopt or use advanced technologies for specific reasons, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies include not convinced of economic benefit; difficulty in obtaining financing; high cost of advanced technologies; investment not necessary for continuing operations; lack of technical skills required to support this type of investment; organizational culture too inflexible; decisions made by parent, affiliates or subsidiary businesses; lack of technical support or services (from consultants or vendors); lack of information regarding advanced technology; difficulty in integrating new advanced technologies with existing systems, standards and processes; other reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies; and adoption or use of advanced technologies not applicable to this business’s activities.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
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  • 451. Innovation and business strategy, changes resulting from process innovations introduced
    Table: 27-10-0053-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation and business strategy, changes resulting from process innovation introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2007/2009 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 452. Innovation and business strategy, types of organizational innovation introduced
    Table: 27-10-0054-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation and business strategy, types of organizational innovation introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2007/2009 to today
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 453. Innovation and business strategy, average number of organizational innovations introduced
    Table: 27-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation and business strategy, average number of organizational innovations introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions for Canada and regions from 2009 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 454. Innovation and business strategy, percentage of workers affected by organizational innovations introduced
    Table: 27-10-0056-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation, percentage of workers affected by organizational innovations introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2009 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 455. Innovation and business strategy, changes resulting from organizational innovations introduced
    Table: 27-10-0057-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation, changes resulting from organizational innovation introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2009 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 456. Innovation and business strategy, types product innovation introduced
    Table: 27-10-0058-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation, types product innovation introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2007 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 457. Innovation and business strategy, product innovation development
    Table: 27-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation, product innovation development, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2007 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 458. Innovation and business strategy, product innovation introduced
    Table: 27-10-0060-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation, product innovation introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2007 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 459. Innovation and business strategy, percentage of revenue distribution from product innovation introduced
    Table: 27-10-0061-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Survey of innovation and business strategy, percentage of revenue distribution from product innovation introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2009 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
  • 460. Innovation and business strategy, changes resulting from product innovation introduced
    Table: 27-10-0062-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Survey of innovation and business strategy, changes resulting from product innovation introduced, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and regions from 2009 to today.
    Release date: 2014-06-17
Analysis (534)

Analysis (534) (0 to 10 of 534 results)

  • 1. Technology adoption by women-owned businesses in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800003
    Description: Technology adoption is essential for improving the growth, productivity and competitiveness of businesses. This paper links two cycles (2017 and 2019) of the Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy with the Canadian Employer–Employee Dynamics Database to study the use of advanced and emerging technologies by women- and men-owned businesses in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 2. Economic and Social Reports August 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202424122588
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 3. Robotics Technologies Adoption: Insights from the Survey of Advanced Technology
    Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024004
    Description: In an age defined by innovation and technological advancement, robotics stands at the forefront of transformative change. This analysis uses the Survey of Advanced Technology (SAT) to examine and characterize the adoption of robotics technologies, the performance of robotics technologies adopters, the challenges encountered during the adoption process, and the strategies employed to overcome these challenges in Canadian businesses.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 4. Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242134881
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-07-31
  • 5. Understanding Canada’s innovation paradox: Exploring linkages between innovation, technology adoption and productivity
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400700002
    Description: This article highlights data and analysis at Statistics Canada that can be used to explore linkages between innovation, technology adoption and productivity. It draws on new estimates from the agency’s productivity research program, along with recent surveys that examine the innovation and technological stance of Canadian businesses.
    Release date: 2024-07-24
  • 6. Research to Insights: Challenges and Opportunities in Innovation, Technology Adoption and Productivity
    Stats in brief: 11-631-X2024005
    Description: This presentation explores linkages between innovation, technology adoption and productivity. It highlights recent estimates of labour and multifactor productivity growth, drawing on recent surveys that can be used to profile the innovation and technological stance of Canadian businesses. It is intended to support ongoing research on the competitiveness of Canada’s economy.
    Release date: 2024-07-24
  • 7. The Canadian Research and Development Pharmaceutical Sector, 2021
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024006
    Description: This study examines the economic footprint created by the Canadian research and development pharmaceutical sector on the Canadian economy in 2021, including a focus on the contribution of Innovative Medicines Canada’s members. While the impact of the sector’s medical research is well known, less known are the economic impacts of the sector on the Canadian economy, such as the value generated, the jobs supported and the investments made.
    Release date: 2024-06-10
  • 8. Innovation in focus: Exploring trends in the development of advanced technology through patent applications
    Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024002
    Description: This article explores trends in patent applications made by Canadian-resident businesses for advanced technologies from 2001 to 2019, drawing on Eurostat's aggregation of high-tech patents. Approximately one-third of applications fall under high-tech categories, the bulk of which were associated with Communication, Computer, and Automated business equipment technologies. While these fields saw growth until 2012, a subsequent decline occurred, notably in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing. Biotechnology, Semiconductors, and Lasers showed limited dynamism, while aviation technology applications surged by nearly twentyfold over the period.
    Release date: 2024-05-21
  • 9. Direct and Indirect Support for Innovation in Canada
    Articles and reports: 18-001-X2024003
    Description: This study compares the Government of Canada’s direct and indirect measures to support R&D, as captured by business innovation and growth support (BIGS) programs and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program. BIGS and SR&ED are two central instruments that the Canadian government uses to stimulate R&D expenditures in the business sector.
    Release date: 2024-05-17
  • 10. Impact assessment of business innovation and growth support programs on firm performance in Canada using the CDM model
    Articles and reports: 18-001-X2024002
    Description: This study examined the impact of federal business innovation and growth support (BIGS) programs on firm financial performance measured using revenue, profit and employment metrics. Using Statistics Canada’s Business Linkable File Environment data, the study observed the effects of BIGS on exporting versus non-exporting firms and Canadian- versus U.S.-owned firms from 2015 to 2020. Unlike previous studies that relied mainly on survey data, one significant aspect of this research was the use of a new dataset, enabling panel data structures and models to be employed. To assess the impact of BIGS and research and development spending on three interrelated measures of firm financial performance, the CDM (Crépon et al., 1998) framework was adopted.
    Release date: 2024-04-25
Reference (43)

Reference (43) (10 to 20 of 43 results)

  • 11. Survey of Growing Innovative Firms
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2936
    Description: This survey was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
  • 12. Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4201
    Description: The Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry collects research and development (R&D) expenditures and personnel data used to monitor science and technology related activities of businesses and industrial non-profit organizations in Canada.
  • 13. Research and Development of Canadian Private Non-Profit Organizations
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4204
    Description: The Annual Survey of Research and Development of Canadian Private Non-Profit Organizations produces useful statistical information to monitor science and technology activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.
  • 14. Energy Research and Development Expenditures by Area of Technology
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4205
    Description: This survey collects in-house and outsourced research and development expenditures on energy-related technology of businesses and industrial non-profit organizations in Canada.
  • 15. Energy Research and Development Expenditures - Petroleum Firms
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4206
    Description: This annual survey collected data in all areas of technology, by Canadian firms operating in the petroleum industries.
  • 16. Scientific Activities of Provincial Research Organizations, Activities in Natural Sciences and Engineering
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4208
    Description: This survey collects detailed expenditure and full-time equivalent personnel data on the scientific activities of provincial research organizations.
  • 17. Provincial Government Activities in the Natural Sciences
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4209
    Description: These statistical estimates cover scientific and technological (S&T) activities of the provincial government sector, except for provincial research organizations (PRO) which are surveyed separately (see record number 4208).
  • 18. Scientific and Technological Activities of Provincial Governments
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4210
    Description: These statistical estimates cover scientific and technological (S&T) activities of the provincial government sector, except for provincial research organizations (PRO) which are surveyed separately (see record number 4208).
  • 19. Federal Science Expenditures and Personnel, Activities in the Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4212
    Description: This survey collects financial and operating data on expenditures and full-time equivalent personnel on the scientific activities of Federal Government Public Administration in Canada.
  • 20. Survey of Innovation
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4218
    Description: The information collected by this survey provides information on innovation and innovation activities of Canadian businesses and their characteristics.

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