Science and technology
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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298,850 full-time equivalents16,500(annual change)
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$16.6 billion4.5%(annual change)
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All (1,077) (880 to 890 of 1,077 results)
- 881. Scientific and technological (S&T) activities of provincial governments, 1992-93 to 2000-2001 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X20010117907Description:
The provincial government sector consists of all provincial government departments, ministries and agencies and provincial research organizations. The Provincial Research Organizations (PRO) are surveyed separately and are not reported here. The PRO values are reported in Vol. 24, No. 4 of these publications.
Release date: 2001-12-18 - 882. Research and development (R&D) expenditures of private and non-profit (PNP) organizations, 2000 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X20010107909Description:
This release provides data on the research and development activities of the private non-profit sector. Although the contribution of this sector to the national R&D effort is small in dollar terms, its impact, particularly in the university sector, is significant. Questionnaires were mailed to 95 private non-profit organizations thought to be supporting research and development activities. Twenty-two organizations reported performing research and development.
Release date: 2001-12-05 - 883. Patterns of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Use in Canadian Manufacturing: 1998 AMT Survey Results ArchivedArticles and reports: 88F0017M2001012Geography: CanadaDescription:
This report covers the use and planned use of 26 advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) at the establishment level. Additional information on skill requirements, technology development and implementation practices, results of technology adoption, barriers to adoption and firms' research and development activities was obtained from the 1998 Survey of Advanced Technologies in Canadian Manufacturing.
Release date: 2001-11-29 - Journals and periodicals: 88F0017MGeography: CanadaDescription:
Statistics Canada is engaged in an Information System for Science and Technology Project which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology in Canada. This series publishes analytical work relating to science and technology issues. These documents relate to specific questions or complex analyses derived from survey results conducted at Statistics Canada. More speculative studies related to science and technology issues are also published.
Release date: 2001-11-29 - 885. Science statistics: Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2001-2002 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X20010097912Description:
This bulletin provides recent information on the performance and funding of Federal Government Expenditures on Scientific Activities, 2001-2002. The statistics presented are derived from the survey of the science and technology (S&T) activities of federal departments and agencies. According to international convention, S&T is divided into two fields; Natural Sciences and Engineering (NSE) and Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). These fields of science are further divided into Research and Development (R&D) and Related Scientific Activities (RSA).
Release date: 2001-11-20 - 886. Total spending on research and development in Canada, 1990 to 2001, and provinces, 1990 to 1999 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X20010087913Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) represents total R&D expenditures performed in a country's national territory during a given year. GERD includes research and development performed within a country and funded from abroad but excludes payments sent abroad for research and development performed in other countries.
Release date: 2001-11-02 - 887. Interpreting innovation indicators ArchivedArticles and reports: 88-003-X20010035967Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1997, 41% of engineering services firms identified themselves as innovators, but only 4% of them had introduced breakthrough products or processes that had the potential of putting these firms in the role of global leaders. There's more than meets the eye in interpreting the myriad of indicators describing the "system of innovation".
Release date: 2001-10-31 - 888. Survey of knowledge management practices, 2001 ArchivedArticles and reports: 88-003-X20010035968Geography: CanadaDescription:
Statistics Canada is conducting a pilot survey on Knowledge Management Practices beginning in September 2001. The primary objectives are to determine what business practices are used to support the sharing, transfer, acquisition and retention of knowledge by Canadian firms and whether the firms find these practices effective.
Release date: 2001-10-31 - 889. Use of biotechnologies by Canadian biotechnology firms ArchivedArticles and reports: 88-003-X20010035970Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article looks at the use of biotechnology, obstacles to commercialization and information sources on biotechnology.
Release date: 2001-10-31 - Articles and reports: 88-003-X20010035971Geography: CanadaDescription:
Biotechnology firms are generally flexible and innovative in their approaches to survival and growth in Canada and also on the world stage. Read an overview of some of the business strategies and practices used by biotechnology firms to conduct research and development and for some, commercialization of their products.
Release date: 2001-10-31
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Data (494)
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- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2019016Description:
This interactive data visualization dashboard provides a comprehensive picture of research and development (R&D) activities in Canadian industry. Users will find extensive coverage of characteristics on R&D activities in Canadian industry. The dashboard features information on in-house as well as outsourced R&D expenditures, statistics on energy-related R&D expenditures by area of technology and details on intellectual property product commerce.
Release date: 2024-09-19 - Table: 27-10-0347-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: This table contains 94976 series, with data for years 2014 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (75 items: Total all industries; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Agriculture (except aquaculture) and support activities for crop production and animal production; Forestry, logging and support activities for forestry; ...) Country of control (3 items: Total country of control; Canada; Foreign) Energy technology (53 items: Total energy technologies; Fossil fuels; Crude oils and natural gas exploration; Crude oils and natural gas production and storage; ...) Energy-related research and development expenditures (8 items: Total in-house energy-related research and development expenditures; Funded by research and development performing companies (Canada); Funded by federal, provincial or territorial governments; Funded by all other Canadian sources; ...).Release date: 2024-09-19
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022018Description: This dashboard shows traffic count data that is obtained from traffic camera imagery using a computer vision-based system developed at the Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) at Statistics Canada. The system periodically pulls traffic imagery from the Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs) of municipal and provincial traffic camera programs. Vehicle detection was implemented using the open source You Only Look Once version 3 (YOLOv3) object detection model that was trained on the Common Objects in Context (COCO) dataset. The output of the model is used to generates real-time counts of the detected vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles).Release date: 2024-09-16
- Table: 27-10-0001-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
This table contains 225 series, with data for years 2014 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (75 items: Total all industries; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Agriculture (except aquaculture) and support activities for crop production and animal production; Forestry, logging and support activities for forestry; ...); Country of control (3 items: Total country of control; Canada; Foreign).
Release date: 2024-09-05 - Table: 27-10-0049-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
This table contains 75 series, with data for years 2014 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (75 items: Total all industries; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Agriculture (except aquaculture) and support activities for crop production and animal production; Forestry, logging and support activities for forestry; ...).
Release date: 2024-09-05 - Table: 27-10-0333-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
This table contains 2925 series, with data for years 2014 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (75 items: Total all industries; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Agriculture (except aquaculture) and support activities for crop production and animal production; Forestry, logging and support activities for forestry; ...) Country of control (3 items: Total country of control; Canada; Foreign) In-house research and development expenditure types (13 items: Total in-house research and development expenditures; Total current in-house research and development expenditures; Wages and salaries; Other current costs; ...).
Release date: 2024-09-05 - Table: 27-10-0334-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
This table contains 30 series, with data for years 2014 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Country of control (3 items: Total country of control; Canada; Foreign) Revenue groups (10 items: Total revenue groups; Less than $250,000; $250,000 to $999,999; $1,000,000 to $1,999,999; ...).
Release date: 2024-09-05 - Table: 27-10-0335-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
This table contains 33 series, with data for years 2014 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Country of control (3 items: Total country of control; Canada; Foreign) Employment size (11 items: Total employment size; 1 to 4 employees; 5 to 9 employees; 10 to 19 employees; ...).
Release date: 2024-09-05 - Table: 27-10-0336-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
This table contains 24 series, with data for years 2014 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Country of control (3 items: Total country of control; Canada; Foreign) Research and development expenditure groups (8 items: Total research and development expenditure groups; Less than $50,000; $50,000 to $99,999; $100,000 to $249,999; ...).
Release date: 2024-09-05 - Table: 27-10-0337-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
This table contains 1800 series, with data for years 2014 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (75 items: Total all industries; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Agriculture (except aquaculture) and support activities for crop production and animal production; Forestry, logging and support activities for forestry; ...) Country of control (3 items: Total country of control; Canada; Foreign) Occupational category (8 items: Total in-house research and development personnel; Researchers and research managers; Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers; Senior research managers; ...).
Release date: 2024-09-05
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Analysis (536)
Analysis (536) (0 to 10 of 536 results)
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202426316344Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-09-19
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X2024249688Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-09-05
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024035Description: This infographic focuses on innovation activities and international trade in Canada, based on data from the 2022 Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy. It presents the percentage of Canadian businesses that conducted innovation activities, the innovation rates for businesses that conducted innovation activities in 2022 and for businesses that did not conduct such activities, the percentage of Canadian businesses engaging in international trade, and the obstacles to exporting goods or services.Release date: 2024-09-04
- Articles and reports: 11F0019M2024005Description: This study provides experimental estimates of the number and percentage of workers in Canada potentially susceptible to AI-related job transformation based on the complementarity-adjusted AI occupational exposure index.Release date: 2024-09-03
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800003Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024004Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202424122588Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-08-28
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242134881Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-07-31
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400700002Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-631-X2024005Description: 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
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Reference (44)
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2936Description: This survey was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4201Description: 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.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4204Description: 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.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4205Description: This survey collects in-house and outsourced research and development expenditures on energy-related technology of businesses and industrial non-profit organizations in Canada.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4206Description: This annual survey collected data in all areas of technology, by Canadian firms operating in the petroleum industries.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4208Description: This survey collects detailed expenditure and full-time equivalent personnel data on the scientific activities of provincial research organizations.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4209Description: 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).
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4210Description: 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 SciencesSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4212Description: 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.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4218Description: The information collected by this survey provides information on innovation and innovation activities of Canadian businesses and their characteristics.
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