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  • 1,011. A Compendium of Science and Technology Statistics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 88F0006X1997001
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,012. Science and Technological Activities of Provincial Governments, 1989-90 to 1995-96 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997003
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,013. Transfers of Funds for Research and Development in Canadian Industry, 1993 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997005
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,014. Estimation of Research and Development Expenditures in the Higher Education Sector, 1995-1996 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997006
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,015. Estimates of Canadian Research and Development Expenditures (GERD), Canada, 1986 to 1997, and by Province, 1986 to 1995 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997007
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,016. Federal Government Expenditures and Personnel on Activities in the Natural and Social Sciences, 1988-89 to 1997-98 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997008
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,017. R&D Tax Treatment in Canada: A Provincial Comparison Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997009
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,018. Commercialization of Intellectual Property in the Higher Education Sector: A Feasibility Study Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997011
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,019. Business Demographics As Indicators of Innovation Activity Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997012
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
  • 1,020. Methodology for Estimation of Higher Education R&D Personnel Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X1997013
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
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  • 521. The Importance of Research and Development for Innovation in Small and Large Canadian Manufacturing Firms Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M1997107
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The debate over the appropriate function of government policy for research and development (R&D) subsidies brings into focus the different roles that are played by large and small firms in the innovation process. Small firms, it is often claimed, have different tendencies to use R&D facilities than large firms and, therefore, require the development of special programs that are directed at this sector. This paper examines the differences in the innovation profiles of small and large firms, and how R&D intensity and efficacy varies across different size classes. It investigates the contribution that R&D makes to success in the small and medium-sized population and the types of policies that small firms feel are the most appropriate to reduce the impediments to innovation that they face.

    The paper finds a number of differences between large and small firms in the tendency to innovate and to use R&D facilities. Small firms can be divided into two groups. The first group consists of firms that resemble large firms in that they perform R&D and generate new products and processes primarily through their own efforts. The second are those who rely upon customers and suppliers for their sources of ideas for innovation. Large firms, by way of contrast, tend to rely more heavily on R&D. While they too rely on networks for ideas, their networks focus more heavily on relationships with other firms that belong to the same firm.

    Most of the differences between small and large firms are explained by the fact that firms of different sizes specialize in different parts of the production process. Firms of different sizes serve different niches; they each have their own advantages. Small firms are more flexible but can suffer from cost disadvantages due to scale. They overcome their disadvantages by networking with their customers and by showing the same flexibility in their R&D process that they exhibit elsewhere. They rely less on dedicated R&D facilities and more on the flexible exploitation of R&D as opportunities arise. They also network with customers in order to adopt their suggestions for new innovations.

    Release date: 1997-09-17
  • 522. Estimation of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector, 1995-1996 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970098001
    Description:

    The Higher Education sector is composed of "all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of post-secondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status.

    Release date: 1997-08-20
  • 523. Total spending on research and development in Canada, 1986 to 1997, and provinces, 1986 to 1995 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970088002
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    Research and development is defined as creative work undertaken on a systematic basis to increase the stock of scientific and technical knowledge and to use this knowledge in new applications.

    Release date: 1997-08-15
  • 524. Software research and development (R&D) in Canadian industry, 1995 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970068027
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 1995, software research and development expenditures account for 36% of all industrial research and development performed.

    Release date: 1997-07-21
  • 525. Industrial research and development, 1993 to 1997 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970058005
    Description:

    The statistics presented in this bulletin are derived from our latest survey of industrial research and development activities in Canada.

    Release date: 1997-05-30
  • 526. Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 1997-98 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970048006
    Description:

    This document provides recent information on the performance and funding of Federal Government Expenditures on Scientific Activities, 1997-98.

    Release date: 1997-05-07
  • 527. The provincial research organizations, 1995 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970038007
    Description:

    Statistics presented are derived from a survey of eight provincial research organizations: the InNOVAcorp (formerly the Nova Scotia Research Foundation Corporation), the New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council, the "Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec", ORTECH Corporation (Ontario), the Economic Innovation and Technology Council (Manitoba), the Saskatchewan Research Council, the Alberta Research Council and the NUNAVUT Research Institute (formerly the Science Institute of the Northwest Territories).

    Release date: 1997-04-11
  • 528. The effect of country of control on industrial research and development (R&D) performance in Canada, 1993 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970028008
    Description:

    The size of spending on research and development performed by a firm may be influenced by the size of the firm, the country of control, or the industry in which the firm operates.

    Release date: 1997-03-21
  • 529. Research and development (r&d ) expenditures of private non-profit (pnp) organizations, 1995 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X19960137978
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 1996-12-23
  • 530. Biotechnology research and development (R&D) in Canadian industry 1989 and 1993 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-001-X19960127977
    Description:

    The analysis presented in this report is a joint project of the Chemicals and Bio-Industries Branch of Industry Canada and the Science and Technology Redesign Project of Statistics Canada.

    Release date: 1996-12-03
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Reference (44) (0 to 10 of 44 results)

  • 1. 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
  • 2. Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy, Concordance Table
    Classification: 12-604-X
    Description:

    The concordance table provides a link between data tables and the survey questions from the Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy (SIBS).

    Release date: 2021-07-30
  • 3. Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), Estimation Model and Methodology, Statistics Canada Workshop Archived
    Notices and consultations: 88F0006X2010001
    Description:

    Summary of the technical workshop on Estimates of Research and Development in the Higher Education Sector (HERD), held in Ottawa on October 16, 2009. Data users and experts from universities and colleges, granting councils and provincial and federal government departments proposed general and detailed recommendations for the methodology applied in estimating the HERD.

    Release date: 2010-02-26
  • 4. A Science-fiction Harvest Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004026
    Description:

    The issue of biotechnology in agriculture has generated much debate. This activity is designed to help students better understand biological systems for producing materials and their advantages over synthetic systems.

    Release date: 2005-01-28
  • 5. Technology on the Farm Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004027
    Description:

    This activity looks at the different ways in which technology is used on the farm.

    Release date: 2005-01-28
  • 6. A Guide to Research on the New Economy Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-622-M2003001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report focusses on new studies that analyse information and communications technology industries, science-based industries, high-technology industries and firms, the knowledge-based economy, and knowledge workers.

    Release date: 2003-05-15
  • 7. Innovation in an evolving economy Archived
    Notices and consultations: 88-003-X20020026374
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Statistics Canada's annual Economic Conference provides a forum for the exchange of empirical research among business, government, research and labour communities. The conference is also a means to promote economic and socio-economic analyses while subjecting existing data to critical assessment as part of an ongoing process of statistical development and review. This year's theme was Innovation in an Evolving Economy. At the May 6-7, 2002 conference there were 12 presentations, based directly on the analysis of Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division (SIEID) data. These presentations were given by SIEID analysts, by Statistics Canada analysts in other groups, by facilitated access researchers and by analysts using published or commissioned estimates.

    Release date: 2002-06-14
  • 8. Meeting of users and provincial providers of science and technology statistics Archived
    Notices and consultations: 88-003-X20010015591
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Quebec Institute of Statistics hosted a forum for Statistics Canada and provincial government experts dealing with the subject of science and technology statistics.

    Release date: 2001-03-13
  • 9. Utilization of Document Imaging Technology by the 1996 Canadian Census of Agriculture Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 21-601-M1998034
    Description:

    This paper describes the experiences, the issues and the expectations of the many different players involved in the implementation of document imaging for the Canadian Census of Agriculture.

    Release date: 2000-01-13
  • 10. A Compendium of Science and Technology Statistics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 88F0006X1997001
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25

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