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  • 1. Higher Education Research and Development Estimates, by funding sector and type of science
    Table: 27-10-0025-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Provincial estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector, by funding sector and type of science by provinces, from 2000 to today.
    Release date: 2024-11-01
  • 2. Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), Canada and provinces, and G-7 countries
    Table: 27-10-0359-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). This table is included in Section D: Postsecondary education: Research and development of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, education finance and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-10-22
  • 3. Percentage of total research and development (R&D) expenditure by performing sector, Canada and provinces, and G-7 countries
    Table: 27-10-0360-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Percentage of total research and development (R&D) expenditure by performing sector. This table is included in Section D: Postsecondary education: Research and development of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, education finance and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-10-22
  • 4. Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector
    Table: 27-10-0363-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector. This table is included in Section D: Postsecondary education: Research and development of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, education finance and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-10-22
  • 5. Use of personally-owned devices to carry out business-related activities by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0128-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that allow the use of personally-owned devices to carry out regular business-related activities by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 6. Number of employees that complete tasks related to cyber security by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0129-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that have a specific number of employees that complete tasks related to cyber security as part of their regular responsibilities by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 7. Use of risk management arrangements by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0130-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that use specific risk management arrangements to manage cyber security risks by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 8. Average cost to prevent or detect cyber security incidents by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0131-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Average spending on specific measures to prevent or detect cyber security incidents by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 9. Average cost to recover from cyber security incidents by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0132-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Average spending on specific measures to recover from cyber security incidents by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 10. Impacts of cyber security incidents on enterprises by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0133-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises impacted by cyber security incidents in specific ways by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
Data (497)

Data (497) (0 to 10 of 497 results)

  • 1. Higher Education Research and Development Estimates, by funding sector and type of science
    Table: 27-10-0025-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Provincial estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector, by funding sector and type of science by provinces, from 2000 to today.
    Release date: 2024-11-01
  • 2. Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), Canada and provinces, and G-7 countries
    Table: 27-10-0359-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). This table is included in Section D: Postsecondary education: Research and development of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, education finance and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-10-22
  • 3. Percentage of total research and development (R&D) expenditure by performing sector, Canada and provinces, and G-7 countries
    Table: 27-10-0360-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Percentage of total research and development (R&D) expenditure by performing sector. This table is included in Section D: Postsecondary education: Research and development of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, education finance and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-10-22
  • 4. Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector
    Table: 27-10-0363-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector. This table is included in Section D: Postsecondary education: Research and development of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, education finance and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-10-22
  • 5. Use of personally-owned devices to carry out business-related activities by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0128-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that allow the use of personally-owned devices to carry out regular business-related activities by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 6. Number of employees that complete tasks related to cyber security by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0129-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that have a specific number of employees that complete tasks related to cyber security as part of their regular responsibilities by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 7. Use of risk management arrangements by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0130-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that use specific risk management arrangements to manage cyber security risks by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 8. Average cost to prevent or detect cyber security incidents by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0131-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Average spending on specific measures to prevent or detect cyber security incidents by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 9. Average cost to recover from cyber security incidents by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0132-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Average spending on specific measures to recover from cyber security incidents by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
  • 10. Impacts of cyber security incidents on enterprises by industry and size of enterprise
    Table: 22-10-0133-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises impacted by cyber security incidents in specific ways by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.

    Release date: 2024-10-21
Analysis (538)

Analysis (538) (20 to 30 of 538 results)

  • 21. Survey of Advanced Technology 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20232094608
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-07-28
  • 22. Analysis on Federal Business Innovation and Growth Support to Clean Technology, 2016 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023011
    Description: This analysis provides a first-ever snapshot of the businesses performing clean technology activities that have been funded by the federal government through Business Innovation and Growth Support (BIGS) programs.
    Release date: 2023-07-20
  • 23. Federal Patents, Licences and Royalties Survey 2021/2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202316012106
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-06-09
  • 24. Patenting activity of women-owned businesses in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300200003
    Description: This article examines the patenting activity of women-owned businesses and compares it to that of men- and equally-owned businesses, and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be determined. It adds to the literature on the gender gap in patenting, as most of it has focused on women as researchers or inventors, and not as business owners.
    Release date: 2023-02-22
  • 25. The Canadian Research and Development Pharmaceutical Sector, 2020
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023001
    Description: This study examines the economic footprint created by the Canadian research and development pharmaceutical sector on the Canadian economy in 2020, 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: 2023-01-30
  • 26. Canadian Patent Research Database, 2001 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 11-633-X2023001
    Description:

    This paper provides an update to the work of Abbes et al. (2022a) and to the Canadian Patent Research Database (CPRD). The CPRD was created to study patenting, an important indicator of innovative activity, at the micro level.

    Release date: 2023-01-12
  • 27. Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 9, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    Articles and reports: 11-637-X202200100009
    Description:

    As the ninth goal outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Canada and other UN member states have committed to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation by 2030. This 2022 infographic provides an overview of indicators underlying the ninth Sustainable Development Goal in support of industry, innovation and infrastructure, and the statistics and data sources used to monitor and report on this goal in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-12-13
  • 28. Traffic volume estimation from traffic camera imagery: Toward real-time traffic data streams
    Articles and reports: 18-001-X2022001
    Description:

    Monitoring traffic in large urban areas remains a challenge for both practical and technical reasons. This paper presents a computer vision-based system to periodically extract vehicle counts from Canadian traffic camera imagery.

    Release date: 2022-09-06
  • 29. Canadian Patent Research Database
    Articles and reports: 11-633-X2022005
    Description:

    This paper documents the use of the Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT), a global patent application database created by the European Patent Office, to create the Canadian Research Patent Database at Statistics Canada. Innovation is an important driver of the economy, and patent statistics are recognized as a useful measure of innovative activity. The current version of the Canadian Research Patent Database focuses on the worldwide patent applications of businesses with an address in Canada (Canada-resident businesses).

    Release date: 2022-04-19
  • 30. Patenting activity of Canadian-resident businesses
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200300005
    Description:

    This article presents some initial findings from a new longitudinal database created from administrative data sources to study patenting in Canada. The study of patenting is important as patenting is a measure of innovative activity and has been linked to positive economic outcomes for firms.

    Release date: 2022-03-23
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Reference (44) (30 to 40 of 44 results)

  • 31. Federal Science Expenditures Intended to Benefit Developing Countries
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5096
    Description: This pilot survey will provide information about federal science expenditures towards developing countries by type of relevant activities in science and technologies and about obstacles and cooperative arrangements with foreign partners.
  • 32. Research and Development in Canadian Industry Intended to Directly Benefit Developing Countries
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5097
    Description: The statistical information collected by this survey is useful for better understanding the measurement of the effort invested by Canada in research and development directed toward developing countries. The data collected by this survey contribute to the federal research and development strategy and are covered in an agreement signed with the Office of the National Science Advisor.
  • 33. Higher Education Research and Development Estimates
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5109
    Description: Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Estimates are funding based investments in sponsored research and development (R&D) expenditures in the higher education sector in Canada.
  • 34. Health Research and Development Expenditures by Therapeutic Class
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5113
    Description: The survey collects expenditure data on health research and development activities by therapeutic class in the Canadian business enterprise sector.
  • 35. Survey on the Commercialisation of Innovation
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5140
    Description: Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division is engaged in a joint project with Industry Canada to investigate the commercialization of innovation process in Canadian firms of small and medium size.
  • 36. Survey on Small R&D Performers
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5154
    Description: The objective of this survey is to better understand the issues and difficulties encountered by enterprises performing research and development (R&D) work, at low levels of expenditures.
  • 37. Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5171
    Description: Statistics Canada has undertaken this survey to provide statistical information on the strategic decisions, innovation activities and operational tactics used by Canadian enterprises. The survey also collects information on the involvement of enterprises in global value chains.
  • 38. Survey of Intellectual Property Management
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5183
    Description: The survey of intellectual property management (SIPM) provides statistical information on the use and management of Intellectual Property (IP) by Canadian enterprises in selected industry groups.
  • 39. Federal Patents, Licences and Royalties Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5188
    Description: Results from this survey will assist in the formulation of key intellectual property (IP) indicators for the federal government. The data collected will be used by federal science policy analysts.
  • 40. Research and Development Personnel
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5193
    Description: Research and Development (R&D) personnel data are essential to assure the availability of pertinent statistical information to monitor science and technology (S&T) related activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.

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