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  • 51. Federal business innovation and growth support to Canadian exporters, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024011
    Description: This infographic examines Canadian exporters in 2021 that have been funded by the federal government through Business Innovation and Growth Support (BIGS) programs. Data is presented by program, countries of export, industry and comparison highlights.
    Release date: 2024-03-15
  • 52. Innovation in Canadian businesses, 2020 to 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024013
    Description: This infographic focuses on product and business process innovation introduced by Canadian businesses during the 2020-2022 period, based on data from the 2022 Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy. It presents the rate of innovation among Canadian businesses, the most common obstacles to innovation reported by businesses, the prevalent types of intellectual property (IP) protection filed by innovation businesses that developed new products, and the role of government support for innovation.
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 53. Personnel engaged in research and development by performing sector and occupational category
    Table: 27-10-0022-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Personnel engaged in research and development, by performing sector, occupational category and type of science for Canada from 2000 to today.
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 54. Personnel engaged in research and development, by geography
    Table: 27-10-0023-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Provincial distribution of personnel engaged in research and development, by performing sector and occupational category for provinces and territories from 2000 to today.
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 55. A profile of women inventors in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400200001
    Description: This paper presents a profile of Canadian women inventors who patent in Canada, based on a rigorous matching methodology and a comprehensive linked dataset that allows examination of not only patent applications, but also various demographic and business characteristics associated with inventors. Using data on patent applications from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, linked to the Canadian Employer–Employee Dynamics Database from 2005 to 2019, this research seeks to answer the following questions: Who are the women inventors in Canada? What are their demographic characteristics? In what types of businesses do they work? How many are entrepreneurs?
    Release date: 2024-02-28
  • 56. Value or potential value created by Generative AI, first quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0785-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Value or potential value created by Generative AI, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, first quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 57. Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account, international imports and exports per trading partner
    Table: 36-10-0646-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual international imports and exports estimates of the environmental and clean technology products sector, per trading partner, for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 58. Co-operation on innovation activities, by type and location of co-operation partners by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0178-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that co-operated on innovation activities with other businesses or organizations, located in Canada, the United States of America or the rest of the world by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Innovation co-operation is active participation with other businesses or organizations on innovation activities. These activities do not need to have commercial benefit, and exclude contracting out. Innovation co-operation partners include parent, affiliated or subsidiary businesses; suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software; clients or customers from the private sector; clients or customers from the public sector; competitors or other businesses in the sector; consultants and commercial laboratories; universities, colleges or other higher education institutions; government, public or private research institutes; and other co-operation partners.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 59. Most critical co-operation partner for the business's innovation activities, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0193-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which a specific type of innovation co-operation partner was the most critical for the business's innovation activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Innovation co-operation partners include parent, affiliated or subsidiary businesses; suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software; clients or customers from the private sector; clients or customers from the public sector; competitors or other businesses in the sector; consultants and commercial laboratories; universities, colleges or other higher education institutions; government, public or private research institutes; and other co-operation partners.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 60. Use of government programs to aid innovation activities, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0238-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that made use of government programs to aid innovation-related activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Government programs include tax incentive or tax credit programs, grants and contributions programs, training and hiring programs, procurement, and other government programs.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
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  • 71. Commercialization of intellectual property in the higher education sector 2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2012229206
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-08-16
  • 72. Intellectual property management in federal science-based departments 2010/2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20121374093
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-05-16
  • 73. Results from Statistics Canada's Bioproducts Production and Development Survey 2009 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2011001
    Description:

    This working paper profiles Canadian firms involved in the development and production of Bioproducts. It provides data on the number and types of Bioproducts firms in 2009, covering bioproducts revenues, research and development, use of biomass, patents, products, business practices and the impact of government regulations on the sector.

    Release date: 2011-12-23
  • 74. Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division Working Papers
    Journals and periodicals: 88F0006X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in the "Information System for Science and Technology Project" 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 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 data tabulations taken from regular surveys on research and development (R&D) and S&T and made possible by the project.

    Release date: 2011-12-23
  • 75. Industrial Research and Development, 2007 to 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100411613
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This survey collects data to monitor science and technology related activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.

    Release date: 2011-12-09
  • 76. Estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100311576
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The higher education sector is composed of all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of postsecondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments.

    Release date: 2011-10-26
  • 77. Scientific and technological activities of provincial governments and provincial research organizations, 2005/2006 to 2009/2010 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100211590
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This bulletin reports on scientific and technological (S&T) activities involving the generation, dissemination and application of new scientific and technological knowledge for the provincial governments of New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

    Release date: 2011-10-21
  • 78. Research and Development Personnel, 1999 to 2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100111392
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Canada's economic competitiveness depends on scientific and technological development and also on the people responsible for this development, especially those engaged in R&D. In an earlier Science statistics bulletin, we published the gross domestic expenditures on R&D in Canada (GERD). This issue presents a supplementary measure to the GERD, the number of personnel who perform Canada's R&D activities.

    Release date: 2011-02-02
  • 79. Industrial Research and Development, 2006 to 2010 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000611361
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This survey collects data to monitor science and technology related activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.

    Release date: 2010-12-08
  • 80. Estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000511240
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The higher education sector is composed of all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of postsecondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments.

    Release date: 2010-09-08
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  • 41. Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5198
    Description: Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) is a statistical series, constructed by adding together the intramural expenditures on research and development (R&D) as reported by the performing sectors.
  • 42. Research and Development in the Higher Education Sector
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5216
    Description: This survey collects information related to research and development (R&D) in post secondary institutions in Canada, in particular information related to faculty teaching, research, administration and service. The data from the survey is an important component in estimating higher education research and development expenditures (HERD).
  • 43. Survey of Intellectual Property Awareness and Use
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5291
    Description: This survey measures the general familiarity of owners and managers of enterprises across selected industries with intellectual property (IP). The purpose of collecting this information is to help evaluate impacts of Canadian Government programs to educate and raise awareness on the value of intellectual property.

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