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)
Subject
- Limit subject index to Biotechnology and nanotechnology
- Limit subject index to Geomatics and geospatial technologies
- Limit subject index to Human resources in science and technology
- Limit subject index to Innovation and business strategy
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- Limit subject index to Patents, copyrights and trademarks
- Limit subject index to Products and processes
- Limit subject index to Software licensing and advanced technology use
- Limit subject index to Other content related to Innovation and business strategy
- Limit subject index to Research and development
- Limit subject index to Health expenditures and activities
- Limit subject index to Institutional expenditures and activities
- Limit subject index to Private expenditures and activities
- Limit subject index to Public expenditures and activities
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Results
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- 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
- Table: 27-10-0005-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal expenditures on science and technology and its components in current dollars and 2012 constant dollars by type of expenditures for Canada from 1995 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
- Table: 27-10-0006-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal expenditures on science and technology and its components, by type of science and technology components and performing sector for Canada from 1998 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
- Table: 27-10-0007-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal expenditures by science and technology components and activities and by performing sector for Canada from 2003 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
- Table: 27-10-0008-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal intramural expenditures by science and technology components and type of science for the National Capital Region from 1994 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
- Table: 27-10-0009-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal personnel engaged in science and technology activities, by type of science and personnel category for Canada from 1993 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
- Table: 27-10-0010-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal personnel engaged in science and technology and its components, by type of science and personnel category for Canada from 1993 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
- Table: 27-10-0011-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal personnel engaged in science and technology and its components, by type of science, personnel category, for provinces and territories from 2000 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
- 70. Federal expenditures on science and technology, by type of science, performing sector and geographyTable: 27-10-0012-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Federal expenditures on science and technology and its components, by type of science and performing sector for Canada, provinces, territories and foreign from 2004 to today.Release date: 2024-06-27
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Data (495)
Data (495) (0 to 10 of 495 results)
- Table: 33-10-0180-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Product innovators' average percentage of sales that came from products that were new to one of the business's markets, new only to the business, and unchanged or marginally modified in three years, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).
Release date: 2024-09-27 - Table: 33-10-0185-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Average expenditures (x 1,000) on specific innovation activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Innovation activities include research and experimental development; acquisition or development of advanced technology; design activities related to other organizations; employee training specifically for innovation projects; consultation activities with external experts or internal workgroups; activities related to the development and implementation of new marketing methods; market preparation activities directly linked to the introduction of new goods or services; and other innovation activities. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).
Release date: 2024-09-27 - Table: 33-10-0194-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel employed outside Canada by businesses that are not an affiliate of a foreign parent (in the United States of America, Mexico, other Latin American and Caribbean countries, Europe, China, other Asian countries or all other countries), by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).
Release date: 2024-09-27 - Table: 33-10-0195-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel employed inside Canada by business activity, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Business activities include production of goods, distribution and logistics, call and help centre, marketing and sales services, information and communication technology (ICT) services, professional services, engineering and research and development (R&D) services, general management, and all other business activities. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).
Release date: 2024-09-27 - Table: 33-10-0196-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel employed outside Canada by businesses that are not an affiliate of a foreign parent by business activity, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Business activities include production of goods, distribution and logistics, call and help centre, marketing and sales services, information and communication technology (ICT) services, professional services, engineering and research and development (R&D) services, general management, and all other business activities. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).
Release date: 2024-09-27 - Table: 33-10-0197-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel employed outside Canada in core and support activities by businesses that are not an affiliate of a foreign parent, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Business activities include production of goods, distribution and logistics, call and help centre, marketing and sales services, information and communication technology (ICT) services, professional services, engineering and research and development (R&D) services, general management, and all other business activities. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).
Release date: 2024-09-27 - Table: 33-10-0331-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Percentage of expenditures on innovation activities attributable to product (good or service), or process innovation, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size.
Release date: 2024-09-27 - Table: 33-10-0760-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Survey of innovation and business strategy, sales and cost of goods sold, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and certain provinces, in 2022.Release date: 2024-09-27
- 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
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Analysis (537)
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- Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023011Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202316012106Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2023-06-09
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300200003Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023001Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 11-633-X2023001Description:
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 - Articles and reports: 11-637-X202200100009Description:
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 - Articles and reports: 18-001-X2022001Description:
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 - Articles and reports: 11-633-X2022005Description:
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 - Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200300005Description:
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 - Articles and reports: 11-621-M2022002Description:
This study examines the economic footprint created by the Canadian research and development pharmaceutical sector on the Canadian economy in 2019, 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: 2022-01-28
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Reference (44)
Reference (44) (10 to 20 of 44 results)
- 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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