Science and technology

Description: Federal expenditures on science and technology, by expenditures, science and technology components and major departments and agencies for Canada from 2000 to today.

Description: Federal extramural expenditures on science and technology, by science and technology components, performing sector and major departments and agencies for Canada from 2000 to today.

Description: Federal personnel engaged in science and technological activities, by occupational category and major departments and agencies for Canada from 2000 to today.

Description: Federal personnel engaged in science and technological activities, by science and technology components and major departments and agencies for Canada from 2000 to today.

Description: This study examines the economic footprint created by the Canadian research and development pharmaceutical sector on the Canadian economy in 2021, 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.

Description: Technologies the business or organization plans to adopt or incorporate over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.

Description: Challenges faced by business or organization when adopting or incorporating technologies, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.

Description: Use of artificial intelligence (AI) by businesses and organizations in producing goods or delivering services over the last 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.

Description: Extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) has reduced tasks previously performed by employees and the impact of AI use on total employment, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.

Description: Changes made by business or organization when using artificial intelligence (AI) to produce goods or deliver services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.

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This table contains 8 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) Occupational Category (8 items: Total in-house research and development personnel; Researchers and research managers; Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers; Senior research managers; ...).

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This table contains 98 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 (14 items: Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; ...) Research and development characteristics (7 items: Total in-house research and development expenditures; Total current in-house research and development expenditures; Total capital in-house research and development expenditures; Total in-house research and development personnel; ...).

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This table contains 17 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) Source of funds (17 items: Total sources of funds; Canadian private non-profit organizations; Responding Canadian private non-profit organizations; Other Canadian private non-profit organizations; ...).

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This table contains 13 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) Field of research and development (13 items: Total in-house research and development expenditures in Canada; Natural sciences and engineering; Medical and health sciences; Basic medicine; ...).

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This table contains 5 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) Nature of research and development (5 items: Total in-house research and development expenditures in Canada; Research; Basic research; Applied research; ...).

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This table contains 7 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) Results of research and development activities within and outside Canada for the prior three-year period (7 items: New or significant improvements; Goods; Services; Methods of manufacturing or producing goods or services; ...).

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This table contains 42 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) Location of recipients (3 items: Total location of recipients; Within Canada; Outside Canada) Sector of recipients (14 items: Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) payments for research and development performed by other organizations; Business enterprise sector; Companies; Industrial research institutes or associations; ...).

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This table contains 180 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) Payments made or received for intellectual property and other technology related services (20 items: Payments made to other organizations for intellectual property and other technology related services; Payments made for patents; Payments made for copyrights; Payments made for trademarks; ...) Type of organization (3 items: Total payments for intellectual property and other technology related services for affiliated and other organizations or individuals; Parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies made within Canada; Other companies, organizations or individuals) Location of payments (3 items: Total payments for intellectual property and other technology related services within Canada or outside of Canada; Within Canada; Outside Canada).

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This table contains 48 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) Nature of research and development (4 items: Total research; Basic research; Applied research; Experimental development) Field of research and development (12 items: Natural sciences and engineering; Natural and formal sciences; Engineering and technology; Software-related sciences and technology; ...).

Description: Annual output, gross domestic product, and compensation of employees estimates of the environmental and clean technology products sector, by industry, for Canada, provinces and territories.

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This working paper provides some metrics for the measurement of user innovation. It explains what is meant by user innovation and provides background on its measurement at Statistics Canada, drawing attention to some more influential work. Challenges to the measurement of user innovation are presented. Details on the survey methodology and survey findings, measurement issues and some lessons learned from the survey will be discussed. The paper concludes by presenting contributions of this study to understanding user innovation.

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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.

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This working paper highlights a variety of aspects of innovation in the Canadian manufacturing sector, including incidence and types of innovation, novelty of innovation, innovation activities, sources of information contributing to innovation, cooperation with innovation partners, impacts of innovation, obstacles to innovation, use of government programs, intellectual property protection, and suppliers to innovative manufacturing plants.

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The universe for the RDCI consists of all firms known or believed to be involved in the performance or funding of R&D. The frame for this survey has a long history spanning back to the conception of the survey more than 50 years ago. Firms are identified through many sources but most frequently firms are added from the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) T661 files.

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This working paper profiles Canadian firms involved in the development, production and distribution of functional foods and/or natural health products (FFNHP). It provides data on the number and types of FFNHP firms in 2007, covering FFNHP revenues, Research and Development, patents, products, business practices and the impact of government regulation on the sector.

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This study is a comparative analysis based on data from the Statistics Canada Bioproducts Development Survey (2003) and the Bioproducts Development and Production Survey 2006. This study examines the current state of the domestic industry, changes occurring over the period, and implications for agriculture.

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Investment in research and development (R&D) is important to the economy of a country, and its measurement is an essential component of the Canadian statistical system. The publication, Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development in Canada and the Provinces (GERD), 1997 to 2008 (Statistics Canada, 2008a) provides a statistical picture of the Canadian system of research and development. These data inform public policy, help benchmark Canadian performance against other countries (OECD, 2008 and 2007) and provide essential input to the study of the impact of science and technology on the life of Canadians.

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) collects and reports on statistics from its member countries for various subject matter fields. In order to properly compare these statistics, the OE,CD develops common concepts and measurement standards. For the field of research and development (R&D) statistics, the OECD's proposed standard practice for R&D surveys is detailed in the Frascati Manual (OECD, 2002). However, not all OECD countries' national practices align with the Frascati Manual standards. The OECD receives Canadian R&D data from surveys conducted by Statistics Canada. While the general concepts of the Frascati Manual are integrated with Statistics Canada's survey framework, national variations in reporting with the OECD still exist. One of these national differences in data presentation can be found in the allocation of public general university funds.

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The bulletin summarizes and highlights new results in the analysis of science, technology and the information society. The articles cover current issues in science and technology activities, advanced technologies, innovation in industry and electronic media. The bulletin is designed to be easily readable by non-experts.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Description: The survey collects expenditure data on health research and development activities by therapeutic class in the Canadian business enterprise sector.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.