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
- Limit subject index to Enterprise and subsidiary activities
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- Limit subject index to Organizational and management practices
- 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
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All (1,072) (40 to 50 of 1,072 results)
- Table: 33-10-0828-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: New or significantly improved goods or services brought onto the market from 2020 to 2023, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.Release date: 2024-05-27
- Table: 33-10-0829-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Innovation of new products or services and most significant recent product innovation was new to its market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2024.Release date: 2024-05-27
- Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024002Description: This article explores trends in patent applications made by Canadian-resident businesses for advanced technologies from 2001 to 2019, drawing on Eurostat's aggregation of high-tech patents. Approximately one-third of applications fall under high-tech categories, the bulk of which were associated with Communication, Computer, and Automated business equipment technologies. While these fields saw growth until 2012, a subsequent decline occurred, notably in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing. Biotechnology, Semiconductors, and Lasers showed limited dynamism, while aviation technology applications surged by nearly twentyfold over the period.Release date: 2024-05-21
- Articles and reports: 18-001-X2024003Description: This study compares the Government of Canada’s direct and indirect measures to support R&D, as captured by business innovation and growth support (BIGS) programs and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program. BIGS and SR&ED are two central instruments that the Canadian government uses to stimulate R&D expenditures in the business sector.Release date: 2024-05-17
- Classification: 89-26-0004Description: 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
- Table: 27-10-0367-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Percentage of enterprises that used specific types of advanced or emerging technologies, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Advanced technologies include material handling, supply chain or logistics technologies; design or information control technologies; processing or fabrication technologies; clean technologies; security or advanced authentication systems; business intelligence technologies; and other types of advanced technologies. Emerging technologies include nanotechnology, biotechnology, geomatics or geospatial technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), integrated Internet of Things (IoT) systems, blockchain technologies, and other types of emerging technologies.
Release date: 2024-04-30 - Table: 27-10-0368-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Percentage of enterprises that did not adopt or use advanced technologies for specific reasons, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies include not convinced of economic benefit; difficulty in obtaining financing; high cost of advanced technologies; investment not necessary for continuing operations; lack of technical skills required to support this type of investment; organizational culture too inflexible; decisions made by parent, affiliates or subsidiary businesses; lack of technical support or services (from consultants or vendors); lack of information regarding advanced technology; difficulty in integrating new advanced technologies with existing systems, standards and processes; other reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies; and adoption or use of advanced technologies not applicable to this business’s activities.
Release date: 2024-04-30 - Table: 27-10-0369-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Percentage of enterprises where the use of clean technologies was related to environmental protection, sustainable resource management or adapted goods, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Environmental protection includes air and environment protection or remediation; waste management, reduction or recycling; and water or wastewater treatment. Sustainable resource management includes alternative fuels; non-emitting energy supply; bio-products; smart grid; energy storage; energy management and efficiency improvements; water management or recycling; agriculture, aquaculture, forestry or biodiversity improvements; and sustainable mining. Adapted goods include energy-efficient transportation, energy-efficient equipment or appliances, and advanced or lightweight materials.Release date: 2024-04-30
- Table: 33-10-0153-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Percentage of enterprises for which specific long-term strategies were the most important, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, over the next five years. The most important long-term strategies include main focus on good or service positioning, main focus on low-price and cost leadership, and good or service positioning and low-price and cost leadership are equally important.
Release date: 2024-04-30 - Table: 33-10-0154-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Percentage of enterprises for which specific statements best described their strategic focus regarding goods or services (products), by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, over the next five years. Statements that best described enterprises’ strategic focus regarding goods or services (products) include maintain sales of existing goods or services, expand the sales of existing goods or services, introduce new or significantly improved goods or services regularly, and don’t know.
Release date: 2024-04-30
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Data (494)
Data (494) (80 to 90 of 494 results)
- Table: 27-10-0273-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Gross domestic expenditures on research and development, by funder, performer, science type and prices for provinces, territories and selected regions from 1963 to today.Release date: 2023-12-22
- Table: 27-10-0273-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Expenditures on research and development (R&D) by performing sectors. 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: 2023-12-22
- Table: 27-10-0025-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2023-12-01
- Table: 33-10-0219-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
The number of enterprises and the value of support to enterprises broken down into eight employment size categories ranging from 0-4 employees to 500 employees or more.
Release date: 2023-11-02 - Table: 33-10-0220-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
The number of enterprises and the value of support to enterprises broken down into nine revenue size categories ranging from 0$ to $250,000 to $500,000,000 or greater.
Release date: 2023-11-02 - 86. Enterprises (ultimate beneficiary) with business innovation and growth support by industry and yearTable: 33-10-0221-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
The number of enterprises and the value of support to enterprises broken down into various industries of the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).
Release date: 2023-11-02 - Table: 27-10-0359-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2023-10-13
- Table: 27-10-0360-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2023-10-13
- 89. Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sectorTable: 27-10-0363-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2023-10-13
- 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: 2023-10-03
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Analysis (532)
Analysis (532) (90 to 100 of 532 results)
- Articles and reports: 88F0006X2009003Description:
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.
Release date: 2009-10-06 - 92. Estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector, 2007/2008 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X200900510901Geography: CanadaDescription:
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: 2009-09-09 - 93. Innovation in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector: Results from the Survey of Innovation 2005 ArchivedArticles and reports: 88F0006X2009002Description:
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.
Release date: 2009-08-18 - 94. Industrial research and development, 2005 to 2009 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X200900410909Geography: CanadaDescription:
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.
Release date: 2009-07-29 - Articles and reports: 88F0006X2009001Description:
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.
Release date: 2009-07-27 - 96. The Canadian Bioproducts Industry, 2003 and 2006 ArchivedArticles and reports: 21-004-X200900110875Geography: CanadaDescription:
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.
Release date: 2009-06-11 - 97. The ongoing importance of gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) ArchivedArticles and reports: 88-003-X200900110817Geography: CanadaDescription:
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.
Release date: 2009-06-05 - Articles and reports: 88-003-X200900110818Geography: CanadaDescription:
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.
Release date: 2009-06-05 - 99. Innovation Analysis Bulletin ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 88-003-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
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.
Release date: 2009-06-05 - Stats in brief: 88-001-X200900310877Geography: CanadaDescription:
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: 2009-06-04
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Reference (43)
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- 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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