How innovative are Canadian enterprises?

Description: How innovative are Canadian enterprises?
How innovative are Canadian enterprises?
The 2017 Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy found that innovation was implemented by more than three-quarters of Canadian enterprises. Innovation is the introduction of new or improved products or operational methods.
More enterprises were innovative in 2017 than in 2012.
2009 | 2012 | 2017 | |
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Innovative enterprises | 66.8% | 63.5% | 79.3% |
More enterprises across Canada reported innovating in 2017 compared to 2012.
2017 | 2012 | |
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Atlantic | 69.1% | 45.8% |
Ontario | 79.8% | 71.2% |
Quebec | 80.6% | 60.9% |
Rest of Canada | 79.5% | 59.7%Table note 1 |
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Organizational innovation is the most prevalent type among enterprises.
Type of innovation | Percentage of enterprises |
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Organizational | 59.5% |
Marketing | 54.4% |
Process | 52.7% |
Product | 52.7% |
Size matters: large and medium-sized enterprises reported higher rates of innovation.
Percentage of enterprises | |
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Small enterprises | 78.3% |
Medium-sized enterprises | 83.5% |
Large enterprises | 85.9% |
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy.
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