Statistical standards: A national research and development standard

Release date: October 5, 2020
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Statistical standards: A national research and development standard

The Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) is a set of three interrelated classifications of R&D:

  • By type of activity
  • By field of research
  • By socioeconomic objective

Benefits of the CRDC

  • Provides a common language for discussing research, enabling better evidence-based decision making within the research ecosystem
  • Makes it possible to identify expertise and research areas in a truly multidisciplinary classification
  • Improves the identification of emerging research fields
  • Provides researchers with harmonized and integrated R&D classification
  • Improves reporting on the agencies' combined contributions to R&D in Canada
  • Improves data processing and quality in R&D investments at the national level for Statistics Canada

Collaboration and engagement on a new national standard jointly developed by:

  • The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
  • The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
  • Statistics Canada

Availability

The CRDC will be used by funding agencies and Statistics Canada to collect and disseminate data related to R&D in Canada. It is also available for any organization or individual in Canada who wants to use it, including academia.

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Note of appreciation

Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a long-standing partnership between Statistics Canada, the citizens of Canada, its businesses, governments and other institutions. Accurate and timely statistical information could not be produced without their continued co-operation and goodwill.

Standards of service to the public

Statistics Canada is committed to serving its clients in a prompt, reliable and courteous manner. To this end, the Agency has developed standards of service which its employees observe in serving its clients.

Copyright

Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada.

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Industry, 2020

All rights reserved. Use of this publication is governed by the Statistics Canada Open Licence Agreement.

Catalogue no. 11-627-M

Frequency: Occasional

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