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About 7 in 10 Canadian businesses (71.9%) introduced innovations during the 2020–2022 period, down from 8 in 10 businesses (79.8%) during the 2017–2019 period.

Product innovation and business process innovation decreased in the 2020-2022 period, compared with the 2017-2019 period.

Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 2017–2019 and 2020–2022, calculated using Percentage of innovative businesses units of measure (appearing as column headers).
2017–2019 2020–2022

Percentage of innovative businesses

Product innovation^{Table 1 Note 1} 52.7% 46.6%

Business process innovation^{Table 1 Note 2} 72.7% 63.0%

Any type of innovation 79.8% 71.9%

Top 3 obstacles to innovation reported by businesses

Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Percentage of businesses (appearing as column headers).
Percentage of businesses

Impacts caused by COVID-19 29.4%

Lack of skills 28.5%

Uncertainty and risk 28.1%

Most common types of intellectual property (IP) protection filed by innovative businesses that developed new products

Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Percentage of businesses (appearing as column headers).
Percentage of businesses

Non-disclosure agreements 45.0%

Trademarks 43.7%

Patents 33.0%

**Note:** The percentages represent the proportion of businesses that developed new products and filed for their protection through these different types of IP.

Among all businesses, recipients of government support for their innovation-related activities were more innovative

Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4 All types of businesses and Proportion of innovative businesses (appearing as column headers).
All types of businesses Proportion of innovative businesses

Recipients of government support for innovation 34.1% 83.3%^{Table 4 Note 3}

Non-recipients of government support for innovation 65.9% 66.0%

**Source:** Statistics Canada, Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy, 2022.

Notes

Note 1

Product innovation is a new or improved good or service that differs significantly from the business’s previous goods or services with respect to its characteristics, functions, or performance specifications and that has been introduced to the market.

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Note 2

Business process innovation is a new or improved process for one or more business activities or functions that differs significantly from this business’s previous business processes and that has been brought into use by this business in its internal or outward-facing operations.

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Note 3

The 83.3% represents businesses that received government funding to support their innovation activities (e.g., research and development), resulting in product innovation or business process innovation between 2020 and 2022.

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Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 2017–2019 and 2020–2022, calculated using Percentage of innovative businesses units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	2017–2019	2020–2022
Percentage of innovative businesses
Product innovation^{Table 1 Note 1}	52.7%	46.6%
Business process innovation^{Table 1 Note 2}	72.7%	63.0%
Any type of innovation	79.8%	71.9%

Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Percentage of businesses (appearing as column headers).
	Percentage of businesses
Impacts caused by COVID-19	29.4%
Lack of skills	28.5%
Uncertainty and risk	28.1%

Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Percentage of businesses (appearing as column headers).
	Percentage of businesses
Non-disclosure agreements	45.0%
Trademarks	43.7%
Patents	33.0%
Note: The percentages represent the proportion of businesses that developed new products and filed for their protection through these different types of IP.

Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4 All types of businesses and Proportion of innovative businesses (appearing as column headers).
	All types of businesses	Proportion of innovative businesses
Recipients of government support for innovation	34.1%	83.3%^{Table 4 Note 3}
Non-recipients of government support for innovation	65.9%	66.0%

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