Table D.4.5
Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector,1 in dollars and as a percentage of total funding, Canada and provinces, 2000 and 2005 to 2008

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Table D.4.5
Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector,1 in dollars and as a percentage of total funding, Canada and provinces, 2000 and 2005 to 2008
  2000 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Canada, total 5,793 100 9,518 100 9,625 100 10,187 100 10,932 100
Business enterprise 553 10 803 8 808 8 870 9 892 8
Federal government 1,293 22 2,542 27 2,488 26 2,720 27 2,812 26
Provincial governments 587 10 973 10 993 10 1,034 10 1,105 10
Private non-profit 418 7 742 8 776 8 890 9 949 9
Foreign sources 50 1 116 1 126 1 99 1 114 1
Higher education 2,892 50 4,341 46 4,434 46 4,574 45 5,060 46
From own revenue sources 1,285 22 2,043 21 2,084 22 1,921 19 1,856 17
From general university funds2 1,607 28 2,298 25 2,350 24 2,653 26 3,204 29
Newfoundland and Labrador, total 83 100 149 100 132 100 140 100 146 100
Business enterprise 7 8 23 16 15 11 12 9 17 12
Federal government 23 28 45 30 40 30 46 33 36 25
Provincial government 2 2 1 1 2 2 6 4 8 5
Private non-profit 1 2 2 1 3 2 5 4 6 4
Foreign sources 0 0 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 1
Higher education 50 60 76 51 68 51 71 51 77 53
Prince Edward Island, total 16 100 27 100 31 100 34 100 37 100
Business enterprise 1 4 0s 4 1 2 1 3 2 5
Federal government 3 17 9 33 9 29 12 35 12 31
Provincial government 1 4 0s 0s 2 5 2 6 2 4
Private non-profit 1 6 1 4 2 6 0 0 1 3
Foreign sources . . . . . . . . . .
Higher education 11 68 16 59 18 58 19 56 22 58
Nova Scotia, total 200 100 297 100 317 100 327 100 343 100
Business enterprise 20 10 31 10 35 11 39 12 37 11
Federal government 40 20 80 27 82 26 81 25 94 27
Provincial government 8 4 6 2 5 2 7 2 8 2
Private non-profit 11 5 22 7 22 7 29 9 25 7
Foreign sources 2 1 0 0 1 0s 0s 0s 1 0s
Higher education 120 60 158 53 171 54 170 52 179 52
New Brunswick, total 89 100 130 100 135 100 144 100 150 100
Business enterprise 4 5 5 4 5 4 6 4 4 3
Federal government 15 17 35 27 34 25 35 24 37 25
Provincial government 3 3 4 3 5 4 7 5 5 4
Private non-profit 5 5 7 5 7 5 9 6 10 6
Foreign sources 1 1 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 3 2
Higher education 61 69 80 62 84 62 87 60 91 61
Quebec, total 1,629 100 2,556 100 2,541 100 2,610 100 2,792 100
Business enterprise 145 9 227 9 227 9 224 9 253 9
Federal government 373 23 703 28 678 27 772 30 740 26
Provincial government 167 10 260 10 229 9 255 10 248 9
Private non-profit 97 6 158 6 179 7 185 7 239 9
Foreign sources 12 1 28 1 28 1 19 1 23 1
Higher education 835 51 1,180 46 1,200 47 1,155 44 1,289 46
Ontario, total 2,317 100 3,980 100 4,088 100 4,314 100 4,580 100
Business enterprise 250 11 378 9 373 9 432 10 413 9
Federal government 505 22 997 25 1,003 25 1,093 25 1,092 24
Provincial government 235 10 402 10 421 10 351 8 398 9
Private non-profit 204 9 342 9 357 9 399 9 425 9
Foreign sources 23 1 67 2 69 2 56 1 54 1
Higher education 1,100 47 1,794 45 1,864 46 1,983 46 2,199 48
Manitoba, total 189 100 294 100 287 100 302 100 312 100
Business enterprise 14 8 19 6 21 7 20 7 16 5
Federal government 42 22 72 24 70 24 77 25 73 23
Provincial government 15 8 15 5 19 7 19 6 18 6
Private non-profit 17 9 38 13 38 13 37 12 53 17
Foreign sources 2 1 2 1 4 1 7 2 4 1
Higher education 99 52 149 51 136 47 142 47 149 48
Saskatchewan, total 228 100 218 100 216 100 230 100 314 100
Business enterprise 10 4 13 6 8 4 10 4 16 5
Federal government 54 24 54 25 53 24 68 30 87 28
Provincial government 40 17 20 9 29 13 22 10 45 14
Private non-profit 8 4 14 7 12 5 13 6 20 6
Foreign sources 0s 0s 0s 0s 1 0s 1 0s 1 0s
Higher education 116 51 116 53 114 53 117 51 146 46
Alberta, total 547 100 962 100 919 100 1,004 100 1,122 100
Business enterprise 50 9 63 7 77 8 81 8 84 8
Federal government 113 21 252 26 223 24 224 22 267 24
Provincial government 92 17 183 19 173 19 231 23 241 21
Private non-profit 35 6 61 6 57 6 63 6 76 7
Foreign sources 3 1 7 1 6 1 4 0s 6 0s
Higher education 254 47 396 41 383 42 400 40 447 40
British Columbia, total 498 100 904 100 959 100 1,083 100 1,137 100
Business enterprise 52 10 44 5 47 5 46 4 51 4
Federal government 126 25 294 33 296 31 313 29 375 33
Provincial government 27 5 81 9 107 11 134 12 133 12
Private non-profit 41 8 98 11 99 10 148 14 94 8
Foreign sources 7 1 10 1 13 1 11 1 23 2
Higher education 245 49 377 42 398 41 431 40 461 41
. not available for any reference period
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
0S value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
1. Previously labelled "university". Higher education covers postsecondary educational institutions and affiliated teaching and research facilities. This change is part of an initiative to facilitate international comparisons.
2. General university funds are publicly funded block grants to the higher education sector.
Notes: Data on general university funds are not available at the provincial level.
To convert these current dollar data to constant dollar amounts for comparison over time, it is recommended that the gross domestic product (GDP) Implicit Price Index be used for national and provincial-level conversions. For the index and further details on converting, see Table F.1.2.
Since the totals are independently rounded, the total value may not match the sum of the individual values.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Science Statistics: Estimates of Research and Development Expenditures in the Higher Education Sector, 2008/2009, September 2010, Catalogue no.: 88-001-X, Vol. 34, no. 5; Statistics Canada, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division, special tabulation, January 2011. CANSIM Table 358-0001, Gross domestic expenditures on research and development, by science type and by funder and performer sector, annual (dollars), December 2009.
Updated April 29, 2011.
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