Table D.4.5
Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector,Note 1 in dollars and as a percentage of total funding, Canada and provinces, 2000 and 2005 to 2010

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Table summary
This table displays the results of sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (r&d) in the higher education sector 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, calculated using millions of current dollars, percentage of total and percentage of total units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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of total		 millions
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dollars		 percentage of total
Canada, total 5,793 100 9,518 100 9,625 100 10,187 100 10,926 100 10,818Note r: revised 100 11,429 100
Business enterprise 553 10 803 8 808 8 870 9 892 8 896Note r: revised 8 833 7
Federal government 1,293 22 2,542 27 2,488 26 2,720 27 2,811 26 2,932Note r: revised 27 3,082 27
Provincial governments 587 10 973 10 993 10 1,034 10 1,105 10 1,144Note r: revised 11 1,195 10
Private non-profit 418 7 742 8 776 8 890 9 949 9 901Note r: revised 8 1,029 9
Foreign sources 50 1 116 1 126 1 99 1 114 1 120Note r: revised 1 141 1
Higher educationNote 1 2,892 50 4,341 46 4,435Note r: revised 46 4,574 45 5,060 46 4,824Note r: revised 45 5,150 45
From own revenue sources 1,285 22 2,043 21 2,084 22 1,921 19 1,856 17 2,027Note r: revised 19 2,478 22
From general university fundsNote 2 1,607 28 2,298 25 2,350 24 2,653 26 3,204 29 2,798Note r: revised 26 2,673 23
Newfoundland and Labrador,
total		 83 100 149 100 132 100 140 100 146 100 152Note r: revised 100 166 100
Business enterprise 7 8 23 16 15 11 12 9 17 12 23 15 25 15
Federal government 23 28 45 30 40 30 46 33 36 25 34 23 35 21
Provincial government 2 2 1 1 2 2 6 4 8 5 4 3 3 2
Private non-profit 1 2 2 1 3 2 5 4 6 4 5 3 5 3
Foreign sources 0 0 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Higher educationNote 1 50 60 76 51 68 51 71 51 77 53 85Note r: revised 56 98 59
Prince Edward Island, total 16 100 27 100 31 100 34 100 37 100 41 100 42 100
Business enterprise 1 4 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 4 1 2 1 3 2 5 1 2 1 2
Federal government 3 17 9 33 9 29 12 35 12 31 13 32 15 36
Provincial government 1 4 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 2 5 2 6 2 4 1 3 3 7
Private non-profit 1 6 1 4 2 6 0 0 1 3 1 3 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Foreign sources Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Higher educationNote 1 11 68 16 59 18 58 19 56 22 58 24 59 23 55
Nova Scotia, total 200 100 297 100 317 100 327 100 343 100 343Note r: revised 100 372 100
Business enterprise 20 10 31 10 35 11 39 12 37 11 33 10 40 11
Federal government 40 20 80 27 82 26 81 25 94 27 95 28 105 28
Provincial government 8 4 6 2 5 2 7 2 8 2 8 2 10 3
Private non-profit 11 5 22 7 22 7 29 9 25 7 22 6 24 6
Foreign sources 2 1 0 0 1 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 0 1 0
Higher educationNote 1 120 60 158 53 171 54 170 52 179 52 185Note r: revised 54 192 52
New Brunswick, total 89 100 130 100 135 100 144 100 150 100 158 100 152 100
Business enterprise 4 5 5 4 5 4 6 4 4 3 10 6 6 4
Federal government 15 17 35 27 34 25 35 24 37 25 44 28 38 25
Provincial government 3 3 4 3 5 4 7 5 5 4 5 3 6 4
Private non-profit 5 5 7 5 7 5 9 6 10 6 2 1 9 6
Foreign sources 1 1 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 3 2 2 1 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Higher educationNote 1 61 69 80 62 84 62 87 60 91 61 96 61 94 62
Quebec, totalNote 3 1,629 100 2,556 100 2,541 100 2,610 100 2,786Note r: revised 100 2,622Note r: revised 100 2,855 100
Business enterprise 145 9 227 9 227 9 224 9 253 9 220Note r: revised 8 235 8
Federal government 373 23 703 28 678 27 772 30 740 27 783Note r: revised 30 794 28
Provincial government 167 10 260 10 229 9 255 10 248 9 351Note r: revised 13 374 13
Private non-profit 97 6 158 6 179 7 185 7 239 9 228Note r: revised 9 236 8
Foreign sources 12 1 28 1 28 1 19 1 23 1 22Note r: revised 1 20 1
Higher educationNote 1 835 51 1,180 46 1,200 47 1,155 44 1,284Note r: revised 46 1,018Note r: revised 39 1,197 42
Ontario, total 2,317 100 3,980 100 4,088 100 4,314 100 4,580 100 4,534Note r: revised 100 4,611 100
Business enterprise 250 11 378 9 373 9 432 10 413 9 443 10 337 7
Federal government 505 22 997 25 1,003 25 1,093 25 1,092 24 1,156 25 1,235 27
Provincial government 235 10 402 10 421 10 351 8 398 9 359 8 389 8
Private non-profit 204 9 342 9 357 9 399 9 425 9 406 9 473 10
Foreign sources 23 1 67 2 69 2 56 1 54 1 61 1 60 1
Higher educationNote 1 1,100 47 1,794 45 1,864 46 1,983 46 2,199 48 2,109Note r: revised 47 2,118 46
Manitoba, total 189 100 294 100 287 100 302 100 312 100 328Note r: revised 100 351 100
Business enterprise 14 8 19 6 21 7 20 7 16 5 16 5 29 8
Federal government 42 22 72 24 70 24 77 25 73 23 82 25 79 23
Provincial government 15 8 15 5 19 7 19 6 18 6 24 7 30 9
Private non-profit 17 9 38 13 38 13 37 12 53 17 33 10 17 5
Foreign sources 2 1 2 1 4 1 7 2 4 1 9 3 18 5
Higher educationNote 1 99 52 149 51 136 47 142 47 149 48 165Note r: revised 50 177 50
Saskatchewan, total 228 100 218 100 216 100 230 100 315Note r: revised 100 310Note r: revised 100 340 100
Business enterprise 10 4 13 6 8 4 10 4 16 5 10Note r: revised 3 10 3
Federal government 54 24 54 25 53 24 68 30 87 28 102 33 87 26
Provincial government 40 17 20 9 29 13 22 10 45 14 33 11 34 10
Private non-profit 8 4 14 7 12 5 13 6 20 6 14 4 38 11
Foreign sources Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 0 1 0
Higher educationNote 1 116 51 116 53 114 53 117 51 146 46 150Note r: revised 48 170 50
Alberta, total 547 100 962 100 919 100 1,004 100 1,122 100 1,179Note r: revised 100 1,243 100
Business enterprise 50 9 63 7 77 8 81 8 84 7 83 7 85 7
Federal government 113 21 252 26 223 24 224 22 267 24 259 22 287 23
Provincial government 92 17 183 19 173 19 231 23 241 21 246 21 236 19
Private non-profit 35 6 61 6 57 6 63 6 76 7 86 7 99 8
Foreign sources 3 1 7 1 6 1 4 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 6 Note 0s: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 4 0 10 1
Higher educationNote 1 254 47 396 41 383 42 400 40 447 40 502Note r: revised 43 526 42
British Columbia, total 498 100 904 100 959 100 1,083 100 1,136Note r: revised 100 1,151Note r: revised 100 1,297 100
Business enterprise 52 10 44 5 47 5 46 4 51 4 57 5 65 5
Federal government 126 25 294 33 296 31 313 29 375 33 365 32 407 31
Provincial government 27 5 81 9 107 11 134 12 133 12 113 10 111 9
Private non-profit 41 8 98 11 99 10 148 14 94 8 105 9 128 10
Foreign sources 7 1 10 1 13 1 11 1 23 2 19 2 32 2
Higher educationNote 1 245 49 377 42 398 41 431 40 461 41 492Note r: revised 43 553 43
. 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
r revised
Note 1.

"Higher education' (previously labelled "university") covers postsecondary educational institutions and affiliated teaching and research facilities. This change is part of an initiative to facilitate international comparisons.

Note 2.

General university funds are publicly funded block grants to the higher education sector.

Note 3.

At the time of publication, not all 2009/2010 data for Quebec were available. The missing values were imputed.

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, 2009/2010,October 2011,Catalogue number 88-001-X, Volume 35, number 3;
Statistics Canada, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division, special tabulation, January 2012;
Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 358-0001, Gross domestic expenditures on research and development, by science type and by funder and performer sector, annual (dollars),accessed January 24, 2012.
Updated May 1, 2013.
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