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Estimates of total spending on research and development (R&D) in the health field in Canada, 1997 to 2006 (actual), 2007 to 2008 (intentions)

  1. Spending intentions on research and development in the health field amounted to $6.2 billion (current dollars) in 2008, an increase of about $53 million over the previous year (table 1-1).
  2. This spending will account for about one-fifth of the anticipated $29.1 billion in total gross domestic expenditure on R&D (table 1-1).
  3. The higher education sector continues to lead both the amount of health R&D performed, and the amount of funding. This sector is expected to perform 62% of total health R&D, representing $3.8 billion, and fund $1.7 billion, or 27% of total spending (table 1-2).
  4. Business enterprises are expected to continue in second place, performing $2.0 billion or one-third of total health R&D, and funding $1.6 billion, around one-quarter, of the total (table 1-2).