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Research and Development Personnel, 1998 to 2007

  1. In 2007, a total of 228,680 full-time equivalent personnel were engaged in research and development (R&D) activities in Canada, up 2.0% over the previous year. Between 1998 and 2007, this number increased by 54.7% (Table 1-1).
  2. The business enterprise sector employs the majority of R&D personnel in Canada. In 2007, 65% of R&D personnel were employed by business enterprises, followed by 26% in the higher education sector, 8% in government (combined federal and provincial) and 1% in private non-profit organizations (Table1-1 ).
  3. Approximately three-quarters of total R&D personnel worked in Ontario (45%) and Quebec (31%). Most of the remaining R&D personnel were engaged in British Columbia (10%) and Alberta (7%) (Table 2-1).
  4. Researchers accounted for 63% of total R&D personnel, while technicians comprised one-quarter and support staff 12% (Table 3-2).