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1. Federal departments and agencies anticipate spending $11.7 billion (current dollars) in 2010/2011 on science and technology (S&T), a small increase from the $11.3 billion in planned spending the year before, but a 10.4 % increase over the $10.6 billion spent in 2008/2009, where actual, or final, data are available. (Table 1-1)
2. Of the total S&T expenditures of $11.7 billion, $5.9 billion is anticipated to be spent within the federal departments and agencies (Table 2-1) and $5.8 billion will be directed to other sectors such as higher education, the business sector, private non-profit organizations and foreign and other entities, to support their S&T activities. (Table 3-1)
3. Canada’s federal government intends to spend $7.4 billion on research and development in 2010/2011. Related scientific activities (which include the gathering, processing and analyzing of data, information services, museum services, feasibility and policy studies, and education support) are expected to receive $4.3 billion. (Table 1-5)
4. S&T expenditures are available for two science types, natural science and engineering (NSE) and social sciences and humanities (SSH). About three-quarters of all federal government S&T spending is allocated to NSE and one quarter to SSH in 2010/2011. (Table 1-6)
5. In 2010/2011, over half (54%) of the $5.9 billion in S&T activities to be performed by federal government departments and agencies, is expected to be directed to RSA, with the remainder being spent on R&D. (Table 2-1)
6. In 2010/2011, federal departments and agencies anticipate a total of 39,182 full-time equivalent employees engaged in S&T activities. Of these employees, 18,028 will be classified as “scientific and professional”, 9,280 as “technical” and 11,874 as “other” engaged in support activities. (Table 4-5)