Table 3-1
Federal extramural expenditures — On science and technology and its components, by performing sector

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On science and technology and its components, by performing sector


Table summary
This table displays the results of on science and technology and its components 2007/2008,  2008/2009, 2009/2010 , 2010/2011  and 2011/2012 , calculated using millions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2007/2008  2008/2009 2009/2010  Note r: revised 2010/2011  Note r: revised 2011/2012  Note p: preliminary
  millions of dollars
Total science and technology 4,980 5,075 5,781 5,924 5,517
Business enterprises 936 910 1,081 1,153 1,227
Higher education 2,990 3,066 3,107 3,282 3,260
Canadian non-profit institutions 548 469 521 542 499
Provincial and municipal governments 28 45 486  Note 1 370  Note 1 149
Foreign performers 445 556 553 542 349
Other performers 34 29 33 37 33
Total research and development 4,071 4,056 4,694 4,753 4,586
Business enterprises 758 732 868 925 1,020
Higher education 2,709 2,769 2,765 2,894 2,893
Canadian non-profit institutions 376 324 356 372 354
Provincial and municipal governments 15 14 448  Note 1 339  Note 1 127
Foreign performers 192 200 239 200 169
Other performers 20 17 17 23 23
Total related scientific activities 909 1,019 1,087 1,171 930
Business enterprises 177 178 213 228 207
Higher education 281 297 341 387 367
Canadian non-profit institutions 172 145 164 170 145
Provincial and municipal governments 13 31 38 30 22
Foreign performers 253 356 315 342 180  Note 2
Other performers 13 13 16 13 10
p preliminary
r revised
1.
Includes $831 million allocated to S&T activities from the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP), a $2 billion two-year program which started in 2009/2010.
2.
Decrease in expenditures is related to changes in the department's accounting principles.
Note(s):
As reported by the funder, the federal government, not by the performers. Due to rounding, components may not add to the totals.