Table 3-5
Federal extramural expenditures — On science and technology and its components in the higher education sector, by type of payment and by major funding departments and agencies

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On science and technology and its components in the higher education sector, by type of payment and by major funding departments and agencies


Table summary
This table displays the results of on science and technology and its components in the higher education sector 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
payments		 2,990 3,066 3,107 3,282 3,260
Total research and development
payments		 2,709 2,769 2,765 2,894 2,893
Total contracts 31 30 28 20 24
Canadian Space Agency 12 12 7 7 7
Environment Canada 4 4 4 4 3
Health Canada 1 2 2 3 2
National Defence 7 7 4 4 5
National Research Council Canada 1 2 5 0  s 6
Natural Resources Canada 4 1 2 0  s 0  s
Public Health Agency of Canada 1 1 3 1 1
Other 2 2 2 1 1
Total grants and contributions 2,622 2,697 2,691 2,819 2,814
Canada Foundation for Innovation 298 372 353  Note 1 423  Note 1 505  Note 1
Canadian Institutes of Health
Research		 835 834 828 882 851
Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of Canada		 736 795 811 832 828
Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada		 512  Note 2 524  Note 3 520  Note 4 522  Note 5 514  Note 5
Other 242 173 178 160 115
Total research fellowships 57 42 47 55 56
Total related scientific activities
payments		 281 297 341 387 367
Total education support payments 238 251 278 301 322
Canadian Institutes of Health
Research		 17 22 37 39 38
Health Canada 21 20 17 21 24
Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of Canada		 110 119 124 127 130
Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada		 81 86 97 99 98
Other 9 4 4 14 31
Total other related scientific
activities		 43 46 64 87 45
p preliminary
r revised
1.
Includes funds for the Research Hospital Fund (RHF) Project.
2.
Includes $300 million for indirect costs of university research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
3.
Includes $315 million for indirect costs of university research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
4.
Includes $325 million for indirect costs of university research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
5.
Includes $322 million for indirect costs of university research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Note(s):
Represents departments and agencies that contributed 2% or more to the total 2009/2010 expenditures. Due to rounding, components may not add to the totals.