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Table 7
National Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development, in the natural sciences and engineering, Canada

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National Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development, in the natural sciences and engineering, Canada
Funding sector Performing sector
Federal government Provincial governments Provincial research organizations Business enterprise Higher education Private non-profit organizations Total
  millions of dollars
2008 p Natural sciences  
Total 2,289 259 25 16,316 7,886 116 26,892
Federal government 2,244 4 1 263 2,132 35 4,681
Provincial governments 3 226 12 113 812 9 1,173
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 42 30 11 13,461 793 15 14,352
Higher education . . . . 3,375 . 3,375
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 645 51 696
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,479 128 6 2,615
2007 p Natural sciences  
Total 2,359 261 25 16,159 7,807 112 26,724
Federal government 2,294 4 1 261 2,111 34 4,705
Provincial governments 6 225 12 111 804 8 1,166
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 60 31 11 13,331 785 14 14,233
Higher education . . . . 3,342 . 3,342
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 639 49 688
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,455 127 6 2,589
2006 Natural sciences  
Total 2,340 280 22 16,137 7,715 109 26,603
Federal government 2,278 4 1 261 2,086 33 4,663
Provincial governments 7 243 10 111 794 8 1,174
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 55 33 10 13,313 775 14 14,200
Higher education . . . . 3,302 . 3,302
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 631 48 679
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,452 126 6 2,584
2005 r Natural sciences  
Total 2,289 252 23 15,791 7,627 106 26,088
Federal government 2,217 4 1 322 2,126 35 4,704
Provincial governments 9 219 12 88 779 10 1,116
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 64 30 10 12,839 774 10 13,726
Higher education . . . . 3,229 . 3,229
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 603 31 634
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,542 116 17 2,675
2004 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,965 241 25 15,299 7,280 98 24,907
Federal government 1,909 2 1 271 1,960 11 4,154
Provincial governments 7 212 14 59 831 14 1,137
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 49 26 10 12,552 728 12 13,377
Higher education . . . . 3,110 . 3,110
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 556 48 604
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,417 96 13 2,526
2003 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,963 229 24 14,123 6,544 87 22,971
Federal government 1,907 2 1 299 1,846 14 4,070
Provincial governments 8 202 14 70 814 15 1,124
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 48 25 9 11,671 654 13 12,421
Higher education . . . . 2,669 . 2,669
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 485 37 523
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,082 76 8 2,167
2002 r Natural sciences  
Total 2,073 236 26 13,540 6,041 59 21,974
Federal government 2,007 2 1 300 1,588 5 3,904
Provincial governments 11 205 15 53 663 19 966
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 55 29 9 11,365 619 11 12,088
Higher education . . . . 2,577 . 2,577
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 493 23 516
Foreign . .. 1 1,822 101 1 1,924
2001 r Natural sciences  
Total 2,010 234 23 14,266 5,150 59 21,741
Federal government 1,951 0 1 457 1,356 6 3,771
Provincial governments 6 203 12 51 570 18 860
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 53 31 9 10,929 578 9 11,617
Higher education . . . . 2,150 . 2,150
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 412 25 436
Foreign . .. 1 2,828 84 1 2,915
2000 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,995 146 66 12,395 4,591 55 19,248
Federal government 1,938 0 2 239 1,106 3 3,288
Provincial governments 3 146 38 45 470 15 717
Provincial research organizations . . 1 . . . 1
Business enterprise 54 0 18 8,587 531 10 9,200
Higher education . . . . 2,092 . 2,092
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 342 26 367
Foreign . .. 7 3,524 50 1 3,582
1999 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,774 160 60 10,399 4,020 54 16,468
Federal government 1,729 0 1 309 943 7 2,989
Provincial governments 4 160 34 57 386 13 654
Provincial research organizations . . 3 . . . 3
Business enterprise 41 0 19 7,391 440 6 7,897
Higher education . . . . 1,909 . 1,909
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 285 26 311
Foreign . .. 3 2,642 57 2 2,704
1998 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,667 139 61 9,682 3,466 68 15,083
Federal government 1,615 0 3 262 751 10 2,641
Provincial governments 4 139 34 56 297 17 548
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 49 0 21 6,865 393 8 7,336
Higher education . . . . 1,697 . 1,697
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 278 32 310
Foreign . .. 3 2,499 50 1 2,552
1997 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,651 140 58 8,739 3,147 73 13,809
Federal government 1,585 0 4 355 692 6 2,642
Provincial governments 3 140 30 77 296 18 564
Provincial research organizations . . 1 . . . 1
Business enterprise 63 0 19 6,557 365 10 7,014
Higher education . . . . 1,486 . 1,486
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 268 38 306
Foreign . .. 4 1,750 40 1 1,794
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
Date Modified: 2009-01-22

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