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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
2009 p Natural sciences  
Total 2,499 333 40 16,146 8,305 179 27,503
Federal government 2,426 3 2 267 2,323 46 5,067
Provincial governments 9 287 10 86 845 28 1,263
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 65 44 28 13,131 852 15 14,134
Higher education . . . . 3,443 . 3,443
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 741 72 813
Foreign . .. 1 2,663 101 18 2,783
2008 p Natural sciences  
Total 2,422 331 40 15,980 8,223 174 27,170
Federal government 2,343 3 2 265 2,300 45 4,956
Provincial governments 9 284 10 85 837 27 1,251
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 70 45 28 12,995 844 15 13,997
Higher education . . . . 3,409 . 3,409
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 734 70 804
Foreign . .. 1 2,636 100 18 2,754
2007 Natural sciences  
Total 2,360 296 57 15,882 8,125 169 26,889
Federal government 2,287 2 2 263 2,272 43 4,870
Provincial governments 9 256 10 84 827 26 1,212
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 64 38 44 12,915 834 14 13,909
Higher education . . . . 3,368 . 3,368
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 725 68 793
Foreign . .. 1 2,619 99 17 2,736
2006 r Natural sciences  
Total 2,340 280 22 16,021 7,714 109 26,486
Federal government 2,278 4 1 258 2,086 33 4,661
Provincial governments 7 243 10 110 794 8 1,172
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 55 33 10 13,224 775 14 14,111
Higher education . . . . 3,302 . 3,302
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 631 48 679
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,429 126 6 2,561
2005 r Natural sciences  
Total 2,289 252 23 15,774 7,627 106 26,072
Federal government 2,217 4 1 323 2,126 35 4,705
Provincial governments 9 219 12 90 779 10 1,118
Provincial research organizations . . 0 s . . . 0 s
Business enterprise 64 30 10 12,902 774 10 13,789
Higher education . . . . 3,229 . 3,229
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 603 31 634
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,460 116 17 2,593
2004 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,965 241 25 15,249 7,280 98 24,857
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 12,529 728 12 13,354
Higher education . . . . 3,110 . 3,110
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 556 48 604
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,390 96 13 2,499
2003 r Natural sciences  
Total 1,963 229 24 14,095 6,544 87 22,942
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 11,652 654 13 12,402
Higher education . . . . 2,669 . 2,669
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 485 37 523
Foreign . .. 0 s 2,073 76 8 2,158
2002 r Natural sciences  
Total 2,073 236 26 13,545 6,041 59 21,979
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 11,370 619 11 12,093
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 21,742
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 10,930 578 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 7,390 440 6 7,896
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
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding. The private non-profit (PNP) sector appears in both the performing and funding sector for the gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) for Canada. Commencing with reference year 2000 the data for the private non-profit sector performing research and development are not distributed by provinces or territories. The national totals of research and development by performing sector include the PNP sector. The data for the private non-profit sector funding research and development continue to be distributed by provinces and territories. The provincial and territorial distribution by sources of funds of the business enterprise sector R&D expenditures is derived through a modeling system, which prorates values based on reported business enterprise provincial and territorial R&D.
Date Modified: 2009-12-08

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