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Spending on research and development in the higher education sector
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Spending on research and development by higher education institutions such as universities and affiliated research hospitals, experimental stations and clinics, amounted to $10.2 billion in current dollars in 2007/2008.
In 2002 constant dollars, this was $8.8 billion, up 2.7% from the previous year and 85% above the level in 1998/1999.
Of six funding sectors, higher education institutions themselves continued as the largest contributors to research and development done by this sector (45% of total funding in 2007/2008), spending $4.6 billion in current dollars, up 3.1% from the previous year. The second largest contributor was the federal government, which provided $2.7 billion or 27% of total funding.
The higher education sector spent $2.1 billion in current dollars on research and development in the social sciences and humanities field in 2007/2008, up 7.9% from 2006/2007. Spending on natural sciences and engineering (including health sciences) stood at $8.1 billion, up 5.3%.
Ontario and Quebec combined provided 68% of total research and development spending of the higher education sector.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5109.
The service bulletin Science Statistics, Vol. 33, no. 5 (88-001-X, free), is now available from the Publications module of our website.
For more information, or to enquire about methods, concepts or data quality of this release, contact Michael Lynch (613-951-2201; michael.lynch@statcan.gc.ca) or Cindy Carter (613-951-1856; cindy.carter@statcan.gc.ca), Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division.
