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• Canada's gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) was 1.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008, its lowest level since 1999.
• In 2006, Canada had 8.3 researchers per 1,000 employed people, compared with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average of 7.6 and Finland with 16.6.
• Canada has a growing research workforce. In 2006, Canada had 8.3 researchers per 1,000 employed people, up from 7.2 in 2000 and 6.4 in 1995.

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