Higher education increases R&D spending

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The higher education sector comprised of universities and affiliated research hospitals, experimental stations and clinics, spent $11.0 billion on research and development (R&D) in 2009/2010, up 0.8% from 2008/2009.

Two-thirds of R&D spending in the higher education sector took place in Ontario and Quebec. These two provinces are generally recognized to have the highest concentration of universities, research hospitals, experimental stations and clinics.

Higher education institutions continued to be the leading source of funding for their R&D performance, providing $5.1 billion in self-funding for R&D, up 1.3% from 2008/2009. This accounted for 46.5% of total funding in 2009/2010.

The federal government remained the second-largest funding source for higher education R&D, providing $2.9 billion, a 2.7% increase from the previous year and representing 26.2% of total funding.

The remaining sources of funding are provincial governments, business enterprises, private non-profit organizations and foreign sources.

Chart 27.2 Higher education sector's R&D spending, by province, 2009/2010
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