Table D.4.4
Expenditures on research and development (R&D) by performing sector, Canada and provinces, 2000, 2005, and 2010 to 2012

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Table D.4.4
Expenditures on research and development (R&D) by performing sector, Canada and provinces, 2000, 2005, and 2010 to 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Expenditures on research and development (R&D) by performing sector 2000, 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012, calculated using millions of current dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2000 2005 2010 2011 2012
millions of current dollars
Canada, totalNote 1 20,555 28,022 30555Note r: revised 31,486 31,307
Government, total 2,310 2,717 3,367 2,981 2,903
Federal government 2,080 2,414 3,007 2,649 2,555
Provincial governmentsNote 2 230 303 360 332 348
Business enterprise 12,395 15,638 15803Note r: revised 16,545 16,153
Higher education 5,793 9,518 11249Note r: revised 11,832 12,099
Private non-profit 58 149 135 127 151
Newfoundland and Labrador,
total		 138 267 253Note r: revised 306 363
Government, total 35 33 22 19 17
Federal government 30 28 22 19 17
Provincial governmentNote 2 5 5 .. .. ..
Business enterprise 20 86 66Note r: revised 75 95
Higher education 83 149 165 211 251
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
Prince Edward Island, total 37 66 69Note r: revised 66 63
Government, total 16 28 15 15 14
Federal government 16 28 12 13 12
Provincial governmentNote 2 .. .. 3 2 2
Business enterprise 5 11 12Note r: revised 13 24
Higher education 16 27 42 39 24
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
Nova Scotia, total 361 466 527Note r: revised 503 503
Government, total 94 72 69 53 48
Federal government 88 66 69 53 48
Provincial governmentNote 2 6 6 .. .. ..
Business enterprise 67 97 89Note r: revised 82 81
Higher education 200 297 369Note r: revised 368 374
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
New Brunswick, total 159 259 292 293 262
Government, total 30 31 38 38 37
Federal government 27 26 35 35 34
Provincial governmentNote 2 3 5 3 3 3
Business enterprise 40 99 101Note r: revised 98 69
Higher education 89 130 153 157 156
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
Quebec, total 5,717 7,262 7971Note r: revised 8,346 8,123
Government, total 447 535 414 390 367
Federal government 389 451 308 293 273
Provincial governmentNote 2 58 84 106 97 94
Business enterprise 3,642 4,170 4764Note r: revised 4,869 4,692
Higher education 1,629 2,556 2794Note r: revised 3,087 3,064
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
Ontario, total 10,383 13,664 14008Note r: revised 14,348 14,205
Government 1,210 1,479 2,235 1,918 1,823
Federal government 1,164 1,435 2,181 1,866 1,768
Provincial governmentNote 2 46 44 54 52 55
Business enterprise 6,857 8,204 7193Note r: revised 7,569 7,268
Higher education 2,316 3,980 4581Note r: revised 4,861 5,114
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
Manitoba, total 393 582 680Note r: revised 647 658
Government, total 71 87 117 113 118
Federal government 68 83 107 103 111
Provincial governmentNote 2 3 4 10 10 7
Business enterprise 133 200 224Note r: revised 196 215
Higher education 189 294 339Note r: revised 339 324
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
Saskatchewan, total 376 454 598 563 578
Government, total 72 83 108 85 116
Federal government 62 68 67 63 94
Provincial governmentNote 2 10 15 41 22 22
Business enterprise 76 153 162Note r: revised 193 188
Higher education 228 218 328Note r: revised 286 273
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
Alberta, total 1321Note r: revised 2,422 2981Note r: revised 3,275 3,450
Government, total 191 252 230 229 242
Federal government 117 130 106 101 103
Provincial governmentNote 2 74 122 124 128 139
Business enterprise 583 1,208 1530Note r: revised 1,809 1,951
Higher education 547 962 1221Note r: revised 1,236 1,256
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
British Columbia, total 1,606 2,414 3,026 3,005 2,941
Government, total 136 109 112 118 115
Federal government 111 91 93 102 93
Provincial governmentNote 2 25 18 19 16 22
Business enterprise 973 1,402 1658Note r: revised 1,639 1,563
Higher education 497 904 1256Note r: revised 1,248 1,263
Private non-profit .. .. .. .. ..
.. not available for a specific reference period
r revised since previous publication in PCEIP
Note 1.

Includes the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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Note 2.

Includes provincial research councils and foundations. Data for the provincial government performing sector is currently modelled based on responses from the 2010 Provincial Scientific Activities Survey. This release includes 2012 data on R&D activities performed by the provincial governments of Alberta and Quebec as they conducted their own survey and provided this information to Statistics Canada.

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Notes: Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
Beginning with reference year 2000, the data for the private non-profit sector performing research and development are not distributed by provinces. The Canada total does include the private non-profit sector.
To convert these current dollar data to constant dollar amounts for comparison over time, it is recommended that the gross domestic product (GDP) Implicit Price Index be used for national and provincial level conversions. For the index and further details on converting, see Table F.1.2.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2014, Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development in Canada (GERD), the Provinces and Territories: National Estimates 2004 to 2014 / Provincial and Territorial Estimates 2008 to 2012, Catalogue number 88-221-X, Table 3 (for Canada) and Tables 4-1 to 4-10 (for provinces).
Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 358-0001, Gross domestic expenditures on research and development, by science type and by funder and performer sector, annual (dollars), data released October 16, 2014.
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