Table D.4.5
Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector,Note 1 in dollars and as a percentage of total funding, Canada and provinces, 2000, 2005, and 2010 to 2012

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Table D.4.5
Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector, in dollars and as a percentage of total funding, Canada and provinces, 2000, 2005, and 2010 to 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sources of funds for expenditures on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector 2000, 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012, calculated using
millions
of
current
dollars, percentage
of total and percentage of total units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2000 2005 2010 2011 2012

millions
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current
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percentage
of total

millions
of
current
dollars
percentage
of total

millions
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current
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percentage of total
millions
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percentage of total
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current
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percentage of total
Canada, total 5,793 100 9,518 100 11,249Note r: revised 100 11,832 100 12,099 100
Business enterprise 553 10 803 8 842Note r: revised 7 966 8 980 8
Federal government 1,293 22 2,542 27 3,074Note r: revised 27 3,165 27 3,086 26
Provincial governments 587 10 973 10 1,193 11 1,255 11 1,341 11
Private non-profit 418 7 742 8 1,029 9 1,127 10 1,149 9
Foreign sources 50 1 116 1 141 1 126 1 127 1
Higher educationNote 1 2,892 50 4,341 46 4,970Note r: revised 44 5,193 44 5,417 45
From own revenue sources 1,285 22 2,043 21 2,390Note r: revised 21 2,373 20 2,687 22
From general university fundsNote 2 1,607 28 2,298 24 2,580Note r: revised 23 2,820 24 2,730 23
Newfoundland and Labrador,
total
83 100 149 100 165 100 211 100 251 100
Business enterprise 7 8 23 15 25 15 17 8 41 16
Federal government 23 28 45 30 35 21 47 22 39 16
Provincial government 2 2 1 1 3 2 26 12 39 16
Private non-profit 1 1 2 1 5 3 11 5 3 1
Foreign sources 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Higher educationNote 1 50 60 76 51 97 59 111 53 125 50
Prince Edward Island, total 16 100 27 100 42 100 39 100 24 100
Business enterprise 1 6 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded . 1 2 2 5 1 4
Federal government 3 19 9 33 14 33 12 31 12 50
Provincial government 1 6 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded . 2 5 1 3 2 8
Private non-profit 1 6 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 4
Foreign sources Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Higher educationNote 1 11 69 16 59 23 55 22 56 8 33
Nova Scotia, total 200 100 297 100 369Note r: revised 100 368 100 374 100
Business enterprise 20 10 31 10 40 11 45 12 43 11
Federal government 40 20 80 27 105 28 102 28 106 28
Provincial government 8 4 6 2 10 3 12 3 13 3
Private non-profit 11 6 22 7 24 7 17 5 12 3
Foreign sources 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Higher educationNote 1 120 60 158 53 190 51 193 52 200 53
New Brunswick, total 89 100 130 100 153 100 157 100 156 100
Business enterprise 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 5 3
Federal government 15 17 35 27 39 25 37 24 35 22
Provincial government 3 3 4 3 6 4 3 2 6 4
Private non-profit 5 6 7 5 9 6 12 8 9 6
Foreign sources 1 1 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded . 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded . 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded . 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded .
Higher educationNote 1 61 69 80 62 94 61 98 62 101 65
Quebec, total 1,629 100 2,556 100 2,794Note r: revised 100 3,087 100 3,064 100
Business enterprise 145 9 227 9 226Note r: revised 8 270 9 245 8
Federal government 373 23 703 28 798Note r: revised 29 878 28 812 27
Provincial government 167 10 260 10 375 13 414 13 386 13
Private non-profit 97 6 158 6 238 9 274 9 270 9
Foreign sources 12 1 28 1 20 1 21 1 32 1
Higher educationNote 1 835 51 1,180 46 1,137Note r: revised 41 1,231 40 1,319 43
Ontario, total 2,316 100 3,980 100 4,581Note r: revised 100 4,861 100 5,114 100
Business enterprise 250 11 378 9 354Note r: revised 8 419 9 436 9
Federal government 505 22 997 25 1,226Note r: revised 27 1,244 26 1,226 24
Provincial government 235 10 402 10 385Note r: revised 8 405 8 539 11
Private non-profit 204 9 342 9 468Note r: revised 10 539 11 557 11
Foreign sources 23 1 67 2 60 1 60 1 56 1
Higher educationNote 1 1,100 47 1,794 45 2,088Note r: revised 46 2,194 45 2,301 45
Manitoba, total 189 100 294 100 339Note r: revised 100 339 100 324 100
Business enterprise 14 7 19 6 29 9 20 6 11 3
Federal government 42 22 72 24 79 23 79 23 83 26
Provincial government 15 8 15 5 30 9 26 8 23 7
Private non-profit 17 9 38 13 17 5 41 12 29 9
Foreign sources 2 1 2 1 18 5 4 1 9 3
Higher educationNote 1 99 52 149 51 166Note r: revised 49 170 50 170 52
Saskatchewan, total 228 100 218 100 328Note r: revised 100 286 100 273 100
Business enterprise 10 4 13 6 10 3 19 7 18 7
Federal government 54 24 54 25 87 27 74 26 75 27
Provincial government 40 18 20 9 34 10 26 9 23 8
Private non-profit 8 4 14 6 38 12 16 6 10 4
Foreign sources 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note .: not available for any reference period 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note .: not available for any reference period 1 0 1 0 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded .
Higher educationNote 1 116 51 116 53 157Note r: revised 48 151 53 147 54
Alberta, total 547 100 962 100 1,221Note r: revised 100 1,236 100 1,256 100
Business enterprise 50 9 63 7 85 7 95 8 119 9
Federal government 113 21 252 26 287 24 290 23 294 23
Provincial government 92 17 183 19 236 19 235 19 194 15
Private non-profit 35 6 61 6 99 8 96 8 125 10
Foreign sources 3 1 7 1 10 1 10 1 6 0
Higher educationNote 1 254 46 396 41 504Note r: revised 41 510 41 519 41
British Columbia, total 497 100 904 100 1,256Note r: revised 100 1,248 100 1,263 100
Business enterprise 52 10 44 5 65 5 75 6 61 5
Federal government 126 25 294 33 404Note r: revised 32 402 32 402 32
Provincial government 27 5 81 9 112 9 108 9 118 9
Private non-profit 41 8 98 11 129 10 119 10 135 11
Foreign sources 7 1 10 1 32 3 30 2 21 2
Higher educationNote 1 245 49 377 42 513Note r: revised 41 514 41 527 42
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