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Table 1-3Gross domestic expenditure on research and development — By performing sector and funding sector

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By performing sector and funding sector
  Federal government Provincial governments Business enterprise Higher education Private non-profit organizations Foreign Total
  millions of dollars
Performing sector  
1998 r 1,743 216 9,682 4,370 77 16,088
1999 r 1,859 233 10,399 5,082 63 17,637
2000 r 2,080 255 12,395 5,793 57 20,580
2001 r 2,103 276 14,266 6,424 63 23,132
2002 r 2,190 282 13,541 7,455 63 23,532
2003 r 2,083 278 14,039 8,143 92 24,635
2004 r 2,083 290 14,947 9,058 103 26,480
2005 r 2,414 300 15,356 9,518 112 27,699
2006 p 2,298 318 15,360 9,974 116 28,067
2007 p 2,338 324 15,773 10,433 116   28,984
Funding sector  
1998 r 2,830 640 7,355 2,339 372 2,552 16,088
1999 r 3,216 770 7,917 2,649 380 2,705 17,637
2000 r 3,560 879 9,224 2,892 445 3,580 20,580
2001 r 4,096 1,043 11,618 2,928 536 2,911 23,132
2002 r 4,250 1,172 12,098 3,462 628 1,921 23,532
2003 r 4,524 1,378 12,371 3,589 637 2,136 24,635
2004 r 4,648 1,392 13,082 4,147 735 2,476 26,480
2005 r 5,243 1,367 13,431 4,340 777 2,541 27,699
2006 p 5,265 1,428 13,463 4,549 814 2,548 28,067
2007 p 5,437 1,482 13,840 4,758 849 2,618 28,984