Table 3-2
Total expenditures of provincial governments on scientific activities — By activity, and by sector of performance, 2008/2009

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By activity, and by sector of performance, 2008/2009
  Intramural Business enterprise Higher education Hospitals and health organizations Provincial research organizations Other Total
  thousands of dollars
Participating provinces  
Total science and technology 746,747 244,571 642,938 292,449 2,814 209,605 2,139,124
New Brunswick 36,554 10,864 2,616 896 1,652 9,934 62,516
Ontario 249,626 62,065 270,976 158,515 0 125,371 866,553
Manitoba 56,157 19,359 17,845 2,842 990 3,035 100,228
Saskatchewan 25,725 13,730 99,870 18,873 172 19,806 178,176
Alberta 267,130 130,526 150,201 33,644 0 41,151 622,652
British Columbia E 111,555 8,027 101,430 77,679 0 10,308 308,999
Total research and development 358,866 157,738 869,754 265,564 2,509 126,601 1,781,031
New Brunswick 11,186 7,554 477 41 1,326 7,662 28,246
Quebec 1 86,857 50,889 323,734 26,441 128 23,633 511,681
Ontario 61,533 13,868 249,714 130,663 0 58,389 514,167
Manitoba 9,669 3,874 17,798 2,402 970 1,327 36,040
Saskatchewan 5,261 9,814 31,753 12,638 85 7,244 66,795
Alberta 151,173 67,074 148,631 17,422 0 23,040 407,340
British Columbia E 33,187 4,665 97,647 75,957 0 5,306 216,762
Total related scientific activities 474,738 137,722 96,918 53,326 433 106,637 869,774
New Brunswick 25,368 3,310 2,139 855 326 2,272 34,270
Ontario 188,093 48,197 21,262 27,852 0 66,982 352,386
Manitoba 46,488 15,485 47 440 20 1,708 64,188
Saskatchewan 20,464 3,916 68,117 6,235 87 12,562 111,381
Alberta 115,957 63,452 1,570 16,222 0 18,111 215,312
British Columbia E 78,368 3,362 3,783 1,722 0 5,002 92,237
1.
Since 1994/1995, the Quebec provincial government collects only research and development activities. These research and development expenditures are not included in the science and technology totals.
Note(s):
Components may not add to total due to rounding.