Table 5
Total expenditures on scientific activities, by objective, and by province, 2008/2009

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Total expenditures on scientific activities, by objective, and by province, 2008/2009
  New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba Saskat-
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Alberta British Columbia E Total participating provinces
  thousands of dollars
Total 62,516 866,553 100,228 178,176 622,652 308,999 2,139,124
Exploration and exploitation of the earth 1,751 28,506 9,293 735 13,441 6,350 60,076
Infrastructure and general planning of land use 23,177 42,837 21,136 1,702 27,434 40,026 156,312
Control and care of the environment 3,968 164,032 6,703 11,570 80,363 26,535 293,171
Protection and improvement of human health 5,497 252,737 9,949 26,260 117,628 93,572 505,643
Production, distribution and rational utilization of energy 10 34,923 383 4,305 87,068 16 126,705
Agriculture production and technology 1,438 61,069 3,471 17,024 48,203 6,238 137,443
Fishing 300 7,305 1,728 0 0 0 9,333
Forestry 2,501 45,207 3,251 1,363 47,813 27,747 127,882
Industrial production and technology 0 21,281 4,494 444 43,100 12,931 82,250
Social structures and relationships 21,142 100,934 29,189 34,985 55,683 14,352 256,285
Exploration and exploitation of space 0 1,226 0 0 50 0 1,276
Basic research 2,732 85,380 10,547 79,522 83,059 76,589 337,829
Other civil research 0 21,116 84 266 18,810 4,643 44,919
Note(s):
Components may not add to total due to rounding.