Table 2
Source of funds and by major field of science, 2009/2010

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Source of funds and by major field of science, 2009/2010


Table summary
This table displays the results of source of funds and by major field of science social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, total and 2002 constant dollars, calculated using 2002 constant dollars, current dollars and millions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Social sciences and humanitiesNote 1 Natural sciences and engineeringNote 2 Total
2002 constant dollarsNote 3 Current dollars 2002 constant dollarsNote 3 Current dollars 2002 constant dollarsNote 3 Current dollars
  millions of dollars
Total 1,892.4 2,248.1 7,377.8 8,764.9 9,270.2 11,013.0
Federal government 400.8 476.1 2,030.9 2,412.7 2,431.6 2,888.8
Provincial governments 175.3 208.3 701.4 833.2 876.7 1,041.5
Business enterprise 37.9 45.0 744.4 884.3 782.2 929.3
Higher education 1,132.0 1,344.9 3,178.4 3,776.0 4,310.5 5,120.8
Private non-profit organizations 146.4 173.9 621.2 738.0 767.6 911.9
Foreign 0.0 0.0 101.6 120.7 101.6 120.7
Note 1.

Social sciences and humanities embrace all disciplines involving the study of human actions and conditions and the social, economic and institutional mechanisms affecting humans. Included are such disciplines as anthropology, business administration and commerce, communications, criminology, demography, economics, geography, history, languages, literature and linguistics, law, library science, philosophy, political sciences, psychology, religious studies, social work, sociology, and urban and regional studies.

Note 2.

Natural sciences and engineering consist of disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring, developing or utilizing the natural world. Included are engineering, mathematical and physical sciences.

Note 3.

Current dollar data are deflated using the implicit price indexes found in CANSIM, table "http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a03?&lang=eng&pattern=384-0036" title="CANSIM table 384-0036">384-0036.

Note(s): Due to rounding, components may not add to the totals.
1.
Social sciences and humanities embrace all disciplines involving the study of human actions and conditions and the social, economic and institutional mechanisms affecting humans. Included are such disciplines as anthropology, business administration and commerce, communications, criminology, demography, economics, geography, history, languages, literature and linguistics, law, library science, philosophy, political sciences, psychology, religious studies, social work, sociology, and urban and regional studies.
2.
Natural sciences and engineering consist of disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring, developing or utilizing the natural world. Included are engineering, mathematical and physical sciences.
3.
Current dollar data are deflated using the implicit price indexes found in CANSIM, table 384-0036.
Note(s):
Due to rounding, components may not add to the totals.
At the time of publication, not all 2009/2010 data for the province of Quebec were available. As a result, these missing values were imputed. The 2009/2010 Quebec data will be revised in the next publication.