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Table 8-3
Provincial Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development, in the natural sciences and engineering — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
Funding sector Performing sector
Federal government Provincial governments Provincial research organizations Business enterprise Higher education Total
  millions of dollars
2006 Natural sciences  
Total 73 6 .. 106 246 432
Federal government 72 . .. 3 68 144
Provincial governments . 6 .. 1 4 11
Provincial research organizations . . .. . . ..
Business enterprise 1 . .. 81 35 117
Higher education . . . . 117 117
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 21 21
Foreign . . .. 21 1 22
2005 r Natural sciences  
Total 66 6 0 102 226 400
Federal government 65 . 0 5 64 134
Provincial governments . 6 0 1 5 11
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 1 . 0 73 30 104
Higher education . . . . 105 105
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 21 21
Foreign . . 0 23 0 23
2004 r Natural sciences  
Total 81 6 0 94 202 384
Federal government 80 . 0 4 60 144
Provincial governments . 6 0 1 6 14
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 1 . 0 58 22 82
Higher education . . . . 93 93
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 21 21
Foreign . . 0 31 0 31
2003 r Natural sciences  
Total 65 6 0 79 201 351
Federal government 64 . 0 6 50 120
Provincial governments . 6 0 1 5 12
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 1 . 0 48 21 70
Higher education . . . . 101 101
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 23 23
Foreign . . 0 24 1 25
2002 r Natural sciences  
Total 76 6 0 93 174 349
Federal government 75 . 0 5 44 126
Provincial governments . 6 0 s 6 12
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 1 . 0 62 21 84
Higher education . . . . 86 86
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 16 16
Foreign . . 0 26 1 28
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding. Commencing with reference year 2000 the data for the private non-profit sector performing research and development are not distributed by provinces, territories or the National Capital Region.