In 2023, in-house spending on research and development (R&D) ($232 million) was essentially unchanged from 2022 ($230 million). Distributions of in-house spending by geographic region, field of R&D and nature of R&D did not change significantly in 2023.
R&D personnel also remained essentially unchanged; the number of full-time equivalent went from 1,523 in 2022 to 1,526 in 2023.
Outsourced R&D spending increased from $705 million in 2022 to $941 million in 2023.
Note to readers
Private non-profit organizations provide services to households either without charge or at prices that are not economically significant. For purposes of measuring research and development (R&D) performance, private non-profit organizations include voluntary health organizations, private philanthropic foundations and private research institutes.
The private non-profit sector is residual in nature. Private non-profit organizations that are controlled and financed by government (at least 50%) or affiliated with higher education institutions are excluded from the survey population. R&D expenditures for these excluded private non-profit organizations are included in the R&D expenditures for the government and higher education sectors. Control over private non-profit organizations may change over time, causing volatility within the sector's population.
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Previous release: Research and development of Canadian private non-profit organizations, 2022.
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