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June 23, 2017SPENDING ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTENTIONS (2016) AND ACTUAL (2014) Today, Statistics Canada released gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD), for actual spending in 2014 at the provincial level and 2015 (preliminary) and 2016 (intentions) at national level.
Spending on research and development, 2016 (intentions)
Canada's expenditures on research and development declined from $34.5 billion to $33.9 billion in 2015. The intentions for 2016 are for a decrease of 0.1 per cent to $33.9 billion. Lower research and development expenditure intentions by business enterprises and Federal Government are partially offset by an increase in the higher education sector for 2016.
Characteristics of research and development spending, 2014 (actual)
Ontario accounted for 44.0 per cent of Canada's GERD in 2014 with the business enterprise sector in the province accounting for half of expenditures in the province. Quebec accounted for 26 per cent and Alberta 11 per cent. For sectors, business enterprises account for 54 per cent of activity while higher education sector accounts for 37 per cent. The largest funding source of R&D expenditures was the business enterprise sector with 46 per cent, followed by federal government sector (18%) and higher education (18%).
As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), research and development expenditures were largest in Quebec at 2.44 per cent and Ontario at 2.09 per cent. Nationally, 1.74 per cent of GDP is spent on research and development compared to 2.76 per cent in the United States and 4.29 per cent in South Korea (highest among OECD countries). Nova Scotia GERD as a percentage of GDP was 1.55 per cent in 2014.
In 2014, Nova Scotia gross domestic expenditures were $610 million with $411 million performed by the higher education sector, $139 million by the business enterprise sector, and $60 million by governments and non-profits.
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Spending on research and development, 2016 (intentions)
CANSIM 358-0001
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