Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) has completed a comprehensive inventory of federal programs aimed at supporting business innovation and clean technology. The inventory captured 20 organizations and 92 program streams (business-facing programs), with the top five accounting for more than two-thirds of the $2.379 billion total.
Organization: Statistics Canada
In-house R&D spending by Canadian-based companies decline in tandem with troubles in oil and gas sector
In Statistics Canada’s annual report on industrial R&D characteristics, the collapse of oil and gas prices and resulting downturn in the sector is cited a major contributor to the decline in in-house industrial R&D spending, which dropped 5.8% between 2014 and 2015 from $18.2 billion to $17.2 billion.
StatsCan data show cleantech contributing to GDP
Environmental and clean technologies are contributing to the Canadian economy, accounting for 3% of the gross domestic product and employing more than a quarter of a million, according to the first ever set of data released by Statistics Canada last month.
R&D expenditures in higher education creep upward after years of decline: StatsCan
Higher education spending in R&D rose 3.4% to $11.8 billion in FY15-16 from $11.4 billion in FY14-15, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. This growth – as measured in constant 2007 dollars — indicates a change in direction after decreases of 1.1% and 1.2% in FY14-15 and FY13-14, respectively.
Canadian R&D spending stagnating as business performance continues to decline
A key underpinning of Canadian innovation is continuing to slide with the latest data on gross expenditures on R&D (GERD) showing a 1.7% decline in 2015. Statistics Canada reports that GERD dropped $600 million to $33.9 billion from $34.5 billion in 2014 and its latest survey shows that weak performance was unlikely to change in 2016.
Federal spending on S&T declines in FY17-18 with share of intramural spending hitting 34-year low
The share of federal spending on S&T conducted in-house by government departments and agencies declined to its lowest level in 35 years as federal spending intentions for 2017-18 are projected to decline 1.2% to $11.3 billion, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The drop to 44% of the total is largely attributable to a sharp (6.7%) decline in related scientific activities (RSA) spurred by the absence of StatsCan Census Program survey which was last conducted in 2016 and occurs every five years.
Study captures industrial R&D’s westward shift and decline of manufacturing
Business in-house R&D spending totalled $16 billion in 2013, $700 million lower than pre-recession levels in 2007 as increases by resources-based firms failed to offset major declines in R&D outlays by Ontario-based manufacturers, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
Canadian R&D funding and spending stagnant for 2014
A 6.9% decline in federal funding of R&D is the main contributor to a stagnant year for Canadian R&D in 2014, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The agency released a brief report on a projected $30.6 billion in Canadian R&D spending this year, down marginally from $30.7 billion in 2013. Federal performance…
StatsCan data show most common performance indicators
Statistics Canada has released more data from its 2012 Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy, showing that 76.7% of firms surveyed use sales and income growth as their most common performance indictor. The second most common — used by 60.2% of firms — is gross margin and operating margin growth. Large firms are more apt…
Third StatsCan business strategy report released
The third and final report derived from Statistics Canada‘s 2012 Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy shows that long-term business strategy is the main focus of 87.7% of enterprises while 12.2% focus on low price and cost leadership. The survey examines human resource management practices, competition and business strategies, and competition from new competitors in…
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