Science & Technology Statistics in Canada

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Mobile subscriptions per 100 people

94.15+3.2% vs 2022

Secure internet servers per million people

39.7K−6.7% vs 2023

High-tech share of manufactured exports

17.4%+2.2 pp vs 2023

Researchers in R&D per million people

5,412+5.0% vs 2020

Patent applications by residents

4,710+5.8% vs 2020

Agricultural patents for technology

5.5−57.7% vs 2020

All Science & Technology datasets for Canada (50)

Dataset	Source
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D OECD	OECD	+6.4%
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function OECD	OECD	+6.4%
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity OECD	OECD	−11.5%
R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification OECD	OECD	+0.4%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and field of R&D OECD	OECD	+8.2%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and socio-economic objectives OECD	OECD	+5.7%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds OECD	OECD	+4.7%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type of expenditure OECD	OECD	−22.6%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type of R&D OECD	OECD	+29.2%
Green transition hidden OECD	OECD	–
Implied tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures OECD	OECD	+10%
R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD OECD	OECD	+2.9%
Income-based tax support for R&D and Innovation OECD	OECD	0%
ICT Access and Usage by Households OECD	OECD	−1.1%
ICT Access and Usage by Businesses OECD	OECD	+3.6%
Bibliometric indicators of international collaboration OECD	OECD	+3.4%
Patents - technology diffusion OECD	OECD	−94.1%
Patents - international bilateral collaboration in technology development OECD	OECD	–
Patents - international collaboration in technology development OECD	OECD	−17.4%
Patents - technology development OECD	OECD	−57.7%
Analytical Business Enterprise R&D by ISIC Rev.4 industry (ANBERD database) OECD	OECD	+5.8%
Government budget allocations for R&D OECD	OECD	+9.5%
Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI database) OECD	OECD	+70.6%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by industry OECD	OECD	+2.9%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by main activity (focussed) and source of funds OECD	OECD	−18.7%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by main activity (focussed) and type of expenditure OECD	OECD	+56.7%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by size class and by source of funds OECD	OECD	−65.7%
Broadband and telecom databases OECD	OECD	+22.7%
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials Eurostat	Eurostat	−45%
Own a mobile phone (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Own a mobile phone, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Main mobile phone is a smartphone (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Main mobile phone is a smartphone, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Main mobile phone is a smartphone, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Used the internet in the past three months, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Used the internet in the past three months, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+29.2%
Industrial design applications, resident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−3.1%
Scientific and technical journal articles World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−0.9%
Patent applications, nonresidents World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+7.7%
Patent applications, residents World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+5.8%
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+29.1%
Trademark applications, resident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+6.2%
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+3.2%
Fixed broadband subscriptions World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+2.1%
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−6.7%
Individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+18.7%
Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+16.6%
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 12 - Digitalisation OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 11 - Communications infrastructure OECD	OECD	–

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