Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access

The Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access provides Statistics Canada with the appropriate guidance on data access, privacy and data governance to maintain and support the data needs of Canadians. The knowledge and experience that the members of the Advisory Council bring will benefit the agency as Statistics Canada works to facilitate access to anonymized microdata for researchers, improve data security, and risk management protocols. The council will meet twice a year and reports will be made available to the public. Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access members include the following esteemed participants.

Chantal Bernier

Co-chair, Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group, Dentons Canada LLP

Chantal Bernier leads the Canadian Privacy and Cybersecurity practice at Dentons Canada LLP which she joined October 2014. Previously she guided the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) as Interim Privacy Commissioner and as Assistant Commissioner, Ms. Bernier has spearheaded both national and international privacy investigations in the public and private sectors, privacy audits, privacy impact assessment reviews as well as technological analyses, privacy policy development, and research.

Ms. Bernier has negotiated international conventions for Canada as part of the International and Constitutional Law Section of the Department of Justice. In previous senior and executive positions for the Government of Canada, she brings substantial governmental experience as Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Socio-Economic Development at Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Canada, as Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Community Safety and Partnerships at Public Safety Canada, and as Director of Operations for the Machinery of Government Secretariat of the Privy Council Office.

In 2012, she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition for her contribution and achievements.

Ms Bernier holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Sherbrooke and a Masters in Public International Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Len Garis

Researcher and Adjunct Professor

Len Garis is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice & Associate to the Centre for Social Research at the University of the Fraser Valley, a member of the Affiliated Research Faculty at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, and a faculty member of the Institute of Canadian Urban Research Studies at Simon Fraser University. Recently was appointed as an Associate Research Scientist Emeritus at the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit. He has also been a member of the FIREfighting in Canada editorial advisory board since 2005. As Fire Chief (Ret) for the City of Surrey, British Columbia, his focus was on addressing public safety challenges through evidence-based decision making and innovation.

Mr. Garis regularly initiates scientific research and data collection with the objective of developing alternative methods to address public safety challenges and improve service delivery. He believes strongly that having a long-range vision, planning and innovation can reduce costs, improve efficiency and ultimately enhance services and public safety.

Several of these initiatives have garnered awards and recognition for the City of Surrey in the past decade, including the Union of B.C. Municipalities Community Excellence Awards (for four different programs), a Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award for Public Safety, recognition from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and in 2013 a Community Health and Safety Award from the International City / County Management Association (ICMA) and in 2016 a Professional Development Award from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) and an Award for Collaborative Excellence from the Canadian Collaborating Centre Injury Prevention (CCCIP). In 2013 Chief Garis was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to Canadians.

Robert (Bob) Gordon

Strategic Advisor, Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange

Robert Gordon is a Strategic Advisor at the Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTX), Canada's only private sector cyber threat collaboration forum and source of cyber threat intelligence for organizations from all sectors and sizes. Prior to joining the CCTX, Bob held several senior leadership roles in the private and public sectors, including as a Director of Global Cyber Security at CGI (Conseillers en gestion et informatique CGI Inc.).

Previously, Mr. Gordon has enjoyed a long and successful career in the Government of Canada. In addition to being known as the architect of Canada's first Cyber Security Strategy, for which he received the Deputy Minister's Achievement Award, Mr. Gordon has applied his skills and expertise to several of Canada's security, intelligence and law enforcement organizations, such as: Public Safety Canada, the Communications Security Establishment, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Bob has held senior executive positions, including at the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister level. He has provided operational leadership in investigating and analyzing the full range of threats to Canada's security, which included leading the CSIS Counter Terrorism program. Bob is also a member of the Board of Directors for Quantum Safe Canada.

David Robichaud

Associate Professor

David Robichaud is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa, specialized in economic and social ethics and political philosophy. He has written and edited a number of books on political philosophy as well as many journal articles. Until recently, he was Director of Undergraduate Studies and co-editor of the journal Ethics and Economics. Since 2014, he has been an associate member of the Hoover Chair of Economic and Social Ethics Statistics in Belgium, as well as a member of the Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire sur la normativité and of several evaluation committees of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) for research funding. He is the co-author of the essay La juste part : Repenser les inégalités, la richesse et la fabrication des grille-pains, and of several scientific articles on socioeconomic justice, linguistic justice and the nature of trust. Finally, he has been a member of the radio show Les Malins on ICI Radio-Canada Première since 2016, where he simplifies philosophy for listeners.

Dr. Ali Ghorbani

Cyber Security Chair, University of New Brunswick

Dr. Ghorbani has held various academic positions for the past 41 years. Currently, he is a Professor of Computer Science, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity, and founding director of the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity he established in 2017. In addition, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of New Brunswick from 2008 to 2017. He has spent over 25 years of his 41-year academic career conducting fundamental and applied research in machine learning, cybersecurity, and Critical Infrastructure Protection.

Dr. Ghorbani is the co-inventor on four awarded and one filed patent in Cybersecurity and Web Intelligence and has published over three hundred peer-reviewed articles during his career. He has supervised over 250 research associates, postdoctoral fellows, and students. His book, "Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems: Concepts and Techniques," was published by Springer in October 2010. Dr. Ghorbani developed several technologies adopted by high-tech companies and co-founded three start-ups, Sentrant Security, EyesOver Technologies, and Cydarien Security, in 2013, 2015, and 2019. Dr. Ghorbani's role in the success of Q1 Labs Inc. and its QRadar technology has been featured in the book Unicorn in the Woods by Cordon Pitts (2020).

Dr. Ghorbani co-founded the UNB-NRC Cybersecurity Collaboration Consortium and the National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) in 2019 and 2020, respectively. In addition, he co-founded the Privacy, Security, Trust (PST) Network in Canada and its annual international conference. Dr. Ghorbani served as the co-Editor-in-Chief of "Computational Intelligence: An International Journal" from 2007 to 2017. He is a past vice-president of the Canadian Association of Computer Science (CACS/AIC), served as a CIPS Professional Standards Advisory Council (PSAC) member, and was on NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) Committee on Safety and Security. Currently, he is a member of Statistics Canada's Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access and an associate member of the Digital Technology Supercluster.

Dr. Ghorbani is the recipient of the 2017 Startup Canada Senior Entrepreneur Award and Canadian Immigrant Magazine's RBC top 25 Canadian immigrants of 2019. In addition, he was named one of the 40 inspiring Canadians in the book ‘Forty Brilliant Canadians and their Vision for the Nation’ by Mark Bulgutch (2022).

Eran Tal

Canada Research Chair in Data Ethics, McGill University

Eran Tal is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Data Ethics. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Toronto and an M.A. in history and philosophy of science from Tel Aviv University.

His research interests include the ethical dimensions of data collection, data analysis and data use in science, and the ethical and social implications of using big data and machine learning algorithms.

Dr. Tal is an expert in the philosophy of measurement, a field of philosophy of science that deals with concepts and problems related to the design, operation and interpretation of measurement procedures. His recent work includes the development of an innovative approach to dealing with problems of data ethics, centered around the idea of responsible measurement. He is currently pursuing research on a variety of themes, including algorithmic bias and fairness, the ethics of patient-reported health outcome measurement, and the governance of youth mental health data.

Suzanne L. Morin

Vice President, Chief Privacy and Data Ethics Officer, Sun Life

Suzanne Morin is Vice President, Chief Privacy and Data Ethics Officer at Sun Life, a Canadian-based financial services organization. Ms. Morin is responsible for overall privacy leadership at Sun Life and its subsidiaries worldwide. Her mandate includes the company’s Code of Conduct program and evolving standards for the ethical use of data. Ms. Morin’s prior roles include leading the legal team in Quebec and compliance for IT.

Before joining Sun Life in 2015, she spent more than 20 years working in the communications industry, for businesses such as Bell Canada and BlackBerry.

Ms. Morin is actively involved with many organizations including the Canadian Bar Association’s National Privacy and Access Law Section, CANON – the Canadian Anonymization Network, the Information Accountability Foundation, and the Board of MediaSmarts, a leader in media and digital literacy. Ms. Morin also served as an appointed member of the Board of the Standards Council of Canada for over a decade.

Ms. Morin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and Literature and a Bachelor of Common Law from the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.

Reports from the Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access

Publicly available reports from the council's biannual meetings are made available here:

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects information on scientific activities of Canadian businesses. The research and development expenditures and personnel information is used by federal, provincial and territorial governments and agencies, academics, trade associations and international organizations for statistical analyses and policy purposes. These data also contribute to national totals of research and development activities. The payments and receipts information is used by these agencies to monitor knowledge flows across international borders and between Canadian businesses.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Provincial and territorial statistical agencies

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 14) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 72) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
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Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

Other data-sharing agreement

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The shared data will be limited to information on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 14) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 72) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

For this survey, Statistics Canada will share survey data with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. The shared data will be limited to information on research and development expenditures (Questions 4 to 21) and in-house research and development personnel (Questions 70 to 72).

Natural Resources Canada

For respondents with expenditures on energy-related research and development in technology (fossil fuels, renewable energy resources, nuclear fission and fusion, electric power, hydrogen and fuel cells, energy efficiency, other energy-related technologies), Statistics Canada will also share survey data with the Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) of Natural Resources Canada. The shared data will be limited to information on Energy Research and Development Expenditures by Area of Technology (Questions 22 to 69).

Business or organization and contact information

1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Legal Name

The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.

Operating Name

The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
Fax number (including area code)

3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Operational
Not currently operational
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- Seasonal operations
  - When did this business or organization close for the season?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
- Ceased operations
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Bankruptcy
    - Liquidation
    - Dissolution
    - Other - Specify the other reasons for ceased operations
- Sold operations
  - When was this business or organization sold?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the buyer?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
  - When did this business or organization amalgamate?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
  - What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
  - When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
  - Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?

4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.

The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.

The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.

The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.

The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.

Description and examples

This is the current main activity
- Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
- e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
This is not the current main activity

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:?

Yes
- When did the main activity change?
  Date
No

6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

How to search:

if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting this business or organization's activity sector
enter keywords or a brief description that best describes this business or organization main activity
press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided
then select an activity from the list.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector

Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as: 764, CAN$ '000

I will report in the format above

Reporting period

1. What is the end date of this business's fiscal year?

Note: For this survey, this business's fiscal year end date should fall on or before March 31, 2021.

Here are some examples of fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021

Fiscal Year-End date

This fiscal year will be referred to as 2020 throughout the questionnaire

Business status

2. What is this business's GST number (9-digit business number)?

GST number (9-digit business number)

In-house research and development ( R&D ) expenditures

Before you begin, differences between Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program and this survey

Include the following expenditures in this survey:

capital R&D expenditures
R&D expenditures in the social sciences and humanities
payments for R&D performed by other organizations outside Canada.

For this survey

'In-house R&D ' refers to

Expenditures within Canada for R&D performed within this business by:

employees (permanent, temporary or casual)
self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects.

'Outsourced R&D ' refers to

Payments made within or outside Canada to other businesses, organizations or individuals to fund R&D performance:

grants
fellowships
contracts.

In-house research and development ( R&D ) expenditures

3. In 2020, did this business have expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9.

In-house refers to R&D which is performed on-site or within the business's establishment. Exclude R&D expenses performed by other companies or organizations. A later question will collect these data.

Research and experimental development ( R&D ) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge - including knowledge of humankind, culture and society - and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

R&D is performed in the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. There are three types of R&D activities: basic research, applied research and experimental development.

Research work in the social sciences

Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques, development of community strategies for disease prevention, or health education.

Exclude:

routine analytical projects using standard techniques and existing data
routine market research
routine statistical analysis intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.
- Yes
- No

4. In 2020, what were this business's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

Current in-house R&D expenditures

Include:

wages, salaries, benefits and fringe benefits, materials and supplies
services to support R&D, including on-site R&D consultants and contractors
necessary background literature
minor scientific equipment
associated administrative overhead costs.

a. Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees

Include benefits and fringe benefits of employees engaged in R&D activities. Benefits and fringe benefits include bonus payments, holiday or vacation pay, pension fund contributions, other social security payments, payroll taxes, etc.

b. Services to support R&D

Include:

payments to on-site R&D consultants and contractors working under the direct control of your business
other services including indirect services purchased to support in-house R&D such as security, storage, repair, maintenance and use of buildings and equipment
computer services, software licensing fees and dissemination of R&D findings.

c. R&D materials

Include:

water, fuel, gas and electricity
materials for creation of prototypes
reference materials (books, journals, etc.)
subscriptions to libraries and data bases, memberships to scientific societies, etc.
cost of outsourced (contracted out or granted) small R&D prototypes or R&D models
materials for laboratories (chemicals, animal, etc.)
all other R&D -related materials.

d. All other current R&D costs including overhead

Include administrative and overhead costs (e.g., office, lease/rent, post and telecommunications, internet, legal expenditures, insurance), prorated if necessary to allow for non- R&D activities within the business.

Exclude:

interest charges
value-added taxes (goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax (HST)).

Capital in-house expenditures are the annual gross amount paid for the acquisition of fixed assets that are used repeatedly, or continuously in the performance of R&D for more than one year. Report capital in-house expenditures in full for the period when they occurred.

Include costs for software, land, buildings and structures, equipment, machinery and other capital costs.

Exclude capital depreciation.

e. Software

Include applications and systems software (original, customized and off-the-shelf software), supporting documentation and other software-related acquisitions.

f. Land acquired for R&D including testing grounds, sites for laboratories and pilot plants.

g. Buildings and structures that are constructed or purchased for R&D activities or that have undergone major improvements, modifications, renovations and repairs for R&D activities.

h. Equipment, machinery and all other capital

Include major equipment, machinery and instruments, including embedded software, acquired for R&D activities.

In 2020, what were this business's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
2020 - Current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
Services to support R&D
R&D materials
All other current R&D costs
2020 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2020 - Capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Software
Land
Buildings and structures
Equipment, machinery and all other capital
2020 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2020 - Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

5. In 2021 and 2022, does this business plan to have expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 11.

Select all that apply.

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

Inclusions

Prototypes
Include design, construction and operation of prototypes, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.
Exclude if the prototype is for commercial purposes.

Clinical Trials
Include clinical trial phases 1, 2, and 3. Include clinical trial phase 4 only if it brings about a further scientific or technological advance.

Pilot plants
Include construction and operation of pilot plants, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.
Exclude if the pilot plant is intended to be operated for commercial purposes.

New computer software or significant improvements/modifications to existing computer software
Includes technological or scientific advances in theoretical computer sciences; operating systems e.g., improvement in interface management, developing new operating system of converting an existing operating system to a significantly different hardware environment; programming languages; and applications if a significant technological change occurs.

Contracts
Include all contracts which require R&D. For contracts which include other work, report only the R&D costs.

Research work in the social sciences
Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques, development of community strategies for disease prevention, analysis of the effectiveness of health interventions, or health education.

Exclusions

Routine analysis in the social sciences including policy-related studies, management studies and efficiency studies
Exclude analytical projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies, principles and models of the related social sciences to bear on a particular problem (e.g., commentary on the probable economic effects of a change in the tax structure, using existing economic data; use of standard techniques in applied psychology to select and classify industrial and military personnel, students, etc., and to test children with reading or other disabilities).

Consumer surveys, advertising, market research
Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for commercialization of the results of R&D.

Routine quality control and testing
Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies not intended to create new knowledge, even if carried out by personnel normally engaged in R&D.

Pre-production activities such as demonstration of commercial viability, tooling up, trial production, trouble shooting

Although R&D may be required as a result of these steps, these activities are excluded.

Prospecting, exploratory drilling, development of mines, oil or gas wells
Include only if for R&D projects concerned with new equipment or techniques in these activities, such as in-situ and tertiary recovery research.

Engineering
Exclude engineering unless it is in direct support of R&D.

Design and drawing
Exclude design and drawing unless it is in direct support of R&D.

Patent and licence work
Exclude all administrative and legal work connected with patents and licences.

Cosmetic modifications or style changes to existing products
Exclude if no significant technical improvement or modification to the existing products has occurred.

General purpose or routine data collection
Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

Routine computer programming, systems maintenance or software application
Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support on-going operations.

Routine mathematical or statistical analysis or operations analysis
Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

Activities associated with standards compliance
Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support standards compliance.

Specialized routine medical care such as routine pathology services
Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity where results do not further scientific, technological advance, or understanding of the effectiveness of a technology.

In 2021
In 2022
No planned in-house R&D expenditures

6. In 2021, what are this business's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 11.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2021, what are this business's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
2021 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2021 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

7. In 2022, what are this business's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 11.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2022, what are this business's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
2022 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2022 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures

8. In 2020, did this business have outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 4.

Select all that apply.

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures are payments made through contracts, grants and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase R&D activities.

Within Canada
Outside Canada
No payment made to others to perform R&D

9. In 2020, what were this business's outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 4.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, grants, donations and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude expenditures for on-site R&D contractors.

Parent and subsidiary companies are companies connected to each other through majority ownership of the subsidiary company by the parent company. Affiliated companies are companies connected to a parent through minority ownership of the affiliated companies by the parent.

Companies include all incorporated for-profit businesses and government business enterprises providing products in the market at market rates.

Private non-profit organizations include voluntary health organizations, private philanthropic foundations, associations, consortia, accelerators, and societies and research institutes. They are not-for-profit organizations that serve the public interest by supporting activities related to public welfare (such as health, education, the environment).

Industrial research institutes or associations include all non-profit organizations that serve the business sector, with industrial associations frequently consisting of their membership.

Universities include hospitals and clinics when they are affiliated with a university and provide education services or when R&D activity is under the direct control of a university.

Federal government includes all federal government departments and agencies. It excludes federal government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial governments include all provincial or territorial government ministries, departments and agencies. It excludes provincial or territorial government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial research organizations are organizations created under provincial or territorial law which conduct or facilitate research on behalf of the province or territory.

Other organizations - individuals, non-university educational institutions, for profit accelerators and incubators, foreign governments including ministries, departments and agencies of foreign governments.

In 2020, what were this business's outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
Parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies
Other companies
Private non-profit organizations
Industrial research institutes or associations
Hospitals
Universities
Federal government departments and agencies
Provincial or territorial government departments, ministries and agencies
Provincial or territorial research organizations
Other organizations
2020 - Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures

10. In 2021 and 2022, does this business plan to outsource (contract out or grant) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 6 and 7.

Select all that apply.

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures are payments made through contracts, grants and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase R&D activities.

In 2021
In 2022
No planned payments to others to perform R&D

11. In 2021 and 2022, what are this business's planned outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 6 and 7.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, licenses,grants, donations, endowments and fellowships to another company, university, hospital, consortia, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude expenditures for on-site R&D contractors.

In 2021 and 2022, what are this business's planned outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
2021
2022

In-house and Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures from 2020 to 2021

12. Summary of total R&D expenditures from 2020 to 2021
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	2020 CAN$ '000	2021 CAN$ '000	2022 CAN$ '000
Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures
Total R&D expenditures

Geographic distribution of in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2020

13. In 2020, in which provinces or territories did this business have expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

14. In 2020, how were this business's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?

Exclude:

payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For in-house R&D activities on federal lands, please include in the closest province or territory.

In 2020, how were this business's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?
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	Current in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000	Capital in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
2020 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures
2020 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2020

15. In 2020, what were the sources of funds for this business's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Include Canadian and foreign sources.

Exclude:

payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9.
capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

Funds from this business
Amount contributed by this business to R&D performed within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development ( SR-ED ) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR-ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D ).

Funds from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies
Amount received from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies used to perform R&D within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development ( SR-ED ) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR-ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D ).

R&D contract work for other companies
Funds received from other companies to perform R&D on their behalf.

Federal government grants or funding
Grants or funds received from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts
Funds received from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Grants or funds received from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts
Funds received from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources
Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

Funds from this business
Include interest payments, other income and funding or tax credits from tax incentives.
Funds from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies
Federal government grants or funding
Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
Federal government contracts
Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
R&D contract work for other companies
Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
From which province or territory did this business receive provincial or territorial government R&D grants or funding?
Select all that apply.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
Provincial or territorial government contracts
Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
From which province or territory did this business receive provincial or territorial government R&D contracts?
Select all that apply.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Other sources
e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals

16. In 2020, what were the sources of funds for this business's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

R&D contract work for other companies
Funds received from other companies to perform R&D on their behalf.

Federal government grants or funding
Grants or funds received from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts
Funds received from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts
Funds received from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources
Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

In 2020, what were the sources of funds for this business's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house?
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	From within Canada CAN$ '000	From outside Canada CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies
Federal government grants or funding
Federal government contracts
R&D contract work for other companies
Business 1
Business 2
Business 3
Business 4
Other contracts not listed above
Provincial or territorial government grants or funding Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Provincial or territorial government contracts Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Organization 1
Organization 2
Organization 3
Other sources
2020 - Total in-house R&D expenditures by sources of funds by origin
2020 - Total in-house R&D expenditures (Canadian and foreign sources)
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4

Fields of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2020

17. In 2020, in which field(s) of research and development did this business have R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude:

payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

Natural and formal sciences: physical sciences, chemical sciences, earth and related environmental sciences, biological sciences, other natural sciences.

Engineering and technology: civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, materials engineering, medical engineering, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, nanotechnology, other engineering and technologies.

Software-related sciences and technology: software engineering and technology, computer sciences, information technology and bioinformatics.

Medical and health sciences: basic medicine, clinical medicine, health sciences, medical biotechnology, other medical sciences.

Agricultural sciences: agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences, animal and dairy sciences, veterinary sciences, agricultural biotechnology, other agricultural sciences.

Social sciences and humanities: psychology, educational sciences, economics and business, other social sciences, humanities.

Natural and formal sciences
Exclude computer sciences, information sciences and bioinformatics.
Engineering and technology
Exclude software engineering and technology.
Software-related sciences and technology
Medical and health sciences
Agricultural sciences
Social sciences and humanities

18. In 2020, how were this business's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development?

Exclude:

payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Natural and formal sciences

Mathematics: pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and probability.

Physical sciences: atomic, molecular and chemical physics, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, condensed matter physics, solid state physics and superconductivity, particles and fields physics, nuclear physics, fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics), optics (including laser optics and quantum optics), acoustics, astronomy (including astrophysics, space science).

Chemical sciences: organic chemistry, inorganic and nuclear chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer science and plastics, electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, metal corrosion, electrolysis), colloid chemistry, analytical chemistry.

Earth and related environmental sciences: geosciences, geophysics, mineralogy and palaeontology, geochemistry and geophysics, physical geography, geology and volcanology, environmental sciences, meteorology, atmospheric sciences and climatic research, oceanography, hydrology and water resources.

Biological sciences: cell biology, microbiology and virology, biochemistry, molecular biology and biochemical research, mycology, biophysics, genetics and heredity (medical genetics under medical biotechnology), reproductive biology (medical aspects under medical biotechnology), developmental biology, plant sciences and botany, zoology, ornithology, entomology and behavioural sciences biology, marine biology, freshwater biology and limnology, ecology and biodiversity conservation, biology (theoretical, thermal, cryobiology, biological rhythm), evolutionary biology.

Other natural sciences: other natural sciences.

Engineering and technology

Civil engineering: civil engineering, architecture engineering, municipal and structural engineering, transport engineering.

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology: electrical and electronic engineering, robotics and automatic control, micro-electronics, semiconductors, automation and control systems, communication engineering and systems, telecommunications, computer hardware and architecture.

Mechanical engineering: mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, thermodynamics, aerospace engineering, nuclear-related engineering (nuclear physics under Physical sciences), acoustical engineering, reliability analysis and non-destructive testing, automotive and transportation engineering and manufacturing, tooling, machinery and equipment engineering and manufacturing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning engineering and manufacturing.

Chemical engineering: chemical engineering (plants, products), chemical process engineering.

Materials engineering: materials engineering and metallurgy, ceramics, coating and films (including packaging and printing), plastics, rubber and composites (including laminates and reinforced plastics), paper and wood and textiles, construction materials (organic and inorganic).

Medical engineering: medical and biomedical engineering, medical laboratory technology (excluding biomaterials which should be reported under Industrial biotechnology).

Environmental engineering: environmental and geological engineering, petroleum engineering (fuel, oils), energy and fuels, remote sensing, mining and mineral processing, marine engineering, sea vessels and ocean engineering.

Environmental biotechnology: environmental biotechnology, bioremediation, diagnostic biotechnologies in environmental management (DNA chips and bio-sensing devices).

Industrial biotechnology: industrial biotechnology, bioprocessing technologies, biocatalysis and fermentation bioproducts (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock), biomaterials (bioplastics, biofuels, bio-derived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-derived materials).

Nanotechnology: nano-materials (production and properties), nano-processes (applications on nano-scale).

Other engineering and technologies: food and beverages, oenology, other engineering and technologies.

Software-related sciences and technologies

Software engineering and technology: computer software engineering, computer software technology, and other related computer software engineering and technologies.

Computer sciences: computer science, artificial intelligence, cryptography, and other related computer sciences.

Information technology and bioinformatics: information technology, informatics, bioinformatics, biomathematics, and other related information technologies.

Medical and health sciences

Basic medicine: anatomy and morphology (plant science under Biological science), human genetics, immunology, neurosciences, pharmacology and pharmacy and medicinal chemistry, toxicology, physiology and cytology, pathology.

Clinical medicine: andrology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiac and cardiovascular systems, haematology, anaesthesiology, orthopaedics, radiology and nuclear medicine, dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, dermatology, venereal diseases and allergy, rheumatology, endocrinology and metabolism and gastroenterology, urology and nephrology, and oncology.

Health sciences: health care sciences and nursing, nutrition and dietetics, parasitology, infectious diseases and epidemiology, occupational health.

Medical biotechnology: health-related biotechnology, technologies involving the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs or the whole organism, technologies involving identifying the functioning of DNA, proteins and enzymes, pharmacogenomics, gene-based therapeutics, biomaterials (related to medical implants, devices, sensors).
Other medical sciences: forensic science, other medical sciences.

Other medical sciences: forensic science, other medical sciences.

Agricultural sciences

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences: agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, soil science, horticulture, viticulture, agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection.

Animal and dairy sciences: animal and dairy science, animal husbandry.

Veterinary sciences: veterinary science (all).

Agricultural biotechnology: agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology, genetically modified (GM) organism technology and livestock cloning, diagnostics (DNA chips and biosensing devices), biomass feedstock production technologies and biopharming.

Other agricultural sciences: other agricultural sciences.

Social sciences and humanities

Psychology: cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics, experimental psychology, psychometrics and quantitative psychology, and other fields of psychology.

Educational sciences: education, training and other related educational sciences.

Economics and business: micro-economics, macro-economics, econometrics, labour economics, financial economics, business economics, entrepreneurial and business administration, management and operations, management sciences, finance, pharmacoeconomics, and all other related fields of economics and business.

Other social sciences: anthropology (social and cultural) and ethnology, demography, geography (human, economic and social), planning (town, city and country), management, organisation and methods (excluding market research unless new methods/techniques are developed), law, linguistics, political sciences, sociology, miscellaneous social sciences and interdisciplinary, and methodological and historical science and technology activities relating to subjects in this group.

Humanities: history (history, prehistory and history, together with auxiliary historical disciplines such as archaeology, numismatics, palaeography, genealogy, etc.), languages and literature (ancient and modern), other humanities (philosophy (including the history of science and technology)), arts (history of art, art criticism, painting, sculpture, musicology, dramatic art excluding artistic "research" of any kind), religion, theology, other fields and subjects pertaining to the humanities, and methodological, historical and other science and technology activities relating to the subjects in this group.

In 2020, how were this business's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development?
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	CAN$ '000
Natural and formal sciences
Mathematics
Physical sciences
Chemical sciences
Earth and related environmental sciences
Biological sciences
Other natural sciences
Total natural and formal sciences
Engineering and technology
Civil engineering
Electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology
Mechanical engineering
Chemical engineering
Materials engineering
Medical engineering
Environmental engineering
Environmental biotechnology
Industrial biotechnology
Nanotechnology
Other engineering and technologies
Total engineering and technology
Software-related sciences and technology
Software engineering and technology
Computer sciences
Information technology and bioinformatics
Total software-related sciences and technology
Medical and health sciences
Basic medicine
Clinical medicine
Health sciences
Medical biotechnology
Other medical sciences
Total medical and health sciences
Agricultural sciences
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences
Animal and dairy sciences
Veterinary sciences
Agricultural biotechnology
Other agricultural sciences
Total agricultural sciences
Social sciences and humanities
Psychology
Educational sciences
Economics and business
Other social sciences
Humanities
Total social sciences and humanities
2020 - Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada by field of research and development
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4

19. Summary of 2020 total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development.
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	CAN$ '000
Total natural and formal sciences
Total engineering and technology
Total software-related sciences and technology
Total medical and health sciences
Total agricultural sciences
Total social sciences and humanities
Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada by fields of research and development

Nature of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2020

20. In 2020, how were this business's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada of $ [Amount] distributed by nature of R&D?

Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view.

Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective.

Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

(OECD. Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, 2015)

In 2020, how were this business's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada of $ [Amount] distributed by nature of R&D?
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	Percentage of total in-house R&D expenditures
Basic research
Applied research
Experimental development
Total percentage

Results of R&D expenditures from 2018 to 2020

21. During the three (3) years 2018, 2019 and 2020, did this business's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements to the following?

Goods

Goods developed through new knowledge from research discoveries include determination of effectiveness of existing treatment protocols, establishment of new treatment protocols (including diagnostic procedures, tests and protocols), and creation of new service delivery models and reference tools (including electronic applications).

During the three (3) years 2018, 2019 and 2020, did this business's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements to the following?
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	Yes	No
Goods
Services
Methods of manufacturing or producing goods and services
Logistics, delivery or distribution methods for this business's inputs, goods or services
Supporting activities for this business's processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting or computing

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

22. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy-related R&D in the following categories?

Fossil fuels: crude oils and natural gas exploration, crude oils and natural gas production, oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management, refining, processing and upgrading, coal production, separation and processing, transportation of fossil fuels.
Renewable energy resources: solar photovoltaics (PV), solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications, solar heating and cooling, wind energy, bio-energy - biomass production, bio-energy - biomass conversion to fuels, bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity, and other bio-energy, small hydro (less than 10 MW), large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW), other renewable energy.
Nuclear: materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management, nuclear reactors, other fission, fusion.
Electric power: generation in utility sector, combined heat and power in industry and in buildings, electricity transmission, distribution and storage of electricity.
Hydrogen and fuel cells: hydrogen production for process applications, hydrogen production for transportation applications, hydrogen transport and storage, other hydrogen, fuel cells, both stationary and mobile.
Energy efficiency: industry, residential and commercial, transportation, other energy efficiency.
Other energy-related technologies: carbon capture, transportation and storage for fossil fuel production and processing, electric power generation, industry in end-use sector, energy systems analysis, all other energy-related technologies.

In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy-related R&D in the following categories?
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	Yes	No
Fossil fuels
Renewable energy resources
Nuclear fission and fusion
Electric power
Hydrogen and fuel cells
Energy efficiency
Other energy-related technologies

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Fossil fuels

23. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include fossil fuels-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Crude oils and natural gas exploration:
Includes development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical, seismic, magnetic) for on-shore and off-shore prospecting.

Crude oil and natural gas production (including enhanced recovery) and storage:
Includes on-shore and off-shore deep drilling equipment and techniques for conventional oil and gas, secondary and tertiary recovery of oil and gas, hydro fracturing techniques, processing and cleaning of raw product, storage on remote platforms (e.g., Arctic, off-shore), safety aspects of off-shore platforms.

Oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management:
Includes surface and in-situ production (e.g., SAGD), tailings management.

Refining, processing and upgrading:
Includes processing of natural gas to pipeline specifications, and refining of conventional crude oils to refined petroleum products (RPPs), and the upgrading of bitumen and heavy oils either to synthetic crude oil or to RPPs. Upgrading may be done at an oil sands plant, regional merchant upgraders or integrated into a refinery producing RPPs.

Coal production, separation and processing:
Includes coal, lignite and peat exploration, deposit evaluation techniques, mining techniques, separation techniques, coking and blending, other processing such as coal to liquids, underground (in-situ) gasification.

Transportation of fossil fuels:
Includes transport of gaseous, liquid and solid hydrocarbons via pipelines (land and submarine) and their network evaluation, safety aspects of LNG transport and storage.

Crude oils and natural gas exploration
Crude oils and natural gas production and storage
Include enhanced recovery natural gas production.
Oil sands and heavy crude oil surface and sub-surface production and separation of bitumen, tailings management
Refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels
Coal production, separation and processing
Transportation of fossil fuels
None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

24. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas exploration?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Crude oils and natural gas exploration:
Include development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical, seismic, magnetic) for on-shore and off-shore prospecting.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas exploration?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

25. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas production and storage?

Include enhanced recovery.

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Crude oil and natural gas production (including enhanced recovery) and storage:
Include on-shore and off-shore deep drilling equipment and techniques for conventional oil and gas, secondary and tertiary recovery of oil and gas, hydro fracturing techniques, processing and cleaning of raw product, storage on remote platforms (e.g., Arctic, off-shore), safety aspects of off-shore platforms.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas production and storage?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

26. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on oil sands and heavy crude oil surface and sub-surface production and separation of bitumen, tailings management?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management:
Include surface and in-situ production (e.g., SAGD), tailings management.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on oil sands and heavy crude oil surface and sub-surface production and separation of bitumen, tailings management?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

27. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Refining, processing and upgrading:
Include processing of natural gas to pipeline specifications, and refining of conventional crude oils to refined petroleum products (RPPs), and the upgrading of bitumen and heavy oils either to synthetic crude oil or to RPPs. Upgrading may be done at an oil sands plant, regional merchant upgraders or integrated into a refinery producing RPPs.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

28. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on coal production, separation and processing?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Coal production, separation and processing:
Include coal, lignite and peat exploration, deposit evaluation techniques, mining techniques, separation techniques, coking and blending, other processing such as coal to liquids, underground (in-situ) gasification.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on coal production, separation and processing?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

29. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on transportation of fossil fuels?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Transportation of fossil fuels:
Include transport of gaseous, liquid and solid hydrocarbons via pipelines (land and submarine) and their network evaluation, safety aspects of LNG transport and storage.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on transportation of fossil fuels?
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Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Renewable energy resources

30. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include renewable energy resources-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Solar photovoltaics (PV):
Include solar cell development, PV-module development, PV-inverter development, building-integrated PV-modules, PV-system development, other.

Solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications:
Include solar chemistry, concentrating collector development, solar thermal power plants, high-temperature applications for heat and power.

Solar heating and cooling:
Include daylighting, passive and active solar heating and cooling, collector development, hot water preparation, combined-space heating, solar architecture, solar drying, solar-assisted ventilation, swimming pool heating, low-temperature process heating, other.

Wind energy:
Include technology development, such as blades, turbines, converters structures, system integration, other.

Bio-energy - Biomass production/supply and transport:
Include improvement of energy crops, research on bio-energy production potential and associated land-use effects, supply and transport of bio-solids, bio-liquids, biogas and bio-derived energy products (e.g., ethanol, biodiesel), compacting and baling, other.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to fuels:
Include conventional bio-fuels, cellulosic-derived alcohols, biomass gas-to-liquids, other energy-related products and by-products.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to heat and electricity:
Include bio-based heat, electricity and combined heat and power (CHP).

Exclude multi-firing with fossil fuels.

Other bio-energy:
Include recycling and the use of municipal, industrial and agricultural waste as energy not covered elsewhere.

Small hydro - (less than 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity below 10 MW.

Large hydro - (greater than or equal to 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity of 10 MW and above.

Other renewable energy:
Include hot dry rock, hydro-thermal, geothermal heat applications (including agriculture), tidal power, wave energy, ocean current power, ocean thermal power, other.

Solar photovoltaics (PV)
Solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications
Solar heating and cooling
Wind energy
Bio-energy - biomass production and transportation
Bio-energy - biomass conversion to transportation fuel
Bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity
Other bio-energy
Small hydro (less than 10 MW)
Large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW)
Other renewable energy
Include ocean and geothermal.
None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

31. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on solar photovoltaics (PV)?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Solar photovoltaics (PV):
Include solar cell development, PV-module development, PV-inverter development, building-integrated PV-modules, PV-system development, other.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on solar photovoltaics (PV)?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

32. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications:
Include solar chemistry, concentrating collector development, solar thermal power plants, high-temperature applications for heat and power.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

33. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on solar heating and cooling?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on solar heating and cooling?
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	CAN$ '000
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Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

34. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on wind energy?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Wind energy:
Include technology development, such as blades, turbines, converters structures, system integration, other.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on wind energy?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

35. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass production and transport?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass production and transport?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

36. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to transportation fuel?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to transportation fuel:
Include conventional bio-fuels, cellulosic-derived alcohols, biomass gas-to-liquids, other energy-related products and by-products.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to transportation fuel?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

37. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to heat and electricity:
Include bio-based heat, electricity and combined heat and power (CHP).
Exclude multi-firing with fossil fuels.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

38. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other bio-energy?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other bio-energy:
Include recycling and the use of municipal, industrial and agricultural waste as energy not covered elsewhere.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other bio-energy?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

39. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on small hydro (less than 10 MW)?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Small hydro - (less than 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity below 10 MW.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on small hydro (less than 10 MW)?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

40. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW)?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Large hydro - (greater than or equal to 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity of 10 MW or greater.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW)?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

41. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other renewable energy?

Include ocean and geothermal.

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other renewable energy:
Include hot dry rock, hydro-thermal, geothermal heat applications (including agriculture), tidal power, wave energy, ocean current power, ocean thermal power, other.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other renewable energy?
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Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Nuclear fission and fusion

42. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include nuclear fission and fusion-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management:
Include development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical) for prospecting, ore surface and in-situ production, uranium and thorium extraction and conversion, enrichment, handling of tailings and remediation.

Nuclear reactors:
Include nuclear reactors of all types and related system components.

Other fission:
Include nuclear safety, environmental protection (emission reduction or avoidance), radiation protection and decommissioning of power plants and related nuclear fuel cycle installations, nuclear waste treatment, disposal and storage, fissile material recycling, fissile materials control, transport of radioactive materials.

Fusion:
Include all types (e.g., magnetic confinement, laser applications).

Nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management
Nuclear reactors
Other fission
Fusion
None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

43. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

44. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear reactors?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Nuclear reactors:
Include nuclear reactors of all types and related system components.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear reactors?
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All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

45. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other fission?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other fission?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

46. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on fusion?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Fusion:
Include all types (e.g., magnetic confinement, laser applications).

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on fusion?
Table summary
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Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Electric power

47. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include electric power-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Electric power generation in utility sector:
Include conventional and non-conventional technology (e.g., pulverised coal, fluidised bed, gasification-combined cycle, supercritical), re-powering, retrofitting, life extensions and upgrading of power plants, generators and components, super-conductivity, magneto hydrodynamic, dry cooling towers, co-firing (e.g., with biomass), air and thermal pollution reduction or avoidance, flue gas cleanup (excluding CO2 removal), CHP (combined heat and power) not covered elsewhere.

Electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings:
Include industrial applications, small scale applications for buildings.

Electricity transmission, distribution and storage:
Include solid state power electronics, load management and control systems, network problems, super-conducting cables, AC and DC high voltage cables, HVDC transmission, other transmission and distribution related to integrating distributed and intermittent generating sources into networks, all storage (e.g., batteries, hydro reservoirs, fly wheels), other.

Electric power generation in utility sector
Electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings
Electricity transmission, distribution and storage
None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

48. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on electric power generation in utility sector?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on electric power generation in utility sector?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

49. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings:
Include industrial applications, small scale applications for buildings.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

50. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on electricity transmission, distribution and storage?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on electricity transmission, distribution and storage?
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Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Hydrogen and fuel cells

51. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include hydrogen and fuel cells-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Other hydrogen:
Include end uses (e.g., combustion), other infrastructure and systems R&D (refuelling stations).

Stationary fuel cells:
Include electricity generation, other stationary end-use.

Mobile fuel cells:
Include portable applications.

Hydrogen production for process applications
Hydrogen production for transportation applications
Hydrogen transport and storage
Other hydrogen
Stationary fuel cells
Mobile fuel cells
None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

52. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for process applications?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for process applications?
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

53. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for transportation applications?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for transportation applications?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

54. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen transport and storage?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen transport and storage?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

55. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other hydrogen?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other hydrogen:
Include end uses (e.g., combustion), other infrastructure and systems R&D (refuelling stations).

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other hydrogen?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

56. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on stationary fuel cells?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Stationary fuel cells:
Include electricity generation, other stationary end-use.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on stationary fuel cells?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

57. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on mobile fuel cells?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Mobile fuel cells:
Include portable applications.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on mobile fuel cells?
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Funds from this business
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All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Energy efficiency

58. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy efficiency-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Energy efficiency for industry:
Include reduction of energy consumption through improved use of energy and/or reduction or avoidance of air and other emissions related to the use of energy in industrial systems and processes (excluding bio-energy-related) through the development of new techniques, new processes and new equipment, other.

Energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial:
Include space heating and cooling, ventilation and lighting control systems other than solar technologies, low energy housing design and performance other than solar technologies, new insulation and building materials, thermal performance of buildings, domestic appliances, other.

Energy efficiency for transportation:
Include analysis and optimisation of energy consumption in the transport sector, efficiency improvements in light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, non-road vehicles, public transport systems, engine-fuel optimisation, use of alternative fuels (liquid and gaseous, other than hydrogen), fuel additives, diesel engines, Stirling motors, electric cars, hybrid cars, air emission reduction, other.

Other energy efficiency:
Include waste heat utilisation (heat maps, process integration, total energy systems, low temperature thermodynamic cycles), district heating, heat pump development, reduction of energy consumption in the agricultural sector.

Energy efficiency applications for industry
Energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial sectors
Energy efficiency for transportation
Other energy efficiency
None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

59. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency applications for industry?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency applications for industry?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

60. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial sectors?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial sectors?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

61. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for transportation?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for transportation?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

62. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other energy efficiency?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other energy efficiency?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Other energy-related technologies

63. In 2020, did this business's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include other energy-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Carbon capture end-use:
Include industry in the end-use sector, such as steel production, manufacturing, etc. (exclude fossil fuel production and processing and electric power production).

Energy system analysis:
Include system analysis related to energy R&D not covered elsewhere, sociological, economical and environmental impact of energy which are not specifically related to one technology area listed in the sections above.

All other energy technologies:
Include energy technology information dissemination, studies not related to a specific technology area listed above.

Carbon capture, transport and storage related to fossil fuel production and processing
Carbon capture, transport and storage related to electric power production
Carbon capture, transport and storage related to industry in end-use sector
Energy system analysis
All other energy-related technologies
None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

64. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to fossil fuel production and processing?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to fossil fuel production and processing?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

65. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to electric power production?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to electric power production?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

66. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to industry in end-use sector?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Carbon capture end-use:
Include industry in the end-use sector, such as steel production, manufacturing, etc. (exclude fossil fuel production and processing and electric power production).

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to industry in end-use sector?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

67. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy system analysis?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on energy system analysis?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Report all 2020 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

68. In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other energy-related technologies?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other energy-related technologies:
Include energy technology information dissemination, studies not related to a specific technology area listed above.

In 2020, what were this business's energy R&D expenditures on other energy-related technologies?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Funds from this business
Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
All other Canadian sources of funds
All foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced R&D

Summary of energy-related and total R&D expenditures

69. Summary of total 2020 energy-related R&D and total R&D expenditures
Table summary
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	Total energy-related R&D	Total R&D
Total funds from this business
Total funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)
Total all other Canadian sources of funds
Total all foreign sources of funds
Total in-house R&D expenditures
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures
Total R&D expenditures

In-house R&D personnel in 2020

70. In 2020, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this business have in the following R&D occupations?

Full-time equivalent (FTE)
R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) = Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

Example calculation: If out of four scientists engaged in R&D work, one works solely on R&D projects and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to R&D, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 scientists.

R&D personnel

Include:

permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your business's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
employees engaged in R&D -related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.

R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:

Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

On-site R&D consultants and contractors are individuals hired 1) to perform project-based work or to provide goods at a fixed or ascertained price or within a certain time or 2) to provide advice or services in a specialized field for a fee and, in both cases, work at the location specified and controlled by the contracting company or organization.

In 2020, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this business have in the following R&D occupations?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	Number of full-time equivalents (FTE)
Researchers and research managers
Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers
Senior research managers
Total researchers and research managers
R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Technicians, technologists and research assistants
Other R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Total R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Other R&D occupations
On-site R&D consultants and contractors
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada

71. Of this business's total in-house R&D personnel reported above, what percentage performed software-related activities?

Software-related sciences and technologies

Software engineering and technology: computer software engineering, computer software technology and other related computer software engineering and technologies.
Computer sciences: computer science, artificial intelligence, cryptography and other related computer sciences.
Information technology and bioinformatics: information technology, informatics, bioinformatics, biomathematics and other related information technologies.

Percentage of software-related activities

72. In 2020, how were the [Amount] total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory?

Please report in full time equivalents (FTE).

R&D personnel

Include:

permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your business's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
employees engaged in R&D -related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.

R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:

Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D, and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

Full-time equivalent (FTE): Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

In 2020, how were the [Amount] total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	Number of researchers and research managers	Number of R&D technical, administrative and support staff	Number of on-site R&D consultants and contractors
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada
Total R&D personnel previously reported from question 70

Technology and technical assistance payments in 2020

73. In 2020, did this business make or receive payments inside or outside Canada for the following technology and technical assistance?

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.
Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.
Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.
Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.
Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.
Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.
Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data including access clinical trial registries and administrative health data for research purposes. Includes partnerships supporting the development of databases, such as patient or clinical trial registries or biobanks, to be used for research purposes (e.g., developing a national bladder cancer patient registry with Bladder Cancer Canada for future research).
Other
Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how including technology transfer and know how such as batch pilot production, method develop, and validation related to technology or manufacturing transfer.

In 2020, did this business make or receive payments inside or outside Canada for the following technology and technical assistance?
Table summary
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	Made Payments	Received Payments	Both made and received payments	Not applicable
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance

74. In 2020, how much did this business pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for payments made between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.
Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.
Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.
Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.
Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.
Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.
Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data including access clinical trial registries and administrative health data for research purposes. Includes partnerships supporting the development of databases, such as patient or clinical trial registries or biobanks, to be used for research purposes (e.g., developing a national bladder cancer patient registry with Bladder Cancer Canada for future research).
Other
Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how including technology transfer and know how such as batch pilot production, method develop, and validation related to technology or manufacturing transfer.

In 2020, how much did this business pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	Payments made within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments made outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments made to parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments made to parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies
Payments made to other companies, organizations or individuals
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments made to other companies, organizations or individuals
Total payments made to other organizations for technology and technical assistance

75. In 2020, how much did this business receive from other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for payments received between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.
Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.
Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.
Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.
Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.
Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.
Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data including access clinical trial registries and administrative health data for research purposes. Includes partnerships supporting the development of databases, such as patient or clinical trial registries or biobanks, to be used for research purposes (e.g., developing a national bladder cancer patient registry with Bladder Cancer Canada for future research).
Other
Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how including technology transfer and know how such as batch pilot production, method develop, and validation related to technology or manufacturing transfer.

In 2020, how much did this business receive from other organizations for technology and technical assistance?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	Payments received from within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments received from outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments received from parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments received from parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies
Payments received from other companies, organizations or individuals
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments received from other companies, organizations or individuals
Total payments received from other organizations for technology and technical assistance

Environmental and clean technology R&D expenditures in 2020

76. In 2020, what percentage of this business's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada was related to research and development of environmental and clean technologies?

Environmental and clean technology is defined as any process, product, or service that reduces environmental impacts: through environmental protection activities that prevent, reduce or eliminate pollution or any other degradation of the environment, resource management activities that result in the more efficient use of natural resources, thus safeguarding against their depletion; or the use of goods that have been adapted to be significantly less energy- or resource-intensive than the industry standard.

Report '0' for no environmental and clean technology R&D expenditures.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Percentage of environmental and clean technology R&D

77. In 2020, in which of the following categories of environmental and clean technology did this business perform R&D activities?

Select all that apply.

Air pollution management: Activities aimed at reducing the emissions of pollutants (including greenhouse gases) to the atmosphere. Include pollution abatement and control (e.g., end-of-pipe processes) and pollution prevention (e.g., integrated processes), as well as related measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Solid waste management: Activities related to the collection, treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling of all domestic, industrial, non-hazardous and hazardous waste (including low-level radioactive waste). Include monitoring activities. Exclude radioactive waste and mine tailings handling and treatment (to be reported under Protection against radiation and Wastewater management, respectively).

Wastewater management: Activities aimed at pollution reduction or prevention through the abatement of pollutants or the reduction of the release of wastewater. Include measures aimed at reducing pollutants before discharge, reducing the release of wastewater, septic tanks, treatment of cooling water, handling and treatment of mine tailings, etc.

Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water: Activities aimed at the prevention of pollution infiltration: remediation or cleaning up of soils and water bodies; protection of soil from erosion, salinization and physical degradation; monitoring, control, laboratories and the like. Exclude management of wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (to be reported under Wastewater management) and protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported under Protection of biodiversity and habitat).

Protection of biodiversity and habitat: Activities related to protecting wildlife and habitat from the effects of economic activity, and to restoring wildlife or habitat that has been adversely affected by such activity. Include related environmental measurements, monitoring, control, laboratories and the like.

Noise and vibration abatement: Activities aimed at controlling or reducing industrial and transport noise and vibration for the sole purpose of protecting the environment. Include preventive in-process modifications at the source, construction of anti-noise/vibration facilities, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Protection against radiation: Activities aimed at preventing, reducing, or eliminating the negative consequences of radiation on the environment. This includes all handling, transportation, and treatment of radioactive waste (i.e. waste that requires shielding during normal handling and transportation due to high radionuclide content), the protection of ambient media, measurement, control, laboratories and the like, as well as any other activities related to the containment of radioactive waste. Exclude activities and measures related to low-level radioactive waste (to be reported under Solid waste management), the prevention of technological hazards (e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants), and measures taken to protect workers.

Heat or energy savings and management: Activities aimed at reducing the intake of energy through in-process modifications (such as adjustment of production processes or heat and electricity co-generation), as well as reducing heat and energy losses. This includes insulation activities, energy recovery, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Renewable energy: Energy obtained from resources that naturally replenish or renew within a human lifespan (i.e. the resource is a sustainable source of energy). This includes wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases.

Air pollution management
e.g., greenhouse gas control technologies or management services, physical or chemical treatment technologies, air pollution modeling and mapping services
Solid waste management
e.g., collection of waste, recycling and organics, compaction-related technologies, landfill leachate collection and containment technologies
Wastewater management
e.g., physical or chemical treatments of industrial wastewater, mine tailing handling and treatment, biological treatments of sewage
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water
e.g., in situ and ex situ biological, physical, chemical, thermal treatments, containment
Protection of biodiversity and habitat
Noise and vibration abatement
Exclude R&D related to workers' health and safety.
Protection against radiation
Exclude R&D related to workers' health and safety.
Heat and energy savings and management
e.g., efficient equipment (advance insulation, high efficiency pumps or burners (Energy Star certified), etc.), energy storage technologies (flywheels, fuel cells, etc.), lighting upgrades, smart grid services and associated technologies
Fuel efficient vehicles and transportation goods or technologies
e.g., electric and hybrid vehicles, vehicles using alternative fuels, alternative fuel retrofits on existing vehicles, low-rolling resistance tires
Production of energy from renewable sources
e.g., equipment, services, and technologies used to produce electricity or heat from renewable sources
Production of nuclear energy
e.g., equipment, services, and technologies used to produce electricity or heat from nuclear energy
Exclude the R&D on feedstock used to produce energy (such as uranium).
Other environmental protection or resource management activities
Specify the other environmental protection or resource management activities

Changes in R&D activities due to COVID-19

COVID-19 has resulted in major economic changes, as businesses and organizations reacted to a general shutdown that started in Canada in mid-March 2020.

78. As a result of COVID-19, has this business made any changes in research and development (R&D) activities or expenditures in 2020?

Changes in in-house R&D expenditures due to COVID-19

79. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this business modify its in-house R&D expenditures in Canada in 2020?

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

Yes, increased in-house R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures increased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.

CAN$ '000

Yes, decreased in-house R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures decreased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.

CAN$ '000

No change in in-house R&D expenditures due to COVID-19
Do not know

COVID-19 related in-house R&D projects and sources of funds

80. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this business perform, in-house R&D on COVID-19 related R&D projects in 2020?

COVID-19 related R&D: e.g., R&D to create self-sterilizing work surfaces; R&D to develop a COVID-19 diagnostic test; R&D to adapt LEDs to UV for light-weight air purification system, etc.

Yes
No
Do not know

81. In 2020, how much funding did this business receive from each of the following sources to undertake COVID-19 related in-house R&D projects?

Include self-funding.

Include COVID-19 related funds that have been applied for, which this organization hopes to receive.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

In 2020, how much funding did this organization receive or does it expect to receive from each of the following sources to undertake COVID-19 related in-house R&D projects?
Table summary
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	Amount of funding received CAN$ '000
All funding for COVID-19 projects by source
Self-funded
Other businesses
Federal government
Provincial and territorial government
Other private non-profit organizations
Postsecondary institutions e.g. universities colleges
Other Canadian sources
Foreign sources
Total funding for COVID-19 related R&D projects

Changes in R&D personnel due to COVID-19

82. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, were there any net changes to the number of full-time equivalent (FTEs) R&D personnel employed or contracted in 2020 by this business?

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

Yes, increased in FTEs

How many more R&D personnel (FTE)s were hired or contracted due to COVID-19?

Number of full-time equivalents

Yes, decreased in FTEs

How many fewer R&D personnel (FTE)s were employed due to COVID-19?

Number of full-time equivalents

No change in R&D personnel due to COVID-19
Do not know

Changes in payments to other organizations for R&D due to COVID-19

83. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this business modify its outsourced R&D expenditures in 2020?

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

Yes, increased outsourced R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures increased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.

CAN$ '000

Yes, decreased outsourced R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures decreased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.

CAN$ '000

No change in payments made to other organizations for R&D due to COVID-19
Do not know

Notification of intent to extract web data

84. Does this business have a website?

Yes
- Specify the business website address
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
No

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada is piloting a web data extraction initiative, also known as web scraping, which uses software to search and compile publicly available data from business websites. As a result, we may visit the website for this business to search for, and compile, additional information. This initiative should allow us to reduce the reporting burden on businesses, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

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Geography-Way-In Consultation

Consultation Objectives

The Geography tab, located in the top menu on the Statistics Canada website, enables users to search for data by geographic region or area. Statistics Canada is re-designing the current page as a web portal, to help Canadians discover and use data, related products, and reference materials.

Statistics Canada held consultations with geography data users to seek input on the proposed redesign and ensure that the redesign meets users' needs.

Consultation Methodology

Statistics Canada conducted virtual group discussions in both official languages with participants from across the country. Participants were asked to complete a series of tasks and provide feedback on the redesigned web portal.

How to get involved

Individuals who wished to obtain more information on the consultation contacted us by email at statcan.consultations@statcan.gc.ca.

Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of consultation participants. All personal information created, held or collected by the agency is protected by the Privacy Act. For more information on Statistics Canada's privacy policies, please consult the privacy notice.

Results

Participants liked the following aspects of the new Geography page:

Updated thematic structure and layout.
Inclusion of a data dictionary.
Useful mapping and visualization features.

Participants suggested improvements on the following aspects of the Geography page:

Simplify terminology to suit a broader audience.
Give interactive mapping tools, such as the GeoSearch page, more visibility on the landing page.
Include the Focus on Geography series.
Update visuals with more descriptive images and a more modern colour palette.

After analysis, recommendations from the participants were incorporated in the newly launched Geography Portal. These include, but are not limited to:

Reduce the number of clicks needed to access the “GeoSearch” function.
Including new products, data and featured content in the “Features” carousel.
Using more descriptive titles for products included in the carousel, and ensure that titles match throughout the page.
Inclusion of additional links to interactive mapping products.

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National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Person-Trips by Duration of Trip, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Trip Destination – Q4 2020

National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Person-Trips by Duration of Trip, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Trip Destination, Q3 2020
Duration of Trip	Main Trip Purpose	Country or Region of Trip Destination
		Total		Canada		United States		Overseas
		Person-Trips (x 1,000)	C.V.	Person-Trips (x 1,000)	C.V.	Person-Trips (x 1,000)	C.V.	Person-Trips (x 1,000)	C.V.
Total Duration	Total Main Trip Purpose	34,967	A	34,447	A	308	C	213	B
	Holiday, leisure or recreation	11,481	A	11,316	A	103	E	62	D
	Visit friends or relatives	11,894	B	11,720	B	41	E	133	C
	Personal conference, convention or trade show	101	E	99	E	..		2	E
	Shopping, non-routine	3,463	B	3,383	B	81	E	..
	Other personal reasons	4,448	B	4,405	B	30	E	13	E
	Business conference, convention or trade show	153	D	150	D	2	E	..
	Other business	3,427	B	3,374	B	51	E	3	E
Same-Day	Total Main Trip Purpose	24,620	A	24,424	A	196	D	..
	Holiday, leisure or recreation	7,235	B	7,140	B	95	E	..
	Visit friends or relatives	7,400	B	7,400	B	..		..
	Personal conference, convention or trade show	74	E	74	E	..		..
	Shopping, non-routine	3,352	B	3,272	B	81	E	..
	Other personal reasons	3,630	B	3,615	B	15	E	..
	Business conference, convention or trade show	94	E	94	E	..		..
	Other business	2,836	B	2,830	B	6	E	..
Overnight	Total Main Trip Purpose	10,347	A	10,023	A	111	D	213	B
	Holiday, leisure or recreation	4,246	B	4,176	B	8	E	62	D
	Visit friends or relatives	4,494	B	4,320	B	41	E	133	C
	Personal conference, convention or trade show	27	E	25	E	..		2	E
	Shopping, non-routine	111	D	111	D	..		..
	Other personal reasons	818	B	791	B	15	E	13	E
	Business conference, convention or trade show	59	D	57	D	2	E	..
	Other business	591	C	544	C	45	E	3	E
.. data not available Estimates contained in this table have been assigned a letter to indicate their coefficient of variation (c.v.) (expressed as a percentage). The letter grades represent the following coefficients of variation: A c.v. between or equal to 0.00% and 5.00% and means Excellent. B c.v. between or equal to 5.01% and 15.00% and means Very good. C c.v. between or equal to 15.01% and 25.00% and means Good. D c.v. between or equal to 25.01% and 35.00% and means Acceptable. E c.v. greater than 35.00% and means Use with caution.

National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Visit-Expenditures by Duration of Visit, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Expenditures – Q4 2020

National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Visit-Expenditures by Duration of Visit, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Expenditures, Q4 2020 in Thousands of Dollars (x 1,000)
Duration of Visit	Main Trip Purpose	Country or Region of Expenditures
		Total		Canada		United States		Overseas
		$ '000	C.V.	$ '000	C.V.	$ '000	C.V.	$ '000	C.V.
Total Duration	Total Main Trip Purpose	5,379,162	B	4,077,317	A	934,369	E	367,475	E
	Holiday, leisure or recreation	2,179,219	B	1,659,121	B	329,731	E	190,366	E
	Visit friends or relatives	1,103,623	B	905,883	B	51,768	E	145,972	D
	Personal conference, convention or trade show	14,634	E	10,354	E	..		4,279	E
	Shopping, non-routine	600,456	B	585,654	B	14,802	E	..
	Other personal reasons	510,588	B	467,792	B	23,525	E	19,271	E
	Business conference, convention or trade show	36,180	E	35,689	E	491	E	..
	Other business	934,463	E	412,823	B	514,053	E	7,587	E
Same-Day	Total Main Trip Purpose	2,010,482	B	1,682,857	B	327,624	E	..
	Holiday, leisure or recreation	750,074	D	437,269	B	312,805	E	..
	Visit friends or relatives	283,343	B	283,343	B	..		..
	Personal conference, convention or trade show	8,483	E	8,483	E	..		..
	Shopping, non-routine	540,849	B	526,047	B	14,802	E	..
	Other personal reasons	221,124	B	221,124	B	..		..
	Business conference, convention or trade show	8,206	E	8,206	E	..		..
	Other business	198,404	C	198,386	C	18	E	..
Overnight	Total Main Trip Purpose	3,368,680	B	2,394,460	B	606,745	E	367,475	E
	Holiday, leisure or recreation	1,429,145	B	1,221,852	B	16,926	E	190,366	E
	Visit friends or relatives	820,280	B	622,540	B	51,768	E	145,972	D
	Personal conference, convention or trade show	6,150	E	1,871	E	..		4,279	E
	Shopping, non-routine	59,607	D	59,607	D	..		..
	Other personal reasons	289,465	B	246,669	B	23,525	E	19,271	E
	Business conference, convention or trade show	27,974	E	27,483	E	491	E	..
	Other business	736,058	E	214,437	C	514,035	E	7,587	E
.. data not available Estimates contained in this table have been assigned a letter to indicate their coefficient of variation (c.v.) (expressed as a percentage). The letter grades represent the following coefficients of variation: A c.v. between or equal to 0.00% and 5.00% and means Excellent. B c.v. between or equal to 5.01% and 15.00% and means Very good. C c.v. between or equal to 15.01% and 25.00% and means Good. D c.v. between or equal to 25.01% and 35.00% and means Acceptable. E c.v. greater than 35.00% and means Use with caution.

National Travel Survey: Response Rate at the estimation stage – Q4 2020

National Travel Survey Q4 2020: Response Rate at the estimation stage
Province of residence	Unweighted	Weighted
Province of residence	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador	15.0	12.2
Prince Edward Island	9.0	8.6
Nova Scotia	23.4	21.0
New Brunswick	21.8	19.6
Quebec	29.2	25.3
Ontario	28.5	25.2
Manitoba	21.8	18.3
Saskatchewan	17.7	14.9
Alberta	25.1	22.4
British Columbia	28.6	26.5
Canada	23.2	24.0

Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements: Weighted Asset Response Rate - first quarter 2021

Weighted Asset Response Rate
Table summary
This table displays the results of Weighted Asset Response Rate. The information is grouped by Release date (appearing as row headers), 2020, Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4, and 2021, Q1 calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Release date	2020				2021
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1
	Quarterly (percentage)
May 25, 2021	87.3	79.6	76.6	74.2	54.8
February 24, 2021	87.0	78.0	75.7	54.9	..
November 20, 2020	84.4	76.3	55.4	..	..
August 25, 2020	82.3	59.1	..	..	..
June 9, 2020	67.8	..	..	..	..
.. not available for a specific reference period Source: Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements (2501)

National AccessAbility Week 2021

Release date: June 3, 2021

Catalogue number: 45-20-0003
ISSN: 2816-2250

New barriers and new freedoms: A conversation with StatCan’s Champion for Persons With Disabilities

We sit down (virtually!) with Tony Labillois, StatCan’s Champion for Persons With Disabilities, to talk about the new challenges and opportunities experienced by persons with disabilities during the pandemic.

Host

Tegan Bridge

Guest

Tony Labillois, StatCan's Champion for Persons With Disabilities

Download: National AccessAbility Week 2021 (MP3, 19.38 MB)

National AccessAbility Week 2021 - Transcript

Tegan: In September, we're launching StatCan's first podcast. It will be available in both English and French under the names Eh Sayers and Hé-coutez bien. To celebrate National AccessAbility Week, we're sharing a preview of our first episode. We've all been working hard on it, and I hope you enjoy.

[Theme music]

Welcome to the very first episode of Eh Sayers, it's a podcast from Statistics Canada, where we meet the people behind the data and explore the stories behind the numbers. I'm your host, Tegan.

Today, we're talking about disability. According to the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, more than 6 million Canadians aged 15 and over report having a disability. That's about 1 in 5 Canadians. So what do we mean when we say persons with disabilities?

Tony: Well, it can mean many things for many people, and some people will will have activity limitations and probably will not even think of themselves as being a person with a disability. We mean people with visible and invisible conditions that may affect them in their daily life or in their daily work.

Tegan: That's Tony Labillois.

Tony: My name is Tony Labillois. I'm the Director for public sector Statistics Division at Statistics Canada, and I'm also the champion for persons with disabilities in our organization since 2002. And I'm visually impaired since I was born. I have low vision. And for me it's normal vision.

Tegan: 1.5 million Canadians aged 15 years and over have a seeing disability, like Tony.

What do you mean by invisible conditions?

Tony: You see, immediately, when you meet someone, like you will see that I have dancing eyes, if you see me, you'll notice that my eyes are different. So you'll know that I'm visually impaired or there's something different. But there's a lot of invisible disabilities, there's a lot of people where you will meet the person and you could not know that they have an activity limitation. And think about things like learning disability, mental health challenge, or even pain, chronic pain or hypersensitivity to the environment. All those things are affecting us as human beings, either for an episode of our life or permanently. And that's what can be included in persons with disabilities. But it doesn't mean that the person would recognize himself or herself as having a disability or being part of that group. It's a question of acceptance or a question of perception depending on our experiences... yeah our experiences.

Tegan: Could you talk a bit more about that? Why a person might not identify themselves as having a disability?

Tony: Yes, absolutely. I remember the time that when I was not even sure if I should self identify, or I wasn't sure I was even accepting myself as I was, as a teenager. And as we evolve as human beings, or as our condition evolves, as human beings that perception might change. Unfortunately, disability or an activity limitation is something that can be acquired. So it may change our perception of ourselves. And it may change the way we answer a question if there's a question. Are you a person with disability? Yes or no. But there's also even despite the condition itself, there's a level of trust in ourselves and trust in others, acceptance of ourselves and the way we feel that we will be accepted or not by others, that will have an influence on us self declaring, especially if it's invisible. Someone wouldn't have to necessarily self declare.

Tony: So I may choose especially if it's an invisible disability not to disclose. We're all facing that as we're getting older. Unfortunately, we can acquire a disability, something very simple in many people's lives when they get in their 40s. And suddenly, they don't see as well as they used to, and suddenly they need glasses. But before they accept for themselves that they need to go see optometrist and get the right prescription,they will often try to look at a piece of paper that they receive in the mail or at something else a bit further or closer to try to get the right focus and so on. It's a very simple example where there's--they need to accept that they will need that accommodation in their life. It's usually something that will not generate any discrimination in society because many people already have glasses and it's accepted socially and professionally, that people can be efficient even when they have glasses. Other persons with disabilities need other accommodations sometimes or not. But they often are not certain that these accommodations or their different ways of doing something will be as accepted as glasses would be or using glasses would be.

Tegan: Invisible disabilities may be more common than you might expect. For example, in 2017, just over 4 million Canadians aged 15 and older had a pain-related disability and over 2 million had a mental health-related disability.

Tony told us a little more about the reality of living with an invisible disability.

Tony: It means that you can choose, it means that you can choose not to ever divulge it, and to live with that choice. And it means that you can choose to tell others and live with that choice as well. Think of someone with a diagnostic of anxiety. That person is evolving in the workplace and is having issues at certain point in time. And if he or she chooses not to say anything, that means that it may affect the person very much and even affect the colleagues very much without nobody knowing that there is a specific condition that could be considered and could be accommodated. So, it's true for any invisible disability. But think also if suddenly that person decides to divulge the fact that he or she has an anxiety problem. Well, suddenly, if it's accepted, again, it's a question of trust and acceptance, if it's accepted by the person, and the person doesn't feel she will be stigmatized or limited by that with the perception of others, if she feels that the workplace is conducive enough to discuss mental health issues, or any invisible disabilities, suddenly, accommodations can be put in place, even the person can get coaching or the person can get some help in stressful moments, the person can even just be able to say that she's stressed and that will relieve some stress, maybe the only accommodation that that person will need to know that she can ask frequently to the boss if everything is going well. Instead of ruminating and having ideas in your mind so there's a choice there to say or not say something which is not the case with something visible. I mean, people will probably ask questions even about something visible if we pretend it's not there.

Tegan: Then, it's much more complicated than a yes/no question. "Are you a person with a disability, yes or no?" It's not always that simple, is it?

Tony: Yeah, we have a social model to measure disability like in our Canadian survey on disability done in 2017 and the one we will do in 2022, after the census, we will make use of a social model where we don't look at the medical conditions of the people, we mostly look at the potential activity limitations and potential barriers that they face in the environment that they're in for their life or for work. And with scales also for light, moderate, and high impact of these things.

Tegan: Why is it especially important to acknowledge that hidden disability exists especially during the pandemic, both to acknowledge that it exists in other people we might interact with, but also, you know, within yourself, within ourselves.

Tony: This pandemic brought a lot of new opportunities, and a lot of challenges too. There are some invisible things that now are activity limitations for people that may never perceive themselves as persons with disabilities, they will likely never tick that box on a questionnaire if you ask them Are you a person with disability or not? You think of someone with a weak immune system, with someone, someone with pulmonary disease, someone with a newly developed phobia of the public space, these people don't perceive themselves and may never perceive themselves as a person with disability and that's okay. But that they will likely need accommodations. In fact, all of us we need accommodations to work from home for example, the way many of us will do now, even if we are not with disabilities. An analyst would need two screens to work efficiently and it's not a disability it's a question of productivity like it is for anybody with activity limitations. analysis is more easily done with lots of space to actually conduct it.

Tony: Another important aspect is that the pandemic has taught us that it could be any one of us that would suddenly face an activity limitation. If you think of the people with weak immune system or with pulmonary disease or other conditions, suddenly, from one day to the next, because of the context, they faced a situation that they had never envisioned. And that impacts on their ability to participate in a physical workplace or in society in general. It could be any of us that suddenly faced this, we could have a context that evolved or our own personal health could evolve. And it will have an impact on our ability to contribute, work or to participate in, in society and in the economy of Canada. And it becomes very important that we all build an inclusive world, an inclusive workplace, an inclusive economy and society so that we're not going to face an inability to contribute or to participate, even if the context would change, or even if our own health would change as we get older.

Tegan: So how does using the term barrier rather than disability help people to better understand that accessibility benefits everyone?

Tony: That's a really good question. The barrier is often something that is not attached to the person itself. It's attached to the environment. And it's something we can change, we can reflect on how to make sure that it's removed. And once it's removed, the person can do and you see more the ability than the disability. The Disability is often caused by the barrier. Let's take my own example. I see in a way that makes me appreciate scenery or art or I take pictures and I see colors I enjoy what I see, but I see much less than most human beings. And if all human beings would see like me, the environment would be different. Signs would be bigger, labels would be bigger, or we would have found accommodations for everyone so that we can all see equally and contribute equally. But sometimes I have a hard time seeing something something I receive a document that is in PDF and it's not accessible. Well, if everybody would use the same color scheme that I do or the same elements of my, my workstation, we would all be working in the same way. And there are ways to make sure that this--these barriers don't exist, they're often simple. They're just not known because they're not needed by the majority. So, when you talk about the barrier, instead of disability, we can all work on it, we can all make sure it disappears and that someone like me can do my job as a director, I can fulfill my role as a father or I can even repair some things around the house because I found my own ways to do these things and we can all find our own ways with the help of others sometimes or with our own perseverance other times and to contribute and lead a full life.

Tegan: how can broadening the definition of disability help more people accept that disability is everywhere and shouldn't be a taboo subject?

Tony: The more we open this definition but also the discussion, the more we are inclusive. I think the more that the level of knowledge will increase in society and hopefully the level of trust in the abilities. Because it's not about the disabilities it's about abilities that we need to look for.

[Theme music]

Tegan: That's it for now, but I hope that you'll be back to hear the full episode when we launch in September. A big thank you to our guest, Tony Labillois, and thanks to you for listening. See you next time!

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Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC) Meeting - March 19, 2021

Date: March 19, 2021

Location: Virtual meeting

Attendence

CSAC members

Dr. Howard Ramos, Anil Arora, Annette Hester, Dr. Celine Le Bourdais, Jan Kestle, David Chaundy, Dr. Michael Wolfson

CSAC Member regrets

Gurmeet Ahluwalia, Gail Mc Donald

Statistics Canada guests/support

Monia Lahaie, Jacques Fauteux, Greg Peterson, Andre Loranger, Stephane Dufour, Lynn Barr-Telford, Martin St-Yves, Pierre Desrochers, Melanie Forsberg

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)

Pierre Therrien

Meeting agenda

Meeting agenda for meeting on March 19, 2021
Time	Agenda Item	Lead Participant(s)
13:00 – 13:10	Chairperson Introductory Remarks	Howard Ramos CSAC Chairperson
13:10 – 13:30	Update from the Chief Statistician	Anil Arora Chief Statistician of Canada
13:30 – 13:50	Roundtable Discussion and Q&A	CSAC members and all Assistant Chief Statisticians
13:50 – 14:50	Update on Working Group 1	CSAC members and all Assistant Chief Statisticians
	Debrief of working group 1 20 minutes	Jan Kestle CSAC member and Working Group 1 lead
	Discussion and Q&A 40 minutes	CSAC members and Andre Loranger, Tom Dufour, Michelle Marquis, Pierre Desrochers
14:50 – 15:05	Health Break
15:05 – 15:35	Update on Working group 2 and working group 3	CSAC members and all Assistant Chief Statisticians Celine Le Bourdais
	Update from Working group 2 15 minutes	CSAC member and Working Group 2 lead
	Update on working group 3 15 minutes	Annette Hester CSAC member and Working Group 3 lead
15:35 – 16:30	Next Steps for CSAC In Camera	CSAC members

Meeting minutes

1. Chairperson Opening Remarks

Dr. Howard Ramos opened the meeting by welcoming members to the second CSAC meeting of 2021. Dr. Ramos took the time to thank Statistics Canada for the work the agency has done over the past year, and highlighted in the agency's most recent release, COVID-19 in Canada: A One-year Update on Social and Economic Impacts. Dr. Ramos also commended the agency for sharing currently available data of interest in anticipation of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, 2021. Dr. Ramos requested that this information be shared with all Council members following the meeting. Dr. Ramos turned to the Chief Statistician, Mr. Anil Arora, for his opening remarks.

2. Chief Statistician's Opening Remarks and Questions & Answers

The Chief Statistician began by thanking Council members for their continued engagement and contributions, noting that their work is having profound impacts on the agency. The Chief Statistician noted how crucial and relevant the council's three areas of focus are, particularly in the current context. The Chief Statistician briefly spoke about the agency's recent publication, COVID-19 in Canada: A One-year Update on Social and Economic Impacts, noting the important contributions of Statistics Canada's analytics team in preparing the materials over the course of the last year. While the agency reflects on the impacts of the pandemic on all aspects of Canadian life this past year, it too is anticipating emerging data needs and innovative solutions to ensure it can remain relevant and continue to meet the evolving needs of Canadians.

CSAC members engaged in a discussion with the Chief Statistician and Assistant Chief Statisticians regarding challenges and opportunities the agency is facing. Access to data, reinforcement of the agency's stewardship role, increasing demands and limited resources were among some of the important challenges the agency faces.

3. Update on Working Group 1 "Enabling Statistics Canada" – Jan Kestle

As decided upon at the January council meeting, three working groups were struck to address key issues and offer advice. The work of the groups would also support the production of the council's next annual report. Jan Kestle was identified as the lead for Working Group 1(WG1), tasked with exploring how to enable Statistics Canada through legislation and engagement. Working group 1, which includes CSAC members David Chaundy, Gail Mc Donald and Howard Ramos, met on February 23^rd 2021. Statistics Canada representatives, Andre Loranger, Tom Dufour, Pierre Desrochers and Michelle Marquis, shared an update on the status of discussions underway on potential amendments to the Statistics Act. Ms. Kestle provided council members an overview of the discussion, emphasizing the importance of Statistics Canada's stewardship role, and the role of CSAC in terms of helping to articulate the policy questions and issues. Ms. Kestle expressed the importance of ensuring that the Statistics Act was reviewed now, particularly in light of amendments to privacy legislation underway (Privacy Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act [PIPEDA]). Ms. Kestle also noted the importance of addressing First Nations' issues in any revisions, and the need for a stronger federal government point of view and national data strategy.

Council members shared their views, echoing the need for Statistics Act revisions to be taken into account as privacy legislation is being revised. Members noted that there may be opportunities to reinforce Statistics Canada's role through policy directions in addition to legislative amendments. Leveraging this opportunity to address issues around data access (incoming and outgoing) would be important. Members noted the complementary nature of the various working groups and the opportunity to work collaboratively across groups to address these issues – with the goal of ensuring any legislation remains relevant in a changing society and an increasingly data-driven and digital world. Members also discussed the need to raise awareness with various constituencies. Council members discussed the timing of adjustments to the Act, noting that the public environment and social acceptability will need to be considered carefully as we move forward with this work. Support of the Minister will also be key.

Next steps:

Jan thanked members for their feedback and noted that she will make some adjustments to the presentation shared to reflect the discussion today, with the help of colleagues in working group 1. Statistics Canada was also asked to prepare a short summary on the status of amendments to the Privacy Act and PIPEDA to further inform the work of the council.

4. Update on Working Groups 2 (Data Spine) and 3 (Data Gaps)

Working Group 2

Dr. Celine Le Bourdais provided an update on the scoping for Working Group 2 (WG2), Data Spine. Working Group 2 includes Gurmeet Ahluwalia, Dr. Michael Wolfson and Dr. Howard Ramos. WG2 will focus on data stewardship and what advice the Council can offer on how Canada's Chief Data Officer should be defined. All three working groups are examining this issue from different perspectives. WG2 may examine Statistics Canada's role as supporter and leader in improving data access by government, private, academic and non-governmental organization (NGO) researchers and users. The second issue relates to data spine/data core, where modern methods and technology allow for better integration and linking of data and increasing the availability of disaggregated data. A broad topic, WG2 will focus on high level elements of a data spine/data and core concept that would best support decision making on health, social, economic and environmental issues. Considerations could include what data need to be linked, infrastructure needed to support it, training required, who should have access to the integrated data and how these data would be made available.

Working Group 3

Annette Hester shared her views on the initial scoping of Working Group 3 (WG3)), Data Gaps, which includes Dr. Michael Wolfson, Dr. Celine Le Bourdais, Gail Mc Donald and Dr. Howard Ramos. WG3 will focus on building on the CSAC Annual Report in examining what are critical data and digital technology gaps at Statistics Canada and what should be done to address them.WG3 will explore the historical governance structure between Statistics Canada and the various federal departments, provinces, and indigenous organizations and how this may constrain the organization's ability to deliver what Canada needs to create wealth and prosperity in a world marked by a digital future. To realize its potential, a new governance model where Statistics Canada has the funding and authority to define and in partnerships, develop, the key datasets that follow the evolution of the country/world is needed. WG3 could focus on a few areas (i.e., economic recovery, impact on Indigenous and racialized Canadians) to exemplify the impact of funding and governance/mandate to identify key data gaps and opportunities for collecting, integrating and sharing data. Considerations could include examining the federal government's planning process, the leadership role Statistics Canada could play in determining program data requirements and options for financing data acquisition and data development.

5. Next Steps for CSAC

Dr. Ramos thanked council members for their contributions and for today's rich discussion. Follow up items were noted and the CSAC secretariat will work with the Council members to coordinate next steps for the working groups.

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