National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Visit-Expenditures by Duration of Visit, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Expenditures – Q4 2022

National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Visit-Expenditures by Duration of Visit, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Expenditures, including expenditures at origin and those for air commercial transportation in Canada, in Thousands of Dollars (x 1,000)
Table summary
This table displays the results of C.V.s for Visit-Expenditures by Duration of Visit, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Expenditures. The information is grouped by Duration of trip (appearing as row headers), Main Trip Purpose, Country or Region of Expenditures (Total, Canada, United States, Overseas) calculated using Visit-Expenditures in Thousands of Dollars (x 1,000) and c.v. as units of measure (appearing as column headers).
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 23,128,455 A 14,493,645 A 5,755,989 A 2,878,821 A
Holiday, leisure or recreation 10,772,424 A 5,007,498 A 3,846,923 B 1,918,003 B
Visit friends or relatives 5,909,523 A 4,567,851 A 727,233 B 614,438 B
Personal conference, convention or trade show 351,279 B 242,466 B 104,174 D 4,638 E
Shopping, non-routine 1,104,183 B 903,613 B 198,218 C 2,352 E
Other personal reasons 1,262,310 B 1,051,208 B 100,216 D 110,887 D
Business conference, convention or trade show 1,685,083 B 1,047,344 B 520,784 C 116,955 C
Other business 2,043,654 B 1,673,666 B 258,441 C 111,548 C
Same-Day Total Main Trip Purpose 5,339,135 A 4,974,751 A 352,707 B 11,677 E
Holiday, leisure or recreation 1,710,365 B 1,548,456 B 150,746 C 11,163 E
Visit friends or relatives 1,507,953 B 1,439,415 B 68,538 E ..  
Personal conference, convention or trade show 96,966 C 89,167 C 7,284 E 515 E
Shopping, non-routine 866,286 B 756,192 B 110,094 C ..  
Other personal reasons 604,099 B 599,079 B 5,020 E ..  
Business conference, convention or trade show 73,678 D 67,843 E 5,836 E ..  
Other business 479,788 C 474,599 C 5,189 E ..  
Overnight Total Main Trip Purpose 17,789,320 A 9,518,894 A 5,403,282 A 2,867,144 A
Holiday, leisure or recreation 9,062,058 A 3,459,042 B 3,696,176 B 1,906,840 B
Visit friends or relatives 4,401,570 A 3,128,436 A 658,695 B 614,438 B
Personal conference, convention or trade show 254,313 C 153,299 C 96,890 D 4,123 E
Shopping, non-routine 237,897 C 147,421 C 88,124 D 2,352 E
Other personal reasons 658,211 B 452,129 B 95,196 D 110,887 D
Business conference, convention or trade show 1,611,405 B 979,501 B 514,948 C 116,955 C
Other business 1,563,866 B 1,199,067 B 253,252 D 111,548 C
..
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 Q4 2022: Response Rates

National Travel Survey: Response Rate – Q4 2022
Table summary
This table displays the results of Response Rate. The information is grouped by Province of residence (appearing as row headers), Unweighted and Weighted (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage unit of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province of residence Unweighted Weighted
Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador 20.3 17.7
Prince Edward Island 15.2 14.3
Nova Scotia 24.6 21.9
New Brunswick 23.0 19.7
Quebec 28.4 25.0
Ontario 26.1 24.0
Manitoba 27.1 23.8
Saskatchewan 26.6 23.1
Alberta 24.8 23.1
British Columbia 26.7 24.9
Canada 25.6 24.1

Introduction to Privacy-Enhancing Cryptographic Techniques

Zero knowledge proof – Proving something without exchanging evidence

By: Betty Ann Bryanton, Canada Revenue Agency

Introduction

Enormous amounts of data are collected by government agencies, search engines, social networking systems, hospitals, financial institutions, and other organizations. This data, centrally stored, is at risk of security breaches. Additionally, individuals browse the internet, accept cookies, and share personally identifiable information (PII) in exchange for services, benefits, recommendations, etc. To facilitate e-commerce and access services, individuals need to authenticate, which means providing 'evidence' to prove they are who they say they are. This may mean providing a password, a driver's license, a passport number, or another personal identifier. These could potentially be stolen, and sharing this data may compromise related PII, such as age and home address. Zero knowledge proofs can assist in these scenarios.

What is Zero Knowledge Proof?

A Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) is one of the cryptographic privacy-enhancing computational (PEC) techniques and may be used to implement granular, least access privacy controls and privacy-by-designFootnote1 principles.

Typically, a proof that some assertion X is true also reveals some information about why X is true. ZKPs, however, prove that a statement is true without revealing any additional knowledge. It's important to note that ZKPs do not guarantee 100% proof, but they do provide a very high degree of probability.

ZKPs use algorithms that take data as input and return either 'true' or 'false' as output. This allows two parties to verify the truth of information without exposing the information or how the truth was determined. For example, an individual can prove the statement "I am an adult at least 21 years old" without providing data for verification to a central server.

ZKP was introduced by researchers at MIT in 1985Footnote2 and is now being used in many real-world applications.

ZKP vs other concepts

ZKP is distinct from the following concepts:

Further, ZKP should not be confused with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), where the parties share a secret number. In ZKP, the prover demonstrates their possession of a secret number without divulging that number. In both scenarios the parties arrive at a shared secret, but with ZKP, the goal is to make claims without revealing extraneous information.

How does ZKP work?

To understand how ZKP works, consider the scenario of a prover (Peggy) and a verifier (Victor). The goal of the ZKP is to prove a statement with very high probability without revealing any additional information.

Peggy (the prover) wants to prove to Victor (the verifier, who is colour-blind and does not trust her) that two balls are of different colours (e.g., green and red). Peggy asks Victor to reveal one of the balls, then put the two balls behind his back. Then Peggy asks Victor to switch them or not, then reveal one to her. She answers if it's the same colour or different than the previous one. Of course, she could be guessing or lying, or even colour-blind, herself. Thus, in order to convince him she's telling the truth, this process must be repeated many, many times. By doing so, eventually Peggy can convince Victor of her ability to correctly identify the different colours.

This scenario satisfies the three criteria of a ZKP:

  1. Soundness (the quality of being based on valid reason): If Peggy was not telling the truth, or was colour-blind, she could only guess correctly 50% of the time.
  2. Completeness: After repeating this process ('the proof') many, many times, the probability of Peggy correctly guessing would be very low, convincing Victor that the balls are of different colours.
  3. Zero-knowledge: Victor does not learn anything additional; he never even learns which ball is green and which is red.

What is explained above is interactive proving, requiring a back-and-forth communication between two parties. Today's ZKPs employ non-interactive proving, where two parties have a shared key to transmit and receive information. For example, a government-issued key as part of a passport could be used to demonstrate citizenship without revealing the passport number or the citizen's name.

Why is it important?

ZKPs assure a secure and invisible flow of data, protecting user information from potential leaks and identity theft. This enhances e-commerce, by allowing more private and secure transactions.

The use of ZKPs not only helps combat data security risk, but this minimum viable verification technique helps prevent the disclosure of more PII than necessary. This benefits both individuals and organizations. Individuals do not have to share their PII and organizations that are facing an increase in security breaches, and thus, dealing with significant costs, harm to reputations, and loss of trust, don't receive the PII to be breached.

Another benefit for both individuals and organizations is more efficient verification, reducing bottle-necked processes that rely on manual or inefficient burden of proof.

Having positive and efficient verification between parties (even untrusted ones) opens up a variety of avenues for collaboration and enquiry.

Applications and Use Cases

ZKPs can protect data privacy in a diverse set of applications and use cases, including:

  • Finance: A mortgage or leasing applicant can prove their income falls within a certain range without revealing their salary. (Financial institution ING is already using this technology, according to Dilmegani, 2022.)
  • Online voting: ZKP can enable anonymous and verifiable voting and help prevent voting fraud or manipulation.
  • Machine Learning: A machine learning algorithm owner can convince others about the model's results without revealing any information about the model.
  • Blockchain Security: Transactions can be verified without sharing information such as wallet addresses and amounts with third party systems.
  • Identity and credential management: Identity-free verification could apply to authentication, end-to-end encrypted messaging, digital signatures, or any application requiring passwords, passports, birth certificates, driving licences, or other forms of identity verification. Fraud prevention systems could validate user credentials and PII could be anonymized to comply with regulations or for decentralized identity.
  • International security: ZKPs enable the verification of the origin of a piece of information without revealing its source. This means cyber-attacks can be attributed to a specific entity or nation without revealing how the information was obtained. This is already being used by the United States' Department of Defense  (Zero-knowledge proof: how it works and why it's important, n.d.).
  • Nuclear disarmament: Countries could securely exchange proof of disarmament without requiring physical inspection of classified nuclear facilities.
  • COVID-19 vaccine passports and travel: As currently done in Denmark, individuals could prove their vaccination status without revealing their PII (Shilo, 2022).
  • Auditing or compliance applications: Any process that requires verification of compliance could use ZKP. This could include verifying that taxes are filed, an airplane was maintained, or data is retained by a record keeper.
  • Anonymous payments: Credit card payments could be made without being visible to multiple parties such as payments providers, banks, and government authorities.

Challenges

While there are many benefits, there are also challenges that need to be taken into consideration if an organization wants to use ZKPs.

  • Computation intensity: ZKP algorithms are computationally intense. For interactive ZKPs, many interactions between the verifier and the prover are required, and for non-interactive ZKPs, significant computational capabilities are required. This makes ZKPs unsuitable for slow or mobile devices and may cause scalability issues for large enterprises.
  • Hardware costs: Applications that want to use ZKPs must factor in hardware costs which may increase costs for end-users.
  • Trust assumptions: While, some ZKP public parameters are available for reuse, and participants in the trusted setup are assumed to be honest, recipients must rely on the honesty of the developers (What are zero-knowledge proofs?, 2023).
  • Quantum computing threats: While ZKP cryptographic algorithms are currently secure, the development of quantum computers could eventually break the security model.
  • Costs of using the technology: The costs of ZKPs can vary based on setup requirements, efficiency, interactive requirements, proof succinctness and the hardness assumptions required (Big Data UN Global Working Group, 2019).
  • Lack of standards: Despite ongoing initiatives to standardize zero knowledge techniques and constructions, there is still an absence of standards, systems, and homogeneous languages.Footnote3
  • No 100% guarantee: Though the probability of verification while the prover is lying can be significantly lowFootnote4, ZKPs do not guarantee the claim is 100% valid. 
  • Skills: ZKP developers should have expertise in ZKP cryptography and be aware of the subtleties and differences between the guarantees provided by ZKP algorithms.

What's next?

In recent years there has been a strong push for adopting zero knowledge in software applications. Several organizations have built applications using ZK capabilities, and ZKPs are widely used to safeguard blockchains. For example, the city of Zug in Switzerland has registered all its citizen IDs on a blockchain (Anwar, 2018).

Though there needs to be improvements in ZK education, standardization, and privacy certifications to improve trust in ZK products and services, ZKPs have great potential in saving organizational costs due to security breaches, as well as preserving users' privacy, and reducing PII as a product for sale. ZKPs help an organization move from reacting to security breaches to preventing them.

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Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to collect information for producing national and provincial level estimates of potato production and value. These estimates will be used to assess the economic health of the industry. Agricultural producers and industry analysts will work with this information to make production and marketing decisions, and government analysts will use it to develop agricultural policies in Canada.

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

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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.

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For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

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Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
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You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@canada.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.
For this survey, there is a Section 12 agreement with the Prince Edward Island Statistical agency.

For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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
  • This is not 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

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.

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: Main activity. Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

  • Yes, there are other activities
    Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity:
    e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
  • No, that is the only significant activity

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

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

CAPTION
  Percentage of revenue
Main activity  
Secondary activity  
All other activities  
Total percentage  

Potatoes grown for sale this year

1. Are you growing any potatoes for sale this year?

Please report all planting intentions, if you have not completed your planting activities when completing this survey.

  • Yes
  • No

Area planted

2. What is the total area of potatoes planted in the 2023 crop year?

Please report for the entire operation. Report the area of potatoes planted on land owned or rented by all partners in the operation.

Please report all planting intentions, if you have not completed your planting activities when completing this survey.

Total area:

Unit of measure:

  • Acres
  • Hectares

Agricultural production

3. Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?

Select all that apply.

  • Field crops
  • Hay
  • Summerfallow
  • Potatoes
  • Fruit, berries and nuts
  • Vegetables
  • Sod
  • Nursery products
  • Greenhouse products
  • Cattle and calves
    Include beef or dairy.
  • Pigs
  • Sheep and lambs
  • Mink
  • Fox
  • Hens and chickens
  • Turkeys
  • Maple taps
  • Honey bees
  • Mushrooms
  • Other
    Specify agricultural products:
  • Not producing agricultural products

Area in crops

4. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?

Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.

Exclude land used by others.

CAPTION
  Area Unit of measure
a. Field crops    
b. Hay    
c. Summerfallow    
d. Potatoes    
e. Fruit, berries and nuts    
f. Vegetables    
g. Sod    
h. Nursery products    
Unit of measure
  • acres
  • hectares
  • arpents

Greenhouse area

5. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?

Total area:

Unit of measure:

  • square feet
  • square metres

Livestock (excluding birds)

6. How many of the following animals are on this operation?

Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.

Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

CAPTION
  Number
a. Cattle and calves  
b. Pigs  
c. Sheep and lambs  
d. Mink  
e. Fox  

Birds

7. How many of the following birds are on this operation?

Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.

Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

CAPTION
  Number
a. Hens and chickens  
b. Turkeys  

Maple taps

8. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?

Total number of taps:

Honey bees

9. How many live colonies of honey bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Number of colonies:

Mushrooms

10. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage) on this operation?

Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.

Total area:

Unit of measure:

  • square feet
  • square metres

Changes or events

1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

  • Strike or lock-out
  • Exchange rate impact
  • Price changes in goods or services sold
  • Contracting out
  • Organizational change
  • Price changes in labour or raw materials
  • Natural disaster
  • Recession
  • Change in product line
  • Sold business or business units
  • Expansion
  • New or lost contract
  • Plant closures
  • Acquisition of business or business units
  • Other
    Specify the other changes or events:
  • No changes or events

Contact person

1. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is [Provided Given Names], [Provided Family Name] the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

  • First name:
  • Last name:
  • Title:
  • Email address:
  • Telephone number (including area code):
  • Extension number (if applicable):
    The maximum number of characters is 5.
  • Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

1. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

  • Hours:
  • Minutes:

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Ottawa to hold World Statistics Congress in July 2023

By: Bridget Duquette, Statistics Canada

This summer, Ottawa will be the backdrop for the 64th World Statistics Congress (WSC), hosted by the International Statistical Institute (ISI) from July 16 to 20 at the Shaw Centre. This event will feature a variety of panels, presentations and social events, as well as networking and recruitment opportunities. It will offer a great opportunity for knowledge sharing and collaboration between data scientists, statisticians and methodologists at the international level.

The WSC has been held every two years since 1887 and is attended by statisticians, academics and business leaders. This event helps to shape the landscape of statistics and data science worldwide. Canada has hosted this prestigious event only once before, in 1963, in Ottawa.

It’s traditional for the host country of the WSC to plan social events for attendees. This year, international guests will be offered a tour of local sites in Ottawa’s downtown core, guided by Statistic Canada’s Eric Rancourt, Assistant Chief Statistician, and Claude Girard, Senior Methodologist.

A sneak peek of the event’s congress programme is available and includes information on presentations dozens of topics of interest to data scientists.  This year, the illustrious keynote speaker will be former Director of the United States Census Bureau, Professor Robert M. Groves.

Ottawa’s Shaw Centre

Figure 1: Ottawa’s Shaw Centre.

Kenza Sallier, Senior Methodologist at StatCan and co-author of the recently published article entitled Unlocking the power of data synthesis with the starter guide on synthetic data for official statistics, is looking forward to participating once again—though this will be her first time attending in person.

“I attended the 2021 WSC, in the middle of the pandemic (and census collection),” Kenza says. “I had the great opportunity to present Statistics Canada’s achievements related to data synthesis and to also be invited to take part in a panel session to share my experience as a young female statistician in the world of official statistics. Even though it was virtual, the event supported meeting and networking with many interesting people. I am looking forward to attending the 2023 WSC as it is taking place in person. My colleague Craig Hilborn and I will be presenting our work and I hope to get feedback from our peers.”

Shirin Roshanafshar, Chief of Text Analytics and Digitalization at Statistics Canada will also be attending the conference and speaking at the session about the challenges of Natural Language Processing techniques in official statistics.

For all participants—whether they are attending for the first time or the fifth time—WSC 2023 is sure to be an exciting experience. In the words of ISI President Stephen Penneck: “The congress encourages collaboration, growth, discovery, and advancement in the field of data science. I am excited to have the 64th World Statistics Congress visit Canada and look forward to the impact it will have on the industry.”

Check back for a review of the conference and the exciting developments from this global event.

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Supplement to Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment related to the Survey of Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements – Children with Long-term Conditions or Disabilities

Date: March 2023

Program manager: Director, Diversity and Sociocultural Statistics
Director General, Justice, Diversity and Population Statistics

Reference to Personal Information Bank (PIB)

Personal information collected through the Survey of Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements – Children with Long-term Conditions or Disabilities (SELCCA – CLCD) is described in Statistics Canada's "Special Surveys" Personal Information Bank. The Personal Information Bank refers to information collected through Statistics Canada's ad hoc surveys, which are not part of the regular survey taking activities of the Agency. They cover a variety of socio-economic topics including health, housing, labour market, education and literacy, as well as demographic data.

The "Special Surveys" Personal Information Bank (Bank number: StatCan PPU 016) is published on the Statistics Canada website under the latest Information about Programs and Information Holdings chapter.

Description of statistical activity

Statistics Canada is conducting the Survey of Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements – Children with Long-term Conditions or Disabilities (SELCCA – CLCD) under the authority of the Statistics Act1. on a cost-recovery basis for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to address the data gaps for children with long-term conditions and disabilities. This new cross-sectional survey aims to gather information from parents and guardians of children with one or more long-term condition or disability, aged 0 to 5, living in the provinces, as a next step to Statistics Canada's other recent collections on Early Learning and Child Care (the voluntary 2022 Survey of Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements (SELCCA) and 2023 Canadian Survey on Early Learning and Child Care (CSELCC) . The SELCCA – CLCD includes the same core content as each of these surveys to support indicators related to early learning and child care, as well as content that can provide information on the specific needs of these children and their families or barriers that they may experience. CSELCC, which replaces SELCCA for 2023, includes additional content on parents' and guardian's labour market participation to better understand the interaction between work and the use of early learning and child care arrangements. As there is no standardized measure of disability among children, neither of these surveys included measures to identify whether children have long-term conditions or disabilities.

The survey asks parents and guardians about their child care preferences, arrangements, associated costs and other relevant information such as difficulties they may have faced when looking for or accessing care (accessibility and availability).

In order to identify long-term conditions or disabilities in children, the survey also collects information on their activity limitations, physical and mental health conditions and health status. In addition, age, gender, Indigenous identity, visible minority status, and education will be collected.

Results from this survey will be used to help to support the Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework, which seeks to improve Canada's Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) system.

To reduce respondent burden and supplement/verify relevant information (described in more detail below), participants will be notified that their responses will be linked to their data from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population2 and Longitudinal Immigration Database3, as well as their Canada Child Benefit, T1 Universe File (Personal Master)4 and the T1 Family File (T1FF) data from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)5 . Statistics Canada's microdata linkage and related statistical activities were assessed in Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment.6 All data linkage activities are subject to established governance7 , and are assessed against the privacy principles of necessity and proportionality8 . All approved linkages are published on Statistics Canada's website9 .

Reason for supplement:

While the Generic Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) addresses most of the privacy and security risks related to statistical activities conducted by Statistics Canada, this supplement was developed to address the collection and use of potentially sensitive information regarding disabilities and long-term conditions of children10 . As is the case with all PIAs, Statistics Canada's privacy framework ensures that elements of privacy protection and privacy controls are documented and applied.

Reason for supplement

While the Generic Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) presents and addresses most of the privacy principles and security risks related to statistical activities conducted by Statistics Canada, this supplement addresses any privacy risks associated with this new data environment. As is the case with all PIAs, Statistics Canada's privacy framework ensures that elements of privacy protection and privacy controls are documented and applied.

Necessity and Proportionality

The collection and use of personal information for SELCCA – CLCD can be justified against Statistics Canada's Necessity and Proportionality Framework:

1. Necessity

The collection and use of information on children with long-term conditions and disabilities is required by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to ensure that Canada's Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) system meets the needs of all families, including those who may face barriers to child care as a result of long-term conditions or disabilities as per the Government of Canada's Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework. Other surveys on early learning and child care do not collect information related to long-term conditions or disabilities in children nor the barriers they face. As a result, there is a data gap related to the children with long-term conditions and disabilities and child care, which results in the inability to assess whether ELCC in Canada adequately supports these children and their families. The information produced through this survey will be used to direct policies and programs aiming to improve the quality, accessibility, affordability, inclusivity and flexibility of ELCC programs and services.

The 2021 Census and the CRA's Canada Child Benefit file will be used by Statistics Canada methodologists to identify which households are in-scope for collection when creating the survey frame, based on statistical sampling parameters (geographic representativeness, socio-demographic representativeness, etc.) and the indicated presence of young children.

Respondents will be informed that their survey responses will be linked to 2021 Census of Population data, immigration data (from Statistics Canada's Longitudinal Immigration Database), and select CRA data to provide additional contextual information, and to help reduce respondent burden. Specifically:

  • The linkage with the 2021 Census of Population will be used to evaluate the relationship between the Activities of Daily Living questions on the Census with the reporting of long-term conditions and disabilities in children on the SELCCA – CLCD to determine how accurate it is at identifying children with long-term conditions and disabilities. This analysis will support the future development of a social model disability screening tool for children, similar to the Disability Screening Questions. A standardized disability screening tool for children would facilitate the collection of data for this population, resulting in data which reflects the lived experiences of these children and their parents. Additionally, a standardized disability screening tool would support Canada in meeting obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
  • A linkage with the CRA's Canada Child Benefit will provide accurate geographic information, such as place of residence.
  • Data from CRA, such as the T1 Universe File (Personal Master) file, and T1FF, will provide data related to personal and household income to reduce the number of questions respondents need to answer.
  • Finally, a linkage to the Longitudinal Immigration Database provides data related to immigration status for the child and their family to reduce the number of questions respondents need to answer.

2. Effectiveness - Working assumptions:

SELCCA – CLCD is designed to provide accurate estimates of the experiences and needs of children with long-term conditions and disabilities and their families at the national level, excluding territories11 . To effectively collect this data, Statistics Canada will:

3. Proportionality

SELCCA – CLCD was developed to address data gaps related to child care for children with disabilities or long-term conditions, specifically barriers related to the use of child care. Questions related to long-term conditions and disability, particularly in children, can be viewed as sensitive, however this information is required to ensure that the early learning and child care arrangement needs of all children are being met.

In order to ensure the survey was reflective of the needs of children with long-term conditions and disabilities, content for SELCCA – CLCD was developed in consultation with experts in early learning and child care for children with disabilities, as well as ESDC, to ensure that the content aligned with the needs of researchers and ESDC to make informed policy decisions that ultimately benefit the Canadian society and economy. Only content needed to support ELCC policies and programs are included within the survey.

A sample size of 20,000 children aged 0-5 has been assessed as necessary by methodologists to produce statistics of sufficient quality to produce insightful information at the national level. The Census of Population and the Canada Child Benefit are used to create a representative sample frame of children for the survey, with a person knowledgeable about the child, such as a parent or legal guardian, responding to the survey.

In order to limit collection to only children aged 0-5 with a long-term condition or disability, a screening at the beginning of the survey ensures that respondent children without a long-term condition or disability are screened out and not required to provide any additional information as they are considered out of scope.

Ultimately, this collection of data and information is considered proportional to the potential benefits to policymakers, who will be able to use it to help address the child care needs of children with a long-term condition or disability.

4. Alternatives

Statistics Canada conducts several other surveys related to early learning and child care13 ; however, these surveys do not collect data on long-term conditions or disabilities. Specifically, these surveys do not contain:

  • measures to identify long-term conditions or disabilities in children, or
  • content regarding the specific needs of these children and their families, including information on barriers related to child care.

Adding content on long-term conditions and disabilities in children to existing surveys was considered, but was projected to increase response burden for participants selected for these other surveys to statistically and operationally unacceptable levels. Although the data from these other surveys supports Canada's ELCC system, they do not provide sufficient insights related to the long-term conditions or disabilities of the associated children.

Mitigation factors

Some questions contained in SELCCA – CLCD are considered sensitive as they relate to health conditions or disabilities of young children, however, the overall risk of harm to the survey respondents has been deemed manageable with existing Statistics Canada safeguards that are described in Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment, as well as with the following measure:

  • Qualitative testing of survey content was conducted with parents and guardians of children with long-term conditions and disabilities to ensure that the content would be well understood and to evaluate whether the questions being asked were overly intrusive or insensitive. As a result of feedback related to the sensitivity of the content received during qualitative testing, several changes were made to the final survey content, including the removal of content that was deemed highly sensitive.
  • As with all Statistic Canada surveys, prior to the survey, respondents will be informed of the survey purpose, allowing them to decide if they want to participate. This information will be provided through invitation and reminder letters and reiterated at the beginning of the online questionnaire. Respondents will also be informed that their participation is voluntary before being asked any questions. Information about the survey, a brochure, and the survey questionnaire will be made available on Statistics Canada's website on the day collection starts.
  • Individual responses will be grouped with those of others when reporting results. Individual responses and results for very small groups will never be published or shared with government departments or agencies. Careful analysis of the data and consideration will be given prior to the release of aggregate data to ensure that vulnerable individuals are not disproportionally impacted.

Conclusion

This assessment concludes that, with the existing Statistics Canada safeguards including those listed above, any remaining risks are such that Statistics Canada is prepared to accept and manage the risk.

Canadian Cancer Registry - Cancer Definitions

Cancer definitions by classification system
Cancer ICD-O-3 Site/type ICD-9 ICD-10 ICD-9
Incidence (1992 onward) Incidence (1984-1991) Mortality (2000 onward) Mortality (1984-1999)
Head and neck C00–C14, C30-C32.9 140-149, 160, 161 C00–C14, C30–C32 140-149, 160, 161
Esophagus C15 150 C15 150
Stomach C16 151 C16 151
Small intestine C17 152 C17 152
Colorectal C18–C20, C26.0 153, 159.0, 154.0, 154.1 C18–C20, C26.0 153, 159.0, 154.0, 154.1
Colon excluding rectum C18, C26.0 153, 159.0 C18, C26.0 153, 159.0
Rectum and rectosigmoid C19.9, C20.9 154.0, 154.1 C19, C20 154.0, 154.1
Anus, anal canal and anorectum C21.0-C21.8 154.2, 154.3, 154.8 C21 154.2, 154.3, 154.8
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts C22.0-C22.1 155.0-155.1 C22.0-C22.1 155.0-155.1
Liver C22.0 155.0 C22.0, C22.2-C22.4, C22.7 155.0
Intrahepatic bile ducts C22.1 155.1 C22.1 155.1
Pancreas C25 157 C25 157
Lung and bronchus C34 162.2–162.5 162.8, 162.9 C34 162.2-162.5, 162.8, 162.9
Soft tissue (including heart) C38.0, C47, C49 164.1, 171 C38.0, C47, C49 164.1, 171
Melanoma of the skin C44 (Type 8720–8790) 172 C43 172
Breast C50 174, 175 C50 174, 175
Cervix uteri C53 180 C53 180
Uterus (body, NOS) C54–C55 179, 182 C54–C55 179, 182
Ovary C56.9 183 C56 183
Prostate C61.9 185 C61 185
Testis C62 186 C62 186
Urinary bladder (including in situ for incidence) C67 188, 233.7 C67 188
Kidney and renal pelvis C64.9, C65.9 189.0, 189.1 C64–C65 189.0, 189.1
Brain/CNS C71 191 C71 191
Thyroid C73.9 193 C73 193
Hodgkin lymphomaFootnote 1 Type 9650–9667 201 C81 201
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaFootnote 1 Type 9590–9597, 9670–9719, 9724–9729, 9735, 9737, 9738; Type 9811-9818, 9823, 9827, 9837 for all sites except C42.0, C42.1, C42.4 200, 202.0–202.2, 202.8, 202.9 C82–C86 200, 202.0–202.2, 202.8, 202.9
Multiple myelomaFootnote 1 Type 9731, 9732, 9734 203.0, 238.6 C90.0, C90.2, C90.3 203.0, 238.6
LeukemiaFootnote 1 Type 9733, 9742, 9800–9801, 9805-9809, 9820, 9826, 9831–9836, 9840, 9860–9861, 9863, 9865–9867, 9869–9876, 9891, 9895–9898, 9910, 9911, 9920, 9930–9931, 9940, 9945–9946, 9948, 9963–9964; Type 9811-9818, 9823, 9827, 9837 for sites C42.0, C42.1, C42.4 204.0, 204.1, 205.0, 207.0, 207.2, 205.1, 202.4, 204.2, 204.8, 204.9, 205.2, 205.3, 205.8, 205.9, 206.0, 206.1, 206.2, 206.8, 206.9, 203.1, 207.1, 207.8, 208.0, 208.1, 208.2, 208.8, 208.9 C91–C95, C90.1 204.0, 204.1, 205.0, 207.0, 207.2, 205.1, 202.4, 204.2, 204.8, 204.9, 205.2, 205.3, 205.8, 205.9, 206.0, 206.1, 206.2, 206.8, 206.9, 203.1, 207.1, 207.8, 208.0, 208.1, 208.2, 208.8, 208.9
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Type 9826, 9835, 9836; Type 9811-9818, 9837 for sites C42.0, C42.1, C42.4 204.0 C91.0 204.0
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Type 9823 for sites C42.0, C42.1, C42.4 204.1 C91.1 204.1
Acute myeloid leukemia Types 9840, 9861, 9865–9867, 9869, 9871-9874, 9895–9897, 9898, 9910, 9911, 9920 205.0, 207.0, 207.2 C92.0, C92.4-C92.6, C92.8, C94.0, C94.2 205.0, 207.0, 207.2
Chronic myeloid leukemia Types 9863, 9875, 9876, 9945, 9946 205.1 C92.1 205.1
All cancers All invasive sites All invasive sites All invasive sites All invasive sites
CNS=central nervous system; NOS=not otherwise specified
Note: ICD-O-3 refers to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition.(5) ICD-10 refers to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision.(4) ICD-9 refers to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision.(3)

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects information on scientific activities of Canadian businesses and industrial non-profit organizations. 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
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
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).

Sustainable Development Technology Canada

For this survey, Statistics Canada will share survey data with Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

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 organization's fiscal year?

Note: For this survey, this organization's fiscal year end date should fall on or before March 31, 2023.

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

  • May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022
  • July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
  • October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
  • January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
  • February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
  • April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023

Fiscal Year-End date

This fiscal year will be referred to as 2022 throughout the questionnaire

Organization status

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

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

Before you begin please be aware of the definitions for this survey
'In-house R&D ' refers to
Expenditures within Canada for R&D performed within this organization by:

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

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

  • grants
  • fellowships
  • contracts.

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

3. In 2022, did this organization 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 organization'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 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
2022 - Current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
a. Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
Include fringe benefits.
 
b. Services to support R&D
Include services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects.
Exclude contracted out or granted expenditures to other organizations to perform R&D (report in question 9).
 
c. R&D materials  
d. All other current R&D costs
Include overhead costs.
 
2022 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
2022 - Capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
e. Software
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
f. Land
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
g. Buildings and structures
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
h. Equipment, machinery and all other capital
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
2022 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
2022 - Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  

5. In 2023 and 2024, does this organization 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.

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

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 2023
  • In 2024
  • No planned in-house R&D expenditures

6. In 2023, what are this organization'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 2023, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
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  CAN$ '000
a. 2023 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
b. 2023 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  

7. In 2024, what are this organization'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 2024, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. 2024 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
b. 2024 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures

8. In 2022, did this organization 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 organization'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 2022, what were this organization'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 organization'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 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Companies    
b. Private non-profit organizations    
c. Industrial research institutes or associations    
d. Hospitals    
e. Universities    
f. Federal government departments and agencies    
g. Provincial or territorial government departments, ministries and agencies    
h. Provincial or territorial research organizations    
i. Other organizations
e.g., individuals, non-university educational institutions, foreign governments
   
2022 - Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures    

10. In 2023 and 2024, does this organization 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 organization'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 2023
  • In 2024
  • No planned payments to others to perform R&D

11. In 2023 and 2024, what are this organization'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 organization'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 2023 and 2024, what are this organization'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
a. 2023    
b. 2024    

In-house and Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures from 2022 to 2024

12. In-house and Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures from 2022 to 2024

12. Summary of total R&D expenditures from 2022 to 2024
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  2022
CAN$ '000
2023
CAN$ '000
2024
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 2022

13. In 2022, in which provinces or territories did this organization 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 2022, how were this organization'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 2022, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house 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.
  Current in-house R&D expenditures
CAN$ '000
Capital in-house R&D expenditures
CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador    
b. Prince Edward Island    
c. Nova Scotia    
d. New Brunswick    
e. Quebec    
f. Ontario    
g. Manitoba    
h. Saskatchewan    
i. Alberta    
j. British Columbia    
k. Yukon    
l. Northwest Territories    
m. Nunavut    
2022 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures    
2022 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4    

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2022

15. In 2022, what were the sources of funds for this organization'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 organization
Amount contributed by this organization 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 companies
Funds received from 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 organization
    Include interest payments, other income and funding or tax credits from tax incentives.
  • Funds from member companies or affiliates (Include annual fees and sustaining grants)
  • 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 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 organization 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 organization 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 companies
  • Other sources
    e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals

16. In 2022, what were the sources of funds for this organization'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.

Funds from this organization
Amount contributed by this organization 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 member companies or affiliates
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 companies
Funds received from 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.

In 2022, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house?
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.
  From within Canada
CAN$ '000
From outside Canada
CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization
Include interest payments, other income and funding or tax credits from tax incentives.
   
b. Funds from member companies or affiliates    
c. Federal government grants or funding
Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
   
d. Federal government contracts    
R&D contract work for companies
e. Business 1
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
f. Business 2
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
g. Business 3
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
h. Business 4
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
i. 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.
j. Newfoundland and Labrador    
k. Prince Edward Island    
l. Nova Scotia    
m. New Brunswick    
n. Quebec    
o. Ontario    
p. Manitoba    
q. Saskatchewan    
r. Alberta    
s. British Columbia    
t. Yukon    
u. Northwest Territories    
v. Nunavut    
Provincial or territorial government contracts
Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
w. Newfoundland and Labrador    
x. Prince Edward Island    
y. Nova Scotia    
z. New Brunswick    
aa. Quebec    
ab. Ontario    
ac. Manitoba    
ad. Saskatchewan    
ae. Alberta    
af. British Columbia    
ag. Yukon    
ah. Northwest Territories    
ai. Nunavut    
R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
aj. Organization 1
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
ak. Organization 2
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
al. Organization 3
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
am. Other sources
e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals
   
2022 - Total in-house R&D expenditures by sources of funds by origin    
2022 - 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 2022

17. In 2022, in which field(s) of research and development did this organization 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 2022, how were this organization'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 2022, how were this organization's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development?
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
Natural and formal sciences
Exclude: computer sciences, information technology and bioinformatics (to be reported at lines s. and t.)
a. Mathematics  
b. Physical sciences  
c. Chemical sciences  
d. Earth and related environmental sciences  
e. Biological sciences  
f. Other natural sciences  
Total natural and formal sciences  
Engineering and technology
Exclude: software engineering and technology (to be reported at line r.)
g. Civil engineering  
h. Electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology  
i. Mechanical engineering  
j. Chemical engineering  
k. Materials engineering  
l. Medical engineering  
m. Environmental engineering  
n. Environmental biotechnology  
o. Industrial biotechnology  
p. Nanotechnology  
q. Other engineering and technologies  
Total engineering and technology  
Software-related sciences and technology  
r. Software engineering and technology  
s. Computer sciences  
t. Information technology and bioinformatics  
Total software-related sciences and technology  
Medical and health sciences
u. Basic medicine  
v. Clinical medicine  
w. Health sciences  
x. Medical biotechnology  
y. Other medical sciences  
Total medical and health sciences  
Agricultural sciences
z. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences  
aa. Animal and dairy sciences  
ab. Veterinary sciences  
ac. Agricultural biotechnology  
ad. Other agricultural sciences  
Total agricultural sciences  
Social sciences and humanities
ae. Psychology
af. Educational sciences  
ag. Economics and business  
ah. Other social sciences  
ai. Humanities  
Total social sciences and humanities  
2022 - 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 2022 total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development.

Summary of 2022 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 2022

20. In 2022, how were this organization'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 2022, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada of $ [Amount] distributed by nature of R&D?
Table summary
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  Percentage of total in-house R&D expenditures
a. Basic research  
b. Applied research  
c. Experimental development  
Total percentage  

Results of R&D expenditures from 2020 to 2022

21. During the three (3) years 2020, 2021 and 2022, did this organization'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 2020, 2021 and 2022, did this organization'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?
Table summary
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  Yes No
a. Goods
Include goods developed through new knowledge from research discoveries
   
b. Services
Include on-going knowledge transfer to physicians, first responders, patients and the general public.
   
c. Methods of manufacturing or producing goods and services    
d. Logistics, delivery or distribution methods for this organization's inputs, goods or services    
e. Supporting activities for this organization's processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting or computing    

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

22. In 2022, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy-related R&D in the following categories?

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Nuclear: materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management, nuclear reactors, other fission, fusion.
  4. Electric power: generation in utility sector, combined heat and power in industry and in buildings, electricity transmission, distribution and storage of electricity.
  5. 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.
  6. Energy efficiency: industry, residential and commercial, transportation, other energy efficiency.
  7. 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 2022, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy-related R&D in the following categories?
Table summary
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  Yes No
a. Fossil fuels    
b. Renewable energy resources    
c. Nuclear fission and fusion    
d. Electric power    
e. Hydrogen and fuel cells    
f. Energy efficiency    
g. Other energy-related technologies    

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

23. In 2022, did this organization'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 2022 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

24. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas exploration?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

25. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas production and storage?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

26. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on oil sands and heavy crude oil surface and sub-surface production and separation of bitumen, tailings management?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

27. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

28. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on coal production, separation 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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

29. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on transportation of fossil fuels?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

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

30. In 2022, did this organization'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 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

31. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar photovoltaics (PV)?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

32. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

33. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar heating and cooling?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

34. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on wind energy?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

35. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass production and transport?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

36. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to transportation fuel?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

37. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

38. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other bio-energy?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

39. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on small hydro (less than 10 MW)?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

40. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW)?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

41. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other renewable energy?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. 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 2022, did this organization'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 2022 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

43. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

44. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear reactors?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

45. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other fission?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

46. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on fusion?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

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

47. In 2022, did this organization'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 2022 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

48. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electric power generation in utility 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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

49. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

50. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electricity transmission, distribution and storage?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. 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 2022, did this organization'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 2022 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

52. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for process applications?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

53. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for transportation applications?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

54. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen transport and storage?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

55. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other hydrogen?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

56. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on stationary fuel cells?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

57. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on mobile fuel cells?
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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

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

58. In 2022, did this organization'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 2022 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

59. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization'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  
a. Funds from this organization    
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)    
c. All other Canadian sources of funds    
d. All foreign sources of funds    
Total in-house R&D    
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada    
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada    
Total outsourced R&D    

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

60. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

61. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

62. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. 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 2022, did this organization'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 2022 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

64. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

65. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

66. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization'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  
a. Funds from this organization    
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)    
c. All other Canadian sources of funds    
d. All foreign sources of funds    
Total in-house R&D    
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada    
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada    
Total outsourced R&D    

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

67. In 2022, what were this organization'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.

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.

In 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2022 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

68. In 2022, what were this organization'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 2022, what were this organization'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
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Summary of energy-related and total R&D expenditures

69. Summary of total 2022 energy-related R&D and total R&D expenditures

Summary of total 2022 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 organization    
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 2022

70. In 2022, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization 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 2022, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization have in the following R&D occupations?
Table summary
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  Male (FTEs) Female (FTEs) Another Gender (FTEs) Total (FTEs)
Researchers and research managers
a. Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers
Include software developers and programmers.
       
b. Senior research managers        
Total researchers and research managers        
R&D technical, administrative and support staff
c. Technicians, technologists and research assistants
Include software technicians.
       
d. Other R&D technical, administrative and support staff        
Total R&D technical, administrative and support staff        
Other R&D occupations
e. On-site R&D consultants and contractors        
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada        

71. Of this organization'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 2022, 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.

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.

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.

In 2022, 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
a. Newfoundland and Labrador      
b. Prince Edward Island      
c. Nova Scotia      
d. New Brunswick      
e. Quebec      
f. Ontario      
g. Manitoba      
h. Saskatchewan      
i. Alberta      
j. British Columbia      
k. Yukon      
l. Northwest Territories      
m. Nunavut      
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada      
Total R&D personnel previously reported from question 70      

Technology and technical assistance payments in 2022

73. In 2022, did this organization 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)

  • 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 technology and technical assistance
    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 2022, did this organization make or receive payments inside or outside Canada for the following 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.
  Made Payments Received Payments Both made and received payments Not applicable
a. Patents        
b. Copyrights        
c. Trademarks        
d. Industrial designs        
e. Integrated circuit topography        
f. Original software        
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software        
h. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
       
i. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
       

74. In 2022, how much did this organization 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)

  • 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 2022, how much did this organization 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 members, affiliated companies or organizations
a. Patents    
b. Copyrights    
c. Trademarks    
d. Industrial designs    
e. Integrated circuit topography    
f. Original software    
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
h. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
i. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments made to members, affiliated companies or organizations    
Payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
j. Patents    
k. Copyrights    
l. Trademarks    
m. Industrial designs    
n. Integrated circuit topography    
o. Original software    
p. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
q. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
r. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals    
Total payments made to other organizations for technology and technical assistance    

75. In 2022, how much did this organization 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)

  • 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 2022, how much did this organization 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 members, affiliated companies or organizations
a. Patents    
b. Copyrights    
c. Trademarks    
d. Industrial designs    
e. Integrated circuit topography    
f. Original software    
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
h. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
i. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments received from members, affiliated companies or organizations    
Payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals
j. Patents    
k. Copyrights    
l. Trademarks    
m. Industrial designs    
n. Integrated circuit topography    
o. Original software    
p. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
q. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
r. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals    
Total payments received from other organizations for technology and technical assistance    

Environmental and clean technology R&D expenditures in 2022

76. In 2022, what percentage of this organization'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 2022, in which of the following categories of environmental and clean technology did this organization 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

Organization status

78. In 2022, what were this organization's total expenditures within Canada?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

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

Total expenditures represent the total budget for all operations of this organization in the fiscal period. If 'total expenditures' cannot be calculated, total funds (from members, government programs and all other sources of funds) or total revenues may be provided.

CAN$ '000

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Changes or events

80. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

  • Outsourcing of R&D project(s)
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  • Completion of existing R&D project(s)
  • Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (loss of funding)
  • Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (increase in funding)
  • Organizational change that affected R&D activities (expansion, reduction, restructuring)
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Indigenous Communities Food Receipts Crowdsourcing with Optical Character Recognition

By: Shannon Lo, Joanne Yoon, Kimberley Flak, Statistics Canada

Everyone deserves access to healthy and affordable food, no matter where they live. However, many Canadians living in northern and isolated communities face increased costs related to shipping rates and supply chain challenges. In response to food security concerns in the North, the Government of Canada established the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) subsidy program. Administered by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), this program helps make nutritious foods like meat, milk, cereals, fruit, and vegetables more affordable and accessible. To better understand the challenges impacting food security, improved price data is needed.

On behalf of CIRNAC, and in collaboration with the Centre for Special Business Projects (CSBP), Statistics Canada’s Data Science Division conducted a proof-of-concept project to investigate crowdsourcing as a potential solution to the data gap. This project evaluated the feasibility of using optical character recognition (OCR) and natural language processing (NLP) to extract and tabulate pricing information from images of grocery receipts as well as developing a web application for uploading and processing receipt images. This article focuses on the text identification and extraction algorithm, while the web application component is not covered.

Data

The input data for the project consisted of images of grocery receipts from purchases made in isolated Indigenous regions, including photos taken with a camera and scanned images. The layout and content of the receipts varied across retailers. From these receipts, we aimed to extract both product-level pricing information as well as receipt-level information, such as the date and location of purchase, which provide important context for downstream analysis. The extracted data were compiled into a database to support validation, analysis, and search functions.

High level design

Figure 1 illustrates the data flow, from receipt submission to digitization, storage, and display. This article focuses on the digitization process.

Figure 1: Data flow

Figure 1: Data flow

This is a process diagram depicting the flow of data between the various processes in the project. It highlights the three digitalization processes that this article will focus on: Extract text using OCR, Correct spelling & Classify text, and Package data.

  1. Receipt: Take photo of receipt
    1. Forward to Web App: Upload using a web application
  2. Web App: Upload using a web application
    1. Forward to Text: Extract text using OCR
  3. Text: Extract text using OCR
    1. Forward to Classified Text: Correct spelling & Classify text
  4. Classified Text: Correct spelling & Classify text
    1. Forward to Record: Package data
  5. Record: Package data
    1. Forward to Protected Database: Save data
  6. Protected Database: Save data
    1. Forward to Web Dashboard: Display data in web dashboard
  7. Web Dashboard: Display data in web dashboard

Text extraction using OCR

We extracted text from receipts by first detecting text regions using Character-Region Awareness For Text detection (CRAFT) and then recognizing characters using Google's OCR engine, Tesseract. CRAFT was chosen over other text detection models because it effectively detected text even in blurred, low-resolution areas or those with missing ink spots. For more information on CRAFT and Tesseract, refer to the Data Science Network’s article, Comparing Optical Character Recognition Tools for Text-Dense Documents vs. Scene Text .

Tesseract recognized text from detected text boxes. Generally, Tesseract looked for English and French alphabets, digits and punctuation. However, for text boxes that started on the far right (i.e., those with a left x coordinate at least three-quarters of the way toward the maximum x coordinate in the current block), Tesseract only looked for digits, punctuation, and certain single characters used to indicate product tax type, assuming the text box contained price information. By limiting the characters to recognize, we prevented cases such as a zero from being recognized as the character “O.”

If Tesseract did not recognize any text in the text box or if the confidence of the recognition was less than 50%, we first tried cleaning the image. Texts with uneven darkness or missing ink areas were patched using Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE). This method improved an image’s overall contrast by calculating the histogram of pixel intensities and distributing these pixels into buckets with fewer pixels. The image’s brightness and contrast were adjusted to make the black text stand out more. These cleaning methods allowed Tesseract to better recognize the text.  However, applying this image preprocessing method to all text boxes was not recommended because it hindered Tesseract in some images taken under different conditions. Text recognition after this image preprocessing method was only used when the text recognition probability increased. When Tesseract failed even after image preprocessing, the program used EasyOCR’s Scene Text Recognition (STR) model instead. This alternative text recognition model performed better on noisier images where the text was printed with spotty amounts of ink or where the image was blurry.

Spell check

SymSpell was trained using individual product names from the 2019 Survey of Household Spending (SHS) database. To improve the quality of the correction, the spell corrector selected the most common word based on nearby word information. For example, if the recognized line was “suo dried tomatoes,” the spelling corrector could correct the first word to “sub,” “sun,” and “sum,” but it would choose “sun” since it recognizes the bigram “sun dried,” but not “sub dried.” On the other hand, if the OCR predicted the line to be “sub dried tomatoes,” no words were corrected since each word was a valid entry in the database. We aimed to avoid false corrections as much as possible. If a character was not detected due to vertical lines of no ink, the missing character was also recovered using spell correction. For example, if the recognized line was “sun dri d tomatoes,” the spelling corrector corrected the line to “sun dried tomatoes.”

A separate spell checker corrected the spelling of store names and community names.

Text classification

To identify what each line of extracted text was describing, a receipt-level and a product-level entity classifier was built. The following sections describe the relevant entities, sources of training data, explored models, and their performances.  

Entities

Each extracted row of text was classified into one of the 11 groups shown in Table 1. This step enables sensitive information to be redacted, and the remainder of the information to be used meaningfully.

Table 1: Entities extracted from receipts
Receipt-level entities Price
(% correct)
NNC Subsidy
(% correct)

Date

Store name

Store location

Sale summary

Product

Price per quantity

Subsidy

Discount

Deposit

Sensitive information (includes customer’s address, phone number, and name)

Other

Entity classifier training data

Training data was gathered from labelled receipts, the SHS database, as well as public sources such as data available on GitHub. Refer to Table 2 for details about each training data source.

Table 2: Training data sources

Data

Records

Source

Additional Details
Labelled receipts 1,803 CIRNAC Used OCR to extract information from receipt images which were then labelled by analysts.
Products 76,392 SHS database 2 or more occurrences.
Store names 8,804 SHS database 2 or more occurrences.
Canadian cities 3,427 GitHub  
Canadian provinces 26 GitHub Full names and the abbreviated forms of 13 provinces and territories.
Communities 131 Nutrition North Canada Communities eligible for the NNC program.
Last Names 87,960 GitHub This is categorized as sensitive information.

Model selection and hyperparameter tuning

Two multiclass classifiers were used, one to classify receipt-level entities (i.e., store name and location) and the other to classify product-level entities (i.e., product description, subsidy, price per quantity, discount, and deposit). Table 3 describes the various models used in the experiment to classify receipt-level and product-level entities. The corresponding F1 macro scores for the two different classifiers are also displayed.

Table 3: Various models experimented with for the receipts and products classifier.
Experimented Models Description Receipts Classifier F1 Macro Score Products Classifier F1 Macro Score
Multinomial Naïve Bayes (MNB) The multinomial Naive Bayes classifier is suitable for classification with discrete features (e.g., word counts for text classification). [1] 0.602 0.188
Linear Support Vector Machine with SGD training This estimator implements regularized linear models (SVM, logistic regression, etc.) with stochastic gradient descent (SGD) learning: the gradient of the loss is estimated each sample at a time and the model is updated along the way with a decreasing strength schedule (aka learning rate). [2] 0.828 0.899
Linear Support Vector Classification Similar to SVC with parameter kernel=’linear’, but implemented in terms of liblinear rather than libsvm, so it has more flexibility in the choice of penalties and loss functions and should scale better to large numbers of samples. This class supports both dense and sparse input and the multiclass support is handled according to a one-vs-the-rest scheme. [3] 0.834 0.900
Decision Tree Decision Trees (DTs) are a non-parametric supervised learning method used for classification and regression. [4] 0.634 0.398
Random Forest A random forest is a meta estimator that fits a number of decision tree classifiers on various sub-samples of the dataset and uses averaging to improve the predictive accuracy and control over-fitting. [5] 0.269 0.206
XGBoost XGBoost is an optimized distributed gradient boosting library designed to be highly efficient, flexible and portable. It implements machine learning algorithms under the Gradient Boosting framework. [6] 0.812 0.841

Before selecting the best models, hyperparameter tuning was conducted using grid search. Stratified K-Folds cross-validation was then used to train and test the models, addressing challenges with class imbalance in the training dataset which was mostly comprised of sensitive information (49%) and product names and/or prices (44%). The remaining 7% of the dataset included information such as store name, location, subsidy, discount, date, and price per quantity. After testing and training, the best performing models for receipt-level and product-level entities were selected based on the F1 macro score. The F1 macro score was used as a determinant of performance because it weighs the importance of each class equally, meaning even if a class has very few examples in the training data, the quality of predictions for that class is just as important as a class that has many examples. This is often the case in a project where the training dataset is imbalanced where some classes have few examples while other have many examples.

A rule-based approach was used to identify dates because the standard formats for dates make this a more robust method.

The Linear Support Vector Classification (SVC) classifier was chosen as the best model for both the receipt and product classifiers based on its F1 macro score of 0.834 (receipts) and 0.900 (products), which was higher than all the other models that were tested. Despite being the top performing model, it is worth noting that SVC classifiers generally take more time to train compared to MNB classifiers.

Packaging OCR’d text to a receipt record

The trained receipt-level and product-level entity classifiers were used on different parts of the receipt. Assuming the receipt was laid out as seen in figure 2, the receipt-level entity classifier predicted the class of all extracted receipt lines except for section 3: Products, and the product-level entity classifier was only used on section 3: Products. This layout worked for all receipts in our dataset. If a component, such as store names, was cropped out of the photo, that field was left empty in the final output.

Figure 2: Receipt component layout

Figure 2: Receipt component layout

This is an image of a receipt which shows an example of the different sections on a receipt.

  • Store name and address
  • Transaction record
  • Products (description, SKU, price, discount, subsidy and price per quantity)
  • Subtotal, taxes and total
  • Transaction record

The beginning of the receipt, including 1) Store name and address and 2) Transaction record, consisted of text lines found before the line that the products classifier predicted to be a product and that had a dollar value. No store name and location were returned if this part was empty, and if the first line directly described a product. Of all text recognized in this section, the text the receipt classifier predicted as the store name with the highest prediction probability was assigned as the store name. A valid community name was extracted from lines predicted as a location. Lines that the receipt classifier predicted to be sensitive information in this section were redacted.

The main body of a receipt included 3) Products list. Each line that the products classifier predicted as a Product and had a dollar value considered as a new product. Any lines of text following this product that were predicted to be a subsidy, discount, deposit, or price per quantity were added as auxiliary information for the product. Subsidies were further broken down into Nutrition North Canada (NNC) subsidy and Nunavik cost of living subsidy depending on its text description.

The end of the receipt included 4) Subtotal, taxes and total and 5) Transaction record. Nothing needed to be extracted from these two sections but lines that the receipt classifier predicted to be sensitive information in this section were redacted.

The date of purchase appeared either at the beginning or the end of the receipt. Dates were thus parsed by searching for known date format regular expression patterns in those sections of the receipt.

Results

The algorithm was evaluated using photos of grocery receipts from northern food retailers in remote Indigenous communities. Analysts from Statistics Canada’s Centre for Special Business Projects labeled products and sales information in each image.

Extracted texts, including store names, community names, product descriptions and dates, were evaluated as a similarity score. The similarity between the two texts was calculated as two times the total number of matching characters divided by the total number of characters in both descriptions. Extracted numbers, such as the product price, subsidy, discount and deposit, were each evaluated to be a match (1) or not (0).

For singular fields such as store names, it was easy to compare the predicted value with the actual value. Nevertheless, a simple one-to-one comparison was not possible for comparing the multiple items captured manually with the multiple items predicted by the OCR algorithm. Consequently, each manually captured item was first matched to the most similar item extracted by the OCR algorithm. The matched items from two sources needed to be at least 50% similar to each other. Items captured manually but not by the algorithm were called missed items. Items captured by the algorithm but not manually were called extra items. Once the common items were matched together, the similarity scores for all pairs were averaged to produce an overall similarity score for all common items found on the receipts.

The OCR algorithm excelled at identifying products from the receipts. Of the 1,637 total products listed on the receipts, 1,633 (99.76%) were captured (Table 4), with an average product description similarity of 96.85% (Table 5). The algorithm failed when text in the image was cut off, blurred, creased, or had areas with no ink. As a result, we recommended that OCR extractions be followed by human verification via the web interface. For the products in common, prices were correctly extracted 95.47% of the time, NNC subsidies were correct 99.14% of the time, Nunavik COL subsidies were correct 99.76% of the time, discounts were correct 100.0% of the time, deposits were correct 99.76% of the time, price per quantities were correct 95.71% of the time, and SKUs were correct 95.22% of the time (Table 5).

Even though product descriptions and prices were always present, other fields such as NNC subsidy were only present when applicable. For this reason, Table 5 also reports accuracies restricted to non-missing fields, in order to evaluate the OCR performance exclusively. No discount entries were included in this batch of receipts, so another batch was used to evaluate that discounts were correctly extracted 98.53% of the time. The text similarity score for fields observed and OCR’d was 87.1%.

Table 5: Accuracy of OCR on product-level information
Number of receipts Number of items Number of items extracted Number of items in common Percentage of items missed Percentage of extra items
182 1,637 1,634 1,633 0.24% (4/1,637) 0.06% (1/1,630)

Table 4. Products extracted from receipts from CIRNAC

Table 3: Training data sources
 

Product description
(Average text similarity score)

Price
(% correct)

NNC Subsidy
(% correct)

Nunavik COL Subsidy
(% correct)

Discount
(% correct)

Deposit
(% correct)

Price per quantity
(% correct)

SKU
(% correct)

Accuracy on items in common 96.85% 95.47% (1,559/1,633) 99.14% (1,619/1,633) 99.76% (1,629/1,633) 100.0% (1,633/1633) 99.76% (1,629/1,633) 95.71% (1,563/1,633) 95.22% (1,555/1,633)
Accuracy on items when fields were present 96.85% 95.47% (1,559/1,633) 99.08% (647/653) 100.0% (282/282) Not available. No actual occurrence 97.56% (160/164) 72.97% (81/111) 95.52% (1,555/1,628)

Receipt information was extracted effectively with no communities, store names, or dates being completely missed or falsely identified. The average text similarity score was consistently high: 99.12% for community, 98.23% for store names, and 99.89% for dates. Using the OCR algorithm and the receipt entity classifier to process receipts appears promising.

Additionally, 88.00% of sensitive texts were correctly redacted. Of the texts that failed to be redacted, most were cashier IDs. These were not redacted because the entity classifier had not seen this type of sensitive information before. Retraining the entity classifier with examples of cashier IDs will improve the results, much like how the classifier recognizes cashier names to be sensitive because of examples like "Your cashier today was <cashier name>" in its training data.

Table 6: Accuracy of OCR on receipt-level information
  Number of receipts

Store name
(Average text similarity score)

Community
(Average text similarity score

Date
(Average text similarity score)

Sensitive info (Recall %)
Evaluation 182 98.23% 99.12% 99.89% 88.80
Evaluation when fields were present 164 99.02% 99.88% 98.03% Not applicable

Conclusion

This project demonstrated that an entity classification and OCR algorithm can accurately capture various components of grocery receipts from northern retailers. Automating this process makes it easier to collect data on the cost of living in the North. If and when this solution goes into production, the automation should be followed with a human-in-the-loop validation process through a web interface to ensure that the receipt is correctly digitized, and corrections are iteratively used for retraining. This validation feature has been implemented but is not discussed in this article.

Aggregate anonymized data collected through crowdsourcing has the potential to provide better insight into issues associated with the high cost of food in isolated Indigenous communities and could improve the transparency and accountability of Nutrition North Canada subsidy recipients to residents in these communities. If you are interested in learning more about the web application component, please reach out to datascience@statcan.gc.ca.

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