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Acronyms and Abbreviations
Definitions
- Canada's GERD by Major Source of Funds, 1997 to 2006
- GERD as a Percentage of GDP, Top OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries, 2005
- R&D Intensity at the Provincial Level, 1994, 1999 and 2004
- Real Investment in M&E, 2001 to 2006
- Major Flows of R&D Funding in Canada, 2006
- Federal R&D Spending by Performer Type, 1999 to 2006
- GOVERD as a Percentage of GDP, Top OECD Countries and Selected Non-OECD Countries, 2005
- Federal S&T Spending by Activity, 2006
- Major Federal S&T Departments and Agencies by Amount of Spending, 2006
- Federal R&D Spending by Socio-Economic Objective, 2005
- Canada's BERD by Major Source of Funds, 1997 to 2006
- BERD as a Percentage of GDP, Top OECD Countries and Selected Non-OECD Countries, 2005
- BERD Intensity at the Provincial Level, 1994, 1999 and 2004
- Percentage of Business R&D Financed by Governments, 1995 and 2005 or Nearest Available Years
- Business Intramural R&D by Type of Activity, 2001 to 2005
- Canada's HERD by Major Source of Funds, 1997 to 2006
- HERD as a Percentage of GDP, Top OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries, 2005
- University Degrees Granted by Selected Discipline, 1998 and 2005
- Science and Engineering Degrees as a Percentage of New Degrees, Selected OECD Countries, 2005
- PhD Graduation Rates, Selected OECD Countries, 2004
- Human Resources in S&T in Canada by Level of Education, 1997 to 2006
- Human Resources in S&T as a Percentage of Total Employment, Selected OECD Countries, 2006
- Recent Change in Wage Premiums for Holders of Tertiary Degrees, Selected OECD Countries, 1999 to 2003 or Nearest Available Years
- R&D Personnel per Thousand Employment, Selected OECD and Non-OECD Countries, 2005
- Business Enterprise Researchers per Thousand Employment, Selected OECD Countries, 2005
- Canada's Share of the World's Scientific Publications by Field, 1997 and 2004
- Share of the World's Scientific Publications and Higher Education Investments in R&D, Selected OECD Countries, 1997 and 2005
- Percentage of Canadian Natural Science and Engineering Papers Published in the Top 10 Percent High-Impact Journals, 1996, 2001 and 2005
- Triadic Patent Families and Industry-Financed GERD, Selected OECD Countries, 1995 to 2005 Average
- Selected Commercialization Outputs of University Research by Scale of Income Generated, 2005
CONTACT INFORMATION
Policy Branch
Industry Canada
Tel.: 613-998-5646
Fax: 613-996-7887
E-mail: strategies-tstrategy@ic.gc.ca
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AAFC -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
BERD -- Business enterprise expenditure on research and development
CFI -- Canada Foundation for Innovation
CIDA -- Canadian International Development Agency
CIHR -- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CRC -- Communications Research Centre Canada
DND -- Department of National Defence
EC -- Environment Canada
GDP -- Gross domestic product
GERD -- Gross domestic expenditure on research and development
GOVERD -- Government intramural expenditure on research and development
HERD -- Higher education expenditure on research and development
IC -- Industry Canada
M&E -- Machinery and equipment
NRC -- National Research Council Canada
NRCan -- Natural Resources Canada
NSERC -- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
OECD -- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
R&D -- Research and development
RSA -- Related scientific activities
S&T -- Science and technology
SSHRC -- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
STC -- Statistics Canada
DEFINITIONS
R&D -- Creative work undertaken on a systematic basis to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humankind, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.
RSA -- Activities that complement and extend R&D by contributing to the generation, dissemination and application of scientific and technological knowledge.
S&T -- Science and technology refers to the broad spectrum of activities required to generate, disseminate or apply new S&T knowledge. It includes both R&D and RSA.
Scientific Publications -- Publications in the areas of health, pure and applied science.
Triadic Patent Family -- An invention for which a patent application has been filed at the European Patent Office, Japanese Patent Office and United States Patent Office.