Canadian industrial research and development organizations

Canadian industrial research and development organizations

Largest Canadian corporate research and development spenders[edit]

Canada's ICT Top Corporate R&D Spenders 2005 Fiscal Year (in US$ millions)

Nortel Networks Corporation* 1,855.9 Comm/telecom equipment

Bell Canada 1,436.0 Telecommunications services

ATI Technologies Inc.* 372.5 Computer equipment

IBM Canada Ltd. (fs) 283.1 Software and computer services

Ericsson Canada Inc. (fs) 165.9 Comm/telecom equipment

Alcatel Canada Inc. (fs) 160.1 Comm/telecom equipment

Cognos Incorporated* 106.0 Software & computer services

Telus Corporation 103.2 Telecommunications services

Research In Motion Limited* 101.2 Comm/telecom equipment

PMC Sierra, Ltd. (fs) 85.1 Electronic parts and components

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.* 65.2 Comm/telecom equipment

Open Text Corporation* 65.1 Software & computer services

CGI Group Inc. 64.5 Software & computer services

Geac Computer Corporation Limited*+ 57.9 Software & computer services

Hummingbird Ltd.* 46.4 Software & computer services

Aastra Technologies Limited 43.2 Comm/telecom equipment

Motorola Canada Limited (fs) 42.1 Comm/telecom equipment

Mitel Networks Corporation* 41.4 Comm/telecom equipment

Source: RESEARCH Infosource Inc., Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D List, 2006 (2/2007)

Canada's Life Sciences Top Corporate R&D Spenders 2005 Fiscal Year(in US$ Millions)

Apotex Inc. 151.1

Pfizer Canada Inc. (fs) 147.5

GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (fs) 111.8

Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. (fs) 96.6

Biovail Corporation* 88.9

AstraZeneca Canada Inc. (fs) 79.8

Sanofi Pasteur Limited (fs) 76.6

QLT Inc.* 74.6

MDS Inc. 71.8

Sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. (fs) 59.6

Vasogen Inc. 59.1

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (fs)53.6

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (fs) 50.0

Neurochem Inc. 41.7

Source: RESEARCH Infosource Inc., Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D List, 2006 (2/2007)

Canada's Aerospace Top Corporate R&D Spenders 2005 Fiscal Year(in US$ Millions)

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (fs) 389.5

Bombardier Inc.* 175.0

CAE Inc. 88.8

Honeywell Canada (fs) 76.0

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. 40.4

Source: RESEARCH Infosource Inc., Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D List, 2006 (2/2007)

Canada's Energy, Oil and Gas Top Corporate R&D Spenders 2005 Fiscal Year(in US$ Millions)

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 218.0

Suncor Energy Inc. 89.1

EnCana Corporation* 80.0

Ballard Power Systems Inc.* 75.5

Imperial Oil Limited 56.1

Syncrude Canada Ltd. 36.6

Source: RESEARCH Infosource Inc., Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D List, 2006 (2/2007)

Industrial Research and Development Expenditures by Sector[edit]

Canadian Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) by Performing Sectors - 2006 Estimates

C$ Millions

Business Enterprises 14,850, 52.4%

Higher Education 10,890, 38.4%

Federal Government 2,145, 7.6%

Provincial Government 345, 1.2%

Provincial Research Organizations 127, 0.4%

Total 28,357, 100.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, Science Statistics September 2006 (2/2007)

Canadian Industrial Intramural R&D Expenditures, Selected Industries - 2006 Estimates

C$ Millions

Machinery 488

Motor Vehicles and parts 537

Wholesale Trade 767

Semiconductor & other electronic components 869

Aerospace products and parts 912

Computer system design & related services 1,056

Scientific research & development services 1,142

Pharmaceutical & medicine 1,293

Information & cultural industries 1,518

Communication Equipment 1,580

Source: Statistics Canada, Science Statistics September 2006 (2/2007)

Canadian Industrial Intramural R&D Expenditures in Six Sub-group - 2006 Estimates

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 80

Mining and oil and gas extraction 261

Utilities 197

Construction 46

Manufacturing 8,273

Communication Equipment 1,580

Pharmaceutical & medicine 1,293

Aerospace products and parts 912

Semiconductor & other electronic components 869

Motor Vehicles and parts 537

Machinery 488

Paper 468

Navig., measuring, medical & control instruments 345

Other manufacturing industries 1,781

Services 5,993

Information and cultural industries 1,518

Scientific research & development services 1,142

Computer system design & related services 1,056

Wholesale Trade 767

Architectural, engineering and real estates 442

Health care and social assistance 364

Finance, insurance and real estate 356

All other services 348

Total All Industries 14,850

Source: Statistics Canada, Science Statistics August 2006 (2/2007)

Government Industrial Research and Development Funding Agencies[edit]

Revenue Canada - Ottawa, ontario

Scientific Research and Experimental Development Programme,

Federal government tax advantages for industrial research and development.

National Research Council of Canada - Ottawa, ontario

NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)- Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), ontario and NRC-IRAP across Canada,

Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation - Toronto, ontario

Commercialization and Funding Organizations

Early Researcher Awards

The Health Technology Exchange

Innovation Demonstration Fund

International Strategic Opportunities Program

Ontario Commercialization Investment Funds

Ontario Fuel Cell Innovation Programme

Ontario Research Commercialization Program

Premiers Discovery Awards