Canadian Higher Education R&D Activity Estimates by Institution Type

Canadian research and development activities carried out by colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions. The data likely contains experimental estimates for activities related to emerging technologies, clinical trials, partnerships, and student involvement. Statistics Canada published this dataset, which was last updated on March 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking R&D expenditure and activity levels across different types of higher education institutions.
• Analyzing trends in collaborative R&D and partnership development mentioned in the description.
• Studying the involvement of students in research partnerships and contracting activities.
• Investigating the focus and utilization of resources for R&D related to emerging technologies.

Strengths

• Published by Statistics Canada, a national statistical office.
• Covers multiple institution types (colleges, universities, other higher education institutions).
• Last updated on 2026-03-17, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Experimental estimates derived from surveys or administrative data, likely.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 12:51:04.008499.

Geography

Canada