OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2013

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1 OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 213 CANADA HIGHLIGHTS Canada experienced a decline in business spending on R&D between 21 and 211, despite generous public support, mainly through tax incentives for business R&D. As a percentage of GDP, Canada s tax incentives for R&D were the largest after France in 211. Despite relatively limited investment in R&D, a large share of Canada s manufacturing and services firms are involved in innovation. Canada is among the group of countries where high-technology industries still dominate patenting activity, while in several other OECD countries business services now account for the largest share of patents. Canada lags somewhat in the proportion of young firms applying for patents, however. Canada achieves a relatively high impact with its scientific research. Compared with other large OECD economies, Canada has a very high rate of international mobility of researchers, mostly with the United States. Returning researchers and new inflows tend to publish in journals with higher quality than researchers that have not engaged in international mobility. Canada s trade performance is characterised by a strong focus on primary products, which affects its positioning in global value chains. This contributes to a relatively low foreign (and thus a high domestic) value added content in Canada s exports, which declined between 1995 and 29. In 29, over 26 of jobs in the business sector were sustained by demand from abroad, down from just over 3 in Figure 1. Gross domestic expenditure on R&D, 21 and 211 As a percentage of GDP The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities or third party. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. Last updated: October 213

2 OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 213: Canada Figure 2. Direct government funding of business R&D and tax incentives for R&D, 211 As a percentage of GDP Figure 3. Innovation in the manufacturing sector, 28-1 As a percentage of all manufacturing firms Product or process innovation only Product or process & marketing or organisational innovation Marketing or organisational innovation only

3 OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 213: Canada Figure 4. Innovation in the services sector, 28-1 As a percentage of all services firms Product or process innovation only Product or process & marketing or organisational innovation Marketing or organisational innovation only Figure 5. Patenting activity by sector, As a percentage of patents filed by firms

4 OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 213: Canada Figure 6. Patenting activity of young firms by sector, Share of young patenting firms and share of patents filed by young patenting firms Figure 7. The impact of scientific production and the extent of international collaboration, Whole counts of internationally co-authored documents Normalised Impact 2. Number of articles articles 1 articles 5 articles BRIICS North America EU Other OECD members NLD DNK CHE ISL JPN TUR IND CHN GBR SWE BEL USA CAN NOR AUS FIN IRL AUT ISR DEU NZL EST ITA FRA ESP PRT GRC ZAF KOR HUN SVN CHL CZE BRA MEX SVK POL IDN LUX.4 RUS International collaboration among institutions ()

5 1 4 OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 213: Canada Figure 8. International mobility of scientific authors, As a percentage of authors with two or more publications, by last reported affiliation New inflows Returnees Stayers Figure 9. Top 2 exporting economies of primary and manufactured goods by end-use category, 1995 and 211 As a percentage of total exports of goods

6 OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 213: Canada Figure 1. Foreign value added content of exports, 1995 and 29 As a percentage of total exports of goods and services Figure 11. Jobs in the business sector sustained by foreign final demand, 1995 and 28 As a percentage of total business sector employment For more information STI.contact@oecd.org