The ICT Branch has recently updated the Canadian ICT Statistical Overview
(ICTSO) web-site with new 2009 annual data on R&D expenditures in ICT. Below are the highlights of the Canadian performance:
* In 2009 ICT sector R&D expenditures were $6.2 billion, which represents an increase of 2.5% from the year before.
* The software industry led the growth with an increase in R&D expenditures of over $224 million (+28%) from the previous year. However, at the same time, R&D expenditures contracted in a number of industries including the electronic components industry which posted the largest decline in 2009, a
$103 million drop (-11%).
* ICT sector R&D as a share of total Canadian private sector R&D spending has remained fairly constant over the years, accounting for 38.5% of 2009 total. The sector still remains the largest private sector R&D performer in Canada.
More information in the “What’s New” section of the IC website.