Question
I have a researcher looking for information of applied research divisions of post-secondary institutions in Canada. Specifically, he would like to know the overall impact these departments have on their greater community including:
- Number of students/faculty/staff hired in these divisions
- Number of community partnerships/commercial business involved
- Operating costs
- Profits, if any
Answer
Statistics Canada (2009), 'Estimates of Research and Development Expenditures in the Higher Education Sector, 2007/2008', in Science Statistics, Catalogue no. 88-001-X, vol. 33, no. 5, Ottawa: Statistics Canada.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/88-001-x/88-001-x2009005-eng.htm
CANSIM Tables of potential relevance
http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a03?lang=eng&pattern=3580024,3580026,3580001
External links
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Canadian Education Association
· Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO)
https://www.caubo.ca/
· The Applied Research and Commercialization Initiative- FedDev Ontariohttp://www.feddevontario.gc.ca/eic/site/723.nsf/eng/00780.html
