Canada's gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) reached $51.7 billion in 2022, up 9.0% (+$4.2 billion) from the previous year. The growth rate was consistent across both fields of research, with natural sciences and engineering reaching $46.9 billion (+$3.9 billion) and social sciences, humanities and the arts reaching $4.8 billion (+$383 million).
In 2022, research and development (R&D) spending continued to be concentrated in Ontario (+$1.9 billion to $23.7 billion), Quebec (+$925 million to $12.7 billion), British Columbia (+$631 million to $6.7 billion) and Alberta (+$459 million to $4.7 billion).
Preliminary estimates suggest that R&D spending will reach $53.1 billion (+$1.4 billion) in 2023 and $55.0 billion (+$1.8 billion) in 2024.
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