Tracking the growth of applied research activity

Once again, we surveyed our members about their research activity to track the evolution of applied research at colleges and institutes, and support our advocacy efforts. Our latest report was launched in November and shows that colleges and institutes continue to play a fundamental role in supporting innovation in all sectors of the economy and across Canada.

Highlights from the report:

Colleges and institutes reported over 7300 research partnerships, the majority with SMEs. This led to more than 4400 new processes, products, prototypes and services, the large majority of which were completed within one year.

partnerships by type

64%


private sector SMEs (< 500 employees)

13%


private sector large enterprises (< 500 employees)

12%


not-for-profit

11%


government

0.5%


international

87%
projects completed
in under a year

13%
projects completed
in over a year

prototypes

2119 199

products

884 142

processes

481 118

services

336 124