Data from the Higher Education Expenditures on Research and Development (HERD) program are available for 2024/2025.
The higher education sector is composed of all universities, colleges of technology, and other institutions that provide formal tertiary education programs, as well as all research institutes and centers, experimental stations, and clinics that are operated under the direct control of higher education institutions.
Higher Education Expenditures on Research and Development are a large component of Canada's overall gross expenditures on research and development (R&D). Science and technology activities conducted by higher education institutions produce knowledge that seeds innovations in the other performing sectors of the economy.
