Personnel engaged in research and development, by geography

Name: Personnel engaged in research and development, by geography
Creator: Statistics Canada
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27-10-0023 · Annual · 2000 to 2023

as of February 24, 2026

Personnel engaged in research and development, Canada

Number, Canada

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Shows 2004 – 2023.

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This is annual data, shown at its native reporting frequency (never resampled to a different cadence).

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Data for Personnel engaged in research and development, Canada
Period	Value
2004	210K
2005	219K
2006	229K
2007	249K
2008	257K
2009	237K
2010	233K
2011	240K
2012	231K
2013	233K
2014	246K
2015	252K
2016	235K
2017	237K
2018	257K
2019	264K
2020	282K
2021	304K
2022	329K
2023	337K

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