Program directory · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Science and Research

Department

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Program code

BNO01 (ISC)

Core responsibility

Science, Technology, Research and Commercialization

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Science and Research Program supports talent development, research, research infrastructure and innovation in Canada’s science and research sector, and aims to enhance Canada's science, technology and innovation excellence by mobilizing the expertise and resources of non-science governmental and research-focused organizations. The program provides analysis and advice, and develops policies and programs to maintain, safeguard and strengthen Canada’s knowledge foundation and research excellence. This is accomplished by: supporting research and development activities within the post-secondary sector; consulting and collaborating with various stakeholders such as universities and colleges, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada portfolio partners (e.g., the granting agencies), science-based departments and agencies, and the private sector; and developing and administrating strategic funding agreements with third-party organizations. This program supports the departmental results “Canadian science, technology and innovation research contributes to knowledge transfer” under the core responsibility Science, Technology, Research and Commercialization, as well as the departmental result “Canadian businesses and industries are innovative and growing” under the Companies, Investment and Growth core responsibility.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.