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Departmental Performance Report — For the period ending March 31, 2009
3.5 Expected Results Information for Program Sub-Activities and Sub-Sub-Activities by Strategic Outcome
Strategic Outcome: An Innovative Economy
Program Activity 2.1 — Science and Innovation Sector — S&T and Innovation
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science and technology policies in the federal government that further collaborations with other key players that support Canada’s domestic and international S&T interests | Number of policy documents, reports, consultation papers and promotion materials | Promoted and protected Canada's interests at the G8 Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology, held in Japan in June 2008, and at various OECD meetings related to science, technology and innovation policy
Engaged provincial governments to identify potential areas of program complementarity and cooperation Held an external stakeholder outreach activity to engage key stakeholders. More than 10 meetings were held with provincial Deputy Ministers, G13 university presidents,2 presidents of colleges, presidents of major science initiatives3 and presidents of select private sector companies engaged in R&D activities. As a result, potential areas of collaboration with various stakeholders have been identified |
Not applicable* |
*It is not useful to measure trends in performance indicators due to the nature of work of the External Relations and Innovation Branch, where actual results vary from year to year depending on the current agenda and priorities of the government. Recognizing the inherent difficulties in measuring the performance of this indicator, Public Policy Services will be moved under Internal Services in the Program Activity Architecture in 2009–10.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal science and technology policies that are effectively coordinated with the federal S&T community | Collaborative research and analysis projects undertaken and completed with the federal S&T community and others | Working groups, which included various departments, such as EC, HRSDC, PS, NRC, TC, DFAIT, DFO, CFIA, HC, AAFC and Industry Canada, identified and shared best practices in intellectual property management, international partnerships and measuring impacts
Industry Canada and the federal S&T community collaborated with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on public science research projects |
New indicator |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete and measurable improvements to North American prosperity | Number of projects/initiatives implemented that remove impediments to North American competitiveness | 12 projects/initiatives | New indicator |
| Implementation of proposed initiatives on competitiveness that are consistent with the priorities identified by the leaders at their 2007 Summit in Montebello, Quebec | Implementation of 12 initiatives that promote competitiveness | New indicator |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improvements to research and development capacity through effective, aligned and coordinated investment in R&D, R&D infrastructure, skills development, highly qualified people (HQP), innovation and R&D commercialization | Evaluation of programs and activities | 166 Vanier scholarships awarded to top doctoral students to pursue studies at Canadian universities
$163 million was awarded to 11 Centres of Excellence in Commercialization and Research (CECR)** 10 Business Led-Networks of Centres of Excellence (BL–NCE) were invited to submit full proposals for the BL–NCE program *** $80 million was provided to the granting councils to improve research in priority areas |
Not applicable* |
| Innovation indicators prepared by Statistics Canada and others, such as the OECD | Since 2007–08, government expenditures on R&D (GOVERD) have remained steady at 18% of gross expenditures on R&D (GERD)4 | No change | |
| Gross domestic expenditures on R&D amounted to 1.8% of GDP in 2008, slightly below the 1.9% witnessed in 20075 | Declining | ||
| In 2008, the business sector funded over $800 million/year of higher education R&D, accounting for more than 8% of total R&D performed by universities6 | No change |
* It is not useful to measure trends in performance indicators due to the nature of work of the Policy Branch, where actual results vary from year to year depending on the current agenda and priorities of the government. Recognizing the inherent difficulties in measuring the performance of this indicator, Public Policy Services will be moved under Internal Services in the Program Activity Architecture in 2009–10.
** CECR program provides funds to create internationally recognized centres to pursue major discoveries and bring them to the market place.
*** BL–NCE program provides funds to business-led networks of centres of excellence to improve private sector investment in R&D.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong research capability at Canadian research institutions | Percentage of Innovation Fund recipients that rate the quality of their new infrastructure as near world-class or better, as a result of CFI awards | 56% reported that their infrastructure was comparable to the best in the world* | Improving** |
| Percentage of New Opportunities Fund and Canada Research Chairs fund recipients whose recruitment to Canada was influenced by CFI awards | 72% report that the availability of the infrastructure was an important factor in recruitment and retention at the institution(s)*** | No change**** |
* The Innovation Fund was replaced by the LEF/NIF; this distinction was introduced in 2006–07. A joint competition is held at the same time for these two funds.
** The percentage of project leaders that have considered their infrastructure comparable to the best in the world has improved: 2008: 56%; 2007: 49%; 2006: 51%; 2005: 46%; 2004: 48%.
*** In 2005–06, the NOF, the Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund (CRCIF) and the Career Awards merged into the LOF.
**** The percentage of project leaders who report that the availability of the infrastructure was an important factor has remained slightly greater than 70% for the past 4 reporting periods (i.e., 2005 to 2008): 2008: 72%; 2007: 71%; 2006: 72%; 2005: 71%.
Note: Policy Branch does not conduct evaluations of programs and activities.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| To ensure that Canada remains a global leader in advanced research by supporting multidisciplinary teams of leading researchers | Number of prestigious awards received by researchers involved with CIFAR | During the year ending June 30, 2008, CIFAR researchers received 39 major awards and honours for which researchers from a broad range of disciplines are eligible, as well as 20 field-specific prizes | Declining |
| Frequency with which the work of researchers supported by CIFAR is cited in research literature | Based on Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data, in 2007–08 the following percentages of CIFAR researchers were in the top 1% in their field worldwide: senior program members, 40%; Canada-based senior program members, 29%; advisory committee members, 54% | Declining* |
* Both measures reflect peer recognition of the researchers engaged in CIFAR’s programs. Overall, the figures for 2007–08 declined slightly from the previous year following the conclusion of one research program.
Note: CIFAR’s fiscal year ends in June 2009; final data for 2008–09 are not yet available.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expanded knowledge based in the social sciences and humanities and in public policy | Volume of research performed by Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation awards recipients | No data available7 | Not available* |
| Number of public interaction events hosted by the Foundation to promote the dissemination of research findings | Between May 2008 and February 2009, the Foundation hosted 13 events; up from 12 between May 2007 and February 20088 | Increasing |
* The Foundation does not track the volume of research performed by its award recipients.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| More informed public debate and government decision making on key public policy issues | Number of government policies informed by CCA reports | The CCA released 2 reports* intended to inform government policies | New indicator |
| Number of reports released by the CCA every year | 2 reports* in 2008–09; up from 1 in 2007–08 | Improving |
* The reports released by the CCA in 2008–09:
- Energy from Gas Hydrates: Assessing the Opportunities and Challenges for Canada (November 2008)
- Small is Different: A Science Perspective on the Regulatory Challenges of the Nanoscale (July 2008)
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| To ensure that Canada becomes a world leader in genomics and proteomics research by providing primary funding and acting as an information resource for genomics and proteomics research in Canada | Number of companies formed, patent applications filed and commercial licences issued through projects funded by Genome Canada | Number of companies formed: 15 Patent applications filed: 202 Commercial licences issued: 19 Note: These figures represent cumulative data since 2000 |
New indicator |
| Number of trainees supported | No data available yet. Data will be available in the fall of 2009 | New indicator | |
| Number of publications | Between 2005 and 2007, Canada ranked 6th internationally for the number of papers, and at least 3,370 publications have been produced since Genome Canada was founded | New indicator | |
| Number of awards received | No data available* | New indicator |
* Genome Canada does not track the number of awards received by its recipients.
Program Activity 2.2 — Industry Sector — S&T and Innovation
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favourable climate, initiatives and decisions supporting innovation in the aerospace, defence and marine industries | Number of major challenges in the aerospace, defence and marine industries where the Branch has taken actions to address them | 5 | New indicator |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favourable climate, initiatives and decisions supporting innovation in the automotive and transportation industries | Number of major challenges in the automotive and transportation industries where the Branch has taken actions to address them | 1 | New indicator |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favourable climate, initiatives and decisions supporting innovation in the life sciences industries | Number of major challenges in the life sciences industries that the Branch has taken actions to address | 3 | New indicator |
The economic downturn that began in late 2008 has had a negative impact on life science industries, especially small Canadian biotechnology firms in drug development which are particularly dependent on ongoing access to capital to finance their operations.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favourable climate, initiatives and decisions supporting innovation in the resource processing industries | Number of major challenges in the resource processing industries that the Branch has taken actions to address | 3 | New indicator |
New emerging renewable energy technologies are expanding at a rapid rate.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favourable climate, initiatives and decisions supporting innovation in the service consumer products industries | Number of major challenges in the service and consumer products industries that the Branch has taken actions to address | 1 | New indicator |
Program Activity 2.3 — Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Sector — S&T and Innovation
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian researchers have access to leading-edge infrastructure to support research in areas of importance to Canadians | Number of research and education organizations (including real and virtual) with access to the network | 400 real research and education organizations and 20 virtual ones, for a total of 420 organizations | Improving |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increased development and use of ICTs and intelligent systems technologies by Canadian companies through the provision of project funding | Number of national and small business projects from Precarn | 6 national and 9 small business projects, for a total of 15 projects | New indicator |
| Number of regional alliance projects in collaboration with Precarn’s regional partners | 16 regional alliance projects took place | New indicator |
Program Activity 2.4 — Communications Research Centre Canada
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy-makers, regulatory committees, standards organizations and program development sectors are aware of new communications technical developments and challenges | Quantity and usefulness of Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) technical inputs provided to organizations developing programs related to the telecommunications sector | No formal client satisfaction survey was undertaken during the year. However, CRC provided over 25 contributions to Industry Canada branches, regional operations and international standards organizations (IEEE and ITU) in the form of technical briefs, reports, work-group participation and enhancements to equipment used for spectrum monitoring | Increasing |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian government departments make well-informed decisions on new communications technologies | Level of funding received from other government departments to conduct research and testing on communications technologies | Defence Communications Program: $7.57 million Canadian Space Agency: $699,300 Other government agencies: $85,500 |
Increasing |
| Number of Communications Research Centre-led other government department (OGD) technology development programs | CRC led 14 OGD technology development programs | Increasing | |
| Level of Communications Research Centre participation in OGD and international technology development programs | CRC participated in 16 international technology and standards development programs on behalf of OGDs | New indicator |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small and medium-sized Canadian telecommunications companies realize industrial benefits | Extent to which small and medium-sized Canadian telecommunications companies report having realized benefits through access to Communications Research Centre Canada's (CRC's) intellectual property portfolio | A study of CRC economic impact is undertaken every 5 years with the next one due in 2010. The last study of 2005–06 done by an external consultant showed cumulative industrial sales resulting from CRC IP licences to the year 2005 as $520 million | Not applicable |
| The Canadian telecommunications sector is aware of and has access to CRC's intellectual property portfolio | Number of research partnerships between Communications Research Centre and the private sector, academic organizations, and national and international research organizations | There are 68 active research partnerships which are as follows: 26 with the private sector, 10 with academic organizations, 18 with national research organizations and 14 with international research organizations. Of these, there were 16 new research partnerships as follows: 5 with the private sector, 4 with academic organizations, 5 with national research organizations and 2 with international research organizations. In FY 2008–09, there were 387 active licence agreements. There were 26 new licence agreements executed in this reporting period |
Improving |
Program Activity 2.5 — Industrial Technologies Office — Special Operating Agency
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative and competitive aerospace, defence, space and security (A&D) firms | Growth in recipient firm targeted aerospace, defence, space and security research and development expenditures | Invested $395.4 million in 9 new innovative aerospace and defence projects during 2008–09 |
New indicator |
| Investment in strategic research and development activities in the aerospace, defence, space and security industries | Dollars of private sector investment leveraged per dollar of Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative dollar invested | $2 | New indicator |
| Collaborative partnerships on research and development between aerospace, defence, space and security industries and research institutes, universities, colleges and/or non-profit organizations | Number of new or enhanced collaborative partnerships among aerospace, defence, space and security researchers | 6 | New indicator |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen and hydrogen-compatible technologies adopted by the market | Number of participants involved in new demonstration projects using existing hydrogen technology | The Program expired March 31, 2008 | Not applicable |
| Investment in demonstration activities in the hydrogen and hydrogen-compatible technologies industry | Weighted average (by dollar value) sharing ratio | The Program expired March 31, 2008 | Not applicable |
| Dollars of private sector investment leveraged per dollar of h2EA investment | The Program expired March 31, 2008 | Not applicable |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment in technology adaptation and adoption activities in the automotive industry | Weighted average (by dollar value) sharing ratio | No new projects were contracted | Not applicable |
| Investment in research and development activities in the automotive industry | Dollars of private sector investment leveraged per dollar of Program for Strategic Industrial Projects investment | No new projects were contracted | Not applicable |
| Number and type of automotive projects funded | 3 | No change |
| Expected Result | Performance Indicator | Results | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment in research and development activities in the aerospace, defence, environmental and enabling technology industries | Weighted average (by dollar value) sharing ratio | The Program closed for new investments on December 31, 2006 | Not applicable |
| Dollars of private sector investment leveraged per dollar of TPC — R&D Program investment | The Program closed for new investments on December 31, 2006 | Not applicable | |
| Number and type of aerospace, defence, environmental and enabling technology projects funded | The Program closed for new investment on December 31, 2006 | Not applicable |
1 As of February 2008, the External Relations and Innovation Branch no longer exists, and became part of the Policy branch.
2 G13 Universities include University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Dalhousie University, Université Laval, McGill University, McMaster University, Université de Montréal, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of Western Ontario.
3 Major Science Initiatives are SNOLab in Sudbury, Neptune in Victoria, Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon.
4 Statscan — Science Statistics
5 Statscan — Science Statistics
6 Table 5: National Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development, in the total sciences, Canada, Statistics Canada, 2009.
7 However, in 2008–09, the Foundation disbursed the following awards: 15 Scholarships (awarded May 2008); 5 Fellowships (awarded May 2008); and 10 Mentorships (awarded January 2008).
8 For further information on events hosted, please see the Foundation’s 2007-08 Annual Report.
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