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January 15, 2002

• Government Spends $1.8 billion on University Research - Up 31% According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Research Universities Report
  

• Funding for B.C. Universities Lags - Only $56 per capita According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Research Universities Report
  

• Alberta Universities Lead the Pack in Sponsored Research Income Per Capita According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Research Universities Report
  

• Ontario's Universities Attract Lion's Share of Sponsored Research Income According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Research Universities Report
  

• Quebec's Universities attract over $800 Million in Sponsored Research Income According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Research Universities Report
  

October 25, 2001

• Research Infosource releases the all-new Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List Total Sponsored Research Income Nearly $2.8 Billion - Up 24%
  

• University of British Columbia in 6th Place on Canada's Top 50 Universities List
  

• University of Alberta and University of Calgary in the Top 10 on Canada's Top 50 Universities List
  

• UofT, Ottawa, Western and McMaster in the Top 10 on Canada's Top 50 Universities List
  

• Université de Montréal, McGill and Laval in Top 10 on Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List
  

• Nova Scotia Universities Increase Sponsored Research Income by 67.7% According to Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List

August 28, 2001

• Canada's Top Corporate R&D Spenders Invest $11.9 billion according to Research Infosource Inc. Communications Equipment, Pharmaceuticals/Biotech, and Software Sectors Lead the Way
  

• Small Companies Lead the Way in Research Intensity according to Research Infosource Inc. SME's intensity over 6 times that of overall figure for Canada
  

• B.C. Companies Increase R&D Spending by 73.5% in 2000 - Highest Rate in Canada According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Corporate R&D Spenders Report
  

• Alberta Companies Increase R&D Spending by 16.4% in 2000 - Increased Revenues by 65.1% According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Corporate R&D Spenders Report
  

• Ontario Companies Increase R&D Spending by 29.5% in 2000 According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Corporate R&D Spenders Report
  

• Quebec Companies Increase R&D Spending by only 8.7% in 2000 According to Research Infosource's Canada's Top Corporate R&D Spenders Report

June 26, 2001

• Research Infosource Inc. Releases Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List Total Spending Tops $11.1 billion - increase of 28.5%
  

• Ontario companies hold 6 of the top 10 positions on Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List
  

• 8 Alberta Companies Make Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List
  

• 10 B.C. Companies Make Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List