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Agency Overview

Analysis of Program Activities by Strategic Outcome

Supplementary Information

A – Audited Financial Statements
B – Council Membership

List of Figures

1	NSERC’s Mandate, Vision and Mission
2	NSERC’s Resources, Priorities and Expected Results
3	University Research Expenditures in the OECD, 2005
4	Higher Education R&D (HERD) as a Percentage of GDP, 2005 or Most Recent Year
5	R&D Performance in Canada, 2006
6	University Research Funding in the Natural Sciences and Engineering, 2006
7	NSERC’s Clients and Partners, 2006-07
8	Top 100 Canadian R&D Companies and Participation in NSERC Programs
9	NSERC’s Federal and Provincial Partners, 2006-07
10	NSERC Performance Model
11	Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in the NSE as a Percentage of 24 Year-Old Population
12	Examples of PromoScience Program Impact
13	Performance Related to NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
14	Performance Related to NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships
15	Performance Related to NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF)
16	Performance Related to NSERC Industrial R&D Fellowships (IRDF)
17	Unemployment Rate(%) for Natural Scientists and Engineers (NSE)
18	Average Annual Salaries by Occupation in Canada, 2006
19	Income by Degree Level for Graduates in the NSE, 2001
20	Doctoral Degrees Awarded in the NSE as a Percentage of 30-34 Year-Old Population
21	Number of Workers in Natural Science and Engineering Occupations in Canada
22	Average Annual Growth in Occupations in Canada 1990 to 2006
23	Knowledge and Technology Transfer (Partner Survey) – IRC Program
24	Impacts of Chairholder Research and Research Capacity – IRC Program
25	Number of Foreign Educated New Applicants to NSERC’s Discovery Grants Program
26	Number of NSERC-Funded Professors Leaving the Country
27	NSERC-Funded Share of Publications by Field 1996-99
28	Number of Canadian Publications in the NSE and World Share
29	Change in World Share of NSE Publications 2005 vs. 1996
30	World Share of Publications in the NSE for Select Countries
31	World Share of Canadian Publications in the NSE by Discipline
32	Average Relative Impact Factor (ARIF) in the NSE, 2005
33	Number of Canadian Publications in the World’s Two Most Prestigious Science Journals
34	Science and Nature Index
35	Canada’s Relative Citation Impact for Select Subfields, 2001-2005
36	Per Capita Output of Articles in the NSE, 2005
37	Important Discoveries of 2006-07 Funded by NSERC
38	Number of International Awards and Prizes Won by NSERC-Funded Researchers
39	Journal Editorial Board Membership in the NSE, 2006-07
40	Number of University-Industry and University-Government Publications With NSERC-Funded Professors
41	NSERC-Funded Professors Interaction with Users
42	Planning Knowledge Dissemination Activities to Users
43	Knowledge Dissemination Activities to Private Firms
44	Number of Highly Qualified Personnel Trained and Number Hired, 2003
45	Number of Publications Resulting From Strategic Projects by Method of Dissemination
46	How Partners Use Results from an NSERC Strategic Project Grant
47	Contributions to NSERC’s Collaborative R&D (CRD) Program
48	Share of University Research Funded by the Private Sector (%)
49	How Industrial Partners Used Results from an NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant
50	Sources of Information for Manufacturing Plant Innovation
51	Sample of NCE Highlights
52	Survey of University Intellectual Property Commercialization
53	Number of U.S. Patents Issued to Canadian Universities and NSERC-Funded Start-up Companies
54	Percentage of Canadian Institutional U.S. Patents Issued to Canadian Universities and NSERC-Funded Start-Up Companies
55	Percentage of Canadian Papers Cited in U.S. Patents that were NSERC-Funded by Discipline And Sector, 1991-2002
56	Canadian University Licensing Revenue
57	NSERC-Funded Innovations That Were Licensed
58	Percentage of Firms That Acquired Licenses from Other Firms or Organizations, 2002 to 2004
59	Comparison of Canadian Universities with U.S. Universities on Selected Commercialization Measures, 2005
60	Companies Linked to NSERC-Funded Research, 1954 to 2004
61	Market Capitalization of Start-Up Companies
62	R&D Spending of Top Start-Up Companies Linked to NSERC
63	NSERC-Funded Professors Knowledge Transfer Activities Over Past 5 Years
64	Environment Innovations Funded by NSERC
65	Information Technologies Innovations Funded by NSERC
66	Health Innovations Funded by NSERC
67	Energy Innovations Funded by NSERC
68	Level of Satisfaction with University’s Intellectual Property Policy
69	Technology Transfer Office Services Used
70	Idea to Innovation Project Results
71	NSERC’s Committee Structure

List of Tables

1	Comparison of Planned to Actual Spending (incl. FTE)
2	Resources by Program Activity
3	Voted and Statutory Items
4	Services Received Without Charge
5	Sources Non-Respendable Revenue
6	Details on Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)

List of Abbreviations

CFI	Canada Foundation for Innovation
CGS	Canada Graduate Scholarships
CIHR	Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CRC	Canada Research Chair
CRD	Collaborative Research and Development Grant
DPR	Departmental Performance Report
HQP	Highly Qualified Personnel
I2I	Idea to Innovation
IP	Intellectual Property
IPM	Intellectual Property Mobilization
IRDF	Industrial Research and Development Fellowship
MFA	Major Facilities Access
MRS	Major Resources Support
NCE	Networks of Centres of Excellence
NSE	Natural Sciences and Engineering
NSERC	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
PDF	Postdoctoral Fellowship
PWGSC	Public Works and Government Services Canada
R&D	Research and Development
SSHRC	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
USRA	Undergraduate Student Research Award

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