--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/indicators-of-innovation-in-canadian-natural-resource-industries/" title: "Indicators of Innovation in Canadian Natural Resource Industries" author: name: "shomp" url: "https://csls.ca/author/shomp/" date_published: "2026-07-02T13:48:14+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-21T13:38:41+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "Canada" - "forestry" - "innovation indicators" - "mining" - "natural resources" - "OECD" - "productivity" - "R&D" country_focus: - "Canada" - "OECD" province_region: - "National" research_theme: - "Sector/Industry Analysis" - "Technology and Innovation" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # Indicators of Innovation in Canadian Natural Resource Industries Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/indicators-of-innovation-in-canadian-natural-resource-industries/ # Indicators of Innovation in Canadian Natural Resource Industries [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2005-03-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Sharpe, Andrew, and Olivier Guilbaud. 2005. “Indicators of Innovation in Canadian Natural Resource Industries.” CSLS Research Report 2005-03. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/indicators-of-innovation-in-canadian-natural-resource-industries/ ## Authors: - Andrew Sharpe Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - Olivier Guilbaud Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2005-03 May 2005 52 pages ## Related research [Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Matthew Calver March 2016 | Report 2016-03 | 132 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-the-appropriate-outcomes-for-better-decision-making-a-framework-to-guide-the-analysis-of-health-policy-2016-03/) [Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Andrew Sharpe, Christopher Ross November 2011 | Report 2011-17 | 124 pages](https://csls.ca/research/living-standards-domain-of-the-canadian-index-of-wellbeing-2011-17/) [Productivity: Key to Economic Success Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) March 1998 | Report 1998-01 | 99 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-key-to-economic-success/) [Apprenticeship in Canada: A Training System Under Siege? 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Innovation indicators are organized across eight areas: R&D, skills, machinery and equipment, productivity, foreign direct investment, technological balance of payments, internet use, and incidence of innovation. The report finds that on most indicators, Canadian natural resource industries perform at or above the all-industries average, and show average performance relative to natural resource industries in other countries. Ce rapport élabore un ensemble d’indicateurs de l’innovation dans les industries canadiennes des ressources naturelles, qu’il utilise pour évaluer les tendances dans le temps et comparer la performance du Canada à la moyenne de l’ensemble des industries et aux industries des ressources naturelles d’autres pays de l’OCDE. Les indicateurs d’innovation sont organisés en huit domaines : la R-D, les compétences, les machines et matériel, la productivité, l’investissement direct étranger, la balance technologique des paiements, l’utilisation d’Internet, et l’incidence de l’innovation. Le rapport constate que, pour la plupart des indicateurs, les industries canadiennes des ressources naturelles affichent une performance égale ou supérieure à la moyenne de l’ensemble des industries, et une performance moyenne par rapport aux industries des ressources naturelles d’autres pays. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2005-03-1.pdf)