Number of Industrial Partners Participating in NSERC Programs

Year Number of Firms
2002-03 757
2003-04 1,024
2004-05 1,184
2005-06 1,377
2006-07 1,402
2007-08 1,435
2008-09 1,500
2009-10 1,539
2010-11 1,913
2011-12 2,361

Source: NSERC database.