For additional information and definitions related to the financial performance variables, refer to Financial and Taxation Statistics for Enterprises (opens new window)." For additional information and definitions related to the total number of jobs, refer to Labour Productivity Measures - Provinces and Territories (Annual) (CPA) (opens new window)." For additional information and definitions related to merchandise imports, refer to Trade by Importer Characteristics - Goods (TIC) program (opens new window)." For additional information and definitions related to merchandise domestic exports, refer to Trade by Exporter Characteristics - Goods (TEC) program (opens new window)." For additional information and definitions related to trade in commercial services, refer to Canada's International Transactions in Services survey (opens new window)." Round-tripping refers to cases where the country of the immediate investor is foreign but the country of the ultimate investor is Canada. Due to the consolidated financial reporting requirement, this population may be underestimated. The ultimate based ownership is defined as the country of residence of the ultimate investor and gives information about who controls the foreign multinational enterprise. The immediate based ownership is defined as the country of residence of the immediate investor and gives information about the country that is the direct investor before entering the Canadian economy. Intramural, or In-house R&D" refers to expenditures made within Canada for R&D performed on-site or within an organization's establishment. For additional information and definitions refer to Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry (RDCI) (opens new window)." Personnel is measured in full-time equivalent (FTE). Full-time equivalent or a person-year is equal to number of persons who work solely on research and development projects and an estimate of time of persons working only part of their time on research and development. For additional information and definitions refer to Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry (RDCI) (opens new window)." These concern payments and receipts made by enterprises in respect of foreign purchases of patents (sale or licensing) and unpatented inventions, know-how, trademarks, designs and patterns, technical services, industrial R&D carried out abroad, and foreign sources of funds for intramural R&D projects. Canada's total gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, also known as value added The Research and Development in Canadian Industry (RDCI) survey was redesigned for reference year 2014. As a result, comparisons between 2014 and prior years should be done with caution. Gross fixed capital formation is disaggregated by multinational status using microdata from multiple programs. Machinery and equipment, non-residential construction, and software (a component of intellectual property) use capital expenditure data from the Annual Capital Expenditure Survey (record number 2803 (opens new window)) The universe used in the compilation of financial variables covers most enterprises, except partnerships, in the corporate sector. Data on the Activities of Multinational Enterprises in Canada for 2024 are preliminary. Select activities, including: number of jobs, merchandise exports and gross fixed capital formation are available for this reference year. Quality improvements in assigning characteristics to a universe of enterprises engaged in trade in services exports and imports have been undertaken since reference year 2019. As a result, comparisons between 2019 and prior years should be done with caution.

[1.1.2.10] Annual – Canada – All countries – Immediate – Merchandise exports