{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"Canada Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"Canada's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 31,070 number of applications in 2024, -1.4% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-NRES), 1990–2024.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Canada","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"1990/2024","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Canada Patent Applications by Non-Residents","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","url":"https://www3.wipo.int/ipstats/"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2024)","value":"31,070","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.4%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":24375},{"period":"1991","value":21097},{"period":"1992","value":22950},{"period":"1993","value":23307},{"period":"1994","value":24683},{"period":"1995","value":24161},{"period":"1996","value":24987},{"period":"1997","value":25238},{"period":"1998","value":30163},{"period":"1999","value":33189},{"period":"2000","value":35435},{"period":"2001","value":35753},{"period":"2002","value":35782},{"period":"2003","value":33299},{"period":"2004","value":32970},{"period":"2005","value":34705},{"period":"2006","value":36516},{"period":"2007","value":35133},{"period":"2008","value":37028},{"period":"2009","value":32410},{"period":"2010","value":30899},{"period":"2011","value":30357},{"period":"2012","value":30533},{"period":"2013","value":30174},{"period":"2014","value":31283},{"period":"2015","value":32687},{"period":"2016","value":30667},{"period":"2017","value":30969},{"period":"2018","value":31812},{"period":"2019","value":32250},{"period":"2020","value":30113},{"period":"2021","value":32445},{"period":"2022","value":33488},{"period":"2023","value":31523},{"period":"2024","value":31070}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"31070.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"31523.0","yoyChange":"-5.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"33488.0","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"32445.0","yoyChange":"+7.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"30113.0","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"32250.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"31812.0","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"30969.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"30667.0","yoyChange":"-6.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"32687.0","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"31283.0","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"30174.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"30533.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"30357.0","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"30899.0","yoyChange":"-4.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"32410.0","yoyChange":"-12.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"37028.0","yoyChange":"+5.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"35133.0","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"36516.0","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"34705.0","yoyChange":"+5.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in Canada by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 37,028 number of applications in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21,097 in 1991. The latest reading of 31,070 in 2024 represents a change of -1.4%."}]}