Canada Patent Applications by Residents (2024)
Canada's Patent Applications by Residents: 4,304 number of applications in 2024, +5.1% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.
Canada (2024)
4,304
number of applications
+5.1% YoY
YoY Change
+5.1%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,304 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4,097 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 4,564 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 4,710 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4,452 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4,238 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4,349 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 4,053 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4,078 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 4,277 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,198 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 4,567 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 4,709 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,754 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4,550 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 5,067 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,061 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4,998 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 5,522 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 5,183 | -0.9% |
About this Dataset
Canada recorded 4,304 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +5.1%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 2,182 in 1991 to 5,522 in 2006.
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Canada from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation.
Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Canada from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.
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).
The series peaked at 5,522 number of applications in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,182 in 1991. The latest reading of 4,304 in 2024 represents a change of +5.1%.