{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-patent-applications-residents/","title":"Canada Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"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.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","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 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":"4,304","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+5.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+5.1%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":2549},{"period":"1991","value":2182},{"period":"1992","value":2807},{"period":"1993","value":3623},{"period":"1994","value":2480},{"period":"1995","value":2431},{"period":"1996","value":2583},{"period":"1997","value":3344},{"period":"1998","value":3809},{"period":"1999","value":4061},{"period":"2000","value":4187},{"period":"2001","value":3963},{"period":"2002","value":3959},{"period":"2003","value":3929},{"period":"2004","value":5231},{"period":"2005","value":5183},{"period":"2006","value":5522},{"period":"2007","value":4998},{"period":"2008","value":5061},{"period":"2009","value":5067},{"period":"2010","value":4550},{"period":"2011","value":4754},{"period":"2012","value":4709},{"period":"2013","value":4567},{"period":"2014","value":4198},{"period":"2015","value":4277},{"period":"2016","value":4078},{"period":"2017","value":4053},{"period":"2018","value":4349},{"period":"2019","value":4238},{"period":"2020","value":4452},{"period":"2021","value":4710},{"period":"2022","value":4564},{"period":"2023","value":4097},{"period":"2024","value":4304}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"4304.0","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"4097.0","yoyChange":"-10.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"4564.0","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"4710.0","yoyChange":"+5.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"4452.0","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"4238.0","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"4349.0","yoyChange":"+7.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"4053.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"4078.0","yoyChange":"-4.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4277.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"4198.0","yoyChange":"-8.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"4567.0","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"4709.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"4754.0","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"4550.0","yoyChange":"-10.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"5067.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"5061.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"4998.0","yoyChange":"-9.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"5522.0","yoyChange":"+6.5%"},{"year":"2005","value":"5183.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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%."}]}