Financial information statistics: 2020 to 2021

These tables provide an overview of our financial information, based on the latest available statistics.

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Revenues by products and services

Revenues by products and services (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Product or service Percent Revenues (in CAD)
Patents81.1%$117,733,597
Trademarks 15.0%$21,818,876
Copyright and industrial designs3.2%$4,677,581
Services to business0.1%$206,929
OtherFootnote 10.6%$808,861
Total100.0%$145,245,844

Operating expenditures by category

Operating expenditures by category (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Category Percent Operating expenditures (in CAD)
Salaries and benefits64.60%$120,929,410
Professional services23.80%$44,500,484
Amortization4.90%$9,189,948
Accommodation4.00%$7,497,265
Other2.70%$5,020,766
Total100.00%$187,137,873

Expenditures by branch grouping

Expenditures by branch grouping (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Branch grouping Percent Expenditures (in CAD)
Product lines66.70%$124,765,489
Direct support21.10%$39,420,267
Indirect support12.30%$22,952,117
Total100.00%$187,137,873

Patent revenues

Patent revenues (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Patent revenues categories Percent Revenue (in CAD)
Applications11.90%$14,027,691
Examinations18.50%$21,770,212
Registrations and grants6.10%$7,161,297
Assignments2.50%$2,982,400
Maintenance and renewal fees54.20%$63,843,431
Other revenues3.30%$3,925,052
International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examination Authority3.40%$4,023,514
Total100.00%$117,733,597

Trademark revenues

Trademark revenues (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Trademark revenue categories Percent Revenue (in CAD)
Applications2.60%$559,353
Examinations38.60%$8,420,211
Registrations and grants16.70%$3,643,941
Assignments6.70%$1,464,042
Maintenance and renewal fees31.40%$6,851,663
Other revenues4.00%$879,667
Total100.00%$21,818,876

Industrial design revenues

Industrial design revenues (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Industrial design revenue categories Percent Revenue (in CAD)
Registrations and grants53.30%$2,116,254
Assignments3.10%$123,126
Maintenance and renewal fees36.30%$1,440,619
Other revenues7.20%$287,158
Total100.00%$3,967,156
Copyright revenues (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Copyright revenue categories Percent Revenue (in CAD)
Applications88.80%$630,719
Assignments10.40%$74,100
Other revenues0.80%$5,605
Total100.00%$710,424