Activities of Multinational Enterprises in Canada

International technological payments of enterprise, value

International technological payments refers to payments 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.

Enterprise refers to the highest level of the Business Register statistical hierarchy. In alignment with the System of National Accounts, it is defined as an institutional unit that directs and controls the allocation of resources relating to its operations, and for which financial statements are maintained from which international transactions, an international investment position and a financial position for the unit can be derived. Enterprises can be corporations, quasi-corporations, institutions, or unincorporated businesses such as sole proprietors or partnerships. For incorporated enterprises, financial statements can be consolidated.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• Canadian dollar at current prices