National Research Council Canada

National Research Council Canada
Conseil national de recherches Canada
Agency overview
Formed1916 (1916)
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Employees4,117
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Mitch Davies, President
Key document
Websitenrc.canada.ca

The National Research Council Canada (NRC; French: Conseil national de recherches Canada)[1] is the primary national agency of the Government of Canada dedicated to science and technology research and development.[2] It is the largest federal research and development organization in Canada.[3]

The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (currently, François-Philippe Champagne) is responsible for the NRC.[2]

  1. ^ Both forms are in use since at least 1989. Treasury Board of Canada, Administrative Policy Manual, Chapter 470, “Federal Identity Program”, appendix A, Titles of organizations, 1989. See these references from the Translation Bureau: ...Canada ...of Canada.
  2. ^ a b Government of Canada nd.
  3. ^ National Research Council Canada (2019-04-01). "About the NRC". nrc.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

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