Our values are:
-- IMPACT: We make a positive difference for our stakeholders.-- ACCOUNTABILITY: We are responsible for our work and our workplace.-- LEADERSHIP: We value leadership, initiative and the application of best practices in our work.-- INTEGRITY: We engage fairly and openly to earn credibility and trust.-- COLLABORATION: We actively collaborate to generate better solutions.
A bit of history
As early as 1915, Canadian universities and industry began lobbying the federal government to encourage industrial research; in part due to the economic challenges Canada faced resulting from the First World War. The proposed research would be conducted in government laboratories in Ottawa with dedicated equipment. For example, in May of 1916, the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers suggested that prior to implementing certain industrial processes, they should be tested in government laboratories.
An Order in Council dated November 29, 1916, established the Honourary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. This advisory body was soon known by its short title: National Research Council.
Orders in Council 1916-1266 and 1916-2967, Library and Archives Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/orders/001022-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=f1qc8v01gnn28i08cr9nd9gnl4&q1=&q2=industrial+research&q3=&interval=20
National Research Council Act
http://www.laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-15/page-1.html
HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT NRC
Quick facts
-- Approximately 4,000 employees and 1,500 visiting workers-- Some fifty facilities nationwide, including in Victoria, Vancouver, Penticton, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, London, Cambridge, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Boucherville, Saguenay, Fredericton, Moncton, Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John's-- NRC's Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) has offices in over 100 communities across Canada-- Planned budget for 2013 is approximately $900 million-- NRC's four business lines: Strategic Research and Development, Technical Services, Management of National Science and Technology Infrastructure, and IRAP-- NRC's three research divisions: Engineering, Emerging Technologies, and Life Sciences-- NRC's portfolios: Aerospace; Aquatic and Crop Resource Development; Automotive and Surface Transportation; Construction; Energy, Mining, and Environment; Human Health Therapeutics; Information and Communications Technologies; Measurement Standards and Science; Medical Devices; National Science Infrastructure; Oceans, Coastal, and River Engineering; and, Security and Disruptive Technologies
Chronology and key milestones
1916 - NRC established through the NRC Act
1930s - New NRC laboratories built in Ottawa
1940s - Invention of the pacemaker
1950s - Development of canola
1960s - Development of the crash position indicator and the cesium atomic clock
1970s - Development of computer animation technology
1980s - Development of the Canadarm
2007 - Government releases Canada's new science and technology strategy: Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage
2009 - Canada's Economic Action Plan launched; unprecedented investment in science and technology, including $200 million for IRAP over two years
2010 - Group of independent experts tasked with reviewing federal support to research and development
2011 - Review of Federal Support to Research and Development -the Jenkins Report- released in the fall of 2011 by an expert panel; called for a simplified and more focused approach to research and development funding provided by the federal government
2012 - Economic Action Plan 2012 permanently doubles IRAP funding and supports the refocusing of NRC
2013 - Economic Action Plan 2013 provides an additional $121 million in support of the refocusing of NRC, as well as $20 million for new IRAP pilot program
Spring 2013 - Refocused National Research Council of Canada is officially launched
2016 - The National Research Council of Canada will celebrate its 100th Anniversary
Contacts:
Media Relations Team
National Research Council of Canada
613-991-1431
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media@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Twitter: @nrc-cnrc
Michele-Jamali Paquette
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear
Minister of State (Science and Technology)
613-947-2956
