ARCHIVED - NRC onboarding deck

Long Description:

This page features a graph illustrating a timeline of the NRC's activities in relation to how Canada has evolved, from 1916 to today.

The graph is broken down into 7 sections to illustrate key themes during the NRC's (and Canada's) evolution: Starting from 1916, on the left, with section 1 being Nation Building, section 2 being War Time, section 3 is Boom Time, section 4 is Space Race, section 5 is Digital & Global, followed by section 8, Climate Change, and section 6, which represents the current, overarching theme of COVID‑19.

The graph shows that the NRC started providing advice during the Nation Building stage (1916), which it continues to do to this day.

The graph shows that in 1928, the NRC began conducting applied and industrial R&D, which it continues to do to this day.

The graph shows that in 1946, the NRC was conducting basic science and providing support for small and medium‑sized enterprises through its Industrial Research Assistance Program called IRAP.

The graph shows that in 1986, the NRC had industry‑oriented institutes, which continues to this day.

The graph shows that by the year 2000, the NRC was marked by regional expansion and cluster initiatives.

The graph shows that in 2012, the NRC became a Research and Technology Organization (RTO).

The NRC renewed its focus on excellence and engagement in 2016 and, beginning in 2020, marshalled its resources to support Canada's pandemic response.

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The illustration on this page of the presentation is entitled A century of innovation. Building on the information contained in the illustration on the previous page, this illustration shows a timeline of NRC‑driven innovation over the past century.

1916 – The NRC is created
1920s – Concrete for a harsh climate
1930s – Redesigned steam locomotive
1940s – Wartime innovations: radar, atomic energy
1950s – Pacemaker, electric wheelchair
1960s – Canadian flag red colour
1970s – Anti‑counterfeiting technology, Canola
1980s – Canadian Astronaut Program, Canadarm
1990s – Synthetic meningitis C vaccine
2000s – Simulated brain surgery
2010s – 100% biofuel test flights
2020s – NRC supports national response to pandemic

Arrow pointing towards next pages in the presentation

Long Description:

This page features a graphic of the NRC positioned within the center of Canada's innovation landscape. The graphic is split into four quadrants, highlighting how the NRC intersects with universities, the public sector, and industry.

In the top left quadrant of the graphic, the NRC intersects with universities and the public sector, with the primary output being transformational science.

In the top right quadrant of the graphic, the NRC intersects with the public sector, with the primary output being public good.

In the bottom right quadrant of the graphic, the NRC intersects with industry, with the primary output being incremental innovation.

In the bottom left corner of the graphic, the NRC intersects with industry and universities, with the primary output being disruptive innovation.

The top left and top right quadrants of the graphic are summarized as "societal benefit".

The top right and bottom right quadrants of the graphic are summarized as "problem solving".

The bottom right and bottom left quadrants of the graphic are summarized as "economic benefit".

The bottom left and top left quadrants of the graphic are summarized as "discovery / exploration".

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This page shows thumbnail pictures and names of the 12 NRC Council members, listed in no particular order, as follows: Doug Muzyka, Karen Bakker, Norma Beauchamp, Susan Blum, Neil Bose, Carolyn Cross, Aled Edwards, Ray Hoemsen, Mohamed Lachemi, Steven Murphy, Pierre Rivard and Roger Scott‑Douglas.

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The illustration on page 8 of the presentation shows the NRC's organizational structure, as well as its reporting relationship to the Government of Canada.

At the top, the illustration shows that the NRC, as a government agency, reports, through its President, to the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.

The following groups and executives report directly to the President of the NRC:

• Departmental Science Advisor and Chief Science Officer
• President's Research Excellence Advisory Committee (PREAC)
• President's Science Advisor and Secretary, PREAC
• Secretary General
• Biomanufacturing Vaccine Facility Project
• Human Resources
• Business and Professional Services
• Corporate Services and Chief Finance Officer
• Audit and Evaluation
• Pandemic Response Challenge Program
• Transportation and Manufacturing, which includes the following research centres:
  • Aerospace
  • Automotive and Surface Transportation
• Engineering, which includes the following research centres:
  • Construction
  • Energy, Mining and Environment
  • Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
• Chief Digital Research Officer, which includes the following research centre:
  • Digital Technologies
• Life Sciences, which includes the following research centres:
  • Aquatic and Crop Resources Development
  • Human Health Therapeutics
  • Medical Devices
• Emerging Technologies, which includes the following research centres:
  • Advanced Electronics and Photonics
  • Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Metrology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Security and Disruptive Technologies
• Industrial Research Assistance Program, which includes the following groups:
  • Pacific and Yukon Region
  • Prairie and Northwest Territories Region
  • Ontario Region
  • Quebec Region
  • Atlantic and Nunavut Region
  • Division Services
  • International

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This page depicts a list of the 22 NRC locations across Canada, along with their key areas of focus.

Vancouver, British Columbia

• Batteries, fuel cells and industrial tribology

Victoria and Penticton, British Columbia

• Optical and radio telescopes
• Adaptive optics

Edmonton, Alberta

• Nanotechnology, electron microscopy

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

• Plant biotechnologies and plant‑growth facilities

Mississauga, Ontario (In Progress)

• Advanced materials for digital manufacturing, printed electronics, smart objects, devices, sensors

London, Ontario

• Additive manufacturing, product development, laser consolidation, micro‑machining

Ottawa, Ontario

• Aerospace, vaccines, construction, quantum, photonics, machine vision, big data analytics, metrology, materials characterization and testing

Saguenay, Quebec

• Aluminium and multi‑materials assembly
• Hybrid manufacturing (extrusions, forgings, castings)

Montreal / Boucherville / Royalmount, Quebec

• Intelligent machining, robotics
• Medical devices, advanced biologics analytics, biomanufacturing pilot plant

Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Photobioreactors, bioprocessing
• Natural product chemistry, bioactive characterization

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

• Natural product and functional ingredient development 

St. John's, Newfoundland

• Ocean engineering
• Ice and vessel management

Long Description:

The illustration on this page shows a map of Canada with 5 large dots placed on the map to show the geographic base of NRC work in support of Canada's superclusters.

On the west coast, we see a dot representing the Digital technologies supercluster.

Moving eastward, in the prairies, we see a dot representing the Protein industries supercluster.

The provinces of Ontario and Quebec show joint activity contributing to the Advanced manufacturing supercluster and the Scale.AI (artificial intelligence) supercluster.

Finally, the Canadian east coast serves as home base for the Ocean supercluster.