National Research Council of Canada

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CanadaCanada National Research Council of Canada (engl.)
Conseil national de recherches Canada (fr.)
- NRC / CNRC -
National Research Council of Canada logo
State level Federal level
legal form Crown Agency
Supervisory authority (s) Government of Canada
Consist since 1916
Headquarters Ottawa , Ontario
President Iain Stewart
Employee 3,780 (as of March 31, 2016)
Website www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Fire Testing Laboratory Complex Mississippi Mills, Ontario

The National Research Council of Canada ( NRC , English ) or, because of the Canadian bilingualism, also the Conseil national de recherches Canada ( CNRC , French ), is Canada's state organization (Crown Agency) for scientific and industrial research. It comprises 20 institutes and employs 3,780 people.

The task of the authority founded in 1916 was initially to advise the government in the scientific field. At the beginning of the 1930s she began to research herself and for this purpose she set up the first laboratories in Ottawa . During the Second World War and in the post-war period, the research areas were expanded significantly. Among the most famous achievements of the NRC include the first pacemaker (1951) and the first cesium - atomic clock (1958). The NRC funded the construction of the TRIUMF - particle accelerator and also operates the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea .

Institutions that grew out of NRC

Further authorities and services have emerged from the NRC:

Institutes and research facilities

Scientific Research

Engineering

Supporting institutes

Own planes

The NRC has a number of its own aircraft for research purposes:

  • Bell 412 Advanced Systems Research Aircraft
  • Bell 205 simulator
  • Convair CV-580 - for atmospheric research
  • Falcon 20 - used for aerospace research and geosciences
  • Twin Otter - Atmospheric and bioscientific research, as well as for flight mechanics and flight systems (training)
  • Harvard Mark IV - experimental machine for avionics research
  • Canadair T-33 - flight training
  • Extra 300 - for pilot training under dynamic environmental conditions

Web links

Commons : National Research Council Canada  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the Federal Public Service by Department. Government of Canada - Department of Treasury, September 22, 2016, accessed February 27, 2017 .

Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 46 ″  N , 75 ° 37 ′ 1 ″  W.