Our vision
A better Canada and world through excellence in research and innovation.
Our mission
To have an impact by advancing knowledge, applying leading-edge technologies and working with other innovators to find creative, relevant and sustainable solutions to Canada's current and future economic, social and environmental challenges.
Our values
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Respect
- Creativity
Integrity
Behaving at all times ethically, honestly and objectively; being impartial and transparent with our colleagues, collaborators, stakeholders, clients and the people of Canada; and exercising sound stewardship of our resources.
Excellence
Pursuing excellence in all that we do: in our research and innovation, in our collaborations, in execution of our programs, in our support to firms and in our delivery of our common corporate services.
Respect
Valuing and respecting the knowledge, expertise and diversity of our colleagues, our workplace, our collaborators, our stakeholders and our clients to have an impact on Canada and the world.
Creativity
Harnessing our imagination, passion for excellence, scientific exploration, technology and innovation to generate new knowledge, new technologies, new business processes and new collaborations for a better NRC and a better world.
Our research centres
5
Divisions
12
Research centres
1
Business unit
24
Locations across Canada
Digital Technologies
Digital Technologies
Emerging Technologies
Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre
Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics
Metrology
Quantum and Nanotechnologies
Engineering
Clean Energy Innovation
Construction
Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
Life Sciences
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Human Health Therapeutics
Medical Devices
Transportation and Manufacturing
Aerospace
Automotive and Surface Transportation
People
4,533
full-time equivalent staff
2,313
scientists, engineers and technicians
273
NRC IRAP industrial technology advisors
470
students, postdoctoral fellows and research associates (hires)
96
nationalities in our workforce
41%
women in our workforce
(relative to Canadian market availability: 39.5%)
123
NRC IRAP points of service
Scientific achievements
1,414
peer-reviewed publicationsFootnote 1
61
publications per 100 scientists, engineers and technicians
1.42
citation score relative to world averageFootnote 2
88%
co-authorship rate with external partnersFootnote 1
12.7%
with the UK
12.8%
with Germany
6.8%
with Japan
Patents
248
patent applicationsFootnote 3, including 35 first formal filings
1,647
active patents
416
active patents currently licensed
458
patent families
Clients and collaborators
93%
of clients report positive impactsFootnote 4
as a result of working with the NRC
687
active collaborative R&D projectsFootnote 5
with 198 funded collaborators
1,117
R&D clients
NRC IRAP
10,807
total businesses assisted
3,393
businesses funded
7,414
businesses received advisory services only
16,416
total jobs supported
28%
total revenue growth of
businessesFootnote 6
9%
employee growth of businessesFootnote 6
FinancialFootnote 7
$1,985 million
total expenditures (operating, capital, grants and contributions)
- $1,266 million
research centres - $719 million
NRC IRAP
$226 million
total revenue
- 32%
industry - 9%
other (e.g. academia, not-for-profits) - 59%
other government departments
$810.9 million
funding programs (grants and contributions expenditures)
- $590.4 million
NRC IRAP - $75.8 million
TRIUMF - $42.2 million
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program (CSTIP) - $75.0 million
telescopes - $25.9 million
Biologics Manufacturing Centre - $1.7 million
other grants and contributions