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National Research Council Canada 2019‑2020 fact sheet
Alternative format: NRC-CNRC 2019‑2020 fact sheet (PDF, 135 KB)
People
- 4,109 Total NRC full‑time equivalent staff
- 2,154 scientists, engineers and technicians
- 266 IRAP ITAs
- 590 Students, postdoctoral fellowships and research associates (hires)
- 26.1% Women in STEM (relative to Canadian market availability 25.8%)
- 22 Laboratory locations
- 120 IRAP points of service
- 88 Nationalities in our workforce
Research Centres
Scientific achievements
- 1,003 Peer reviewed publications* (50 publications per 100 scientists/engineers/ technicians)
- Patents
- 373 Filed
- 1,822 Active
- 79% Co‑authorship rate * with external partners
- 1.38 Citation score ** relative to world average
* Calendar year 2019
** 3‑year average (2017‑2019 calendar years)
Clients
- 954 R&D clients
- 1,225 R&D projects for clients
- 92% NRC enables results: jobs, sales, R&D (Annual Client Satisfaction Survey)
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
- 8,034 Total IRAP clients
- 3,302 firms funded
- 4,732 firms received advisory services only
- 11,490 Jobs supported
- 31% Revenue growth of client firms
- 20% Employee growth of client firms
Financials (unaudited results)
- Total expenditures (operating and grants & contributions) $1,214.6M
- Research Centres $784.3M
- IRAP $430.3M
- Funding programs (grants & contributions expenditures) $435.2M
- IRAP $335.7M
- TRIUMF $55.2M
- Telescopes $29.0M
- Collaborative science, technology and innovation $14.1M
- Other grants & contributions $1.2M
- Revenue from clients
- Total $183.6M
- 49% Industry
- 44% Other government departments
- 7% Other (academia, non‑profits, etc.)
NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) – 2019‑2020 Datasheet
Alternative format: NRC IRAP – 2019‑2020 Datasheet (PDF, 776 KB)
Firm growth
Growth rates are measured using the compound annual growth rate of all approved client data from 2016 to 2018.
- 31% of revenue growth
- 20% of employee growth
NRC IRAP reach
Firms receiving advisory services, funding or referrals.
- 8,034 firms assisted
Advisory services
Advisory services provided to firms that did not receive any NRC IRAP funding.
- 9,585 advisory services provided
New projects and firms
Firms who started new projects (includes NRC IRAP and Youth programs).
- 2,230 new projects funded
- 1,931 firms funded
All projects and firms
Firms receiving project funding, including continuing projects from previous fiscal year(s).
- 4,205 projects funded
- 3,302 firms funded
Youth programs
Employment status for internships completed during fiscal year.
- 668 youth jobs supported
- 86% youth employed/self‑employed post internship
Jobs supported
Includes youth employment.
- 11,490 jobs supported
Grants and contributions
NRC IRAP's total grants and contributions invested.
- $335.7 million invested
Co‑managed programs
NRC IRAP's delivered grants and contributions for other departments, including GAC.
- $28.4 million supported
Unless otherwise noted, the information provided covers the reporting period of April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.