The NRC is an agency of the Government of Canada, reporting to Parliament through the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. It is governed by a council of appointees drawn from its client community.
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Senior leadership
Meet the people who lead the National Research Council.
Iain Stewart
President
Joel Martin
Chief Digital Research Officer, Chief Science Officer and Departmental Science Advisor
Geneviève Tanguay
VP Emerging Technologies
Jean-François Houle
VP Engineering
Lakshmi Krishnan
VP Life Sciences
Ibrahim Yimer
VP Transportation and Manufacturing
David Lisk
VP Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
Shannon Quinn
Secretary General
Emily Harrison
VP Human Resources; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion
Dale MacMillan
VP Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
Alain Beaudoin
VP Business and Professional Services
Alexandra Dagger
DG, Audit and Evaluation
Senior leadership on special assignments and projects
Christine Jodoin
Acting Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives
Francois Cordeau
Vice-President, Office of Facilities Renewal Management
Michel Dumoulin
Special advisor to the president
Doug Johnstone
President's Science Advisor and Secretary to the President's Research Excellence Advisory Committee
Divisions
Discover the teams behind the NRC's various divisions.
Digital Technologies
- Joel Martin, Chief Digital Research Officer and Chief Science Officer
- Sevgui Erman, Executive Director
Emerging Technologies
- Advanced Electronics and Photonics
- Julie Lefebvre, Acting Director General
- Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre
- Velko Tzolov, Director General
- Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Luc Simard, Director General
- Metrology
- Georgette Macdonald, Director General
- Nanotechnology
- Julie Lefebvre, Acting Director General
- Security and Disruptive Technologies
- Julie Lefebvre, Director General
Engineering
- Construction
- Trevor Nightingale, Director General
- Energy, Mining and Environment
- Pascale Champagne, Director General
- Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
- David Murrin, Director General
Life Sciences
- Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
- Denise LeBlanc, Director General
- Human Health Therapeutics
- Sue Twine, Director General
- Medical Devices
- Robert Diraddo, Director General (acting)
- Clinical Trial Material Facility Project
- Denise LeBlanc, Director General
Transportation and Manufacturing
- Aerospace
- Mouhab Meshreki, Director General
- Automotive and Surface Transportation
- Éric Baril, Director General
Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Pacific Region
- Christopher Ryan, Director General
- Prairie Region
- Robert Faulder, Director General
- Ontario Region
- Michael Curry, Director General
- Quebec Region
- André Mouton, Director General (acting)
- Atlantic and Nunavut Region
- Grant Sullivan, Director General
- Division Services
- Jane Somerville, Director General
- Client Enablement
- Laural Porth-Jones, Director General
Secretary General
- Policy, Strategy and Performance
- Marcel Turcot, Director General (acting)
- Communications
- Christine Aquino, Director General
- Corporate Secretariat and Senior Ethics Officer
- Erin Skrapek, Executive Director
Business and Professional Services
- Design and Fabrication Services
- Mario Alvarez, Director General (acting)
- Knowledge Information and Technology
- Philippe Johnston, Chief Information Officer
- National Programs and Business Services / International Innovation Office
- Melanie Cullins, Director General
Corporate Services and Finance
- Real Property Planning and Management
- Peter Johnston, Director General (acting)
- Finance and Procurement Services
- Johanne Diotte, Director General
- Security
- Tim Grubb, Executive Director
- Health, Safety and Environment
- Ronalda Rino, Executive Director
- Client Service Centre
- André Boileau, Executive Director
Biologics Manufacturing Centre (BMC) Project
- Christine Jodoin, Director General, BMC Project
NRC Council
The NRC Council reviews the strategic directions, oversees the performance of the organization and provides a challenge function with respect to the work of the President and senior management. Members bring an independent perspective based upon knowledge and expertise in fields of importance to the NRC's mandate.
The President is the chief executive officer of the National Research Council (the body corporate) while the Chair is responsible for providing effective leadership to the NRC Council and for all matters pertaining to organization and functioning of the NRC Council meetings.
The President is appointed for a term of up to five years, while all other members are appointed for terms of up to three years.
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Chair
Douglas Muzyka -
President
Iain Stewart