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title: "Defence Research and Development Canada"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/defence-research-and-development-canada"
description: "Defence Research and Development Canada, Government of Canada. Official website: drdc-rddc.gc.ca. Portfolio: National Defence. Description from GC InfoBase."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Defence Research and Development Canada

Government of Canada · Agencies

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Defence Research and Development Canada provides science and technology for defence and security operations at home and abroad and for the future readiness of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Agencies
- Class: Special Operating Agencies
- Portfolio: [National Defence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/national-defence)
- Wikidata: [Q1182587](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1182587)

## Official websites

- [drdc-rddc.gc.ca/en](https://www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/en/)
- [drdc-rddc.gc.ca/fr](https://www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/fr/)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## More

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## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Defence Research and Development Canada", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/defence-research-and-development-canada