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title: "National Research Council Canada"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/national-research-council-canada"
description: "The National Research Council Canada is the largest federal performer of research and technology development in Canada. Official website: nrc.canada.ca."
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."
---
# National Research Council Canada

Government of Canada · Corporations

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

## About

The National Research Council Canada is the largest federal performer of research and technology development in Canada. It advances scientific knowledge, supports business innovation and supports federal priorities through research and innovation.

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: Corporations
- Class: Departmental Corporations
- Portfolio: [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/innovation-science-and-economic-development-canada)
- Wikidata: [Q1437507](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1437507)

## Official websites

- [nrc.canada.ca/en](https://nrc.canada.ca/en)
- [nrc.canada.ca/fr](https://nrc.canada.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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- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "National Research Council Canada", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/national-research-council-canada