Table of Contents
- Minister’s Message
- Management Representation Statement
- Raison d’être
- Organizational Information
- Voted and Statutory Items displayed in the Main Estimates
- Departmental Planned Spending Table and Full-Time Equivalents
- Summary Information
- Program Activities by Strategic Outcomes
- Plans and Priorities
Section II – Analysis of Program Activities
Section III – Supplementary Information
Section IV – Other Items of Interest
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AAFC | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| ACAMP | Alberta Centre for Advanced MicroNano Technology Products |
| ACC | Atlantic Commercialization Centre |
| ACURA | Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy |
| AFFORD | Alternative Fuels Facility for Research & Development |
| AIP | Atlantic Investment Partnership |
| ALMA | Atacama Large Millimetre Array |
| BDC | Business Development Bank of Canada |
| CBRN | Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear |
| cGMP | Current Good Manufacturing Practices |
| CFIA | Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
| CFHT | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| CNCB | Canadian Neutron Beam Centre |
| CRTI | CBRN Research and Technology Initiative |
| CSA | Canadian Space Agency |
| CTI | Competitive Technology Intelligence |
| DRDC | Defence Research and Development Canada |
| FCHP | Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Program |
| FCRC | Fuel Cell Research Centre |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GERD | Gross Expenditures in Research and Development |
| GHI | Genomics and Health Initiative |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HRM | Human Resources Management |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technologies |
| IMRIS | Innovative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IPF | Industry Partnership Facility |
| JCMT | James Clerk Maxwell Telescope |
| JWST | James Webb Space Telescope |
| LRP | Long Range Plan for Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| LTRC | Language Technologies Research Center |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MRS | Major Resource Support |
| MSE | Medium-Sized Enterprise |
| MUHC | McGill University Health Centre |
| NIC | NRC Information Centre (NRC-CISTI) |
| NINT | National Institute for Nanotechnology |
| NMI | National Metrology Institute |
| NRC | National Research Council Canada |
| NRC-AMTC | NRC Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre |
| NRC-ATC | NRC Aluminium Technology Centre |
| NRC-BRI | NRC Biotechnology Research Institute |
| NRC-CB | NRC Commercialization Branch |
| NRC-CHC | NRC Canadian Hydraulics Centre |
| NRC-CISTI | NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information |
| NRC-CPFC | NRC Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre |
| NRC-CSIR | NRC Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research |
| NRC-CSTT | NRC Centre for Surface Transportation Technology |
| NRC-GTL | NRC Gas Turbine Laboratory |
| NRC-HIA | NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics |
| NRC-IAR | NRC Institute for Aerospace Research |
| NRC-IBD | NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics |
| NRC-IBS | NRC Institute for Biological Sciences |
| NRC-ICPET | NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology |
| NRC-IFCI | NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation |
| NRC-IIT | NRC Institute for Information Technology |
| NRC-IMB | NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences |
| NRC-IMI | NRC Industrial Materials Institute |
| NRC-IMS | NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences |
| NRC-INMS | NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards |
| NRC-INH | NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health |
| NRC-IOT | NRC Institute for Ocean Technology |
| NRC-IRAP | NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program |
| NRC-IRC | NRC Institute for Research in Construction |
| NRC-PBI | NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute |
| NRC-SIMS | NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences |
| NRCan | Natural Resources Canada |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
| OAG | Office of the Auditor General of Canada |
| OAP | Oceans Action Plan |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OPO | Ocean Science and Technology Partnership |
| OTEC | Ocean Technology Enterprise Centre |
| PAA | Program Activity Architecture |
| PEMFC | Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells |
| PERD | Program for Energy Research and Development |
| PSST | Public Security Science and Technology |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RMSA | Research Management Self-Assessment |
| S&T | Science and Technology |
| SMEs SOFC |
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Solid Oxide Fuel Cells |
| STM | Scientific, Technical and Medical |
| TBS | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
| TIS | Technology and Industry Support |
| TRIUMF | Tri-University Meson Facility |
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