As the world changes, information becomes increasingly valuable. Economies, once based on raw natural resources and a large labor pool, are today driven by knowledge and technology. The creative application of ideas and understanding, are the most valuable commodities with which we address the future. Perhaps you seek a collaborator capable of offering specialized knowledge in an area outside your own. Let us help you access the technology.
Technologies transform our ideas into realities.
These are the realities which transform our daily lives. With 16 research institutes, four technology centres, an innovation centre, Industry support programs and one of North America's largest sources of science and technology information, NRC is a diverse and mutlifaceted organization. NRC has developed research strength in technologies that are the key to economic growth in the 21st Century - advanced manufacturing technologies, biotechnology and information and telecommunications technology. Find out more by exploring NRC's Research and Technology Development Program . NRC conducts collaborative research in facilities and offices across Canada.