NRC Institutes, Programs, Initiatives and Technology Centres

The National Research Council (NRC) is composed of over 20 institutes and national programs, spanning a wide variety of disciplines and offering a broad array of services.

NRC Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI)
Web site Profile Directions to Montreal research facilities

NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) and NRC Information Centres across Canada

NRC Canadian Hydraulics Centre (NRC-CHC)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) research facilities

NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (NRC-SIMS, Chalk River)
Web site Profile Directions to Chalk River research facilities

NRC Centre for Surface Transportation Technology (NRC-CSTT)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Uplands Campus) and Vancouver research facilities

NRC Genomics and Health Initiative (NRC-GHI)
Web site

NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA)
Web site Profile Directions to Penticton and Victoria research facilities

NRC Imaging Network (Ottawa--based)
Web site

NRC Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI)
Web site Profile Directions to Boucherville, to London research facilities and Saguenay (Chicoutimi) research facilities

NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) and NRC-IRAP across Canada

NRC Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC-IAR)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Ottawa (Uplands Campus) and Montreal research facilities

NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics (NRC-IBD)
Web site Profile Directions to Winnipeg, Calgary and Halifax research facilities

NRC Institute for Biological Sciences (NRC-IBS)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) and to Ottawa (Sussex Drive) research facilities

NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology (NRC-ICPET)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) research facilities

NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI)
Web site Profile Directions to Vancouver research facilities

NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus), Fredericton, Gatineau, Moncton and Saint John research facilities

NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB)
Web site Profile Directions to Halifax research facilities

NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) research facilities

NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards (NRC-INMS)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) research facilities

NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH)
Web site Profile Directions to Charlottetown research facilities

NRC Institute for Ocean Technology (NRC-IOT)
Web site Profile Directions to St.John's research facilities

NRC Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) research facilities, to London research facilities and Regina's Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research

NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (NRC-NINT)
Web site Profile Directions to Edmonton research facilities

NRC Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NRC-NMR)
Web site Directions to Ottawa (Montreal Road Campus) research facilities

NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC-PBI)
Web site Profile Directions to Saskatoon research facilities

NRC Research Press
Web site

NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS)
Web site Profile Directions to Ottawa (Sussex Drive) and Chalk River research facilities