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Catalogue No. :
BT31-4/53-2005
ISBN:
0-660-62913-5
Alternate Format(s)
Printable Version

DPR 2004-2005
National Research Council Canada

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The Honourable David L. Emerson
Minister of Industry

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Section I: Overview Section II: Performance by Strategic Outcome Section III: Supplementary Information Appendix A: Awards and Achievements
Appendix B: NRC's Institutes, Programs, Branches and Centres

Acronyms and Abbreviations

3D Three dimensional

AAFC

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

ACOA

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

AMTC

Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre

AI

Atlantic Initiatives

AIP

Atlantic Investment Partnership

AIRS

Alliance Icing Research Study

ATC

Aluminium Technology Centre

CADC

Canadian Astronomy Data Centre

CARC

Canadian Agriculture Research Council

CBS

Canadian Biotechnology Strategy

CCHT

Canadian Centre for Housing Technology

CCMC

Canadian Construction Materials Centre

CCTI

Climate Change Technology and Innovation

CERION

Canadian European Research Initiative on Nanoelectronics

CERN

Centre for Nuclear and Particle Physics

CFI

Canadian Foundation for Innovation

CII

Confederation of Indian Industry

CIPM

Comité international des poids et mesures

CLS

Canadian Light Source

CNT

Carbon Nanotube

COTS

Commercial off-the-shelf

CPFC

Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre

CRIAQ

Consortium pour la recherche et l'innovation en aérospatiale au Québec

CRTI

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Research Technology Initiative

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

DRAO

Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

DPR

Departmental Performance Report

EJOS

ENCompass for Journals onSite

EST

Expressed Sequence Tag

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GHI

Genomics and Health Initiative

GMOS

Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph

GTERC

Gas Turbine Environmental Research Centre

HRB

Human Resources Branch

HRMSC

Human Resources Management Steering Committee

ICT

Information and Communications Technologies

INA

Innovation Network Advisor

IP

Intellectual Property

IPF

Industry Partnership Facility

IPSO

Intellectual Property Services Office

ISAC

Isotope Separator and Accelerator

ISI

Institute for Scientific Information

LHC

Large Hadron Collider

LRP

Long Range Plan

LTRC

Language Technologies Research Centre

MRA

Mutual Recognition Arrangement

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MRRS

Management, Resources and Results Structure

NIC

NRC Information Centre

NINT

National Institute for Nanotechnology

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

NRC

National Research Council Canada

NRC-ASPM

Administrative Services and Property Management

NRC-BRI

Biotechnology Research Institute

NRC-CHC

Canadian Hydraulics Centre

NRC-CISTI

Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information

NRC-CSTT

Centre for Surface Transportation Technology

NRC-HIA

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics

NRC-IAR

Institute for Aerospace Research

NRC-IBD

Institute for Biodiagnostics

NRC-IBS

Institute for Biological Sciences

NRC-ICPET

Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology

NRC-IFCI

Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation

NRC-IIT

Institute for Information Technology

NRC-IMB

Institute for Marine Biosciences

NRC-IMI

Industrial Materials Institute

NRC-IMS

Institute for Microstructural Sciences

NRC-IMSB

Information Management Services Branch

NRC-IMTI

Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute

NRC-INH

Institute for Nutrisciences and Health

NRC-INMS

Institute for National Measurement Standards

NRC-IOT

Institute for Ocean Technology

NRC-IRAP

Industrial Research Assistance Program

NRC-IRC

Institute for Research in Construction

NRC-PBI

Plant Biotechnology Institute

NRC-SIMS

Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences

NSERC

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

OAG

Office of the Auditor General Canada

OAP

Oceans Action Plan

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

ORIC

Okanagan Research and Innovation Centre

OSPRey

Online Submission and Peer Review

PAA

Program Activity Architecture

PDF

Post-doctoral Fellow

PERD

Panel for Energy Research and Development

PSMA

Public Service Modernization Act

PSP

Paralytic shellfish poisoning

R&D

Research and Development

RA

Research Associate

RPP

Report on Plans and Priorities

RTMW

Rapid Triage Management Workbench

S&T

Science and Technology

SARS

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

SIM

Inter-American Metrology System

SME

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise

SOFC

Solid oxide fuel cell

STM

Scientific, Technical and Medical

SWNT

Single Wall Nanotubes

TBS

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

TPC

Technology Partnerships Canada

TRIUMF

Tri-University Meson Facility

U.K.

United Kingdom

UPEI

University of Prince Edward Island

U.S.

United States

VFCVP

Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program

WES

Women in Engineering and Science

YES

Youth Employment Strategy


 
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