Science and technology in Canada
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Science and technology in Canada consists of three distinct but closely related phenomena:
  • the diffusion of technology in Canada,
  • scientific research in Canada
  • innovation, invention and industrial research in Canada

Innovation, invention, and industrial research in Canada

Technological and industrial history of Canada

See also

  • Canadian government scientific research organizations
    Canadian government scientific research organizations
    Expenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006...

  • Canadian university scientific research organizations
    Canadian university scientific research organizations
    Expenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006....

  • Canadian industrial research and development organizations
    Canadian industrial research and development organizations
    Expenditures by Canadian corporations on research and development accounted for about 50% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2007....

  • Canadian scientists
  • Canadian inventions
    Canadian inventions
    As "necessity is the mother of invention", the range of Canadian inventions is a reflection of the particular circumstance of the nation: it is a large country with a need for innovation to help bridge the distance gap...

  • Canadian space program
  • Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
    CISTI
    The Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information began in 1924 as the library of the National Research Council of Canada , the leading agency for research and development in Canada. This library took on the role of national science library unofficially in 1957 and became the official...

  • List of aircraft of the Canadian Air Force
  • List of Canadian Navy ships
  • CP Ships
    CP Ships
    CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...

  • Timeline of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    Timeline of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    -1901-1939:*1901**First transatlantic wireless signal from Cornwall to Newfoundland.*1902**First wireless telegraphy station at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.*1905**Canada's first Wireless Telegraph Act.*1913**Radio Telegraph Act includes voice transmission.*1919...

  • Digital television in Canada
    Digital television in Canada
    Digital television in Canada is transmitted using the ATSC standards developed for and in use in the United States. Because Canada and the U.S...

  • Nuclear power in Canada
    Nuclear power in Canada
    Nuclear power in Canada produces about 15% of Canada's electricity as of 2009.-History:The nuclear industry in Canada dates back to 1942 when a joint British-Canadian laboratory, the Montreal Laboratory, was set up in Montreal, Quebec, under the administration of the National Research Council of...

  • Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
    Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
    The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame aims to recognize the accomplishments of leaders in the mining industry.It was conceived by Maurice R. Brown as a way to recognize and honor the legendary mine finders and builders of this Canadian industry. The Hall was established in 1988...

  • List of bridges in Canada
  • Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)
    Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)
    The U15 is a group of 15 leading research-intensive universities in Canada. The U15 was formed in 1991 as an informal biannual meeting of university executive heads, although the group has yet to incorporate. The U15's primary activity is in joint research programs. The chairmanship of the U15...

  • Canada Research Chair
  • Energy policy of Canada
    Energy policy of Canada
    Canada is the 5th largest producer of energy in the world, producing about 6% of global energy supplies. It is the world's largest producer of natural uranium, producing one-third of global supply, and is also the world's leading producer of hydro-electricity, accounting for 13% of global...

  • Economic history of Canada
    Economic history of Canada
    Canadian historians until the 1980s tended to focus on economic history, including labour history. In part this is because Canada has had far fewer political or military conflicts than other societies. This was especially true in the first half of the twentieth century when economic history was...


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