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Federal Labs - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre
http://res2.agr.gc.ca/lennoxville/pages/index_e.htm
P.O. Box 90
2000 Route 108 East
Lennoxville, Quebec
J1M 1Z3
Contact:
Ms. Marie Dupuis
Telephone: 819-565-9174, poste 115
E-mail: marie.dupuis@agr.gc.ca
Mandate:
The Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre (DSRD) work with a national approach to optimize sustainable production systems in dairy and swine production, while promoting animal welfare, protecting the environment and developing new products or processes meeting the food safety and quality expected by consumers.
Key Research Areas:
- On-Farm Food Safety: Management to minimize antibiotic, pesticide and growth promotant use, parasite populations and disease transmission in livestock production
- Socially-responsible livestock production while reducing the impact on the environment
- Development of new value-added products from livestock promoting human health
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems
- Reducing the exchanges of airborne contaminants between farming system and the atmosphere
- Livestock Genomic
Key Technology Development and Transfer Mechanisms:
- Many of our research projects are done in collaboration with the industry and other research institutes such as universities or other public laboratories. These research projects are governed by Collaborative Research Agreement signed by all parties.
- Different funding programs are available depending of the area of research. The Technology Transfer Lead for each specific area; Crops, Animal Science, Environment, Food and Non-food Product and Biotech, will provide you with the information and can be reach throughout the Transfer/Business Development Contact.
- Results of projects are evaluated to identify if any intellectual property should be protected and what would be the best mean to protect it; patent, trade secret, trade mark, confidentiality agreement, etc
- Technologies with a commercial value are licenced to the industry.
Food Research and Development Centre
http://www.agr.gc.ca/science/frdc
3600 Casavant boulevard West
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
J2S 8E3
Contact:
Mr. Steve Bittner
Conseiller principal, Valorisation et développement des affaires
Telephone: 450-773-1105 poste 280
E-mail: bittners@agr.gc.ca
Mandate:
The AAFC’s Food Research and Development Centre is Canada's largest research centre devoted to food processing and preservation technologies. The FRDC is one of 19 centres in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Research Branch. Its mission is : "To increase knowledge of food systems and foster innovation and growth of the Canadian food industry by offering an access to expertise, infrastructure and information and by the transfer of knowledge and echnologies"
Key Research Areas:
- Processed food quality and safety.
- Food ingredients, fermented foods, biotechnology processes.
- Quality and safety of meat and meat products, manufacturing processes, added-value ingredients from by-products.
- Milk, cheeses, dairy products and ingredients, probiotics, safety and hygiene, manufacturing processes, added-value ingredients from by-products.
- Plant ingredients, starch-containing products, processed fruits and vegetables, thermal processes, electro-technologies, packaging.
- Nutraceuticals and functional foods; Quality, traceability and transport of foodstuffs.
Key Technology Development and Transfer Mechanisms:
- R&D research collaborations.
- Industry Projets in pilot plants. Specialized analysis. Irradiation.
- Confidentiality and License agreements.
- International cooperation and collaboration.
- Portfolio of technologies : http://res2.agr.gc.ca/crda/tech/index_e.htm
Research Facilities:
- 2800 m2, multifunctional food processing related pilot plants + 1100 m2 Food Industry Pavilion for seminars, conferences and demonstrations
- Complete array of food processing equipment
- Customized support from experienced technologists
- Customized support from experienced technologists
- Specialized services: Packaging permeability to gases, sensory evaluation, electron microscopy, ionization
Incubator Spaces:
- 813 m2, a two-story Crossroads for food innovation technology Centre
Horticulture Research and Development Centre
430 Gouin Boulevard
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
J3B 3E6
Contact:
Dr. Roger Chagnon
Research Manager
Telephone: 450-346-4494 ext. 110
E-mail: chagnonr@agr.gc.ca
Mandate:
The Horticultural Research and Development Centre specializes in field vegetable crops. At a regional level, the Centre is also involved in specific research of a few other crops, such as apples and strawberries.
The Centre conducts research in production, protection and conservation of horticultural commodities for example through precision farming and integrated production, alternatives to synthetic pesticides, and modern postharvest technologies.
Research Facilities:
- The main building houses the offices, library, laboratories, growth cabinets, greenhouses, chilling rooms, a spray chamber and the postharvest quality laboratory. We also have three sub-stations where we carry out field experiments: Ste-Clotilde, L'Acadie and Frelighsburg.
Canadian Space Agency (John H. Chapman Space Center)
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/default.asp
6767 Route de l’Aeroport
St-Hubert, Quebec
G3Y 8X9
Contact:
M. Rémy Grenier
Chef – Laboratoires STRP
Telephone: 450-926-5080
E-mail: remy.grenier@asc-csa.gc.ca
Mandate:
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA)'s mandate is "To promote the peaceful use and development of space, to advance the knowledge of space through science and to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians".
It is committed to leading the development and application of space knowledge and technology and brings together the larger part of the existing space activities of the federal government and coordinates all elements of Canada's Space Program.
The CSA has about 635 employees, 230 students and some 170 service contractors located primarily at the John H. Chapman Space Centre, the Agency headquarters and host of the Space Technologies Research Program laboratories located in Longueuil (Saint-Hubert), Quebec.
Mandate of the Space Technologies Research Program (STRP) laboratories
The STRP laboratories support the R&D activities done internally and through collaboration with universities, industries and national and international research organizations. These facilities are normally accessible to external researchers who participate in collaborative projects approved within the STRP; however on a case by case basis this access could be extended to other researchers on a non-interference basis.
The STRP laboratories consist of nine small and one large (High Bay) facilities each adapted to a broad range of space-related research domains. The following provide a general description of these facilities and the associated Technical Fabrication Facility. It should be noted that the John H. Chapman Space Centre also provides a host of other complementary facilities and expertise such as the Larkin Kerwin Laboratory, reference sources to Military, Space and other international standards, information sources with respect to international space organizations and activities and regarding availability and commercialization of technologies within the CSA sponsored portfolio of Intellectual Property.
Key Research Areas:
- Spacecraft Engineering and Software Laboratories
Robotics facility: a series of robots ranging from a single degree-of-freedom (DOF) for hardware in the loop testing to a robot with two 7 DOF arms. These are complemented with an array of end-effectors, position encoders, torque sensors and numerous software simulation and design tools.
Spacecraft and planetary vehicle control and positioning facility: including an ACS Model Control Platform, Motion table for inertial navigation testing, a Starfield simulator and Sun Sensor Calibration Bench. A class 100 000 clean room is also available.
Mechanical, materials and structural facility: including a Modal Testing Facility, Mecatronic Test-bed, and an Instron Universal Mechanical Test Machine.
Space Environment Testing Facility: including Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Thermal Mechanical Analyzer, Vibration system, Shaker, and Space Environment (Atomic oxygen & UV radiation in vacuum) Simulation apparatus.
Software design and simulation lab: including high performance computing hardware and software such as the Satellite Tool Kit, Matrix X, CAE ROSE (object oriented design and simulation), Caliber RM among others. - Spacecraft Payloads Laboratories
MMIC Clean room: a clean room (class 10000) facility to perform electronic tests on mmic's using a thermally controlled probing station. The laboratory includes also microscopes for inspection, a wire bonder and a pull tester.
RF Facility: comprising of an Anechoic Chamber with a complete antenna measurement system including vector network analyzer, spectrum analyzer etc. A test bed for RF and DC characterization of High Power transistors is also set up within this facility.
Lasers and Spectroscopy facility: optical tables, electro-optical and optical testing equipment and related design, development and testing software tools. Small and micro-satellite design and testing facility: comprised of a hardware in-the-loop satellite prototype (Flatsat)
Vision Lab: capable of testing active and passive machine vision systems
Electronic assembly: including a milling/drilling plotter, and all the equipment required to assemble standard and surface mount circuits.
Battery Test-Bed Lab: composed of equipment to measure and test micro-satellite bus batteries (Lithium, Ni-Cad etc). This lab also includes a Tenney Temperature Chamber to measure component behavior in cycled temperature.
Electronic Lab: composed of various equipment to perform tests on electronic circuits for space application. - Technical Fabrication Facility
Supporting the STRP laboratories and various other activities within CSA is a 4,200 square foot facility configured to design, develop and fabricate complex devices as required by a broad range of engineering and scientific research teams. The facility includes various computer-based CAD/CAM software, and a complete suite of equipment for Milling, Turning, Drilling, Sheet Metal cutting, bending and forming, Welding, Surface finishing and for Inspection /Quality Control.
Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier
http://www.valcartier.drdc-rddc.gc.ca
RDDC Valcartier
2459 Pie-XI Blvd North
Val-Bélair, Quebec
G3J 1X5
Contact:
Mme Claire Gagnon
Telephone: 418-844-4000 x4496
E-mail: claire.gagnon@drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Mandate:
DRDC Valcartier, one of six centers operated by the Department of National Defence agency Defence R&D Canada, works to help meet the optronics, information, and combat needs of the Canadian Forces. The center already cooperates actively with industry, Canada’s international allies, the academic community, government departments, and the national security community.
Key Research Areas:
- Optronic Systems
- Atmospheric Characterization
- Stand-Off Atmospheric and Biochemical Detection
- Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
- Air and Surface Sensing
- Hyperspectral Image Analysis
- Signal and Data Processing
- Developer of Custom Optronic Devices - Combat Systems
- Personal Ballistic Protection
- Investigation of Advanced Protection Systems for LAVs
- Protection of Vehicle Occupants against Anti-vehicular Landmines
- Aerodynamics
- Propulsion
- Insensitive Munitions
- New Ingredients for Energetic Materials
- Service Life Management of Energetic Materials and Munitions - Information Systems
- Knowledge Management Systems
- Information Systems Warfare
- Environments and Systems
- Visualization and Geospatial Systems
- Distributed Synthetic Environment
- Metrics and Experimentation
- System Engineering & Architecture
- Computer Solutions and Experimentation
- Situation Analysis Support Systems (SASS)
- Command and Control Process Modelling
- Collaborative Decision and Planning
- Computer Systems and Simulations
Key Technology Development and Transfer Mechanisms:
- Licensing Activities
- R&D Collaborations
- R&D Contracts Research
Research Facilities:
- Trisonic Wind Tunnel
Open-jet Wind Tunnel
Aeroballistic Tunnel - Electro-optics Laboratories
State-of-the-art Information Systems
Wide open spaces for experimental trials - Aerosol Test Facility
Detonics Laboratory
Energetic Materials Lab
Experimental Complex for energetic materials - High-g calibration facility
High speed photography
Open Ranges - Radiographic Inspection Laboratory
Hypervelocity Impact Studies Laboratory
St-Lawrence Centre
105 McGill St., 7th floor
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2E7
Contact:
General Information
Telephone: 514-283-7000
E-mail: quebec.csl@ec.gc.ca
Mandate:
The mission of the St. Lawrence Centre is to enhance understanding of St. Lawrence River ecosystems based on sound science and an integrated-knowledge approach.
The mandate is to:
- Maintain a leadership role in research and development on river ecosystems.
- Emphasize environmental components and ensure consideration thereof by major stakeholders in managing the St. Lawrence River.
- Provide the regional branches of Environment Canada with scientific support as well as laboratory and technical services.
- Contribute to the achievement of results under the St. Lawrence Action Plan1.
Key Research Areas:
- Monitoring the State of the St. Lawrence
- Impacts of Water Level and Flow Fluctuations in the St. Lawrence River
- Urban Effluents
- National Program
Long-Range Transport of Airborne Pollutants (LRTAP)
Maurice-Lamontagne Institute
http://www.qc.dfo.ca/iml/en/intro.htm
850 route de la Mer
P.O. Box 1000
Mont Joli, Quebec
G5H 3Z4
Contact:
Mr. Antoine Sioufi
Senior Advisor IP Management
Telephone: 613-990-9819
E-mail: sioufia@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Mandate:
The Maurice Lamontagne Institute (MLI) is one of eleven Fisheries and Oceans Canada research centres. This ambitious scientific complex accommodates regional headquarters for Sciences, and Oceans and Environment. The teams of researchers provide the federal government with a scientific basis that is essential for management, conservation and the sustainable operation of aquatic resources, management of marine and freshwater fish habitats, and off-shore safety in the waters off Quebec.
Key Research Areas:
- Fish and marine mammals; Invertebrates and experimental biology
- Marine Ecosystem Health; Hydrography
- Aquaculture; Ocean Sciences; Aquatic Ecotoxicology
- Fish habitat management; Habitat Sciences
- Chemical contaminants in the aquatic environment
- Scientists in the Quebec region are gathering information about the varied and abundant animal and plant species that are found in the Estuary and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and in the coastal waters of Northern Quebec. The Saint Lawrence is also known for the diversity of its underwater relief, the complexity of its currents, the effect of the tides, and the thick ice layer that covers it in winter. To advance our understanding of the dynamics of this vast ecosystem, research is being done in various fields in the following sections: Living resources, Ocean sciences, Hydrography, Fish habitat management, Ocean and coastal waters conservation, and Environmental sciences.
Research Facilities:
- The Maurice Lamontagne Institute is on a 32-hectare site at Pointe aux Cenelles, near Sainte-Flavie, on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence Estuary. The research complex consists of three connected buildings spanning some 25,000 square metres, which include approximately 150 offices and 70 laboratories.
- MLI's scientific wing houses biological, chemical and physical research laboratories and offices, as well as offices and workrooms for staff involved in hydrography, cartography and remote sensing activities. The building also includes a tank room, measuring 1,200 square metres: one third of its area is 7 metres high to accommodate large tanks and equipment for special experimental studies. The tanks hold fish, invertebrates and algae for studies on reproduction, physiology, behaviour and ecosystems. Seven controlled atmosphere units make it possible to conduct reduced scale experiments.
- The technological support wing consists of storage areas and seven specialized workshops for maintaining and repairing ships and launches, as well as for manufacturing and maintaining specialized equipment.
- The experimental tanks and some of the laboratories are fed freshwater or sea water by gravity from underground reservoirs. Salt water comes directly from the Estuary. This system, one of the largest of its kind in Canada, permits large-scale experimental studies under laboratory conditions.
Biotechnology Research Institute
http://www.irb-bri.cnrc-nrc.gc.ca/
6100 Royalmount Avenue
Montreal, Quebec
H4P 2R2
Contact:
M. Daniel Desmarteaux
Agent de développement des Affaires
Telephone: 514-496-5300
E-mail: Daniel.desmarteaux@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
Mandate:
The Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) is a key player in Canadian and international biotechnology communities. BRI is renowned for collaborative research projects in molecular biology and biochemical engineering. The Institute’s interactive researchers concentrate on the design of drugs to treat diseases, bioprocessing, and the development of environmentally friendly products and processes.
Key Research Areas:
- Health - The Health Sector participates in all aspects of drug discovery, from identification of molecular disease targets to the design of lead drug compounds, for the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer.
- Bioprocess - The Bioprocess Platform scales up and optimizes bioprocesses (microbial fermentation, cell culture, and recombinant protein and viral vector production) as well as the production of biopharmaceuticals for preclinical trials.
- Environment - The Environment Sector focuses on the development of bioprocesses for the prevention, treatment and monitoring of pollution, as well as the development of new biotechnology applications related to achieving sustainable industrial development.
Industrial Materials Institute
http://www.imi.cnrc-nrc.gc.ca/english/Default.htm
75 de Mortagne Boulevard
Boucherville, Quebec
J4B 6Y4
Contact:
Mr. Ngoc Huynh
Business Development Officer
Telephone: 450-641-5135
E-mail: ngoc.huynh@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
Mandate:
Since its creation in 1978, IMI has built a solid reputation as an R & D leader in the field of materials manufacturing, serving Canadian industry. Our goal: to increase scientific and technical capabilities, as well as the innovation potential of companies, by streamlining the development and adoption of new emerging technologies.
Key Research Areas:
- Metals
- Polymers
- Ceramics
Incubator Spaces:
- In order to support innovation and the expansion of companies in the Montérégie and Greater Montreal regions, IMI and Valotech have formed a partnership, with the support of Canada Economic Development (CED), to create
the Crossroads for Industrial Materials Innovation (CIMI) at the Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in Boucherville, Quebec.
The CIMI is a new approach for the NRC and Valotech to support technological development and productivity improvement. The CIMI office space and facilities will be dedicated to innovation. The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate the creation of new companies and encourage existing firms, SMEs in particular, to expand through the development, transfer and adoption of advanced technologies applied to materials and manufacturing.
Institute for Aerospace Research
http://iar-ira.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
5145 Decelles Avenue
Campus Université de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec
H4T 1W5
Contact:
Mr. Jeff Mackwood
Manager, Marketing
Telephone: 613-990-0765
E-mail: jeff.mackwood@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Mandate:
As Canada's national aerospace laboratory, NRC's Institute for Aerospace Research (IAR) undertakes and promotes research and development in support of the Canadian aerospace community, in matters affecting the design, manufacture, performance, use and safety of aerospace vehicles. NRC serves the industrial needs of airframe manufacturers, avionics manufacturers, and aircraft operators. Aerospace manufacturing requires fundamental design assurances for its structural parts that encompass fail-safe and damage-tolerance concepts. IAR research and testing helps clients to meet these standards and satisfy airworthiness and certification requirements.
Key Research Areas:
- IAR maintains expertise in and operates national facilities for:
- aerodynamics testing
- structures and materials research
- aeroacoustic research
- flight testing
- airborne simulation
- airborne sensing
- aeropropulsion research
- icing research
- materials processing
- advanced manufacturing
- non-destructive testing
- diagnostic testing - Research is conducted in four laboratories:
- The Aerodynamics Laboratory
- The Structures, Materials & Propulsion Laboratory
- The Flight Research Laboratory
- The Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre.
Key Technology Development and Transfer Mechanisms:
- The Office of Collaborative Technology Development, a joint initiative with NRC's Industrial Research Assistance Program and the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, facilitates the initiation of multi-client collaborative research programs.
- Opportunities exist for partners and clients of IAR to place their staff with us as Guest Workers, and for Graduates and Post-Doctoral Fellows to work in our facilities.
Research Facilities:
- IAR facilities include eight wind tunnels, air compressor / exhauster facilities, engine test cells, a full-scale structural fatigue rig, aeroacoustics chambers, a Flight Data Recorder Playback Centre, and a fleet of eight research aircraft.
Institute for Information Technology (Fredericton, Gatineau, Moncton, Ottawa)
http://www.iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
Corporate Address:
46 Dineen Drive
Fredericton NB
Canada E3B 9W4
Moncton Address:
100 des Aboiteaux
Moncton, NB
Canada E1A 7R1
Ottawa Address:
1200 Montreal Road
Building M-50
Ottawa, ON
Canada K1A 0R6
Gatineau Address:
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Alexandre Taché Pavilion
Gatineau, QC
Canada J8X 3X7
, Quebec
Contact:
Mr. Michel Mellinger
Business Development Officer
Telephone: 819-934-2602
E-mail: michel.mellinger@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Mandate:
Recognized globally for research and innovation, Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) is a leader in the development of an innovative, knowledge-based economy for Canada through science and technology.
The NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT), with labs in three Canadian provinces, undertakes research in three strategic directions of information and communications technology:
- Knowledge from Data: making sense of Information
- People-Oriented Systems: so you can use Technology effectively
- e-Business: anywhere, anytime
NRC-IIT conducts scientific research, develops technology, creates knowledge and supports innovation with the aim of having a beneficial and profound impact on Canadian society. NRC-IIT blends the long-term vision inherent in leading-edge science with a capacity to adapt to emerging S&T issues and priorities.
Key Research Areas:
- 3D Imaging, Modeling and Visualization
- Data and Text Mining
- Natural Language Processing
- Information Security, Privacy and Trust
- Human Computer Interaction
- Intelligent Internet Applications and Software Engineering
Key Technology Development and Transfer Mechanisms:
- Opportunities for collaborative research between the NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) and industry partners exist wherever there are common technical objectives or where the unique expertise of the Institute provides a good match to industrial requirements.
CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/canmet-mtb/mmsl-lmsm/
P.O. Box 1300
1 Peter Ferderber Road
Val-d'Or, Quebec
J9P 4P8
Contact:
Mandate:
CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories (MMSL) which is within the CANMET Mineral Technology Branch of Natural Resources Canada, provides quality research and sound scientific advice to the mining and minerals industries, and to provincial/territorial and federal government departments involved in promoting or regulating these industries. CANMET-MMSL conducts R&D on a wide range of processes and technologies involved in extracting ore from the ground and transforming it into a concentrate, mineral product or metal. CANMET-MMSL has a long-standing international reputation for technical excellence in mining and mineral processing, and is a recognized leader in developing technological solutions to reduce environmental liabilities and to improve mine workers' health and safety.
Key Research Areas:
- The Mining Group which consists of the following programs:
Ground Control
Mine Mechanization/Automation and
Air Quality/Ventilation - The Environment Group which consits of the following programs:
Mining Effluents
Mine Waste Management
Metals and the Environment - Metallurgical Processing and
Applied Mineralogy - Canadian Certified Reference Materials
Research Facilities:
- OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Environmental research in treatment technologies for solid and liquid mine waste and mill effluents, mine decommissioning and rehabilitation.
Working with the mining industry to increase productivity and extend mine lives, as well as to improve the safety of miners.
Preparation and certification of reference materials principally for analytical laboratories in the mineral, metallurgical, earth science, and environmental industries.
R&D in metallurgical processing, minerals and metals recycling, and applied mineralogy - SUDBURY, ONTARIO
Reducing harmful diesel emissions and optimizing mine ventilation systems are key to improving underground working conditions, while at the same time increasing productivity and reducing the cost of mine ventilation. - VAL D’OR, QUEBEC
CANMET-MMSL Experimental Mine, is an underground facility for in-situ testing and research in a true mining environment. The Experimental Mine is available for individual companies to test equipment or for training purposes on a contract basis. CANMET-MMSL scientists at the Experimental Mine also offer a range of services to the local mining industry.
Geological Survey of Canada - Quebec
http://www.cgcq.rncan.gc.ca/default.cfm?flag=094741&CFID=120170&CFTOKEN=52349822
880 Ste-Foy Road
P.O. Box 7500
Sainte-Foy, Quebec
G1V 4C7
Contact:
M. Yves Michaud
Directeur intérimaire
Telephone: 418-654-2673
E-mail: ymichaud@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
Mandate:
The Geological Survey of Canada Quebec (GSC-Quebec) provides Canadians with a comprehensive geoscience knowledge base through the acquisition, interpretation and dissemination of geoscience information about Canada’s landmass and offshore territory.
Key Research Areas:
- Bedrock and mineral deposits
- Quaternary and environment
- Metallurgy and hydrocarbons
- Environmental geoscience
Laurentian Forestry Centre – Canadian Forest Service
http://www.cfl.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
1055 rue du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 3800
Sainte-Foy, Quebec
G1V 4C7
Contact:
Mr. Clermont Belzile
Advisor, Planning and Development
Telephone: 418-648-7927
E-mail: clermont.belzile@rncan.gc.ca
Mandate:
Support the Canadian forest sector through the acquisition of scientific knowledge and leading-edge expertise related to forests;
Develop innovative practices for sustainable forest management;
Develop techniques and systems for collecting and integrating information;
Provide scientific, technical and general advice on regional, national and international initiatives.
Key Research Areas:
- Climate change / Forest productivity
- Natural dynamics and disturbances / Biodiversity
- Insects and diseases / Tree genetics and biotechnology
- Forest practices / Sustainable development indicators
- Invasive exotic species
Key Technology Development and Transfer Mechanisms:
- Research and development agreements
- Provision of service and access agreements
- Scientific symposia and conferences
- Commercialization licences
Research Facilities:
- René-Martineau Insectarium / René-Pomerleau Herbarium
- Insect population dynamics laboratory / Forest ecosystems natural dynamics laboratory / Forest productivity laboratory
- Remote sensing and spatial reference systems laboratory / Molecular diagnostics laboratory / Functional genomics and transgenics laboratory
- Microscopy laboratory / Forest pathology laboratory / Forest physiology laboratory
- Analytical chemistry laboratory / Dendrochronology laboratory
Transportation Development Centre
http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdc/menu.htm
800 René Lévesque Boulevard West
Suite 600
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 1X9
Contact:
Mandate:
The Transportation Development Centre (TDC) is Transport Canada's research organization. It manages an R&D program that covers all transportation modes – air, marine, road, and rail – as well as transportation of dangerous goods, accessibility, human factors, and intelligent transportation systems.
Key Research Areas:
- Transportation modes air, marine, road, and rail
- Transportation of dangerous goods
- Accessibility
- Human factors
- Intelligent transportation systems
