Science and Technology Strategy

Creating a Sustainable Canadian Resource Advantage through Science and Technology

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Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Executive Summary
  • Fuel of the future
• Our mission of S&T excellence1
• 1. Leadership in a world transformed through S&T
  • S&T leadership and economic competitiveness
  • S&T leadership and environmental responsibility
  • S&T leadership and safety, security and stewardship
  • S&T governance
  • Greening the mining process
• 2. Our S&T objectives
  • A recognized source of world-class natural resource S&T
  • A champion for applying S&T for sustainable natural resource advantage
  • A leader in integrating S&T with policy and program decision making
  • A partner in understanding and addressing national and international natural resource issues through S&T
  • A trusted and effective communicator of NRCan’s S&T priorities, directions and performance
  • A sunny solution to heating homes
• 3. Priority areas and key directions
  • S&T knowledge base
  • S&T partnerships and collaboration
  • World-class S&T capacity
  • S&T governance and accountability
  • Explosives
  • Public and stakeholder engagement
• 4. Expected outcomes for Canadians
  • Fighting fire – with S&T
  • When you feel the earth move…
• 5. The way forward