Networks of Centres of Excellence
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The Networks of Centres of Excellence
The Networks of Centres of Excellence is a joint program of the Natural sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Social sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Industry Canada. Launched in 1989 to manage the original Network of Centres of Excellence, today the NCE Secretariat runs four national initiatives:
- Networks of Centres of Excellence;
- Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research;
- Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence; and
- Industrial Research and Development Internship Program (IRDI).
We bring together partners from the academic, industrial, public and non-profit sectors to conduct leading-edge research and knowledge transfer activities in areas of strategic growth and opportunity for Canada.
Did You Know?
In Budget 2007, the Government of Canada not only renewed the NCE's annual funding, it:
- Dedicated $11 million in 2008–09 to accelerate the creation of up to five new Business-Led NCEs; and
- Committed $4.5 million over two years to establish a new Industrial Research and Development (R&D) Internship program.
- The NCE program's annual budget of $83.4 million is leveraged by funds received from outside sources, including from private-sector companies. The NCE-International Partnership Initiative (NCE-IPI) has a budget of $7 million over two years to provide the NCEs with additional support to develop and enhance linkages with equivalent organizations in the rest of the world.
