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The mission of the NCE program is to improve the economy of
Canada and the quality of life of Canadians. It achieves its goals by
funding networks that are national in scope and meet the program’s criteria
of excellence in research, training, knowledge advancement, technology
exchange and exploitation, networking, partnerships and management.
Through its strong emphasis on partnership and collaboration, the NCE program helps move cutting-edge
technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace and gives our entrepreneurs and
businesses the resources they need to build the economy of the 21st century.
In doing so, the NCEs provide major social and economic returns on investment, for
example in benefits to health care, to early childhood development, to literacy and to
environmental protection. Indeed, without the involvement of the NCEs, such benefits might
never be made available to Canadians. As a result, the NCEs have become a significant force
in Canadian science, business and society.
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