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The NCE program is jointly administered by Canada's three granting agencies: The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). This is done in partnership with Industry Canada.

A Steering Committee comprising the presidents of the three granting agencies and the Deputy Minister of Industry Canada manages the program. It is assisted by the NCE Management Committee, made up of the granting agencies' program vice-presidents, the Director General of Industry Canada's Innovation Policy Branch, the NSERC Director of Policy and International Relations, and the NCE Program Director.

The NCE was made a permanent program of the Government of Canada in 1997. Its funding is channelled through the three granting agencies.