Defence Research and Development Canada

Defence Research and Development Canada
Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada
Agency overview
Formed	April 1947
Preceding Agency	National Research Council of Canada;
Type	military science and technology research
Jurisdiction	Government of Canada
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Employees	1,400
Agency executive	Jaspinder Komal, Chief Executive Officer and Assistant; Deputy Minister (Science and Technology);
Parent department	Department of National Defence
Key document	Amendment to National Defence Act, 1927;
Website	www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC; French: Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada, RDDC) is the science and technology organization of the Department of National Defence (DND), whose purpose is to provide the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), other government departments, and public safety and national security communities with knowledge and technology.

DRDC has approximately 1,400 employees across seven research centres ^[2] within Canada.^[3]

^ "Assistant Deputy Minister (Defence Research and Development Canada)". Defence Research and Development Canada. January 27, 2023.
^ "Defence Research and Development Canada research centres". 8 March 2022.
^ "About DRDC". Defence Research and Development Canada. 5 November 2020.

[1] "Assistant Deputy Minister (Defence Research and Development Canada)". Defence Research and Development Canada. January 27, 2023.

[2] "Defence Research and Development Canada research centres". 8 March 2022.

[3] "About DRDC". Defence Research and Development Canada. 5 November 2020.

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