National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...

 is a post that existed from 2004 to 2008. Dr. Arthur Carty

Arthur Carty

Arthur J. Carty, OC, FRSC , is a Canadian academic and former National Science Advisor to the Government of Canada.Dr...

 officially started in the role of on April 1, 2004. The advisor headed the Office of the National Science Advisor (ONSA), within Industry Canada

Industry Canada

Industry Canada is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada....

. Dr. Carty was previously the President of the National Research Council

National Research Council of Canada

The National Research Council is an agency of the Government of Canada which conducts scientific research and development.- History :...

. When Dr. Carty retired on March 31, 2008, the position was eliminated.http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/01/25/tech-sciadvisor-reaction.html?ref=rss

See also

• The Science, Technology and Innovation Council (Canada)
  Science, Technology and Innovation Council (Canada)
  - Creation :The Canadian federal government’s 2007 science and technology strategy, Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada’s Advantage, announced that a new independent body would be created to provide the government, through the Minister of Industry, with science, technology and innovation...
  
   is a government advisory body, also within Industry Canada
• There is an independent science advisory body, the Council of Canadian Academies
  Council of Canadian Academies
  The Council of Canadian Academies was created to perform independent, expert assessments of the science that is relevant to important public issues...
  
  

External links

• National Science Advisor
• Changes in the Senior Ranks of the Public Service and other Appointments - December 12, 2003
• Council of Science and Technology Advisors - Members
• Office of Science & Technology at the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC. - Arthur Carty: Science Advisor to the Canadian Prime Minister