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Defence Research and Development Canada

Canadian government agency
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Defence Research and Development Canada

Summary

Defence Research and Development Canada is a government agency[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Defence Research and Development Canada's field of work was military research[3].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada's instance of is recorded as research institute[6].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa[7].
  • 1947 marks the founding of Defence Research and Development Canada[8].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department of National Defence[9].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada's parent organization or unit is recorded as Government of Canada[10].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada's official website is recorded as http://www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/en/index.page[11].
  • Defence Research and Development Canada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Defence Research and Development Canada[12].

Body

Founding

1947 marks the founding of Defence Research and Development Canada[8].

Operations

Defence Research and Development Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa[7]. Parent organizations include Department of National Defence[9], a Canadian federal department[13], in Canada[14], founded in 1921[15], headquartered in Ottawa[16] and Government of Canada[10], a federal government[17], in Canada[18], founded in 1867[19], headquartered in Ottawa[20].

Industry

Defence Research and Development Canada's field of work was military research[3].

Why It Matters

Defence Research and Development Canada has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Canada CanX-7 research institute Stéphane Dumas

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Amqui · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ror id → —
    Position held by head of the organization → Q140774772
    Instance of → government agency, research institute
    Openalex id → I1297460800
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