Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED; ; ) is a department of the Government of Canada. ISED is responsible for a number of the federal government's functions in regulating industry and commerce, promoting science and innovation, and supporting economic development. The department was known as Industry Canada (IC) prior to 2015.
The department is led by the minister of innovation, science and industry (currently François-Philippe Champagne), who also serves as the registrar general of Canada and is responsible for the department to Parliament. Several other ministerial portfolios are associated with the department. While the minister is head of the department, and provides policy/political direction, the day-to-day operations of the department are managed by the deputy minister, who is a public servant. The department headquarters are located at the C.D. Howe Building at 235 Queen Street in Ottawa, Ontario.
History
The Department of Trade and Commerce was created in statute on 23 June 1887 and proclaimed into force on 3 December 1892. In 1969, the department was replaced by the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce, which itself was replaced in 1990 by Industry, Science and Technology. This new department also absorbed the offices of Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion and Minister of State for Science and Technology, marking the inclusion of regional approaches and scientific emphasis in the development of Canadian industries. In 1993, the department expanded its portfolio further to include Consumer and Corporate Affairs. In March 1995, the department was renamed Industry Canada.
Upon the November 2015 installation of the 29th Canadian Ministry led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the position Minister of Industry was renamed Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development. Subsequently, applied title under the Federal Identity Program was changed from Industry Canada to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Officials and structure
The department at large is headed by the minister of innovation, science and industry, François-Philippe Champagne.
Four portfolios of ISED are designated to other ministers, however:
Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development (Mary Ng) Minister of Tourism (Randy Boissonnault) Minister of Rural Economic Development (Gudie Hutchings) Minister of Small Business (Rechie Valdez)
Portfolio
ISED oversees 17 departments and agencies and is associated with an additional 4 organizations. Each of these organizations are related to one or more of the four focus areas of ISED: innovation in science and technology, trade and investment, growing small and medium-sized enterprises, and economic growth of Canadian communities.
Measurement Canada and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office are special operating agencies of ISED. Communications Research Centre Canada is a research institute that provides technical advice and support to ISED's Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector,
In addition to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the ministerial portfolio includes:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Business Development Bank of Canada
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Canadian Space Agency Competition Tribunal Copyright Board of Canada Destination Canada (formerly the Canadian Tourism Commission) Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario National Research Council Canada (NRC) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Standards Council of Canada Statistics Canada Western Economic Diversification Canada
ISED is associated with the following organizations:
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Council of Canadian Academies
Genome Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Related legislation
The departmental legislation for ISED is the Department of Industry Act, which states that the minister's objective is to use their role in order to "strengthen the national economy and promote sustainable development." The Act also outlines a number of supporting objectives. The minister must also use their position to support domestic trade and support a healthy marketplace through investment and technology.
, ISED is responsible for various legislation, especially those related to economic development, including: