Alberta Research Council


Alberta Research Council was an Alberta government funded applied research and development corporation. In January 2010, it was replaced, in part, by Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures. In November 2016 Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures was consolidated to form .

Overview

History

The Alberta Research Council was established in 1921, as the Alberta Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, by a provincial government Order-in-Council, with Henry Marshall Tory as the first chairman.
In January 2010, the ARC merged with other research and development organizations to become Alberta Innovates—Technology Futures. On November 1, 2016, AITF consolidated with Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions, Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions, and Alberta Innovates - Energy and Environment Solutions to become Alberta Innovates.
Alberta Innovates' head office is located at Bell Tower in Edmonton, Alberta.