Table 6 Advisory councils on S&T

From: Reflections on science advisory systems in Canada

Province-territory

19872014

2015

Alberta

Premier’s Advisory Council on Health

No replacement—Alberta relies on an external advisory council, when needed

British Columbia

Premier’s Advisory Council on Science and Technology

Replaced by* Premier’s Technology Council (2001)

Manitoba

The Economic Innovation and Technology Council

The Council was terminated in 2014 with no replacement

New Brunswick

Minister’s Advisory Board on Science and Technology

No replacement

Newfoundland and Labrador

Science and Technology Advisory Council

No replacement

Northwest Territories

Science Institute of the Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Council of Applied Science and Technology (no replacement)

Replaced by the Aurora Research Institute (by virtue of the Aurora College Act created in 1988)

Ontario

Premier’s Council on Economic Renewal

No replacement

PEI

Advisory Council on Science and Technology

No replacement

Quebec

Conseil de la science et de la technologie

It was replaced by the creation of the position of Chief Scientist in 2011

Saskatchewan

Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Innovation then Economic Diversification Council

The Council was replaced by§ Innovation Saskatchewan, created in 2009

Yukon

Yukon Science Institute

The Institute was replaced by the Office of the Science Adviser of the Executive Council Office

  1. * http://www.gov.bc.ca/premier/technology_council/.
  2. http://nwtresearch.com/about-us/nwt-research-policies/nwt-science-agenda.
  3. http://www.frq.gouv.qc.ca/en/chief-scientist/biographical-notes.
  4. § http://www.innovationsask.ca.
  5. http://www.eco.gov.yk.ca/science/index.html.