Thank you for that question. Several of the NRC's programs target the manufacturing sector. You mentioned the aerospace industry. This is a major manufacturing sector in Canada. Without question, the NRC is Canada's primary research institute and it assists Canada's aerospace industry in various ways. It is also Canada's largest research institute.
We also provide support to the manufacturing sector through our work on state-of-the-art materials. These materials are important manufacturing inputs. With the help of our research facility in Boucherville, we support the development of the manufacturing sector by recommending greener, more sustainable and more cost-effective materials for use in the manufacturing process. Similarly, we provide support to the automobile sector by developing state-of-the-art materials and production methods.
So then, the NRC supports the manufacturing sector is a variety of ways. It is involved in the development of efficient, sustainable and economical fuel cell-powered technology that will benefit the aerospace , automobile and construction industries.