Basically the intellectual property belongs to the crown, but we have an awards program that is used to encourage public servants to do that.
Maybe I could just give you an example. Not all the great inventions come from the NRC, although many do.
In Industry Canada we have something called the Communications Research Centre at Shirleys Bay. You may have heard of it. It has won two Emmy awards for work on high-definition TV. It generates about $1.5 million a year in IP revenue, and through the awards policy we have awarded about $375,000 to current and past scientists working there.