Accession consists of correspondence received, created and/or maintained by of the Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development) Maurizio Bevilacqua whose term of office began January 15, 2002 and ended May 25, 2002.
The accession includes, but is not limited to, records relating to the following subjects: Audits; Communications; Industry Canada Operations; Associations, Clubs Societies (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research), Cooperation and Liaison - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA); Programs (Industry Portfolio, Regional Development - Pacific, Prairies, Northwest Territories, Québec - Canada/Ontario Infrastructure Agreement); Aboriginal Business Canada; Aboriginal Business Development; Federal Economic Development Initiative in Northern Ontario (FedNor); Western Economic Diversification Program (WED); Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC); Science and Technology (Innovation Policy Branch, Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, TRIUMF KAON, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Funding, Academic Affairs, Advisory Council on Science and Technology, National Research Council - NRC Research Program); Aerospace; Economic and Statistical Analysis (strategic policy, taxation issues, Federal Youth Strategy); Provincial and Regional Trade Development; Investment Review; International/Industrial Cooperation - Industries (Industry Sector, Canadian Commercial Corporation, Border); Chemical Industries - Petroleum and Industrial Chemicals (Pesticides); Defence Industry; Distribution Service Industry; Environmental Industry (Climate Change); Forest Industries; Machinery Industries (Manufacturing and Processing Technologies, Fuel Cells); Transportation Industries (Air, Marine); Biotechnology (Health Industries, Life Sciences, Genome Canada); Entrepreneurship and Small Business (Taxation Issues Small Business and Farmers Spectrum and Telecommunications (Policy, Electronic Commerce and Trade Task Force); Cable Companies and Organizations; Telecommunications Review Policy; Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC); Spectrum and Telecommunications Telematics and Mew Media; Canada Business Corporations Act; Competition Act - Competition Bureau; Patent Act; and Intellectual Property.
