National Museum of Science and Technology (Canada) : The Science and Technology Branch was created within the National Museum of Canada in 1966. Two years later, in 1968, this Branch became the National Museum of Science and Technology under a single administrative structure, the National Museums of Canada Corporation, with the passing of the National Museums Act. On July 1, 1990, the National Museum of Science and Technology became an autonomous Crown corporation under the Museums Act. The Corporation currently manages three museums: the Canada Science and Technology Museum (formerly the National Museum of Science and Technology), the Canada Agriculture Museum, and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (formerly the National Aviation Museum). The Corporation was rebranded Ingenium in June 2017.
The mandate of the Museum, as outlined in Section 14 of the Museums Act, is to "foster scientific and technological literacy throughout Canada by establishing, maintaining and developing a collection of scientific and technological objects, with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and by demonstrating the products and processes of science and technology and their economic, social and cultural relationships with society." The Corporation reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of 11 members, appointed by the Minister with the approval of the Governor-in-Council. The Board is responsible for strategic leadership and accountability, the management of the Corporation's business activities and affairs, and ensuring that all duties conferred upon the Corporation by the Museums Act and Part X of the Financial Administration Act are carried out.
