It also promoted role models to encourage young Canadians to pursue careers in science, engineering and technology.
[4] The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame was established in 1991 through a joint partnership by the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Industry Canada and the Association of Partners in Education, to mark the NRC's 75th anniversary.
[5][6] The hall became a major feature of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, and has become a part of the museum's permanent Innovation Canada exhibition.
Nominees must have met the following criteria: In April 2015, two members of the selection committee, Judy Illes and Dr. Catherine Anderson, resigned over concerns that, for the second year in a row, there were no female candidates in the list of finalists.
[8] The following people have been inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame[9] (listed by date of birth):