National Science Advisor to the prime minister was a post that existed from 2004 to 2008.
Previously, in 2003, the Privy Council Office published A Framework for the Application of Precaution in Science-based Decision Making about Risk under the government of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
It provided "a lens to assess whether precautionary decision making is in keeping with Canadians' social, environmental and economic values and priorities.
"[1] Arthur Carty officially started in the role of on April 1, 2004.
[5] On September 26, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Mona Nemer would fill that role.