Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 1.0 - Field of Research (FOR)

RDF20-21 - Engineering and technology

This division comprises research and experimental development in engineering and technology. Engineering and technology refer to scientific disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring or developing the natural world, in the fields of engineering and technology, which include civil engineering; maritime engineering; transport engineering; mining engineering; industrial, systems and processes engineering; electrical engineering, computing engineering, and information engineering; mechanical engineering; chemical engineering; materials engineering and resources engineering; medical and biomedical engineering; environmental and related engineering; environmental biotechnology; industrial biotechnology; nanotechnology; and other engineering and technologies. Research consists of systematic investigation carried by means of experiment or analysis to achieve a scientific or technological advance such as acquiring new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts. Experimental development consists of new or substantially improved goods, services, systems, methods or processes.

• Exclusion(s)

  • food engineering (See RDF4040208 Food engineering)
  • forest engineering (See RDF4010413 Forest engineering)
  • medical biotechnology (See RDF30401 Medical biotechnology)

RDF210 - Industrial biotechnology

This group comprises research and experimental development in industrial biotechnology.

• Exclusion(s)

  • agricultural biotechnology (See RDF40401 Agricultural biotechnology)
  • food engineering (See RDF4040208 Food engineering)
  • history and philosophy of technology (See RDF6030304 History and philosophy of engineering and technology)

RDF21001 - Industrial biotechnology

This class comprises research and experimental development in industrial biotechnology.

• Exclusion(s)

  • agricultural biotechnology (See RDF40401 Agricultural biotechnology)
  • catalysis without a biological component (See RDF2050102 Catalytic process engineering)
  • environmental biotechnology (See RDF20901 Environmental biotechnology)
  • ethical use of biotechnology (See RDF6030203 Ethics in technology (e.g., digital, artificial intelligence))
  • fermentation for the production of foodstuffs (See RDF4040201 Food chemistry (including fermentation))
  • food engineering (See RDF4040208 Food engineering)
  • medical biotechnology (See RDF30401 Medical biotechnology)
  • nanobiotechnology (See RDF2110102 Nanobiotechnology)