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Royal Society of Canada
AbbreviationRSC (SRC in French)
Formation1882
TypeLearned society
Legal statusNonprofit organization
PurposeTo promote Canadian research and scholarly accomplishment in both official languages, to recognize academic and artistic excellence and to advise governments, non-governmental organizations and Canadians on matters of public interest.
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Canada
Official languages
  • English
  • French
Websitersc-src.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; French: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences of Canada (French: Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists, and artists. The primary objective of the RSC is to promote learning and research in the arts, the humanities, and the sciences. The RSC is Canada's national academy and exists to promote Canadian research and scholarly accomplishment in both official languages; to recognize academic and artistic excellence; and to advise governments, non-governmental organizations, and Canadians on matters of public interest.[1]

  1. ^ "The Royal Society of Canada". Retrieved 6 June 2012.

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