Research and Productivity Council (RPC) is New Brunswick’s provincial research organization, established as a provincial Crown Corporation in 1962 under the Research and Productivity Council Act. Headquartered in Fredericton with a secondary facility in Moncton, RPC operates extensive multidisciplinary research and testing laboratories serving industrial, utility, and government clients.
RPC’s Physical Metallurgy group has provided metallurgical root-cause failure analysis and damage prevention services for more than six decades. The council’s engineers and welding specialists investigate in-service and fabrication failures across nuclear power plants, pulp and paper facilities, aerospace systems, marine operations, and oil and gas networks, supporting both operational remediation and legal/insurance forensic investigations.
- Accreditations: ISO 9001:2015 certified, ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by SCC (Standards Council of Canada), CSA W178.1 accredited
- Operating sites: Fredericton (921 College Hill Road) and Moncton (115A Harrisville Boulevard)
- Governance: Provincial Crown Corporation (Part IV) under the Government of New Brunswick