National Institute of Scientific Research

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity nɑsjɔnal də la ʁəʃɛʁʃ sjɑ̃tifik]; "National Institute for Scientific Research") is the provincial (not national) research-oriented constituent university of the Université du Québec system that offers only graduate studies. INRS conducts research in four broad sectors: water, earth and the environment; energy, materials and telecommunications; human, animal and environmental health; and urbanization, culture and society. The institute is considered "National" only in the context of the province of Quebec but is not recognized by the Canadian government as a national institute.(from Wikipedia)