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Natural Resources Canada

Government department

Summary

Government department

FieldValue
agency_nameNatural Resources Canada
typeDepartment
nativenameRessources naturelles Canada
logoNatural Resources Canada.svg
agency_typeDepartment responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing
jurisdictionGovernment of Canada
employees5,302 (2023)
budgetCA$1.4 billion (2020–21)
minister1_nameTim Hodgson
minister1_pfoMinister of Energy and Natural Resources
deputyminister1_nameGreg Orencsak
deputyminister1_pfoDeputy Minister
deputyminister2_nameJeff Labonté
deputyminister2_pfoAssociate Deputy Minister
formed1994
child1_agencyCanadian Forest Service
child2_agencyGeological Survey of Canada
child3_agencyElectricity Resources Branch
child4_agencyEnergy Technology and Programs Sector
child5_agencyInnovation and Energy Technology Sector
child6_agencyMineral and Metals Sector
website

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; ; ****)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping, and remote sensing. It was formed in 1994 by amalgamating the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources with the Department of Forestry.

Under the Constitution Act, 1867, primary responsibility for natural resources falls to provincial governments, however, the federal government has jurisdiction over off-shore resources, trade and commerce in natural resources, statistics, international relations, and boundaries. The department administers federal legislation relating to natural resources, including energy, forests, minerals and metals. The department also collaborates with American and Mexican government scientists, along with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, to produce the North American Environmental Atlas, which is used to depict and track environmental issues for a continental perspective.

The current minister of natural resources is Tim Hodgson. The department is governed by the Resources and Technical Surveys Act and the Department of Natural Resources Act.

Structure

The department currently has these sectors:

  • Corporate Management and Services Sector
  • Land and Minerals Sector
  • Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector
  • Low Carbon Energy Sector
  • Energy Efficiency and Technology Sector
  • Strategic Petroleum Policy and Investment Office
  • Canadian Forest Service
  • Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation Sector
  • Office of the Chief Scientist
  • Major Projects Management Office
  • Communications and Portfolio Sector
  • Legal Services
  • Audit and Evaluation Branch
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada
  • Space Weather Canada

The following sub-agencies are attached to the department:

  • Canadian Forest Service
  • Northern Pipeline Agency Canada
  • Canadian Energy Regulator
  • Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Notes

References

References

  1. (12 July 2012). "Population of the federal public service by department".
  2. (30 December 2017). "Forty years ago, she pioneered Canada's space weather programs. Now, they might prevent another stone age". [[The National Post]].
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