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Revision as of 21:17, 11 June 2018
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Department of Natural Resources
|type = Department
|nativename = Ministère des Ressources naturelles
|logo = NRCAN Logo.png
|agency_type = Department responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, [[mapciidkkc
|jurisdiction = Canada
|employees =
|minister1_name = Jim Carr
|deputyminister1_name = Christyne Tremblay
|formed = 1842
|dissolved =
|child1_agency = Canadian Forest Service
|child2_agency = Geological Survey of Canada
|child3_agency = Electricity Resources Branch
|child4_agency = Energy Technology and Programs Sector
|child5_agency = Innovation and Energy Technology Sector
|child6_agency = Mineral and Metals Sector
|website = www
Under the Canadian constitution, responsibility for natural resources belongs to the provinces, not the federal government. However, the federal government has jurisdiction over off-shore resources, trade and commerce in natural resources, statistics, international relations, and boundaries. The current Minister of Natural Resources is Jim Carr as of November 4, 2015.
The department is governed by the Resources and Technical Surveys Act, R.S.C., c.R-7 and the Department of Natural Resources Act, S.C. 1994, c. 41.
The department currently has these sectors:
- Corporate Management and Services Sector
- Earth Sciences Sector
- Energy Sector
- Innovation and Energy Technology Sector
- Minerals and Metals Sector
- Science and Policy Integration
- Public Affairs and Portfolio Management Sector
- Shared Services Office
- Geographical Names Board of Canada
- Space Weather Canada[2]
The following sub-agencies are attached to the department:
- Canadian Forest Service
- Northern Pipeline Agency Canada
- National Energy Board
- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Related legislation
Acts for which Natural Resources Canada has responsibility
- Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
- Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act
- Canada Labour Code
- Canada Lands Surveyors Act
- Canada Lands Surveys Act
- Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act
- Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act
- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act
- Canada Petroleum Resources Act
- Canadian Ownership and Control Determination Act
- Cape Breton Development Corporation Act
- Cape Breton Development Corporation Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act
- Cooperative Energy Act
- Department of Natural Resources Act
- Energy Administration Act
- Energy Efficiency Act
- Energy Supplies Emergency Act
- Explosives Act
- Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act
- Forestry Act
- Hibernia Development Project Act
- International Boundary Commission Act
- National Energy Board Act
- Northern Pipeline Act
- Nuclear Energy Act
- Nuclear Fuel Waste Act
- Nuclear Liability Act
- Nuclear Safety and Control Act
- Oil Substitution and Conservation Act
- Resources and Technical Surveys Act
Not in force
- Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act
See also
- EnerGuide for Houses
- Canada Green Building Council
- List of Canadian Ministers of Natural Resources
- R-2000 program
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
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