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Natural Resources Canada
Ressources naturelles Canada
Department overview
Formed	1994
Type	Department responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing
Jurisdiction	Government of Canada
Employees	4,325 (2020–2021)
Annual budget	CA$1.4 billion (2020–21)
Minister responsible	Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources;
Department executive	Mollie Johnson, Interim Deputy Minister;
Child agencies	Canadian Forest Service; Geological Survey of Canada; Electricity Resources Branch; Energy Technology and Programs Sector; Innovation and Energy Technology Sector; Mineral and Metals Sector;
Website	www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; French: Ressources naturelles Canada; RNCan)^{[NB 1]} 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 Jonathan Wilkinson. The department is governed by the Resources and Technical Surveys Act and the Department of Natural Resources Act.

Structure[edit]

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 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
Corporate Management and Services Sector
Legal Services
Audit and Evaluation Branch
Geographical Names Board of Canada
Space Weather Canada^[2]

The following sub-agencies are attached to the department:

Related legislation[edit]

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 Energy Regulator 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
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[edit]

Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act

Notes[edit]

^ Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (French: Ministère des Ressources naturelles).

References[edit]

^ "GC InfoBase". www.tbs-sct.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ Smith, Marie-Danielle (30 December 2017). "Forty years ago, she pioneered Canada's space weather programs. Now, they might prevent another stone age". The National Post. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

External links[edit]

[2] Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (French: Ministère des Ressources naturelles).

[1] "GC InfoBase". www.tbs-sct.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-18.

[3] Smith, Marie-Danielle (30 December 2017). "Forty years ago, she pioneered Canada's space weather programs. Now, they might prevent another stone age". The National Post. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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+| agency_name     = Natural Resources Canada
+| type            = Department
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+| agency_type     = [[Ministry (government department)|Department]] responsible for [[natural resources]], [[energy]], [[mineral]]s and [[metal]]s, [[forest]]s, [[earth science]]s, [[map]]ping and [[remote sensing]]
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+| jurisdiction    = [[Government of Canada]]
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+| employees       = 4,325 (2020–2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=GC InfoBase |url=https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#infographic/dept/134/financial |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.tbs-sct.canada.ca |language=en}}</ref>
-|agency_type    = [[Ministry (government department)|Department]] responsible for [[natural resources]], [[energy]], [[mineral]]s and [[metal]]s, [[forest]]s, [[earth science]]s, [[map]]ping and [[remote sensing]]
+| budget          = [[CA$]]1.4 billion (2020–21)
-|jurisdiction   = [[Government of Canada|Canada]]
+| minister1_name  = [[Jonathan Wilkinson]]
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+| minister1_pfo   = [[Minister of Natural Resources (Canada)|Minister of Energy and Natural Resources]]
-|minister1_name = [[Amarjeet Sohi]]
-|deputyminister1_name = Christyne Tremblay
+| deputyminister1_name =
-|formed         = 1842
+| chief1_name     = Mollie Johnson
+| chief1_position = [[Deputy minister (Canada)|Interim Deputy Minister]]
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+| formed          = 1994
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+| dissolved       =
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+| 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         = {{URL|https://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/}}
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+'''Natural Resources''' '''Canada''' ('''NRCan'''; {{lang-fr|Ressources naturelles Canada}}; '''{{lang-fr|RNCan|label=none}}''')<ref group="NB">Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the [[Federal Identity Program]]; the legal title is '''Department of Natural Resources''' ({{Lang-fr|Ministère des Ressources naturelles}}).</ref> is the [[Structure of the Canadian federal government|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.
-The '''Department of Natural Resources''' ({{lang-fr|Ministère des Ressources naturelles}}), [[operating as|operating under]] the [[Federal Identity Program|FIP applied title]] '''Natural Resources Canada''' ('''NRCan'''), is the [[ministry (government department)|ministry]] of the government of [[Canada]] responsible for [[natural resources]], [[energy]], [[mineral]]s and [[metal]]s, [[forest]]s, [[earth science]]s, [[map]]ping and [[remote sensing]]. It was created in 1995 by amalgamating the now-defunct Departments of '''Energy, Mines and Resources''' and '''Forestry'''. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) works to ensure the responsible development of Canada's natural resources, including [[Energy in Canada|energy]], forests, minerals and metals. NRCan also uses its expertise in earth sciences to build and maintain an up-to-date knowledge base of our landmass and resources. To promote internal collaboration, NRCan has implemented a departmental wide wiki based on [[MediaWiki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gtec.ca/distinction-awards/2008-medalists.php|title=2008 Medalists|accessdate=26 November 2008|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202130553/http://www.gtec.ca/distinction-awards/2008-medalists.php|archivedate=2 February 2009|df=}}</ref> Natural Resources Canada also collaborates with [[United States|American]] and [[Mexico|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.
-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 (Canada)|Minister of Natural Resources]] is [[Amarjeet Sohi]] as of July 18, 2018.
+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 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 current [[Minister of Natural Resources (Canada)|minister of natural resources]] is [[Jonathan Wilkinson]]. 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
-*Earth Sciences Sector
+*Land and Minerals Sector
-*Energy Sector
+*Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector
-*Innovation and Energy Technology Sector
+*Low Carbon Energy Sector
-*Minerals and Metals Sector
+*Energy Technology Sector
-*Science and Policy Integration
+*Strategic Petroleum Policy and Investment Office
+*Canadian Forest Service
-*Public Affairs and Portfolio Management Sector
+*Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation Sector
-*Shared Services Office
+*Office of the Chief Scientist
-*Geographical Names Board of Canada
+*Major Projects Management Office
-*[[Space weather|Space Weather]] Canada<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Marie-Danielle|title=Forty years ago, she pioneered Canada's space weather programs. Now, they might prevent another stone age|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/forty-years-ago-she-pioneered-canadas-space-weather-program-now-it-might-prevent-another-stone-age|accessdate=7 January 2019|work=[[The National Post]]|date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
+*Communications and Portfolio Sector
+*Corporate Management and Services Sector
-Natural Resource of Canada have numerous sub-departments, including:
+*Legal Services
-*[[Department of Natural Resources (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources]]
+*Audit and Evaluation Branch
+*[[Geographical Names Board of Canada]]
+*[[Space weather|Space Weather]] Canada<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Marie-Danielle|title=Forty years ago, she pioneered Canada's space weather programs. Now, they might prevent another stone age|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/forty-years-ago-she-pioneered-canadas-space-weather-program-now-it-might-prevent-another-stone-age|access-date=7 January 2019|work=[[The National Post]]|date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
 The following sub-agencies are attached to the department:
 *[[Canadian Forest Service]]
 *[[Northern Pipeline Agency Canada]]
-*[[National Energy Board]]
+*[[Canadian Energy Regulator]]
 *[[Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission]]
 *[[Atomic Energy of Canada Limited]]
@@ Line 55: / Line 79: @@
 '''Acts for which Natural Resources Canada has responsibility'''
-*[[Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act]]
+*''[[Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act]]''
-*[[Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act]]
+*''[[Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act]]''
-*[[Canada Labour Code]]
+*''[[Canada Labour Code]]''
-*Canada Lands Surveyors Act
+*''Canada Lands Surveyors Act''
-*Canada Lands Surveys Act
+*''Canada Lands Surveys Act''
-*Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act
+*''Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act''
-*Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act
+*''Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act''
-*Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act
+*''Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act''
-*Canada Petroleum Resources Act
+*''Canada Petroleum Resources Act''
-*Canadian Ownership and Control Determination Act
+*''Canadian Energy Regulator Act''
+*''Canadian Ownership and Control Determination Act''
-*[[Cape Breton Development Corporation Act]]
-*Cape Breton Development Corporation Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act
+*''[[Cape Breton Development Corporation Act]]''
+*''Cape Breton Development Corporation Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act''
-*Cooperative Energy Act
+*''Cooperative Energy Act''
-*Department of Natural Resources Act
+*''Department of Natural Resources Act''
-*Energy Administration Act
+*''Energy Administration Act''
-*Energy Efficiency Act
+*''Energy Efficiency Act''
-*Energy Supplies Emergency Act
+*''Energy Supplies Emergency Act''
-*Explosives Act
+*''Explosives Act''
-*Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act
+*''Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act''
-*Forestry Act
+*''Forestry Act''
-*Hibernia Development Project Act
+*''Hibernia Development Project Act''
-*International Boundary Commission Act
+*''International Boundary Commission Act''
+*''Northern Pipeline Act''
-*National Energy Board Act
-*Northern Pipeline Act
+*''Nuclear Energy Act''
-*Nuclear Energy Act
+*''Nuclear Fuel Waste Act''
-*Nuclear Fuel Waste Act
+*''Nuclear Liability Act''
-*[[Nuclear Liability Act]]
+*''[[Nuclear Safety and Control Act]]''
-*[[Nuclear Safety and Control Act]]
+*''Oil Substitution and Conservation Act''
-*Oil Substitution and Conservation Act
+*''Resources and Technical Surveys Act''
-*Resources and Technical Surveys Act
 ===Not in force===
@@ Line 90: / Line 114: @@
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Geography of Canada}}
+{{Portal|Geography|Canada}}
 *[[EnerGuide for Houses]]
 *[[Canada Green Building Council]]
-*[[List of Canadian Ministers of Natural Resources]]
+*[[Minister of Energy and Natural Resources]]
 *[[R-2000 program]]
+== Notes ==
+<references group="NB" responsive="1"></references>
 ==References==
@@ Line 100: / Line 127: @@
 ==External links==
-*{{Official website}}
+*{{Official website|https://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/}}
 *[http://geogratis.gc.ca/ Natural Resources Canada Map Publication Website]
 {{Government Departments of Canada}}
+{{authority control}}
-[[Category:Canadian federal departments and agencies]]
+[[Category:Natural Resources Canada| ]]
+[[Category:Federal departments and agencies of Canada]]
 [[Category:Energy in Canada]]
 [[Category:Energy ministries|Canada]]
 [[Category:Mining ministries|Canada]]
-[[Category:Natural Resources Canada| ]]
 [[Category:Ministries established in 1842]]
 [[Category:Forestry ministries|Canada]]

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