Natural Resources Canada

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	5,302 (2023)
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

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

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^[2]

The following sub-agencies are attached to the department:

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 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

Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act

Notes

^ 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

^ "Population of the federal public service by department". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ 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

[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] "Population of the federal public service by department". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[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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