Natural Resources Canada Explained

Agency Name:Natural Resources Canada
Type:Department
Nativename:French: Ressources naturelles Canada
Agency 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)[1]
Budget:CA$1.4 billion (2020–21)
Minister1 Name:Jonathan Wilkinson
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Chief1 Name:Mollie Johnson
Chief1 Position:Interim Deputy Minister
Formed:1994
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

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; French: Ressources naturelles Canada; French: RNCan|label=none)[2] 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:

The following sub-agencies are attached to the department:

Related legislation

Acts for which Natural Resources Canada has responsibility

Not in force

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: Population of the federal public service by department . 2024-06-02 . www.canada.ca . en.
  2. Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources .
  3. News: Smith. Marie-Danielle. Forty years ago, she pioneered Canada's space weather programs. Now, they might prevent another stone age. 7 January 2019. The National Post. 30 December 2017.

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