Natural Resources Canada

Department of Natural Resources
Ministère des Ressources naturelles
Department overview
Formed	1994
Type	Department responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing
Jurisdiction	Canada
Minister responsible	Hon. Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Natural Resources;
Department executive	Jean-François Tremblay, 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.gc.ca/home

The Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; French: Ministère des Ressources naturelles Canada; RNCan), is the department of the federal Government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing. It was created in 1995 by amalgamating the now-defunct Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, and Department of Forestry.

The current minister of natural resources is Seamus O'Regan.

Natural Resources Canada works to ensure the responsible development of Canada's natural resources, including 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.^[1] Natural Resources Canada 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.

Under the Constitution Act, 1867, 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 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.

Structure[]

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
Strategic Policy and Results Sector
Public Affairs and Portfolio Management Sector
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

References[]

^ "2008 Medalists". Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
^ 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[]

[1] "2008 Medalists". Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2008.

[2] 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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