Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; french: Ressources naturelles Canada; french: RNCan, label=none)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of the

Government of Canada The government of Canada (french: gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown is the corporation sole, assuming distinct roles: the executive, as the ''Crown ...

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 The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC; es, Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental; french: Commission de coopération environnementale) was established by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to implement the North American Agree ...

, 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 The minister of natural resources () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). In addition to NRCan, the minister oversees the federal government's natural resources portfolio ...

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 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 The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is a national committee with a secretariat in Natural Resources Canada, part of the Government of Canada, which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of Canada ...

* Space Weather Canada The following sub-agencies are attached to the department: * Canadian Forest Service *

Northern Pipeline Agency Canada The Northern Pipeline Agency (french: Administration du pipe-line du Nord) is a Government of Canada agency currently under the purview of Natural Resources Canada, and under the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade until 2004. The ...

* Canadian Energy Regulator * Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission * Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Related legislation

Acts for which Natural Resources Canada has responsibility *''

Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act The ''Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act'' (1970, R.S.C. 1985) (the ''Act'') is a Government of Canada statute to prevent pollution of areas of the arctic waters adjacent to the mainland and islands of the Canadian arctic. The Government of Can ...

'' *'' Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act'' *''

Canada Labour Code The ''Canada Labour Code'' (french: Code canadien du travail) (the Code) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & l ...

'' *''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 The ''Nuclear Safety and Control Act'' (the ''Act'') of Canada replaced the ''Atomic Energy Control Act'' of 1946 with new, more effective and explicit legislation to regulate the activities of the Canadian nuclear industry. The ''Act'' also prov ...

'' *''Oil Substitution and Conservation Act'' *''Resources and Technical Surveys Act''

Not in force

*Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act

Notes

References

External links

*
Natural Resources Canada Map Publication Website
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