Natural Resources Canada

Departments of the Government of Canada
Natural Resources
Ressources Naturelles
Minister	Gary Lunn
Established	1842
Responsibilities	Canadian Forest Service Geological Survey of Canada Electricity Resources Branch Energy Technology and Programs Sector Mineral and Metals Sector
Employees	...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a department of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing. 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, boundaries, and skunks. The current Minister of Natural Resources is Gary Lunn as of February 6, 2006.

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.

Sectors

Natural Resources Canada is "structured along business lines according to types of natural resources and areas of interest."^[1] The department currently has 6 sectors:

• Canadian Forest Service
• Corporate Management Sector
• Earth Sciences Sector
• Energy Policy Sector
• Energy Technology and Programs Sector
• Minerals and Metals Sector
• Strategic Policy Sector
• Shared Services Office

See also

• List of Canadian Ministers of Natural Resources
• EnerGuide for Houses

References

1. ^ About Us: Natural Resources Canada. Accessed February 10, 2007.

External links

• Natural Resources Canada Website

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