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| Natural Exports | |
| Ressources Naturelles | |
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| Minister | Gary Lunn |
| Established | 1842 |
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| Employees | . Gary Vincent Lunn, PC, MP (born May 8, 1957, in Trail British Columbia) is a Canadian Member of Parliament Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Canadian Forest Service (CFS is a sector of the Canadian government department of Natural Resources Canada. The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC (Commission Géologique du Canada (CGC is part of the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada. . . |
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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. A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of Government Public administration, sometimes led by a minister, but usually a senior Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition a highly ordered atomic structure and specific The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences) is an all-embracing term for the Sciences related to the planet Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) 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. "[1] 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, and boundaries. The current Minister of Natural Resources is Gary Lunn as of February 5, 2006. A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. Gary Vincent Lunn, PC, MP (born May 8, 1957, in Trail British Columbia) is a Canadian Member of Parliament
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.
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Sectors
Natural Resources Canada is "structured along business lines according to types of natural resources and areas of interest. "[2] 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
- Geographical Names Board of Canada
See also
References
- ^ Natural Resources Canada: About Us. The Canadian Forest Service (CFS is a sector of the Canadian government department of Natural Resources Canada. Geographical Names Board of Canada is a national committee of the Canadian Government Department of National Resources which authorizes the names used on official The Minister of Natural Resources (Ministre des Ressources naturelles is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources EnerGuide is the official Government of Canada mark associated with the labelling and rating of the energy consumption or energy efficiency of specific products GeoBase is a federal, provincial and territorial government initiative that is overseen by the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG Accessed October 26, 2007.
- ^ About Us: Natural Resources Canada. Accessed February 10, 2007.
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