Department of Natural Resources (Canada)

Department of Natural Resources

Ministère des Ressources naturelles
Department overview
Formed	1842
Type	Department responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing
Jurisdiction	Canada
Minister responsible	Jim Carr
Deputy Minister responsible	Blair Clark
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

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 Jim Carr as of November 4, 2015.

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.

"structured along business lines according to types of natural resources and areas of interest." The department currently has these sectors:

Acts for which Natural Resources Canada has responsibility

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