Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) – Electronic Updates

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is committed to protecting the privacy rights of individuals. Personal information collected by NRCan is protected in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act. Submission of your personal information constitutes your consent to the collection, use, storage and disclosure of your personal information by NRCan. This information is collected and used under the authority of section 6(i) of the Department of Natural Resources Act, and will be retained until such time as an unsubscribe email or alternative form of request is received to remove your email from the database. All unsubscribe emails will be purged once the Mailchimp account is deactivated.

The individual must draw a distinction between personal information held by NRCan and that held by other institutions or jurisdictions.

Individuals to whom the personal information pertains have the right to the protection of and access to their personal information under the Privacy Act, subject to certain exceptions and exemptions. For more information please refer to Outreach Communications (PSU 938) and Public Communications (PSU 914), which may be found on the Treasury Board Secretariat’s InfoSource webpage: Standard Personal Information Banks. Individuals have the right to file a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada regarding the institution’s handling of their personal information. For more information you can visit their website: www.priv.gc.ca.

For inquiries concerning the treatment of personal information in the custody of NRCan, individuals may contact NRCan’s Access to Information and Privacy Office at 580 Booth St., 11th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E8 or by email at nrcan.atip-aiprp.rncan@canada.ca for access to their personal information pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act and Access to Information Act.