Supplementary information
Corporate information
Organizational profile
Appropriate minister: The Honourable Jim Carr, P.C., M.P.
Institutional head: Christyne Tremblay
Ministerial portfolio:
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limitedxxv (AECL);
- National Energy Boardxxvi (NEB);
- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commissionxxvii (CNSC);
- Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Boardxxivii (CNLOPB);
- Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Boardxxix (CNSOPB);
- Northern Pipeline Agencyxxx (NPA); and
- Energy Supplies Allocation Board (ESAB) (inactive).
Enabling instruments:
- Department of Natural Resources Act,xxxi S.C. 1994, c. 41
- Forestry Act,xxxii R.S.C., 1985, c. F-30
- Resources and Technical Surveys Act,xxxiii R.S.C., 1985, c. R-7
- Energy Efficiency Act,xxxiv S.C. 1992, c. 36
Year of incorporation/ commencement: 1994
Reporting framework
NRCan’s Strategic Outcome and Program Alignment Architecture of record for 2017–18 are shown below:
Strategic Outcome 1: Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors are Globally Competitive
Program 1.1: Market Access and Diversification
Sub-Program 1.1.1: Mineral and Metal Markets Access and Diversification
Sub-Program 1.1.2: Forest Products Market Access and Diversification
Sub-Program 1.1.3: Energy Market Access and Diversification
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Program 1.2: Innovation for New Products and Processes
Sub-Program 1.2.1: Mining Innovation
Sub-Program 1.2.2: Forest Sector Innovation
Sub-Program 1.2.3: Geospatial Innovation
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Program 1.3: Investment in Natural Resource Sectors
Sub-Program 1.3.1: Mineral Investment
Sub-Program 1.3.2: Targeted Geoscience Initiative
Sub-program 1.3.3: Geo-Mapping for Energy and Minerals
Sub-program 1.3.4: Geoscience for New Energy Supply
Sub-program 1.3.5: Major Projects Management Office Initiative
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Program 1.4: Statutory Programs – Atlantic Offshore
Strategic Outcome 2: Natural Resource Sectors and Consumers are Environmentally Responsible
Program 2.1: Energy-Efficient Practices and Lower-Carbon Energy Sources
Sub-Program 2.1.1: Renewable Energy Deployment
Sub-Program 2.1.2: Support for Clean Energy Decision-Making
Sub-Program 2.1.3: Alternative Transportation Fuels
Sub-Program 2.1.4: Energy Efficiency
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Program 2.2: Technology Innovation
Sub-Program 2.2.1: Materials for Energy
Sub-Program 2.2.2: Green Mining
Sub-Program 2.2.3: Clean Energy Science and Technology
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Program 2.3: Responsible Natural Resource Management
Sub-Program 2.3.1: Forest Ecosystem Science and Application
Sub-Program 2.3.2: Groundwater Geoscience
Sub-program 2.3.3: Environmental Studies and Assessments
Sub-program 2.3.4: Geospatial Information for Responsible Natural Resource Management
Strategic Outcome 3: Canadians have Information to Manage their Lands and Natural Resources, and are Protected from Related Risks
Program 3.1: Protection for Canadians and Natural Resources
Sub-Program 3.1.1: Explosives Safety and Security
Sub-Program 3.1.2: Materials and Certification for Safety and Security
Sub-Program 3.1.3: Forest Disturbances Science and Application
Sub-Program 3.1.4: Climate Change Adaptation
Sub-Program 3.1.5: Geohazards and Public Safety
Program 3.2: Landmass Information
Sub-Program 3.2.1: Essential Geographic Information
Sub-Program 3.2.2: Canada’s Legal Boundaries
Sub-Program 3.2.3: Polar Continental Shelf Logistics Support
Sub-Program 3.2.4: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Program 4.1: Internal Services
Supporting information on lower-level programs is available on NRCan’s websitexxxv TBS InfoBase.xxxvi
Supplementary information tables
The following supplementary information tables are available on NRCan’s website.
- Details on transfer payment programs of $5 million or more
- Disclosure of transfer payment programs under $5 million
- Horizontal initiatives
- Upcoming evaluations over the next five fiscal years
- Upcoming internal audits for the coming fiscal year
- Up-front multi-year funding
Federal tax expenditures
The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures each year in the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures.xxxviiiThis report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs. The tax measures presented in this report are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.
Organizational contact information
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0E4
Canada
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