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About Us
Natural
Resources Canada (NRCan) is a federal government department specializing
in energy, minerals and metals, forests and earth sciences. At NRCan,
we deal with natural resource issues that are important to Canadians.
We look at these issues from both a national and international perspective,
using our expertise in science and policy. How we manage our land and
resources today will determine the quality of life for Canadians both
now and in the future.
The Minerals and
Metals Sector (MMS) of Natural Resources Canada is one
of five sectors in the Department. The others are the Earth Sciences
Sector,
the Energy Sector, the Canadian Forest Service, and the Corporate Services
Sector.
MMS is the federal
government's primary source of scientific and
technological knowledge, and policy advice, on Canada's mineral and
metal
resources and on explosives regulation and technology. The Sector comprises
four branches: Mineral and Metal Policy, Economic and Financial Analysis,
Mineral Technology (CANMET), and Planning and Management Services. MMS
devotes a large portion of its resources to science and technology,
and houses three of Canada's premier scientific research institutions
(the Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories, the Materials Technology
Laboratory, and the Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory).
MMS has the government
lead in promoting the sustainable development and
responsible use of Canada's mineral and metal resources.
The Sector is a
leader in the generation and dissemination of knowledge on the Canadian
minerals and metals industry. MMS interacts with a wide range of stakeholders,
including the private sector, environmental groups, Aboriginal peoples,
provincial and territorial governments, other federal departments and
agencies, and international organizations. It also collaborates with
and provides research services to governmental, institutional and industrial
clients (from mining to manufacturing) for the development of new technology
with net economic, environmental and social benefits to Canadians.
Last Modified:
2002-05-22 |
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