About the Site

Welcome to the Resource Processing Industries Branch. Here you will find a vast array of business information on Canadian resource processing industries and the technologies they use.

Find information on: 

• companies
• contacts
• electronic business
• events
• innovation, research and technology
• regulations and standards
• statistics, analysis and industry profiles
• trade and exporting

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What We Do

The Resource Processing Industries Branch develops and implements policies, programs and services to promote international competitiveness and sustainable growth in the natural resources processing industries (except for agriculture and fisheries). These include forestry, energy, oil sands, chemicals, plastics, steel and aluminum. The branch provides regulatory advocacy and conducts industrial and economic analysis to develop policies and strategies that promote trade, attract investment, advance the development and application of new technologies and diffusion initiatives, and enhance productivity. The branch also develops business information products to benefit industry.

What's New

Information Management and Sustainable Practices in Manufacturing
Companies are benefiting from a comprehensive training program addressing technologies and approaches that support streamlined information sharing and the adoption of sustainable practices in manufacturing. The materials are available to companies in both English and French to foster workplace learning through effective in-house training.

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icosmo (innovative Canadian Oil Sands Manufacturing Opportunities)
Over the next 15 years, Canadian manufacturers will have an immense opportunity to tap into more than $100 billion of investment in oil sands development. Want to get a piece of the action? Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters can help. Canada’s largest industry association has created a web portal to link Canadian buyers and sellers of fabricated metal products, industrial machinery and equipment, and engineering and construction services. There is a great demand for manufacturers that produce and assemble crucial components and parts for fabricated steel products. So if you’re into heavy metal, Alberta fabricators want to hear from you today.

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