Natural Resources Canada

This is the package of briefing materials prepared for the Minister of Natural Resources to appear before the Standing Committee on Natural Resources on April 6, 2022.

This is the package of briefing materials for the Minister of Natural Resources to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR) for its Study on the development and implementation of the Emissions Reductions Fund – Onshore Program on February 2, 2022

The "Starter Kits" of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) are curated bundles of geospatial data delivered as a service. These kits are the result of a user needs assessment commissioned by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), with a primary focus on addressing the specific...

In November 2020, the Minister of Natural Resources Canada launched an inclusive engagement process to modernize Canada’s policy for the management of radioactive waste. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) officials led the six-month engagement process with the support of other federal government...

The Welcome Package (available in iBook form, with an additional Strategic Issues document available in PDF form) provided to the Natural Resources Deputy Minister Jean-François Tremblay on September 21, 2020.

The Welcome Package (available in accessible PDF form) provided to the Natural Resources Deputy Minister Michael Vandergrift in July 2023.

The Welcome Package (available in iBook or accessible PDF form) provided to the Natural Resources Deputy Minister John F.G. Hannaford in January 2022.

This publication contains thirteen (13) maps of different biogeochemical and soil properties of forest ecosystems of Canada’s managed forest. A scientific article gives additional details on the methodology: Paré, D., Manka, F., Barrette, J., Augustin, F., Beguin, J. 2021. Indicators of site...

In April 2017, Natural Resources Canada launched Generation Energy, a six-month conversation on how Canada can ensure prosperity for Canadians while transitioning to a clean, affordable energy future. A forum, located on the Generation Energy website, was set up for Canadians to share their...

This is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards. Canada3D is a digital elevation model (DEM) produced by the Canadian Forestry Service, Ontario region. The DEM consists of an ordered array of ground elevations providing coverage of the Canadian...

This collection is a legacy product that is no longer maintained. It may not meet current government standards. Users of Atlas of Canada National Scale Data 1:15,000,000 (release of May 2017) should plan to make the transition towards the new CanVec product. The Atlas of Canada National Scale...

This collection is a legacy product that is no longer maintained. It may not meet current government standards. Users of Atlas of Canada National Scale Data 1:5,000,000 (release of May 2017) should plan to make the transition towards the new CanVec product. The Atlas of Canada National Scale...

This collection is a legacy product that is no longer maintained. It may not meet current government standards. Users of Atlas of Canada National Scale Data 1:1,000,000 (release of May 2017) should plan to make the transition towards the new CanVec product. The Atlas of Canada National Scale...

This collection is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards. Canada's Orthoimages 2005-2010 is the national medium-resolution imagery coverage of Canada. These digital raster data acquired by the Spot4 and Spot5 satellites comprise five...

This collection is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards. This inventory presents chronologically the satellite images acquired, orthorectified and published over time by Natural Resources Canada. It is composed of imagery from the Landsat7...

This collection is a legacy product that is no longer maintained. It may not meet current government standards. Users of Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec 1:50,000 (release 2013) should plan to make the transition towards the product Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series. CanVec contains...

The Ministerial Transition Briefing Material is a collection of information created to support the introduction of appointed Ministers after an election. The Natural Resources Canada briefing materials were designed to be digital and open by default to be a key reference tool long after the...