A portfolio on Natural Management
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ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ (ɴʀᴍ) ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴜᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɪʀ, ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟs, ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs, ғɪsʜᴇʀɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟᴅ ғʟᴏʀᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴜɴᴀ. ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʟɪғᴇ.
While each portfolio agency has a unique mandate, organizational form, reporting regime and corporate culture, they all share some important goals, including service to Canadians, service to the Minister, and accountability to Parliament. The Minister’s specific relationship vis-à-vis each agency varies according to statute, though normally it includes such things as:
-reporting to Parliament on behalf of the institution;
-recommending Governor in Council appointments and making ministerial appointments;
-approval of Treasury Board submissions; and
making recommendations to the Governor in Council.
NRCan has a responsibility to create a sustainable resource advantage for Canadians – now and in the future. Attaining this vision requires collective efforts on the part of all stakeholders in natural resources from coast to coast. Each portfolio agency plays an important and unique role to help ensure a strong resource future for Canadians through promoting growth, competitiveness and environmental leadership.