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Publications and Reports
Natural Resources Canada offers a wide range of publications and reports. You can also search various thematic publications databases.
- Departmental Plans and Performance
- Statistics
- Earth Sciences
- Energy
- Forests
- Minerals, Metals, and Mining
- Climate Change
- Water
- NRCan Library
- Image collections
- Posters
- Newsletters
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Departmental Plans and Performance
- Audit Reports
- Departmental Performance Reports
- Evaluation Reports
- Management Accountability Framework
- Reports on Plans and Priorities
- 2009-10: Three-year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
- Positioning Natural Resources Canada's Science and Technology in the Innovation System
- This document summarizes our analysis of NRCan's role in the innovation system and how it could better position itself within the evolving Science and Technology landscape.
Statistics
Earth Sciences
- GeoPub
- Numerous geoscience publications available for download for free.
- GEOSCAN Database
- A bibliographic database containing scientific publications by the Geological Survey of Canada, the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and external publications authored by departmental scientists and specialists.
New Releases
Energy
- Canada’s Fossil Energy Future: The Way Forward on Carbon Capture and Storage
- Final report from the Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage. Its mandate was to provide advice on how government and industry can work together to facilitate and support the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities in Canada.
- The Clean Coal Compendium and the Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) Compendium are broad compilations of current work and active participation in Clean Coal and CCS related endeavours, including not only scientific and engineering aspects, but also activities that address economics, implementation, public education and outreach, and regulation.
- Canada's Energy Outlook: The Reference Case 2006
- Provides a reference outlook for Canadian energy supply and demand up to 2020.
- Moving Forward on Energy Efficiency in Canada: A Foundation for Action
- Moving Forward on Energy Efficiency is designed to engage all Canadians - governments, the private sector and individuals - in a pan-Canadian effort to reduce energy consumption in homes and buildings, industry and on-road transportation.
Energy Publication Databases
- CANMET Energy Technology Centre (Ottawa) Publications
- Fact sheets, scientific papers and technical reports in the field of clean energy technologies.
- CANMET Energy Technology Centre (Varennes) Publications
- Publications that demonstrate how CETC-Varennes' research and development initiatives encourage efficient energy use by targeted sectors of the Canadian economy.
- Office of Energy Efficiency Publications
- Access to publications about energy efficiency, alternative energy and clean fuels for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation uses.
Forests
- Canada’s Forests
- The most comprehensive and up-to-date national information on Canada's forests and forest sector.
- Canadian Forest Service Bookstore
- A catalogue of the Canadian Forest Service's publications.
Minerals, Metals, and Mining
- Canadian Minerals Yearbook
- A comprehensive review of developments in the mineral industry published annually.
Climate Change
From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007
Water
NRCan Library
- NRCan Libraries Network
- Consists of 16 libraries across Canada that develop and preserve collections relevant to Canada's mineral, forest and energy resources and landmass.
Image collections
- Canadian Landscapes Photo Collection
- Contains more than 1,000 scenic images of Canada taken by scientists of the Geological Survey of Canada over the last 30 years.
- Earth Sciences Information Centre Photo Gallery
- Digitized images representing the diversity of the 520,000 negatives in the photo collection of the Geological Survey of Canada.
- National Air Photo Library
- Contains more than 6 million aerial photographs covering all of Canada, some of which date back to the 1920s.
Posters
- Climate Change in Canada posters
- A series of seven posters depicting the regional impacts of climate change in Canada
- Posters on the Mining Industry
- Bilingual posters with detailed illustrations about the mining industry.
- Geoscape Canada
- A series of posters explaining the landscapes, earth and water resources and natural hazards of Canadian communities.
- Waterscapes
- A poster series that illustrates water issues for communities across Canada.
Newsletters
Natural Elements | Subscribe now
Your monthly electronic insight into Canada's natural resources!
Heads Up Energy Efficiency | Subscribe now
Stay informed about energy efficiency issues and initiatives in commercial and institutional buildings. Twice annually.
Heads Up CIPEC (Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation) | Subscribe now
Learn how your company can cut costs and increase profits with information and tools designed to improve energy efficiency. Twice monthly.