Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD)

The Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) is the Government of Canada's co-ordinator of energy research and development (R&D) activities. Thirteen federal departments and agencies receive funds from OERD to undertake R&D and technology demonstrations in six priority areas:

• Oil and Gas
• Clean Electric Power Generation
• Clean Transportation Energy
• Clean Energy Systems for Buildings and Communities
• Clean Energy Systems for Industry
• Sustainable Bioenergy

OERD is responsible for the Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD), the ecoENERGY Technology Initiative, and the Clean Energy Fund, and the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative.

OERD coordinated and managed the Technology and Innovation Research and Development Initiative during its five-year duration, starting in October 2003 and ending in March 2008. For a copy of a report on the Initiative, please contact:

Office of Energy Research and Development
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 14th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4

or download the PDF version [6126 KB]

OERD is responsible for the Secretariat for the Environmental Studies Research Funds , a research program that sponsors environmental and social studies to assist in the decision-making process related to oil and gas exploration and development in Canada's frontier lands.

OERD also coordinates Canada's involvement in international energy R&D activities.