OBJECTIVE 2.1: Creating economic opportunities and encouraging
investment in innovative and higher-value uses of natural resources.
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Target
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Date target reported
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How this target advances sustainable development
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Future directions
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2.1.1
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By 1998, publish issues on value-added processing in the minerals
and metals sector with Industry Canada and conduct stakeholder consultations.
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Mar 31/99
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Promotes greater value-added processing of Canada's minerals and
metals.
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NRCan is helping to transform Canada's natural resources industry
into one of the most productive, sophisticated and environmentally-friendly
in the world through investments in science and technology and transfer
of knowledge and expertise. For SDS - Now
and for the Future, NRCan has committed to promote innovation
in resource development through policy and scientific research.
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By 1999, publish consultation report on challenges facing value-
added activities in the mineral products industry.
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Mar 31/99
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Helps integration of economic, environmental and social considerations
in decisions related to value-added activities.
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By 1999, develop sectoral initiatives to promote value- added activities
for minerals and metals sector in partnership with Industry Canada,
and other departments and provincial governments.
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Mar 31/00
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Promotes cooperation between Departments in order to establish
sustainable development for the minerals and metals sector.
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Prepare annual reports to the consortium on natural gas processes.
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Mar 31/01
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Increases awareness and promotes innovative practices.
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By 1999, develop a strategy to increase value-added for Canadian
forest products.
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Mar 31/00
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Promotes Canadian forest products internationally by building a
stronger domestic economy through the creation of jobs and expertise
in this field.
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2.1.2
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By 1998, conduct an external review of NRCan's tree biotechnology
research.
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Mar 31/99
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Encourages the growth of industries using innovative and environmental
technologies for natural resource development.
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NRCan will continue to generate knowledge and explore biotechnology
applications to improve forest regeneration and protection methods,
while ensuring that environmental impact considerations are addressed.
For SDS- Now and for the Future,
NRCan has committed to undertake science and technology to reduce
environmental impacts: scientific support for climate change, international
forest health and policy issues, Canadian forest biodiversity issues
and criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management.
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By 1998, lead an interdepartmental forest working group to carry
out consultations on forest biotechnology issues.
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Mar 31/99
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Implements a federal strategy on forest biotechnology, including
technology transfer and use of biotechnological-
engineered forest products, for testing less chemical dependent,
more pest-resistant seedlings.
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By 1998, submit to the Poplar Council of Canada a proposal to establish
a Canadian Poplar and Aspen Genetics and Biotechnology Cooperative.
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Mar 31/99
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Reduces pressures placed upon Canada's natural forests by planting
fast growing species such as poplar.
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By 1998, contribute to the policy framework for the renewed Canadian
Biotechnology Strategy.
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Mar 31/99
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Encourages the growth of industries using innovative and environmental
technologies for natural resource development.
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By 1998, conduct a survey of key stakeholders on the potential
for a national strategy to promote greater recycling of metals.
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Mar 31/99
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Promotes greater recycling of metals, in consultation with other
departments, industries, provinces and municipalities.
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NRCan, in partnership with other government departments, provincial
governments, municipalities and industry, will lead a Canada-wide
initiative to increase material recovery and conservation, reduce
energy and landfill burden, and promote public awareness of recycling.
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By 2000, analyze the links and opportunities between environmental
industries and the resource sector.
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Mar 31/01
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Promotes economic opportunities and an awareness of environmental
technologies for natural resource development.
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In SDS- Now and for the Future
NRCan committed to work with partners to establish Canada's
capacity for eco-efficency, to ensure that the proper techniques
and tools are made available to enterprises in the natural resources
sector to facilitate the adoption of eco-efficient practices.
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2.1.3
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By 2000, develop new technologies and incremental improvements
to existing technologies in oil sands and heavy oil, extraction
and processing, and upgrading.
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Mar 31/01
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New and improved technologies related to dry landscape tailings,
froth treatment, low energy extraction, field upgrading, coking,
catalysis and commercial demonstration of the CANMET hydrocracking
have all contributed to more sustainable heavy oil and oil sands
production in Canada.
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In SDS- Now and for the Future,
NRCan committed to continue to work towards reduced environmental
impact of bitumen and processing, and of offshore heavy oil and
natural gas production, to ensure that energy contributes to socio-economic
growth while minimizing risks to the environment.
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2.1.4
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By 1998, obtain funding approval from the Canada- Newfoundland
Offshore Development Fund for:
• The establishment of an evacuation training facility in
St. John's.
• A training project related to the production phase of offshore
oil and gas development in Newfoundland.
• An employment equity training program promoting female participation
in non-traditional jobs.
• Ongoing participation on the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
Benefits Committees for the review of benefits activities and enhancement
of job creation and promotion of economic development.
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Mar 31/99
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Protects offshore and frontier environments. Assures qualified
Canadians the opportunity to take advantage of this emerging resource
area and that Canadian companies are provided with "full and
fair" opportunity to participate on a competitive basis in
supplying goods and services to offshore oil and gas projects.
- The training facility is operational. NRCan is working with industry
to identify needed skills to develop a training program.
- An employment equity training program operational.
- Participation in the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia Benefits Committees
is ongoing.
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NRCan will continue to ensure that natural resources development
contributes to socioeconomic growth including programs to build
capacity in local communities while minimizing risks to the environment.
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By 2000,
• Publish in the Canada Gazette Part I, the revised Offshore
Safety Regulations.
• Publish in the Canada Gazette Part II, Omnibus Amendments
to regulations in response to comments received from the Standing
Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations.
• Draft regulations for: combined Drilling, Production and
Conservation; update Diving; Offshore Installation Manager; Offshore
Pipeline; Certificate of Fitness; and consequential amendments to
related regulations.
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Mar 31/01
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