Canada Test 13
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Natural Resources Canada is the federal department responsible for policies and programs related to Canada's vast natural resource sectors, including forestry, mining and minerals, energy, and earth sciences, working to ensure that Canada's natural wealth is developed in a way that supports economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and the wellbeing of communities that depend on resource industries. The forestry program supports sustainable forest management across Canada's publicly owned forest land base, which represents one of the largest areas of managed forest in the world, through research on forest ecology and silviculture, monitoring of forest health and the impacts of insects, disease, and wildfire, and collaboration with provincial and territorial governments that have primary jurisdiction over forest management on Crown land. The minerals and mining sector program contributes to geological mapping that helps industry identify mineral deposits, provides technical knowledge that supports the regulatory evaluation of mining projects, and works with international partners to advance global standards for responsible mining practice. Energy policy and programs address the development, distribution, and use of energy from both conventional and renewable sources, with a particular focus in recent years on advancing the clean energy transition by supporting the deployment of renewable electricity generation, improving energy efficiency in buildings and industry, and facilitating the development of clean technologies such as hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage. The CanmetENERGY research centres operated by Natural Resources Canada conduct applied research and development in support of these clean energy objectives, collaborating with industry partners and universities to advance technologies from laboratory demonstration to commercial deployment. Geomatics Canada, a branch of the department, provides authoritative geospatial data and mapping services that underpin a wide range of government and private sector activities including resource management, emergency response, and infrastructure planning.