Industry Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Departments of the Government of Canada |
|
|---|---|
| Industry | |
 |
|
| Minister | Christian Paradis |
| Deputy Minister | Richard Dicerni |
| Established | 1993 |
| Responsibilities | CRTC
Copyright Board of Canada Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
| Employees | 6,104 (2006)
|
Industry Can da (French: Industrie Canada) is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/[[r esearch and development]]. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada.[1]
The Department headquarters is located at the C.D. Howe Building at 240 Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario.
Industry Canada is involved in the Modern Comptrollership Initiative, which seeks to modernize the management practices of the Government of Canada.
Contents |
[edit] Officials and structure
[edit] Agencies, boards and offices
The Department oversees several agencies and boards including the :
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
- Copyright Board of Canada
- Corporations Canada
- Electronic Commerce Branch
- FedNor
- Measurement Canada
- The Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists
- Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
- Spectrum Management and Telecommunications
- The Communications Research Centre (CRC) Canada
- Canadian Space Agency
- Statistics Canada
- Canada Tourism Commission
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- National Research Council of Canada
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Standards Council of Canada
- National broadband plans from around the world
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ [http://www.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welco meic.nsf/ICPages/Department "The Department — Industry Canada"]. http://www.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welco meic.nsf/ICPages/Department. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
.svg){kind=small}
