Geological Survey of Canada
Commission géologique du Canada | |
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources |
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC; French: Commission géologique du Canada (CGC)) is a Canadian federal government agency responsible for performing geological surveys of the country developing Canada's natural resources and protecting the environment. A branch of the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada, the GSC is the country's oldest scientific agency and was one of its first government organizations.
History
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In September 1841, the Province of Canada legislature passed a resolution that authorized the sum of £1,500 sterling be granted to the government for the estimated expense of performing a geological survey of the province. In 1842, the Geological Survey of Canada was formed to fulfill this request.[1]
Programs and activities
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1. Geoscience for mineral and Northern Development
Canada has the geoscience required to attract mineral investment across Canada, to inform sustainable development of the North, and to work with allied countries to become a leading supplier of responsibly developed minerals.
2. Geoscience for land management
Canada has the geoscience required to inform responsible resource development and environmental stewardship in both terrestrial and marine environments, and to support its extended continental shelf submissions to the United Nations.
3. Geoscience for climate and disaster resilience
Decision makers and communities have access to the geoscience that they need to make Canada more resilient to natural hazards and climate change, and to achieve a net-zero future.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Christy Vodden (1992), No Stone Unturned: The First 150 years of the Geological Survey of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada Web site
- ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography: "Logan, Sir William Edmond"
- ^ Pauline MacDonald and Rosemarie Pleasant (2004), 150 Years Of Library Service, Natural Resources Canada website.
- ^ a b c Atkinson, Bill (7 December 2016). "Dr. Frances Wagner: Adventurous micropaleontologist flouted convention - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
Bibliography
- Zaslow, Morris (1975). Reading the Rocks : the story of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1842-1972. Toronto/Ottawa: OCLC 2931347.
External links
- Life of a Rock Star Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- 1935 Dr. Alfred Jolliffe, Geological Survey of Canada Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine NWT Historical Timeline, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
- Sir William E. Logan and the Geological Survey of Canada, including Logan's journals, scrapbook and photographs
- The Papers of Robert Bell at Dartmouth College Library