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Natural Resources Canada

Canadian government department responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing
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Natural Resources Canada

Summary

Natural Resources Canada is a Canadian federal department[1]. It draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (canadian_federal_department category, ranking #8 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Natural Resources Canada's field of work was natural resource[3].
  • Natural Resources Canada was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • Natural Resources Canada is located in Ottawa[5].
  • Natural Resources Canada is in the country of Canada[6].
  • Natural Resources Canada's instance of is recorded as Canadian federal department[7].
  • Natural Resources Canada's instance of is recorded as national mapping agency[8].
  • Natural Resources Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Gatineau[9].
  • Natural Resources Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Forest Service[10].
  • Natural Resources Canada's Commons category is recorded as Natural Resources Canada[11].
  • 1995 marks the founding of Natural Resources Canada[12].
  • Natural Resources Canada's official website is recorded as https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/[13].
  • Natural Resources Canada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural Resources Canada[14].
  • Natural Resources Canada's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Canada[15].
  • Natural Resources Canada's short name is recorded as RNCan[16].
  • Natural Resources Canada's short name is recorded as NRCan[17].
  • Natural Resources Canada's owner of is recorded as Toporama[18].
  • Natural Resources Canada's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Minister of Natural Resources[19].
  • Natural Resources Canada's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[20].
  • Natural Resources Canada's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35663'}[21].

Body

Founding

1995 marks the founding of Natural Resources Canada[12].

Identity

Short names include RNCan[16] and NRCan[17].

Operations

Natural Resources Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Gatineau[9]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Forest Service[10].

Industry

Natural Resources Canada's field of work was natural resource[3].

Why It Matters

Natural Resources Canada draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (canadian_federal_department category, ranking #8 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Canada Govdirectory

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 5102910-8
    Canadiana name authority id → ncf10337850
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    Bibsys id → 4024397
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  2. 19w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Ottawa
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