Industry Canada is the department

Ministry (government department)

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 of the Government of Canada

Government of Canada

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 with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development

Research and development

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. The department employs 6104 FTEs

Full-time equivalent

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 across Canada.

The Department headquarters is located at the C.D. Howe Building at 240 Sparks Street in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

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.

Industry Canada is involved in the Modern Comptrollership Initiative, which seeks to modernize the management practices of the Government of Canada.

Officials and structure

• Minister of Industry
  Minister of Industry (Canada)
  The Minister of Industry is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. The Minister of Industry is also the minister responsible for Statistics Canada...
  
  : Christian Paradis
  Christian Paradis
  Christian Paradis, PC, MP is a Conservative Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for Mégantic—L'Érable...
  
  

;*Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)

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;*Minister of State (Science and Technology)

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;*Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry

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*Deputy Ministe

*Senior Associate Deputy Ministe

;*ffice of Consumer Affairs (Canada)|Office of Consumer Affairs]

;*Industry Secto

;*Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Secto

;*Science and Innovation Secto

;*Small Business and Marketplace Operation

;*Strategic Policy Branc

;*Audit and Evaluation Branc

;*Communications and Marketing Branc

;*Comptrollership and Administration Secto

;*Corporate and Portfolio Offic

;*Legal Service

;*Human Resources Branc

;*Regional Operation

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Agencies, boards and offices

The Department oversees several agencies and boards including the :

• Canada Foundation for Innovation
  Canada Foundation for Innovation
  Created by the Government of Canada in 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation strives to build our nation’s capacity to undertake world-class research and technology development to benefit Canadians...
  
   (CFI)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Canada Research Chairs
  Canada Research Chairs
  Canada Research Chairs are Canadian university research professorships created through the Canada Research Chairs Program.- Program goals :...
  
   (CRC)
• Copyright Board of Canada
  Copyright Board of Canada
  The Copyright Board of Canada is an economic regulatory body empowered to establish, either mandatorily or at the request of an interested party, the royalties to be paid for the use of copyrighted works, when the administration of such copyright is entrusted to a collective-administration society...
  
  
• Corporations Canada
  Corporations Canada
  Corporations Canada is the government agency of Industry Canada responsible for incorporation of Canadian businesses and "corporate laws governing federal companies, except for financial intermediaries".- Statutes :* Canada Business Corporations Act...
  
  
• Electronic Commerce Branch
• FedNor
  FedNor
  The Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario is a program of Industry Canada whose mission is to address the economic development, diversification and job creation in Northern Ontario. FedNor especially aids women, Franco-ontarians, youth, and Aboriginal peoples in Ontario...
  
  
• Measurement Canada
  Measurement Canada
  Measurement Canada is a Canadian government agency of Industry Canada whose mission is "to ensure equity and accuracy where goods and services are bought and sold on the basis of measurement, in order to contribute to a fair and competitive marketplace for Canadians." The agency is headed by a...
  
  
• The Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists
• Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
• Spectrum Management and Telecommunications
• The Communications Research Centre
  Communications Research Centre
  The Communications Research Centre Canada is a Canadian government scientific laboratory for research and development in the field of advanced telecommunications. For over 40 years, it has made significant contributions to the information and communications technology sector in Canada and abroad...
  
   (CRC) Canada
• Canadian Space Agency
• Statistics Canada
  Statistics Canada
  Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
  
  
• Canada Tourism Commission
  Canada Tourism Commission
  The Canada Tourism Commission is a Canadian government Crown corporation responsible sustaining tourism in Canada, market Canada as a desirable tourist destination, support the private sector relationship with the federal government as well as tourism of the provinces and territories and to provide...
  
  
• Business Development Bank of Canada
  Business Development Bank of Canada
  The Business Development Bank of Canada is a crown corporation financial institution wholly owned by the Government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial and consulting services to Canadian small business, with a particular focus on technology and exporting.BDC's debt...
  
  
• National Research Council of Canada
  National Research Council of Canada
  The National Research Council is an agency of the Government of Canada which conducts scientific research and development.- History :...
  
  
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada
• Standards Council of Canada
  Standards Council of Canada
  - About the SCC :The Standards Council of Canada is a federal Crown corporation with the mandate to promote efficient and effective voluntary standardization. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the Standards Council has a 15-member governing Council and a staff of approximately 90...
  
  
• National broadband plans from around the world
  National broadband plans from around the world
  Broadband is a term normally considered to be synonymous with a high-speed connection to the internet. The term itself is technology neutral; broadband can be delived by a range of technologies including DSL, LTE or next generation access. This page presents an overview of official Government...