Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario)

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The Ministry of Natural Resources is a government agency of the Canadian province of Ontario that is responsible for managing and protecting its natural resources.

The current Minister of Natural Resources is the Honourable David Ramsay.

[edit] Responsibilities:

MNR is responsible for managing the natural resources of Ontario: animals, plants, aquatic species, etc. A few examples of MNR's responsibilities include: running and maintaining provincial parks, issuing hunting and fishing licenses, enforcing hunting and fishing rules, forest fire management/suppression, and monitoring of endangered species. It also maintains databases and spatial information as management and planning tools.

[edit] Organization:

MNR is organized into divisions; within each division are sections, branches, and units. As of Apr 2006, the organization is::

• Field Services Division
  • Aboriginal Affairs Unit
  • Aviation and Forest Fire Management Unit
  • Enforcement Unit
• Forests Division
  • Forest Management Branch
  • Industry Relations Branch
• Natural Resources Management
  • Fish and Wildlife Branch
  • Lands and Waters Branch
  • Ontario Parks
• Science and Information Resources Division
  • Applied Research and Development Branch
  • Geographic Information Branch
  • Science and Information Branch]
• Corporate Management Division
  • Finance and Business Services Branch
  • Human Resources Branch
  • Policy and Planning Coordination Branch

[edit] External link

• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources website