Industry Canada

Industry Canada

Industrie Canada
Department overview
Formed	1993
Type	Department responsible for CRTC Copyright Board of Canada Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Jurisdiction	Canada
Employees	6,104 (2006)
Minister responsible	James Moore
Deputy Minister responsible	John Knubley
Website	www.ic.gc.ca

Industry Canada (French: Industrie Canada) is the department of the Government of Canada with a mandate of fostering a growing, competitive, knowledge-based Canadian economy.^[1]

The Department headquarters are located at the C.D. Howe Building at 235 Queen Street in Ottawa, Ontario.

Industry Canada works with Canadians throughout the economy, and in all parts of the country, to improve conditions for investment, improve Canada’s innovation performance, increase Canada’s share of global trade and build an efficient and competitive marketplace.^[2]

The C.D. Howe Building, home to many Industry Canada offices

Officials and structure

• Minister of Industry: James Moore

Agencies, boards and offices

The Department oversees several agencies and boards including the :

• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
• Computers For Schools (CFS)
• 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: standards and certification for radio apparatus and equipment
• 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

Certifications and approvals

• Technical Acceptance Certificate (TAC) for Category I radio and broadcasting equipment ^[3]

References

External links

• Industry Canada

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