Collection search - Energy Sector [textual record]

Record information – Brief
1
Energy Sector [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

[ca. 1894-1991, predominant 1970-1987].

Reference:

R214-174-6-E, RG21

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

134246

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

Natural Resources Canada fonds

Energy Sector
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Series includes:

34 lower level description(s)
View lower level description(s)

Date(s):

[ca. 1894-1991, predominant 1970-1987].

Bilingual equivalent:

Click here

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 260 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

This is a preliminary record; please consult the accessions linked to the various sub-series. Series consists of records created and /or maintained by Natural Resources Canada's Energy Sector and its precursors.

The series primarily consists of records from various energy programs and initiatives that were managed by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. These records, dating from 1966 onwards, are organized into sub-series by energy program, with additional sub-series created for the mixed-program records of regional and divisional offices.

The series also consists of historical and reference materials on Canadian energy policy that were maintained by a senior policy advisor (R.B. Toombs) at the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. These historical and reference materials, with outside dates 1945 to 1985, represent approximately 4.5 m of the series.

Finally, the series also includes approximately 19 m of coal and mineral resources records on the subjects of coal, peat, oil, petroleum, gas, radioactive elements, as well as energy more broadly (among other topics). These registry and non-registry files, eventually maintained by the Energy Sector, have outside dates 1894 to 1979. Later registry files (ca. 0.3 m), maintained by the Economic and Financial Analysis Branch, are also included in the series.

Additional name(s):

Show detail Hide detail

Canada. Energy Sector

Biography/Administrative history:

Show detail Hide detail

Canada. Energy Sector : The Energy Sector within Natural Resources Canada is responsible for advising the federal government on matters concerning energy. Responsibility for the analysis, policy recommendations and co-ordinate of federal activities relating to general energy development was consolidated under one entity. The Energy Program as first titled in1967 was composed of a small group of advisors to the minister. By 1992 the Energy Sector encompassed three branches and five major agencies and was responsible for dispensing billions of dollars in grants and program development money. In 1973 the western world suffered through a serious international crisis caused by developments within the global energy industry. The "Oil Crisis," as it was dubbed, spurred the creation of the Efficiency and Alternative Energy Branch (EAEB). Beginning in January 1974 the federal government established the first of a series of more than seventy programs intended to introduce active energy conservation and reduce Canadian dependance on foreign oil supplies. The Renewable Energy Branch was created in 1977 to assist in developing alternative forms of energy. Energy supply enhancement and conservation were two additional principles introduced by the National Energy Program, introduced in 1980. Some 60 million was allocated to energy research and development, especially with respect to alternative fuels. By 1985 the NEP was replaced by the National Conservation and Alternative Energy Initiative. The federal government maintains responsibility for regulating, encouraging and managing development of energy resources. Added to these objectives is the environmental protection function. In order to achieve these goals the Energy Sector incorporated over seventy programs each with a mandate established by act, order-in-council, Treasury Board or ministerial authority. The activities administered by the EAEB are described in a publication produced by the branch entitled "Directory of Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs in Canada 1994." The Energy Sector within Natural Resources Canada is responsible for advising the federal government on matters concerning energy.

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Source:

Government

Former archival reference no.:

Show detail Hide detail

RG21
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Textual records

[Consultation32 Restricted by law]

Volume [R214] 6355--6416

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Copyright belongs to the Crown. Credit Library and Archives Canada.

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.