Section 14: Core responsibility descriptions

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Internal Services

Internal Services are those groups of related activities and resources that the Federal Government considers to be services in support of programs and/or required to meet corporate obligations of an organization. Internal Services refer to the activities and resources of ten distinct services that support program delivery in the organization, regardless of the Internal Services delivery model in a department. These services are: Acquisition Management Services, Communications Services, Financial Management Services, Human Resources Management Services, Information Management Services, Information Technology Services, Legal Services, Materiel Management Services, Management and Oversight Services, Real Property Management Services.

Department of Industry

Companies, Investment and Growth

Provide support to help grow small, medium and large Canadian businesses into globally competitive, high-impact firms; ensure a fair and competitive marketplace; promote the conditions that support competitive prices and product choices, including in the telecommunications sector; simplify government programming, promote efforts to reduce red tape for businesses, putting in place the right conditions for market-driven innovation and promoting growth and an economy that works for everyone; reduce barriers to the movement of goods, services, capital and labour; grow Canada's tourism sector.

Science, Technology, Research and Commercialization

Support and enable business–led investment and strategic collaborations for leading-edge technology development and commercialization; maintain and strengthen Canada's research excellence, including support for fundamental science, experimentation and exploration to address global challenges.

People, Skills and Communities

Support the creation, transfer and diffusion of knowledge to ensure that Canadians, including underrepresented individuals: are equipped with the skills and tools to participate in an innovative, high-growth economy; advance a culture of innovation where Canadians are motivated to address local, regional, national and/or global challenges; benefit from growth of the middle class across communities; have increased access to affordable broadband and mobile Internet, including in rural and remote regions; and are protected and informed consumers.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Economic Development in Atlantic Canada

Support Atlantic Canada's economic growth, wealth creation and economic prosperity through inclusive clean growth and building on competitive regional strengths. Help small and medium-sized enterprise growth through direct financial assistance and indirectly to business support organizations. Small and medium-sized enterprises become more innovative by adopting new technologies and processes and pursuing new avenues for expansion and market diversification in order to compete and succeed in a global market.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Economic Development in the Territories

Working in the three territories to support the conditions for a sustainable, diversified and innovative economy in collaboration with Northerners/Indigenous people, businesses, organizations, other federal departments and other levels of government.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Canadian Space Agency

Canada in space

The Canadian Space Agency coordinates the space policies and programs of the government of Canada; ensures that other government departments and agencies have access to space data, information, and services to deliver on their mandate; plans, directs and manages projects relating to scientific or industrial space research and the development of space science and technology; promotes the transfer and diffusion of space technology to and throughout the Canadian industry; and encourages the commercial exploitation of the space capabilities, technology, facilities and systems. The Canadian Space Agency also aims to build Canada's capacity and engage the next generation of space scientists and engineers, and provide opportunities to inspire young people to develop the required skills and to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Canadian Tourism Commission

To sustain a vibrant and profitable tourism industry in Canada; to market Canada as a desirable tourist destination; to support a cooperative relationship between the private sector and the governments of Canada, the provinces, and the territories with respect to Canadian tourism; and to provide information about Canadian tourism to the private sector and to the federal, provincial, and territorial governments.

Copyright Board

Copyright Tariffs and Licences

The Board is an economic regulatory body and independent administrative tribunal empowered to establish the tariffs which set the royalties to be paid for the use of copyrighted works, when the copyright in such works is administered collectively by a society. The Board also issues licences which set the royalties to be paid for the use of copyrighted works when the copyright owner cannot be located. By issuing fair and equitable tariffs and licences, the Board ensures that rights owners are remunerated in a timely manner, while supporting prosperity and innovation in the Canadian economy.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Department of Western Economic Diversification

Economic development in the Prairies

Prairies Economic Development Canada promotes growth and diversification in the economy of the Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) by enhancing innovation, improving business competitiveness, promoting the adoption of clean technologies and inclusive growth.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Economic Development in Southern Ontario

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario works to strengthen southern Ontario's capacity for innovation, economic development and growth.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

National Research Council of Canada

Science and Innovation

Grow and enhance the prosperity of Canada through: undertaking, assisting and promoting innovation-driven research and development; advancing fundamental science and Canada's global research excellence; providing government, business and research communities with access to scientific and technological infrastructure, services and information; and supporting Canada's skilled workforce and capabilities in science and innovation.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Funding Natural Sciences and Engineering Research and Training

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, through grants, fellowships and scholarships, promotes and supports research and research training in natural sciences and engineering to develop talent, generate discoveries, and support innovation in pursuit of economic and social outcomes for Canadians.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Funding Social Sciences and Humanities Research and Training

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, through grants, fellowships and scholarships, promotes and supports research and research training in the social sciences and humanities to develop talent, generate insights and build connections in pursuit of social, cultural and economic outcomes for Canadians.

Institutional support for the indirect costs of research

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, on behalf of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, provides financial support to universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes to reimburse a portion of indirect costs associated with the funded research.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Standards Council of Canada

To oversee Canada's standardization system by promoting efficient and effective voluntary standardization in Canada, when standardization is not expressly provided for by law, in order to advance the national economy, support sustainable development, benefit the health, safety, and welfare of workers and the public, assist and protect consumers, facilitate domestic and international trade, and further international cooperation in relation to standardization.

Statistics Canada

Statistical Information

Statistics Canada produces objective high-quality statistical information for the whole of Canada. The statistical information produced relates to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic, environmental and general activities and conditions of the people of Canada.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

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