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Strategic Issues Table of Contents Strategic Issues Table of Contents 1. Key Background A. NRCan Organizational Chart B. Departmental Response to COVID 1. NRCan Return to the Workplace Plans 2. NRCan Response to COVID-19 3. Response and Recovery Analysis—Re-entry and Resumption C. Issue Briefs Energy 1. Projects: Line 3, Enbridge Line 5, Keystone XL 2. LNG Canada and Coastal Gas Link 3. Offshore Health and Safety 4. Lower Churchill Projects/Financial Restructuring 5. Oil and Gas Sector Deep Dive/ Petroleum Moonshot 6. G20 Energy Ministerial 7. Clean Energy Ministerial 8. Strategic Electricity Interties 9. Hydrogen Strategy 10. Nuclear Energy / SMRs 11. Canadian Centre for Energy Information 12. Clean Fuel Standard 13. Emissions Reduction Fund Forest 14. Overview of CFS programs 15. Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Dispute 16. Status of Pulp and Paper 17. Wildland Fires 18. New SME program—COVID-19 Forest Safety Measures Mining and Minerals 19. Critical Minerals 20. Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan 21. Batteries Horizontal and Corporate 22. Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline 23. UNDRIP 24. [redacted] 25. [redacted] D. Key Contacts and Stakeholders E. Select Deputy Committees 1. Committee Governance 2. Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) 3. Performance, Measurement, Evaluation and Experimentation Committee (PMEEC) 4. DM Economic Frameworks and Inclusive Growth 5. DM Climate Change and Energy 6. DM Indigenous Reconciliation 7. DM Impact Assessment 8. DM TMX F. Ministerial Budget Letters to Minister of Finance 1. [redacted] 2. [redacted] G. Departmental Planning and Reporting 1. NRCan Departmental Plan 2020-21 2. NRCan Departmental Results Report 2018-19 H. Mandate Tracking 1. Mandate Commitment tracker 2. Mandate Letter Commitment NRCan Contribution 2. First 90 Days Overview A. Strategic Direction 2-Pager B. Cabinet Business 1. Cabinet Forecast 2. [redacted] C. TB Business 1. TB Sub Priorities 2. [redacted] 3. [redacted] D. NRCan Litigation Horizon E. Regulatory Priorities 1. Regulatory Priorities (GIC) 2. Clean Tech Regulatory Review F. Calendar of Events G. Key Contacts to meet in first 90 days SECTION 1 Key Background Organizational Chart NRCan Organization Deputy Minister Tremblay, Jean-François Associate Deputy Minister Tupper,Shawn Executive Director VACANT General Counsel Beaton, H. Departmental Assistant VACANT Director Senior Advisor to the Fee. S. / Villanueva, S. DM Métivier, L. (LOA) ADM, Canadian ADM, ADM, Corporate ADM, Low Carbon ADM, Strategic ADM, Energy ADM, Lands and ADM, Major ADM, Strategic ADM, TMX Project Chief Audit DG, Indigenous Chief Scientist Forest Service Communications & Management & Energy Petroleum Policy & Technology Sector Minerals Projects Policy & VACANT Executive Affairs & Pant, V. MacNeil, B. Portfolio Services and CFO Johnson, M. Investment Office Leyburne, D. Labonté, J. / Mason, G. Management Innovation Acting - Hargrove, G Gould, M. Reconciliation Ritchot, J. Hurdle, L. Khosla, J. (LOA) Office Des Rosiers, F. Bruce, A. Burack, E DG, Office of Energy DG, Electricity DG, CanmetENERGY - Sr. Dir, Impact DG, Science Policy DG, TMX Policy Dir, Audit Governance DG, Atlantic Forestry DG, Canadian Wood DG, Communications Chief HR Officer & Chief Information Efficiency Resources DG, Petroleum Ottawa DG, Explosives Safety DG, Canada Centre DG, Economic Dir, Strategic Assessment & Dir, Outreach and DG, CanmetMINING Noad, L. (SD) Centre Fibre Centre Integration Services Officer & DG Henry, J. Presutti, M. Resources Haslip, D. and Security DG, Project for Mapping & Earth Analysis, Data & Jones, L. Evaluation Engagement DG, Human Habib, M. Science Capacity Fullerton, P. Caron, L. O'Neill, P. Observation Research VACANT Samuel, G / Garvin, D. VACANT Ward, J. Resources Reid, J. / Hendriks, P. (LOA) Vrany N. Agreements & Public Acting - Zeroual, K. Cloutier, C. (SEO) Acting - Lefebvre, A. VACANT Outreach Loubier, E. Gadoury, J. Labelle, S. DG, Great Lakes DG, Laurentian Sr Dir, Audit Operations Dir, Science Dir, Equipment Dir, Nuclear Energy Sr Dir, Operations Special Advisor Forest Centre Forestry Centre Dir, Corporate Dir, Canadian Oil, Dir, Explosives VACANT Governance Policy James, B. Cameron, D. Pemberton, M. Dir, Business & Classen, A. Galarneau, D. St-Pierre, D. Dir, Science Policy & Communications Dir, Corporate Security Refining & Energy Regulatory Dir, Economic Acting - Jones, L. & Communications Dir, Workplace Program Integrity Integration Dir, HR Services & Security VACANT Analysis Pharand, C. Carew, L. & Emergency Dir, Eastern Canada Office Roberge, A. Systems Management & VACANT Sanscartier, E. (AO) Management VACANT VACANT Klassen, L. Wellness Dir, Uranium & DG, CanmetENERGY - Sr. Dir, Indigenous Dir, Planning & Dir, Planning & Dir, Stakeholder VACANT Dir, Housing DG, Policy & DG, Strategic VACANT Radioactive Waste Varennes Service Centre Operations Operations Engagement & Acting - MacKenzie, A. Hulan, J. / Gillis, C. (LOA) Sr Dir, Pipelines, Gas Economics Initiatives and Dir, Canada Centre Dir, Forest Science Acting - Desormaux-Dufour, Delaney, J. & LNG Millette, J. Lavoie, K. VACANT Bergeron, M. Public Environment Koutsavlis, P. Management for Remote Sensing Querbach, K. Sr Dir, Corporate HR C. Evans, C. Dir, Western Canada Harms. C / Reid. R / Services Benoit, M. Babiarz, K. (SEO) Cimon-Kingsley, S. Deputy CIO Jeanty, R. Carey, C Dir, Industry & Sr Dir, Renewable & DG, Northern DG, Pacific Forestry Armstrong, M. DG, Transportation Electrical Energy Sr Dir, Offshore CanmetMATERIALS Dir, Canadian Forestry Centre Centre Talbot, R. Bernier, A. Petroleum Dauphin, P. Geospatial Data Norton, M. Beck, J. DG, Portfolio DG, Strategic Policy Management Infrastructure Management & DG, Finance & DG, Real Property & & Knowledge Sr Dir, OEE & Gardiner, T. Dir, International Dir, Management Gera, S. Corporate Secretariat Procurement Workplace Services DG, Office of Energy Management Demand Policy and Affairs & Trade Services Clément, J-C. Chennette, G. Hatton, T. Research & VACANT Director of Analysis Leboeuf, L. Barros, M. Director of DG, CanmetENERGY - Development Dir, Federal Operations Hanna, A. Operations Devon Wilson, A. Geospatial Platform VACANT VACANT Siewe, C. Dir, Sustainable Dir, Minerals & Sharpe, J. Dir, Financial Dir, Real Property DG, Energy Policy DG, International Mineral Resource Dir, Policy Analysis Dir, ATIP Planning & Metals Statistics & Research VACANT Bélair, E. Energy Development DG, Planning, Najm, A. Dir, Energy Science Heath, S. Katz, S. DG, Trade Economics Corporate Resource VACANT VACANT Operations & & Industry Management Acting - Wood, D. & Technology Dir, GeoBase Information Waring, J. Francis, G. / Mensah, S. Sr Dir, Operations Programs Beaulieu, A. Dir, Policy Gaskin, P. / Lefebvre, A. McDonald, N. VACANT Sr Dir, Strategic Dir, Strategy & DG, Public Affairs Planning Leadership & Dir, Financial Policy, Dir, Energy & Economic Policy Dir, Europe, Asia & VACANT Reporting Vaillancourt, D. Reporting & Analysis Pagé, C. DG, External Policy & Multilateral Dir, Energy Zinck, K. DG, Strategic Policy Internal Controls Partnerships Dir, Forest Information Dir, Economic Subramani, R. Gagné, J-F. Technology Policy MacDonald, D. Griffin, D. Le Bris, S. (SEO) Management Analysis Acting - Sanscartier, E. Gauvin, C. Dir, Critical Minerals DG, Indigenous Samuel, G. (SEO) Mathey, A-H. Dir, Issues Dir, China & the Ghattas, A. Partnerships Offi ce - Acting - Buzzell, M Dir, Energy & Management Sr Dir, Financial Americas West Dir, Dir, Strategic Dir, Indigenous Young, N./ Muir, A. (SEO) Renewal & Capacity Environment Policy Rau, M. (LOA) VACANT Intergovernmental Science Policy Dir, Planning & Forestry & BioHeat Building Emerson, A. (LOA) DG, Strategic Policy Surveyor General & Acting - Classen, A. Affairs Development Renewal Program VACANT Acting - O'Keefe, P. & Operations DG Pfeiffer, J. McClelland, S. / Gowing, VACANT Dir, Public Affairs Bilmer, B. Dir, Energy Security Gilsenan, R. Gagnon, J. R. Joanisse, M. Sr Dir, Financial, Sr Dir, Strategic Piercey, C. Dir, Major Project Dir, International Dir, Trade & Procurement and Energy Policy G&C Services and Monitoring Affairs International Affairs Scharf, D. Dir, Climate Change Regional Dir/Deputy Estrin, K. (SEO) Biggs, J. Systems VACANT Impacts & Surveyor General - Nault, M. Acting - deShield, C. Adaptation East DG, Clean Fuels Jennings, C. Gingras, M. DG, Planning Sr Dir, Planning & DG, Innovation VACANT Dir, MPMO - West Delivery & Results Operations Nanduri Bhatt, M. Regional Dir/Deputy VACANT Routhier, A. Mailloux, M. Dir, Polar Cont Shelf Program Surveyor General - Acting - Short, K. Mate, D. West Dir, Clean Fuels Minnie, S. Dir, Strategic Dir, Major Project Dir, Clean Growth Policy Monitoring Planning, Results Exec Dir, Canadian Hub Operations Vieira, P VACANT Analysis & Risk Hazards Christie Sajan, A. Acting - Management Information Service Maragh, M. Dir, Special McCormack, D. Programs VACANT DG, Geological Survey of Canada Lebel, D. Sr Dir, Fuel Diversification VACANT Dir, GSC Atlantic Dir, GSC Calgary Locke, S. Dehler, S. Dir, GSC Central Dir, GSC Northern Canada Canada Marquis, G. Richard, L. Dir, GSC Pacific Dir, GSC Québec Talwar, S. Couture, R. Last Modified September 2020 Departmental Response to COVID 1 NRCan’s Response to COVID-19 – The Team WHAT? Operational Role The direction and advice Strategic Role Identify the operational challenges from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the related to remote work and Office of the Chief HR Workplace Reintegration Strategy implement solutions Officer are at the heart of Develop the protocols Prepare the buildings
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