Important Notices

• Copyright/Permission to Reproduce
• Non-commercial Reproduction
• Commercial Reproduction
• Third-party Materials
• Privacy Notice
• Disclaimer
• Official Languages
• Accessibility Notice
• External Hyperlinks
• Requesting a Link to a Third Party Site
• Guidelines for Linking to the National Round Table Web site
  

Copyright/Permission to Reproduce

Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (the National Round Table) for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada.

The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.

Non-commercial Reproduction

Information on this Web site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal or public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole, and by any means, without charge or further permission, unless otherwise specified.

Users are required to:

• Exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
  
  
• Indicate both the complete title of the materials reproduced, as well as the author organization; and
  
  
• Indicate that the reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and that the reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.

Unless otherwise specified, this authorization is also applicable to all published information regardless of its format.

Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Government of Canada's copyright administrator, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). Through the permission granting process, PWGSC helps ensure individuals / organizations wishing to reproduce Government of Canada materials for commercial purposes have access to the most accurate, up-to-date versions. To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes please contact:

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Publishing and Depository Services
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Third-party Materials

Some of the materials and graphical elements found on Government of Canada Web sites are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. This is particularly true of sites that are jointly operated by a Government of Canada institution and an external organization as part of a collaborative arrangement. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material.

To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction on this site, please contact:

National Round Table on the Environment
and the Economy (NRTEE)
Canada Building
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Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:

Privacy Notice

The Government of Canada and the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) are committed to providing visitors with Web sites that respect their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on the NRTEE Web site.

• The NRTEE Web site does not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. We would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending us an e-mail or registering in a secure portion of this site.
• All personal information created, held or collected by the NRTEE is protected under the Privacy Act. This means that at any point of collection you will be asked for consent to collect your information, and you will be informed of the purposes for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right to access that information.
• The NRTEE employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our Web site, the date and time of visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
• The NRTEE does not normally use "cookies" to track how our visitors use this site or to determine sites previously visited. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them. (A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a Web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site.)

Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act at the NRTEE may be directed to the Privacy
Co-ordinator by e-mail to
or by calling or writing to:

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
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If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Disclaimer

Some of the information in this Web site has been provided by external sources. The National Round Table is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information provided by external sources. Users wishing to rely upon this information should consult directly with the source of the information.

Official Languages

The National Round Table respects the Official Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information on this site is available in both French and English. However, users should be aware that some information from external sources is available only in the language in which it was provided.

Accessibility Notice

The National Round Table makes every effort to meet the needs of our clients by providing Web sites that are accessible and that offer content equally in both official languages. In the event that you are having difficulty accessing or interpreting any of our Web pages, please contact us:

National Round Table on the Environment
and the Economy (NRTEE)
Canada Building
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Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:

External Hyperlinks

The National Round Table Web site contains links to third party sites. The National Round Table provides these links only as a service and convenience to our visitors. We take no responsibility for the content at third party sites and a link to them in no way implies an endorsement or recommendation of the products, services or information found there.

A third party site may have a privacy policy different from that of the National Round Table Web site and may provide less security than the National Round Table Web site. The National Round Table disclaims all liability with regard to your access to linked web sites. When you link to sites external to the National Round Table Web site, you do so at your own risk.

The National Round Table makes every effort to ensure that our links to third party Web sites lead to content that is accessible and available in both official languages. However, that is not always feasible or possible.

The National Round Table reserves the right to regularly review and re-evaluate any and all links and reserves the right to terminate any link without prior notification.

Requesting a Link to a Third Party Site

Requests for hosting links to third party sites should be directed to

Guidelines for Linking to the National Round Table Web site

We have no objection to third party Web sites providing links to the National Round Table Web site. We ask only that Webmasters follow these simple guidelines:

• In addition to linking to a specific page within the National Round Table Web site, consider offering a link to the home page;
• If you are going to use our National Round Table logo as a graphical link please request permission to do so. Send all requests to . The National Round Table logo is protected by copyright.
• Links to National Round Table pages should be periodically checked to ensure their integrity.