Human Activity and the Environment: Annual Statistics 2006 has been prepared by the Environment Accounts and Statistics Division under the direction of Robert Smith (Director). Patrick Adams served as editor and project manager and Laurie Jong, France Mondoloni and Hélène Trépanier were the database managers and technical editors. Major contributions to the statistics and analysis presented in the report have been made by:

Patrick Adams

Michelle Tait

Jennie Wang

Thanks to the following people for their technical support in the areas of marketing, graphic design, map creation, translation, reviewing, editing, proofreading, dissemination and technical development:

The support of the following federal departments and agencies through data provision and / or report review is also gratefully acknowledged:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Environment Canada (Enforcement Branch; Meteorological Service of Canada; Strategic Policy Branch, Knowledge Integration Strategies Division; Science and Technology Branch, Greenhouse Gas Division and Pollution Data; Environmental Stewardship Branch, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Operations and Transportation Division)

Fisheries and Oceans (Statistical Services, Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate)

Natural Resources Canada (Earth Sciences Sector, Geoaccess Division; Minerals and Metals Sector, Minerals and Mining Statistics Division; Energy Policy Sector, Oil Division)

Statistics Canada (Agriculture Division; Demography Division; Industry Accounts Division; Labour Statistics Division; Manufacturing Construction and Energy Division; Public Institutions Division; Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division; Transportation Division)

Transport Canada (Surface and Marine Statistics and Forecasts; Environmental Affairs, Sustainable Development)

Canadian Council of Forest Ministers

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

Canadian Council on Ecological Areas

Canadian Wildlife Federation

Canadian Political Science Association and Social Science Research Council of Canada