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CFES/FCST - the unified voice for earth science in Canada - works to raise awareness of the importance of earth science in Canadians' daily lives. It also works to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the role of Earth Sciences in environmental, natural hazard and climate studies and in securing and responsibly developing Canada's energy, mineral and water resources.

CFES/FCST was established in 2006 as the successor to the Canadian Geoscience Council (CGC). CFES is an umbrella organization of 12 Canadian member societies and 2 cooperative groups (the list of member organizations is here). Our constituency represents industry (minerals, hydrocarbons, environmental/geotechnical), government (Provincial/Territorial Geological Surveys) and Academia, in total, an estimated 20,000 Canadian earth scientists. CFES/FCST also closely cooperates with 4 observer organizations.

This website is only in English. We are working on a French site and apologize for not having realized that yet.

News and Information

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Feb 21, 2012

Council of Canadian Academies on Shale Gas

The Council of Canadian Academies is assembling an expert panel to assess the pros and cons of shale gas extraction

Feb 21, 2012

Insurance opportunity even better

If you are a member organization of CFES, or an individual member of one of our member organizations, you have access to this competitive and improved and updated insurance package

Feb 16, 2012

Jim Franklin to speak at Bacon and Eggheads

Well-known Canadian geoscientists Jim Franklin will speak on "Geoscience as a Key to Canada’s Economic Competitiveness, Wealth and Development"

Feb 15, 2012

Summer schools Marine geoscience

Three summer schools in Montreal, Italy and Germany, offered by the European Consortium for Ocean Drilling, of which Canada is a member

Feb 1, 2012

UNESCO World of Science

UNESCO's latest World of Science Magazine - a plethora of relevant issues