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Friday, September 15, 2006

Where are the Crown Corps Agencies and Federal Places located? UPDATE

Update:
Responses from the BDC and the Canadian Hurricane Centre respecting number of jobs!

BDC

The Head Office is located in Montreal and the employees are located in each province as followed:
Location Total
AB 119
BC 149
MB 44
NB 59
NL 50
NS 40
NT 3
ON 425
PE 3
QC 743
SK 20
YT 3
Grand Total 1658


The Canadian Hurricane Centre

"On average, three to four tropical storms or hurricanes pose a threat to Canada or its territorial waters each year. The Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) exists to advise Canadians on the threat of hurricanes and tropical storms. The CHC is part of the Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre (ASPC), a division of the Meteorological Service of Canada - Atlantic Region.

Hurricane specialists from the ASPC staff the Canadian Hurricane Centre when a tropical storm or hurricane is expected to pose a threat to Canada. The staffing levels for the CHC expand and contract depending on the tropical cyclone threat and operate in a 24/7 mode when a system nears our waters. These meteorologists have received specialized training in tropical meteorology and hurricane forecasting from our own Canadian experts and from the U.S. National Hurricane Centre in Miami, Florida. This knowledge, combined with their underlying expertise in mid-latitude weather forecasting, has equipped the CHC staff with a unique skill-set for predicting "Canadian-style" tropical cyclones.

The bulletins issued by the CHC contain information on the forecast track, intensity and impacts of tropical weather systems. The hurricane centres in Miami and Dartmouth routinely consult each other to coordinate the tracks and positions of all storms that pose a threat to Canada.

The meteorologists of the CHC are also involved in research, contribute to international publications, conferences and workshops on tropical cyclones, and outreach to the public, media and emergency management groups on the threat tropical systems pose to Canadian territory."

They did not provide the numbers as requested.

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