Confederation Natural Resources Centre (CNRC), provides the opportunity for all organizations in the resource sector in Ontario to become partners with the College to leverage knowledge, expertise, research, technology, and financial and human resources to meet key resource sector challenges.

Confederation Natural Resources Centre (CNRC) is located on the main campus of Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The main objective of CNRC is to promote development, growth, and communication among government, private sector business, and Aboriginal communities.

CNRC is the vehicle through which Confederation College provides a great learning environment for students and staff in the broad concept of natural resource management.

CNRC, through its mandate, provides the opportunity for all organizations in the resource sector in Ontario to become partners with the College to leverage knowledge, expertise, applied research, technology, and financial and human resources to meet key resource sector challenges.

With the ever changing society, the Centre recognizes that effective leaders in today's world must be team builders, problem solvers, and lifelong learners with a strong sense of professional ethics and appreciation for the forest resource. CNRC seeks to provide an outstanding learning environment of creative thinking that allows students to achieve their highest level of knowledge.