Reporting of Federal Institutions - Departmental Corporations

Assisted Human Reproduction Canada

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Tony Clement, P.C., M.P. Minister of Health

Institutional Head 

Dr. Elinor Wilson, President

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

2006    

Constituent Act

Assisted Human Reproduction Act (2004, c. 2)

Mandate

To protect and promote the health, safety, human dignity and human rights of Canadians and foster the application of ethical principles in relation to assisted human reproduction and other matters to which the Act applies.

Head Office

301 Elgin Street, 2nd Floor

Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2N9

Telephone: 613-946-0262

Fax:  613-952-5899                     

Website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/reprod/agenc/index_e.html

Canada Border Services Agency

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Stockwell Day, P.C., M.P. Minister of Public Safety

Institutional Head 

Alain Jolicoeur, President  

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

2003    

Statutory Authority/Legal Instrument

Canada Border Services Agency Act (2005, c. 38)

Mandate

The Agency is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods, including animals and plants, that meet all requirements under the program legislation.     

Please see Canada Border Services Agency Act (2005, c. 38) for more detailed wording of the Canada Border Services Agency's mandate.

Head Office

191 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8
Telephone: 1-800-461-9999
Fax:
E-mail: CBSA-ASFC@canada.gc.ca
Website: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

Canada School of Public Service

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Vic Toews, P.C., M.P. President of the Treasury Board

Institutional Head 

Ruth Dantzer, President & CEO

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

2004

Constituent Act

Canada School of Public Service Act (1991, c. 16)

Mandate

(a) to encourage pride and excellence in the public service and to foster in managers and other public service employees a sense of the purposes, values and traditions of the public service;

(b) to help ensure that those managers have the analytical, creative, advisory, administrative and other managerial skills and knowledge necessary to develop and implement policy, respond to change, including changes in the social, cultural, racial and linguistic character of Canadian society, and manage government programs, services and personnel efficiently, effectively and equitably;

(c) to help managers and other public service employees to develop successful cooperative relationships at all levels through leadership, motivation, effective internal communications and the encouragement of innovation, high-quality service to the public and skills development;

(d) to develop within the public service and to attract to the public service, through the School's programs and studies, persons who are of high calibre and who reflect the diversity of Canadian society, and to support their growth and development as public sector managers and employees committed to the service of Canada;

(e) to formulate and provide training, orientation and development programs for public sector managers and employees, particularly for those in the public service;

(f) to assist deputy heads in meeting the learning needs of their organization, including by way of delivering training and development programs;

(g) to study and conduct research into the theory and practice of public sector management and public administration; and

(h) to encourage a greater awareness in Canada of issues related to public sector management, public administration and the role and functions of government and to involve a broad range of individuals and institutions in the School's pursuit of excellence in public administration.

Head Office

373 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1N 6Z2 
Telephone: 1-866-703-9598
Fax: 1-866-944-0454
E-mail:
Website: www.myschool-monecole.gc.ca

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, P.C., M.P. Minister of Labour

Institutional Head 

S.Len Hong, President and Chief Executive Officer

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1978

Constituent Act

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act R.S., 1985, c. C-13

Mandate

To promote health and safety in the workplace and to enhance the physical and mental health of working people.

Head Office

135 Hunter Street East
Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1M5
Telephone: 1-905-572-2981
Fax: 1-905-572-2206
E-mail: clientservices@ccohs.ca
Website: www.ccohs.ca

Canadian Emission Reduction Incentives Agency*

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment

Institutional Head

Allan F. Amey, President

Constituent Act

Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act (2005, c. 30, s. 87)

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

2005

Mandate

The object of the Agency is to provide incentives for the reduction or removal of greenhouses gases through the acquisition, on behalf of the Government of Canada, of eligible credits created as a result of the reduction or removal of those gases.

Head Office

National Capital Region
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Website:

* This entity is not currently operational, and the data presented was not approved by responsible Deputy Head.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Tony Clement, P.C., M.P. Minister of Health

Institutional Head 

Dr. Alan Bernstein, O.C., FRSC, President

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

2000    

Constituent Act

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act (2000, c. 6, Bill C-13)

Mandate

To excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system

Head Office

160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa (Ontario), K1A 0W9
Telephone: 613-941-2672
Fax: 613-954-1800
E-mail: info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Website: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Gary Lunn, P.C., M.P. Minister of Natural Resources

Institutional Head 

Linda J. Keen, President and Chief Executive Officer

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

2000

Constituent Act

Nuclear Safety and Control Act (1997, c. 9)

Mandate

The CNSC, as a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal and a regulatory agency, has the mandate to regulate the development, production and use of nuclear energy in Canada; regulate the production, possession use and transport of nuclear substances, and the production, possession and use of prescribed equipment and prescribed information: implement measures respecting international control of the development, production, transport and use of nuclear energy and nuclear substances, including measures respecting the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices and, disseminate scientific, technical and regulatory information concerning the activities of the CNSC  and the effects, on the environment and on the health and safety of persons, of the development, production, possession, transport and use referred to above.

Head Office

280 Slater Street
P.O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, ON K1P 5S9
Telephone: 1-800-668-5284
Fax: 613-995-5086
E-mail: info@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
Website: www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/

Canadian Polar Commission

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Chuck Strahl, P.C., M.P. Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Institutional Head 

Tom Hutchinson, Chairperson

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1991

Constituent Act

Canadian Polar Commission Act (1991, c. 6)

Mandate

Monitor polar knowledge in Canada and around the world; Work with Canadian and international institutions to determine scientific and other priorities; Encourage support for Canadian polar research; Communicate polar research information to Canadians; Foster international co-operation in the advancement of polar knowledge.

Head Office

Suite 1710, Constitution Square
360 Albert Street
Ottawa (Ontario) K1R 7X7
Telephone: 613-943-8605 or 1-888-765-2701
Fax: 613-943-8607
E-mail: mail@polarcom.gc.ca
Website: www.polarcom.gc.ca

Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation & Safety Board

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Rona Ambrose, P.C., M.P. President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada

Institutional Head 

Wendy A. Tadros, Chairperson

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1990

Constituent Act

Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act (1989, c. 3)

Mandate

Our mandate is to advance transportation safety in the marine, pipeline, rail and air modes of transportation by conducting independent investigations, including public inquiries when necessary, into selected transportation occurrences in order to make findings as to their causes and contributing factors; identifying safety deficiencies, as evidenced by transportation occurrences; making recommendations designed to eliminate or reduce any such safety deficiencies; and reporting publicly on our investigations and on the findings in relation thereto.

Head Office

200 Promenade du Portage
Place du Centre, 4th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8
Telephone: 819-994-3741
Fax: 819-997-2239
E-mail:
Website: www.tsb.gc.ca

Law Commission of Canada*

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Robert D. Nicholson, P.C., M.P. Minister of Justice

Institutional Head

Yves Le Bouthillier, President

Constituent Act

Law Commission of Canada Act (1996, c. 9)

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1997

Mandate

The purpose of the Commission is to study and keep under systematic review, in a manner that reflects the concepts and institutions of the common law and civil law systems, the law of Canada and its effects with a view to providing independent advice on improvements, modernization and reform that will ensure a just legal system that meets the changing needs of Canadian society and of individuals in that society.

Head Office

11th Floor, Suite 1124
222 Queen Street
Ottawa (ON) K1A 0H8
Telephone: 613-946-8980
Fax: 613-946-8988
E-mail: info@lcc.gc.ca
Website: www.lcc.gc.ca

* This entity is not currently operational, and the data presented was not approved by responsible Deputy Head.

National Battlefields Commission

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women and Official Languages

Institutional Head 

André Juneau, Chairperson

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1908

Constituent Act

National Battlefields at Quebec Act (1908, c. 57)

Mandate

The National Battlefields Commission (NBC) has a mandate to acquire and conserve the great historical battlefields in Quebec City and turn them into a national park. The NBC is responsible for the acquisition, administration, governance and development of the battlefields and for managing the funds allocated to them.

Head Office

390, de Bernières Avenue,
Québec, Québec G1R 2L7
Telephone: 418-648-3506
Fax: 418-648-3638
E-mail:
Website: www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca

National Research Council of Canada

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Maxime Bernier, P.C., M.P. Minister of Industry

Institutional Head 

Pierre Coulombe, President

Constituent Act

National Research Council Act (R.S., 1985, c. N-15)

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1916

Mandate

Undertaking, assisting or promoting scientific and industrial research in different fields of importance to Canada; investigating standards and methods of measurement; working on the standardization and certification of scientific and technical apparatus and instruments and materials used or usable by Canadian industry; operating and administering astronomical observatories established or maintained by the Government of Canada; administering National Research Council (NRC) R&D activities, including grants and contributions used to support a number of international activities; providing vital scientific and technological services to the research and industrial communities; and establishing, operating and maintaining a national science library and publishing, selling, and otherwise distributing scientific and technical information.

Head Office

1200 Montreal Road, Bldg. M-58
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6
Telephone: 613-993-9101 or 1-877-672-2672
Fax: 613-952-9907
E-mail:
Website: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/index.html

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P. Minister of the Environment

Institutional Head 

David McLaughlin, Chief Executive Officer^[1] 

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1994    

Constituent Act

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act (1993, c. 31)

Mandate

The purpose of the Round Table is to play the role of catalyst in identifying, explaining and promoting, in all sectors of Canadian society and in all regions of Canada, principles and practices of sustainable development by undertaking research and gathering information and analyses on critical issues of sustainable development; advising governments on ways of integrating environmental and economic considerations into their decision-making processes and on global issues of sustainable development; advising those sectors and regions on ways of incorporating principles and practices of sustainable development into their activities; promoting the understanding and increasing public awareness of the cultural, social, economic and policy changes required to attain sustainable development; and facilitating and assisting cooperative efforts in Canada to overcome barriers to the attainment of sustainable development.

Head Office

344 Slater Street, Suite 200
Ottawa (Ontario) K1R 7Y3
Telephone: 613-992-7189
Fax: 613-992-7385
E-mail: admin@nrtee-trnee.ca
Website: www.nrtee-trnee.ca

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Jim Prentice, P.C., M.P. Minister of Industry

Institutional Head 

Dr. Suzanne Fortier, President

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1978    

Constituent Act

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Act, 1976-77, c.24

Mandate

The functions of the Council are to promote and assist research in the natural sciences and engineering, other than the health sciences and advise the Minister in respect of such matters relating to such research as the Minister may refer to the Council for its consideration.

Head Office

350 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 1H5 
Telephone: 613-995-5840
Fax: 613-943-1624
E-mail: exec@nserc.ca
Website: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Appropriate Minister

The Honourable Jim Prentice, P.C., M.P. Minister of Industry

Institutional Head 

Chad Gaffield, President

Year of Incorporation/Commencement

1977    

Constituent Act

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act (1976-77, ch. 24, sec. 2)    

Mandate

Promote and assist research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities, and

advise the Minister in respect of such matters relating to such research as the Minister may refer to the Council for its consideration.

Head Office

350 Albert Street
P.O. Box 1610
Ottawa (Ontario) K1P 6G4
Telephone: 613-992-0691
Fax: 613-992-1787
E-mail:
Website: www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/

[1] As of August 3, 2007 David McLaughlin was appointed President and CEO