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Legal Status
Governance Arrangements
Operating Environment
Serves / Provides

 

Legal Status

FAA, Schedule III

An agent of her Majesty

Minister Designated By

Constituent Legislation

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canadian Dairy Commission

Part I

Agent

Legislation

Canadian Dairy Commission Act

Farm Credit Canada

Part I

Agent

Legislation

Farm Credit Canada Act

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation

Deemed Parent (Part I)

Agent

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

Part I

Agent

GIC

Entreprise Cape Breton Corporation Act

Canadian Heritage

Canada Council for the Arts

Exempt

No

GIC

Canada Council for the Arts Act

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Exempt

Agent

GIC

Broadcasting Act

Canadian Museum of Civilization Corp.

Part I

Agent

GIC

Museums Act

Canadian Museum of Nature

Part I

Agent

GIC

Museums Act

Canadian Race Relations Foundation

Exempt

No

Legislation

Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act

National Arts Centre Corporation

Exempt

No

GIC

National Arts Centre Act

National Gallery of Canada

Part I

Agent

GIC

Museums Act

National Museum of Science and Technology Corp.

Part I

Agent

GIC

Museums Act

Telefilm Canada

Exempt

Agent

GIC

Telefilm Canada Act

Finance

Bank of Canada

Exempt

Partial Agent when acting as fiscal agent

Legislation

Bank of Canada Act

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

Part I

Agent

Legislation

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act

Canada Development Investment Corporation

Part II

Agent

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Exempt

No

Legislation

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act

Fisheries and Oceans

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

Part I

Agent

GIC

Freshwater Fish Marketing Act

Foreign Affairs

International Development Research Centre

Exempt

No

GIC

International Development Research Centre Act

Human Resources and Social Devel-
opment

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Part I

Partial Agent

GIC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act

Indian Affairs and Northern Devel-
opment

First Nations Statistical Institute

Part I

No

GIC

First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act

Industry

Business Development Bank of Canada

Part I

Agent

GIC

Business Development Bank of Canada Act

Canadian Tourism Commission

Part I

Agent

Legislation

Canadian Tourism Commission Act

Standards Council of Canada

Part I

No

GIC

Standards Council of  Canada Act

Inter-
national Trade

Canadian Commercial Corporation

Part I

Agent

GIC

Canadian Commercial Corporation Act

Export Development Canada

Part I

Agent

GIC

Export Development Act

Natural Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Part I

Agent

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Cape Breton Development Corporation

Part I

Agent

GIC

Cape Breton Development Corporation Act

Public Works and Government Services

Defence Construction (1951) Limited

Part I

Agent

Legislation

Canada Business Corporations Act

Transport, Infrastrusture and Communities

Atlantic Pilotage Authority

Part I

No

Legislation

Pilotage Act

Blue Water Bridge Authority

Part I

No

GIC

Blue Water Bridge Authority Act

Canada Post Corporation

Part II

Agent

GIC

Canada Post Corporation Act

Canada Lands Company Limited

Part I

Agent

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

Part I

Agent

Legislation

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act

Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, The

Part I

Agent

GIC

Canada Business
Corporations Act

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

Part I

No

Legislation

Pilotage Act

Laurentian Pilotage Authority

Part I

No

Legislation

Pilotage Act

Marine Atlantic Inc.

Part I

No

GIC

Canada Business  Corporations Act

National Capital Commission

Part I

Agent

GIC

National Capital Act

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

Deemed Parent (Part I)

Agent

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Pacific Pilotage Authority

Part I

No

Legislation

Pilotage Act

Parc Downsview Park

Deemed Parent (Part I)

Agent

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Ridley Terminals Inc.

Part I

No

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Royal Canadian Mint

Part II

Agent

Legislation

Royal Canadian Mint Act

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Part I

No

GIC

Canada Business Corporations Act

Treasury Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Exempt

No

Legislation

Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act


 

Governance Arrangements

Who Appoints/ Approves

Who Appoints/ Approves

Who Appoints/ Approves

Who Appoints/ Approves

Who Approves Corporate Plan/ Budgets

Reports Tabled in Parliament (approved)

Board

Chair

CEO

Auditor

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canadian Dairy Commission

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Farm Credit Canada

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Atlantic Canada Opport-
unities Agency

Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canadian Heritage

Canada Council for the Arts

GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

Board

Annual Report

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canadian Museum of
Civilization Corp.

Min/GIC

Min/GIC

Board/GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canadian Museum of
Nature

Min/GIC

Min/GIC

Board/GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canadian Race Relations Foundation

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

Board

Annual Report

National Arts Centre Corporation

GIC

GIC

Board

Legislation names AG

Board

Annual Report

National Gallery of Canada

Min/GIC

Min/GIC

Board/GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

National Museum of Science and Technology Corp.

Min/GIC

Min/GIC

Board/GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Telefilm Canada

GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

Board

Annual Report

Finance

Bank of Canada

Min/GIC

Board/GIC

Board/GIC

GIC

Board

Annual Report

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

Min/GIC & ex officio members

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canada Development Investment Corporation

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

GIC

GIC

Board

Board

Board

Annual Report

Fisheries and Oceans

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Foreign Affairs

International Development Research Centre

GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

Board

Annual Report

Human Resources and Social Devel-
opment

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Indian Affairs and Northern Devel-
opment

First Nations Statistical Institute

GIC

GIC

GIC
(First Nations Chief Statistician)

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Industry

Business Development Bank of Canada

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canadian Tourism Commission

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Standards Council of Canada

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Inter-
national Trade

Canadian Commercial Corporation

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Export Development Canada

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Natural Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Cape Breton Development Corporation

 

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Public Works and Government Services

Defence Construction (1951) Limited

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Transport, Infra-
strusture and Communities

Atlantic Pilotage Authority

Min/GIC

GIC

Board

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Blue Water Bridge Authority

GIC

Board

Board

Board

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canada Post Corporation

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canada Lands Company Limited

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

GIC

GIC

Board

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, The

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

Min/GIC

GIC

Board

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Laurentian Pilotage Authority

Min/GIC

GIC

Board

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Marine Atlantic Inc.

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

National Capital Commission

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Pacific Pilotage Authority

Min/GIC

GIC

Board

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Parc Downsview Park

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Ridley Terminals Inc.

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

Min/GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Royal Canadian Mint

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

Legislation names AG

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Min/GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC

GIC/TB

Sum. Corp. Plan/ Budget, Annual Report

Treasury Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board

GIC

GIC

Board

Board

Board

Annual Report


 

Operating Environment

Year End

Corporate Plan Due Date to TBS

Competitors

Appropriation Dependent

Paid Dividends (2000-05)

Employer (Main Labour Act)

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canadian Dairy Commission

juil-31

First Week of June

 

√

 

Treasury Board
(PSLRA)

Farm Credit Canada

mars-31

First Week of February

√

 

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

Atlantic Canada Opport-
unities Agency

Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation

mars-31

First Week of February

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

mars-31

First Week of February

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canadian Heritage

Canada Council for the Arts

mars-31

Exempt

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

mars-31

Exempt

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canadian Museum of Civilization Corp.

mars-31

First Week of February

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canadian Museum of Nature

mars-31

First Week of February

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canadian Race Relations Foundation

mars-31

Exempt

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

National Arts Centre Corporation

août-31

Exempt

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

National Gallery of Canada

mars-31

First Week of February

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

National Museum of Science and Technology Corp.

mars-31

First Week of February

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Telefilm Canada

mars-31

Exempt

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Finance

Bank of Canada

déc-31

Exempt

 

 

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

mars-31

First Week of February

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canada Development Investment Corporation

déc-31

First Week of November

 

 

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

mars-31

Exempt

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Fisheries and Oceans

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

avr-30

First week of March

√

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Foreign Affairs

International Development Research Centre

mars-31

Exempt

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Human Resources and Social Development

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

déc-31

First Week of November

√
(only for mortgage insurance)

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Indian Affairs and Northern Devel-
opment

First Nations Statistical Institute

mars-31

First Week of February

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Industry

Business Development Bank of Canada

mars-31

First Week of February

√

 

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canadian Tourism Commission

déc-31

First Week of November

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Standards Council of Canada

mars-31

First Week of February

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Inter-
national Trade

Canadian Commercial Corporation

mars-31

First Week of February

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Export Development Canada

déc-31

First Week of November

√

 

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

Natural Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

mars-31

First Week of February

√
(International only)

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Cape Breton Development Corporation

mars-31

First Week of February

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Public Works and Government Services

Defence Construction (1951) Limited

mars-31

First Week of February

√

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Transport, Infra-
strusture and Communities

Atlantic Pilotage Authority

déc-31

First Week of November

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Blue Water Bridge Authority

août-31

First week of July

√

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canada Post Corporation

déc-31

First Week of November

√
(monopoly on First Class Letter Mail)

√

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canada Lands Company Limited

mars-31

First Week of February

√

 

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

mars-31

First Week of February

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, The

mars-31

First Week of February

 

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

déc-31

First Week of November

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Laurentian Pilotage Authority

déc-31

First Week of November

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Marine Atlantic Inc.

déc-31

First Week of November

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

National Capital Commission

mars-31

First Week of February

 

√

 

Public Service Separate Employer
(PSLRA)

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

mars-31

First Week of February

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Pacific Pilotage Authority

déc-31

First Week of November

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Parc Downsview Park

mars-31

First Week of February

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Ridley Terminals Inc.

déc-31

First Week of November

√

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Royal Canadian Mint

déc-31

First Week of November

√
(monopoly on minting Canadian circulation coins)

 

√

Own employer
(CL Code)

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

déc-31

First Week of November

√

√

 

Own employer
(CL Code)

Treasury Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board

mars-31

Exempt

 

 

 

Own employer
(CL Code)


 

Serves

Provides

Individuals

Bus/Org.

Government

Products

Grants

Loans

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canadian Dairy Commission

√

√

√

√

 

 

Farm Credit Canada

√

√

 

 

 

√

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation

 

√

 

 

√

√

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

√

√

√

 

√

√

Canadian Heritage

Canada Council for the Arts

√

√

 

 

√

 

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

√

√

 

 

 

 

Canadian Museum of Civilization Corp.

√

√

 

√

 

 

Canadian Museum of Nature

√

√

 

√

 

 

Canadian Race Relations Foundation

√

√

√

√

√

 

National Arts Centre Corporation

√

√

√

 

 

 

National Gallery of Canada

√

√

√

√

 

 

National Museum of Science and Technology Corp.

√

√

√

√

 

 

Telefilm Canada

 

√

 

 

√

 

Finance

Bank of Canada

√

√

√

√

 

√

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

 

√

 

 

 

√

Canada Development Investment Corporation

 

 

√

 

 

 

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

√

 

√

 

 

 

Fisheries and Oceans

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

√

√

 

√

 

√

Foreign Affairs

International Development Research Centre

√

√

√

 

√

 

Human Resources and Social Development

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

√

√

√

√

√

√

Indian Affairs and Northern Development

First Nations Statistical Institute

√

√

√

 

 

 

Industry

Business Development Bank of Canada

√

√

 

 

 

√

Canadian Tourism Commission

 

√

√

 

 

 

Standards Council of Canada

√

√

√

√

 

 

Inter-
national Trade

Canadian Commercial Corporation

√

√

√

 

 

 

Export Development Canada

√

√

 

 

 

√

Natural Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

 

√

√

√

 

 

Cape Breton Development Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Works and Government Services

Defence Construction (1951) Limited

 

 

√

 

 

 

Transport, Infrastrusture and Communities

Atlantic Pilotage Authority

√

√

 

 

 

 

Blue Water Bridge Authority

√

√

 

 

 

 

Canada Post Corporation

√

√

√

√

 

 

Canada Lands Company Limited

 

 

√

√

 

 

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

 

 

√

 

 

 

Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, The

√

√

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

 

√

 

 

 

 

Laurentian Pilotage Authority

 

√

 

 

 

 

Marine Atlantic Inc.

√

√

 

 

 

 

National Capital Commission

√

√

√

√

 

 

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

√

√

 

√

 

 

Pacific Pilotage Authority

 

√

 

 

 

 

Parc Downsview Park

√

√

 

 

 

 

Ridley Terminals Inc.

 

√

 

 

 

 

Royal Canadian Mint

√

√

√

√

 

 

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

√

√

 

 

 

 

Treasury Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board

 

 

 

 

 

 
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