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Federal Accountability Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9)

Assented to 2006-12-12

R.S., c. E-20; 2001, c. 33, s. 2(F)Export Development Act

 The Export Development Act is amended by adding the following after section 24.2:

Marginal note:Privileged information
  • 24.3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), all information obtained by the Corporation in relation to its customers is privileged and a director, officer, employee or agent of, or adviser or consultant to, the Corporation must not knowingly communicate, disclose or make available the information, or permit it to be communicated, disclosed or made available.

  • Marginal note:Authorized disclosure

    (2) Privileged information may be communicated, disclosed or made available

    • (a) for the purpose of the administration or enforcement of this Act and legal proceedings related to it;

    • (b) for the purpose of prosecuting an offence under this Act or any other Act of Parliament;

    • (c) to the Minister of National Revenue solely for the purpose of administering or enforcing the Income Tax Act or the Excise Tax Act; or

    • (d) with the written consent of the person to whom the information relates.

2004, c. 11Library and Archives of Canada Act

 The definition “government institution” in section 2 of the Library and Archives of Canada Act is replaced by the following:

“government institution”

« institution fédérale »

“government institution” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Access to Information Act or in section 3 of the Privacy Act or means an institution designated by the Governor in Council.

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 15:

Marginal note:Public opinion research

15.1 Every department, as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act, shall, within six months after the completion of any data collection done for the purposes of public opinion research carried out under a contract at the request of the department and for the exclusive use of Her Majesty in right of Canada, send to the Librarian and Archivist the written report referred to in subsection 40(2) of the Financial Administration Act.

R.S., c. P-21Privacy Act

  •  (1) The definitions “designated Minister” and “head” in section 3 of the Privacy Act are replaced by the following:

    “designated Minister”

    « ministre désigné »

    “designated Minister” means a person who is designated as the Minister under subsection 3.1(1);

    “head”

    « responsable d’institution fédérale »

    “head”, in respect of a government institution, means

    • (a) in the case of a department or ministry of state, the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who presides over the department or ministry, or

    • (b) in any other case, either the person designated under subsection 3.1(2) to be the head of the institution for the purposes of this Act or, if no such person is designated, the chief executive officer of the institution, whatever their title;

  • (2) The definition “government institution” in section 3 of the Act is replaced by the following:

    “government institution”

    « institution fédérale »

    “government institution” means

    • (a) any department or ministry of state of the Government of Canada, or any body or office, listed in the schedule, and

    • (b) any parent Crown corporation, and any wholly-owned subsidiary of such a corporation, within the meaning of section 83 of the Financial Administration Act;

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 3:

Marginal note:For greater certainty
  • 3.01 (1) For greater certainty, any provision of this Act that applies to a government institution that is a parent Crown corporation applies to any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries within the meaning of section 83 of the Financial Administration Act.

  • Marginal note:For greater certainty

    (2) For greater certainty, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are parent Crown corporations for the purposes of this Act.

DESIGNATION

Marginal note:Power to designate Minister
  • 3.1 (1) The Governor in Council may designate a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act.

  • Marginal note:Power to designate head

    (2) The Governor in Council may, by order, designate a person to be the head of a government institution, other than a department or ministry of state, for the purposes of this Act.

 The Act is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

Marginal note:Information obtained by Privacy Commissioner
  • 22.1 (1) The Privacy Commissioner shall refuse to disclose any personal information requested under this Act that was obtained or created by the Commissioner or on the Commissioner's behalf in the course of an investigation conducted by, or under the authority of, the Commissioner.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (2) However, the Commissioner shall not refuse under subsection (1) to disclose any personal information that was created by the Commissioner or on the Commissioner's behalf in the course of an investigation conducted by, or under the authority of, the Commissioner once the investigation and all related proceedings, if any, are finally concluded.

 Subsection 46(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Disclosure of offence authorized

    (2) The Court may disclose to the appropriate authority information relating to the commission of an offence against a law of Canada or a province by a director, an officer or an employee of a government institution if, in the Court’s opinion, there is evidence of such an offence.

 Subsection 58(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Assistance technique

    (2) Le Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée peut retenir temporairement les services d’experts ou de spécialistes dont la compétence lui est utile dans l’exercice des fonctions que lui confèrent la présente loi ou une autre loi fédérale; il peut fixer et payer, avec l’approbation du Conseil du Trésor, leur rémunération et leurs frais.

 Subsection 64(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Disclosure of offence authorized

    (2) The Privacy Commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General of Canada information relating to the commission of an offence against a law of Canada or a province by a director, an officer or an employee of a government institution if, in the Commissioner’s opinion, there is evidence of such an offence.

 The heading before section 69 of the Act is replaced by the following:

EXCLUSIONS

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 69:

Marginal note:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

69.1 This Act does not apply to personal information that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation collects, uses or discloses for journalistic, artistic or literary purposes and does not collect, use or disclose for any other purpose.

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 70.1:

GENERAL

 The schedule to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

  • Atlantic Pilotage Authority

    Administration de pilotage de l’Atlantique

  • Bank of Canada

    Banque du Canada

  • Blue Water Bridge Authority

    Administration du pont Blue Water

  • Business Development Bank of Canada

    Banque de développement du Canada

  • Canada Council for the Arts

    Conseil des Arts du Canada

  • Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

    Société d’assurance-dépôts du Canada

  • Canada Development Investment Corporation

    Corporation de développement des investissements du Canada

  • Canada Lands Company Limited

    Société immobilière du Canada limitée

  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

    Société canadienne d’hypothèques et de logement

  • Canada Post Corporation

    Société canadienne des postes

  • Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

    Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien

  • Canadian Commercial Corporation

    Corporation commerciale canadienne

  • Canadian Dairy Commission

    Commission canadienne du lait

  • Canadian Museum of Civilization

    Musée canadien des civilisations

  • Canadian Museum of Nature

    Musée canadien de la nature

  • Canadian Race Relations Foundation

    Fondation canadienne des relations raciales

  • Canadian Tourism Commission

    Commission canadienne du tourisme

  • Cape Breton Development Corporation

    Société de développement du Cap-Breton

  • Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation

    Corporation Fonds d’investissement du Cap-Breton

  • Defence Construction (1951) Limited

    Construction de défense (1951) Limitée

  • Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

    Société d’expansion du Cap-Breton

  • Export Development Canada

    Exportation et développement Canada

  • Farm Credit Canada

    Financement agricole Canada

  • The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

    La Société des ponts fédéraux Limitée

  • Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

    Office de commercialisation du poisson d’eau douce

  • Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

    Administration de pilotage des Grands Lacs

  • International Development Research Centre

    Centre de recherches pour le développement international

  • The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.

    Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Inc.

  • Laurentian Pilotage Authority

    Administration de pilotage des Laurentides

  • Marine Atlantic Inc.

    Marine Atlantique S.C.C.

  • National Arts Centre Corporation

    Corporation du Centre national des Arts

  • National Capital Commission

    Commission de la capitale nationale

  • National Gallery of Canada

    Musée des beaux-arts du Canada

  • National Museum of Science and Technology

    Musée national des sciences et de la technologie

  • Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

    Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal Inc.

  • Pacific Pilotage Authority

    Administration de pilotage du Pacifique

  • Parc Downsview Park Inc.

    Parc Downsview Park Inc.

  • Queens Quay West Land Corporation

    Queens Quay West Land Corporation

  • Ridley Terminals Inc.

    Ridley Terminals Inc.

  • Royal Canadian Mint

    Monnaie royale canadienne

  • The Seaway International Bridge Corporation, Ltd.

    La Corporation du Pont international de la voie maritime, Ltée

  • Standards Council of Canada

    Conseil canadien des normes

  • Telefilm Canada

    Téléfilm Canada

 

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