Marginal note:Minister

7. The Minister may, for the purpose of providing services under this Act, exercise any of the powers, duties or functions that are set out in paragraph 6(a), (b), (c) or (g) of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act in respect of departments and Crown corporations to which those services are provided.

Marginal note:Governor in Council’s approval

8. The Minister may — with the Governor in Council’s approval, given on a general or a specific basis — provide the services that are specified under paragraph 6(a) or (b) through Shared Services Canada to any person, organization or government, including a foreign government.

Marginal note:Charging for services

9. The Minister may, subject to any regulations that the Treasury Board makes for the purposes of this section, charge for the services that are provided under this Act.

Marginal note:President

• 10. (1) The Governor in Council is to appoint a President of Shared Services Canada to hold office during pleasure.

• Marginal note:Executive Vice-president

  (2) The Governor in Council may appoint an Executive Vice-president of Shared Services Canada to hold office during pleasure.

Marginal note:President

• 11. (1) The President is the deputy head of Shared Services Canada.

• Marginal note:Executive Vice-president

  (2) The Executive Vice-president is to act as President if that office is vacant or if the President is absent or incapacitated.

Marginal note:Remuneration

12. The President and the Executive Vice-president are to be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Governor in Council.

Marginal note:Head office

13. The head office of Shared Services Canada is to be in the National Capital Region that is described in the schedule to the National Capital Act.

Marginal note:Appointment of employees

14. The employees that are necessary for the conduct of Shared Services Canada’s work are to be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act.

Marginal note:Access to Information Act

15. For greater certainty, for the purposes of the Access to Information Act, the records of other government institutions as defined in that Act or of other organizations that are, on behalf of those institutions or organizations, contained in or carried on Shared Services Canada’s information technology systems are not under the control of Shared Services Canada.