Broadcasting Act (S.C. 1991, c. 11)

Marginal note:Chairperson’s and President’s remuneration

• 43. (1) The Chairperson and the President shall be paid by the Corporation remuneration at the rate fixed by the Governor in Council.

• Marginal note:Fees of other directors

  (2) Each director, other than the Chairperson and the President, shall be paid by the Corporation such fees for attendance at meetings of the Board or any committee of directors as are fixed by the by-laws of the Corporation.

• Marginal note:Expenses

  (3) Each director is entitled to be paid by the Corporation such travel and living expenses incurred by the director in the performance of the duties of that director as are fixed by the by-laws of the Corporation.

Marginal note:Employment of staff

• 44. (1) The Corporation may, on its own behalf, employ such officers and employees as it considers necessary for the conduct of its business.

• Marginal note:Terms, etc., of employment

  (2) The officers and employees employed by the Corporation under subsection (1) shall, subject to any by-laws made under section 51, be employed on such terms and conditions and at such rates of remuneration as the Board deems fit.

• Marginal note:Not servants of Her Majesty

  (3) The officers and employees employed by the Corporation under subsection (1) are not officers or servants of Her Majesty.

Marginal note:English and French language broadcasting committees

• 45. (1) The Board shall establish a standing committee of directors on English language broadcasting and a standing committee of directors on French language broadcasting, each consisting of the Chairperson, the President and such other directors as the Board may appoint.

• Marginal note:Chairperson or President shall preside

  (2) The Chairperson, or in the absence of the Chairperson, the President, shall preside at meetings of each standing committee established pursuant to subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Absence of Chairperson and President

  (3) In respect of each standing committee established pursuant to subsection (1), the Chairperson shall designate one of the directors to preside at meetings thereof in the event of the absence of both the Chairperson and the President.

• Marginal note:Duties of committees

  (4) The standing committee on English language broadcasting shall perform such duties in relation to English language broadcasting, and the standing committee on French language broadcasting shall perform such duties in relation to French language broadcasting, as are delegated to the committee by the by-laws of the Corporation.

Marginal note:Objects and powers

• 46. (1) The Corporation is established for the purpose of providing the programming contemplated by paragraphs 3(1)(l) and (m), in accordance with the conditions of any licence or licences issued to it by the Commission and subject to any applicable regulations of the Commission, and for that purpose the Corporation may

  • (a) establish, equip, maintain and operate broadcasting undertakings;

  • (b) make operating agreements with licensees for the broadcasting of programs;

  • (c) originate programs, secure programs from within or outside Canada by purchase, exchange or otherwise and make arrangements necessary for their transmission;

  • (d) make contracts with any person, within or outside Canada, in connection with the production or presentation of programs originated or secured by the Corporation;

  • (e) make contracts with any person, within or outside Canada, for performances in connection with the programs of the Corporation;

  • (f) with the approval of the Governor in Council, make contracts with any person for the provision by the Corporation of consulting or engineering services outside Canada;

  • (g) with the approval of the Governor in Council, distribute or market outside Canada programming services originated by the Corporation;

  • (h) with the approval of the Minister, act as agent for or on behalf of any person in providing programming to any part of Canada not served by any other licensee;

  • (i) collect news relating to current events in any part of the world and establish and subscribe to news agencies;

  • (j) publish, distribute and preserve, whether for a consideration or otherwise, such audio-visual material, papers, periodicals and other literary matter as may seem conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Corporation;

  • (k) produce, distribute and sell such consumer products as may seem conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Corporation;

  • (l) acquire copyrights and trade-marks;

  • (m) acquire and use any patent, patent rights, licences or concessions that the Board considers useful for the purposes of the Corporation;

  • (n) make arrangements or agreements with any organization for the use of any rights, privileges or concessions that the Board considers useful for the purposes of the Corporation;

  • (o) acquire broadcasting undertakings either by lease or by purchase;

  • (p) make arrangements or agreements with any organization for the provision of broadcasting services;

  • (q) subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, acquire, hold and dispose of shares of the capital stock of any company or corporation that is authorized to carry on any business incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Corporation; and

  • (r) do all such other things as the Board deems incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Corporation.

• Marginal note:International service

  (2) The Corporation shall, within the conditions of any licence or licences issued to it by the Commission and subject to any applicable regulations of the Commission, provide an international service in accordance with such directions as the Governor in Council may issue.

• Marginal note:Power to act as agent

  (3) The Corporation may, within the conditions of any licence or licences issued to it by the Commission and subject to any applicable regulations of the Commission, act as an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province in respect of any broadcasting operations that it may be directed by the Governor in Council to carry out.

• Marginal note:Extension of services

  (4) In planning extensions of broadcasting services, the Corporation shall have regard to the principles and purposes of the Official Languages Act.

• Marginal note:Independence

  (5) The Corporation shall, in the pursuit of its objects and in the exercise of its powers, enjoy freedom of expression and journalistic, creative and programming independence.