Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 49 (4th Supp.))
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Act current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2012-03-16. Previous Versions
Status of Centre (continued)
Marginal note:Registered charity
27 The Centre shall, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, be deemed to be a registered charity within the meaning of that expression for the purposes of that Act.
- R.S., 1985, c. 49 (4th Supp.), s. 27
- 1999, c. 31, s. 246(F)
Marginal note:Profits
28 Subject to any by-law of the Board providing for the payment of expenses to the members of the Board or to members of any committees appointed pursuant to section 24, and to any by-law providing for the payment of remuneration and expenses to the officers, agents and employees of the Centre, any profits or accretions to the value of the property of the Centre shall be used to further the activities of the Centre and no part of the property or profits of the Centre may be distributed, directly or indirectly, to any member of the Board.
Financial Year and Audit
Marginal note:Financial year
29 The financial year of the Centre is the period beginning on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the following year.
Marginal note:Audit
30 The accounts and financial transactions of the Centre shall be audited annually by a qualified independent auditor designated by the Board and a report of the audit shall be made to the Board.
Reports
Marginal note:Annual report
31 (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall, within three months after the end of each financial year of the Centre, submit to the Board a report of the activities of the Centre for that year, including the financial statements of the Centre and the auditor’s report thereon, and the Board shall make the report available to the public at the principal office of the Centre.
Marginal note:Tabling and transmission to provinces
(2) Within one month after a report is submitted to the Board pursuant to subsection (1), the Centre shall provide copies thereof to the Minister of Health who shall
(a) cause a copy of each such report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the Minister receives the copies; and
(b) forthwith after a copy is so laid pursuant to paragraph (a), cause a copy of each such report to be sent to the lieutenant governor in council of each province.
- R.S., 1985, c. 49 (4th Supp.), s. 31
- 1996, c. 8, s. 32
Marginal note:Results of research, etc.
32 Publishable results of research and other initiatives assisted or initiated by the Centre shall be made available to the public by the Centre within a reasonable time after those results become available to the Centre.
Evaluation
Marginal note:Evaluation
33 As soon as possible after the fourth anniversary of the coming into force of this Act, the Minister of Health shall, after consultation with the Board, evaluate the Centre’s activities and organization, and the Minister shall cause a report thereon, including a statement of any changes the Minister may recommend, to be laid before each House of Parliament and to be sent to the lieutenant governor in council of each province as if it were a copy of a report received by the Minister pursuant to section 31.
- R.S., 1985, c. 49 (4th Supp.), s. 33
- 1996, c. 8, s. 32
Coming into Force
Marginal note:Coming into force
Footnote *34 This Act shall come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Return to footnote *[Note: Act in force November 1, 1988, see SI/88-221.]
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