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Statistics Act

Version of section 5 from 2002-12-31 to 2005-03-31:


Marginal note:Temporary employees

  •  (1) The Minister may employ, in the manner authorized by law, such commissioners, enumerators, agents or other persons as are necessary to collect for Statistics Canada such statistics and information as the Minister deems useful and in the public interest relating to such commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and other activities as the Minister may determine, and the duties of the commissioners, enumerators, agents or other persons shall be those duties prescribed by the Minister.

  • Marginal note:Public servants

    (2) The Minister may, for such periods as the Minister may determine, use the services of any employee of the public service of Canada in the exercise or performance of any duty, power or function of Statistics Canada or an officer of Statistics Canada under this Act or any other Act, and any person whose services are so used shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a person employed under this Act.

  • Marginal note:Contracted services

    (3) Any persons retained under contract to perform special services for the Minister pursuant to this Act and the employees and agents of those persons shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be persons employed under this Act while performing those services.

  • 1970-71-72, c. 15, s. 5

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