Marginal note:Definitions
2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.
- federal entity
federal entity means
(a) a department named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act;
(b) a division or branch of the federal public administration set out in column I of Schedule I.1 to that Act; or
(c) a corporation named in Schedule II to that Act. (entité fédérale)
- fee
fee means an amount — called a fee, charge, levy or by any other name — that, in relation to a federal entity, is fixed by the Governor in Council, the Treasury Board, a minister or the federal entity under a power conferred by an Act of Parliament or a capacity to contract and is payable for
(a) the provision of a service;
(b) the provision of the use of a facility;
(c) the conferral, by means of a licence, permit or other authorization, of a right or privilege;
(d) the provision of a product; or
(e) the provision of a regulatory process. (frais)
- fiscal year
fiscal year means the period beginning on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year. (exercice)
- responsible authority
responsible authority means, with respect to a fee fixed in relation to a federal entity, the appropriate Minister, as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act, with respect to that entity or a person designated under subsection 2(2). (autorité compétente)
Marginal note:Designation of responsible authority
(2) The appropriate Minister, as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act, with respect to a federal entity may, in writing, designate the federal entity’s chief executive officer or deputy head, whatever their title, as the responsible authority with respect to any fees fixed in relation to that entity.
Marginal note:Non-application of Act
(3) This Act does not apply to a fee if
(a) the fee is fixed under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act; or
(b) the fee is paid only by or on behalf of a minister or federal entity.
- 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “2”
- 2023, c. 26, s. 270
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