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42-43-44 ELIZABETH II |
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CHAPTER 29 |
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An Act to reorganize and dissolve certain
federal agencies
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[Assented to 13th July, 1995]
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SHORT TITLE |
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1. This Act may be cited as the Government
Organization Act (Federal Agencies).
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ATLANTIC CANADA OPPORTUNITIES BOARD |
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| R.S., c. 41
(4th Supp.),
Part I
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Amendments to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act |
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2. (1) Subsection 18(1) of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency Act is
replaced by the following:
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| Establish- ment of Board
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18. (1) There is hereby established a board
to be known as the Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Board, consisting of the
President and not more than seven other
members appointed by the Governor in
Council on the recommendation of the
Minister to hold office during pleasure for a
term not exceeding three years.
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(2) Subsection 18(4) of the English
version of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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(4) The President is the Chairperson of the
Board, but in the event of the absence of the
President, another member of the Board
designated by the President shall act as
chairperson of the Board.
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3. Subsection 19(2) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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(2) At a meeting of the Board, four members
of the Board, including the President or the
member designated pursuant to subsection
18(4) to act as chairperson at that meeting,
constitute a quorum.
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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
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| 1991, c. 11
[c. B-9.01]
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Amendments to the Broadcasting Act |
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4. Subsection 36(2) of the Broadcasting
Act is replaced by the following:
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Directors
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(2) There shall be a Board of Directors of
the Corporation consisting of twelve
directors, including the Chairperson and the
President, to be appointed by the Governor in
Council.
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Directors Cease to Hold Office |
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cease to hold
office
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5. Notwithstanding subsection 36(5) of
the Act, every person who was a director of
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
immediately before the coming into force of
section 4 of this Act by reason of that
subsection shall cease to hold office on the
coming into force of section 4 of this Act.
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CANADA COUNCIL |
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| R.S., c. C-2
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Amendments to the Canada Council Act |
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6. Section 3 of the Canada Council Act is
replaced by the following:
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3. There is hereby established a
corporation, to be known as the Canada
Council, consisting of a Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson and not more than nine
other members, to be appointed by the
Governor in Council as provided in section 4.
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7. The heading before section 5 and
sections 5 and 6 of the Act are replaced by
the following:
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DIRECTOR |
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5. There shall be a Director of the Council
to be appointed by the Governor in Council to
hold office during pleasure.
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REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES |
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| Remunera- tion
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6. (1) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson
and Director of the Council shall be paid such
salary or other amount by way of
remuneration, and the members of the Council
appointed under subsection 4(2) shall be paid
such allowance for each day while in
attendance at meetings of the Council, as may
be fixed by the Governor in Council.
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| Travel and
living
expenses
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(2) The members and Director of the
Council are entitled to be paid reasonable
travel and living expenses incurred by them
while absent from their ordinary places of
residence in the course of their duties.
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8. Sections 11 and 12 of the Act are
replaced by the following:
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11. The Director and employees of the
Council shall be deemed to be employed in the
Public Service for the purposes of the Public
Service Superannuation Act, and the Council
shall be deemed to be a Public Service
corporation for the purposes of section 37 of
that Act.
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| Not agent of
Her Majesty
or part of
public service
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12. The Council is not an agent of Her
Majesty and, except as provided in section 11,
the members, Director and employees of the
Council are not part of the public service of
Canada.
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9. Section 16 of the Act is repealed.
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10. The English version of the Act is
amended by replacing the words
``Chairman'' and ``Vice-Chairman'' with
the words ``Chairperson'' and
``Vice-Chairperson'', respectively, in
sections 4 and 21.
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Members Cease to Hold Office |
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cease to hold
office
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11. Every person who was a member of
the Investment Committee referred to in
section 16 of the Act immediately before the
coming into force of section 9 of this Act
shall cease to hold office on the coming into
force of section 9 of this Act.
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PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD |
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Board Dissolved |
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dissolved
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12. (1) The Procurement Review Board,
established by subsection 14(1) of the
Canada-United States Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act, is hereby
dissolved.
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cease to hold
office
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(2) Every person who was a member of
the Procurement Review Board
immediately before the coming into force of
section 18 shall cease to hold office on the
coming into force of that section.
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Consequential Amendments |
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| R.S., c. A-1
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Access to Information Act
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| SOR/91-591
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13. Schedule I to the Access to
Information Act is amended by striking out
the following under the heading ``Other
Government Institutions'':
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Procurement Review Board of Canada
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| R.S., c. F-11
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Financial Administration Act
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| 1992, c. 1, s. 72, Sch. II
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14. Schedule I.1 to the Financial
Administration Act is amended by striking
out, in column I, the reference to
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Procurement Review Board
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and the corresponding reference in column
II to the ``Minister of Consumer and Corpo
rate Affairs''.
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| R.S., c. P-21
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Privacy Act
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| SOR/91-592
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15. The schedule to the Privacy Act is
amended by striking out the following
under the heading ``Other Government
Institutions'':
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Procurement Review Board of Canada
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| R.S., c. P-35
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Public Service Staff Relations Act
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| SOR/89-76
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16. Part I of Schedule I to the Public
Service Staff Relations Act is amended by
striking out the following:
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Procurement Review Board
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Conditional Amendment |
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| Bill C-46
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17. If Bill C-46, introduced in the first
session of the thirty-fifth Parliament and
entitled An Act to establish the Department
of Industry and to amend and repeal certain
other Acts, is assented to, then section 14 of
this Act is replaced by the following:
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| 1992, c. 1, s.
72, Sch. II
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14. Schedule I.1 to the Financial
Administration Act is amended by striking
out, in column I, the reference to
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Procurement Review Board
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and the corresponding reference in column
II to the ``Minister of Industry''.
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| 1988, c. 65
[c. C-10.6]
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Repeal of Part II of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act |
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18. Part II of the Canada-United States
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
is repealed.
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CANADIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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| R.S., c. C-16
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Amendments to the Canadian Film Development Corporation Act |
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19. Subsection 12(1) of the Canadian Film
Development Corporation Act is replaced by
the following:
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director
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12. (1) The Governor in Council may, on the
recommendation of the Corporation, appoint
an executive director of the Corporation, who
shall hold office during pleasure and shall be
paid such salary as is fixed by the Governor in
Council.
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20. The English version of the Act is
amended by replacing the words
``chairman'' and ``vice-chairman'' with the
words ``chairperson'' and
``vice-chairperson'', respectively, in
sections 4, 9 and 23.
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CANADIAN CULTURAL PROPERTY EXPORT REVIEW BOARD |
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| R.S., c. C-51
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Amendments to the Cultural Property Export and Import Act |
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21. Subsections 18(1) and (2) of the
Cultural Property Export and Import Act are
replaced by the following:
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established
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18. (1) There is hereby established a board
to be known as the Canadian Cultural Property
Export Review Board, consisting of a
Chairperson and not more than nine other
members appointed by the Governor in
Council on the recommendation of the
Minister.
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(2) The Chairperson and one other member
shall be chosen generally from among
residents of Canada, and
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22. The English version of the Act is
amended by replacing the word
``Chairman'' with the word ``Chairperson''
in subsection 18(3) and sections 34 and 52.
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