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The following are some of the major changes instituted by the Federal Accountability Act: . Auditing and accountability within departments. One of the biggest changes, recommended by the Gomery Commission, was that deputy ministers became "accounting officers", reporting directly to Parliament (thereby bypassing their ministers) on the financial administration of their respective departments.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act, 2004; Assisted Human Reproduction Act, 2004; International Transfer of Offenders Act, 2004; Pledge to Africa Act, 2004; Civil Marriage Act, 2005; Quarantine Act; Wage Earner Protection Program Act, 2005; Federal Accountability ...
The Access to Information Act (R.S., 1985, c. A-1) [1] (French: Loi sur l'accès à l'information) or Information Act is a Canadian Act providing the right of access to information under the control of a federal government institution. As of 2020, the Act allowed "people who pay $5 to request an array of federal files". [2] Paragraph 2.
Federal Accountability Act [ edit ] Bill C-2, the Federal Accountability Act (officially "An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability" ), received Royal Assent in the Senate on December 12, 2006, and is now becoming law.
The Act has been amended many times over Canada's history. The office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada is an independent Agent of Parliament responsible for administering the Lobbying Act and the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct (the Code) to ensure that the process is both transparent and ethical. [ 2 ]
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC; French: Service des poursuites pénales du Canada (SPPC)) was established on December 12, 2006, by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act. [2] A federal agency, the PPSC prosecutes offences on behalf of the Government of Canada.
The position came into effect on July 9, 2007, with the coming into force of the Conflict of Interest Act. This act, in turn, was enacted as part of the Federal Accountability Act. [3] The office of commissioner is currently vacant. The last commissioner was Martine Richard having served for several weeks in the spring 2023, before resigning.
1990 – Act of incorporation is updated to reflect the current mandate and powers. (SC 1990, c. 52) 2008 – The CICA announces that Canadian GAAP will converge with International Financial Reporting Standards for publicly accountable enterprises, effective with reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011.