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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 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.
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 ]
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
A ruling by a federal appeals court has breathed new life into a lawsuit brought against New York state by an Elmira wedding photographer.. Early in 2021, Emilee Carpenter, represented by the ...
The Auditor General of Canada (French: La vérificatrice générale du Canada [a]) is a Supreme audit institution which acts as an officer to the Parliament of Canada tasked with highlighting accountability and oversight by conducting independent financial audits of federal government's operations. [4]