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The federal Post Office Department became a Crown corporation as Canada Post Corporation in 1981, and Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada, was created in 1985. Perhaps the most controversial was Petro-Canada , Canada's short-lived attempt to create a national oil Crown corporation , founded in 1975.
Canadian corporate lawconcerns the operation of corporationsin Canada, which can be established under either federal or provincial authority. Federal incorporation of for-profit corporations is governed by Corporations Canadaunder the Canada Business Corporations Act. All of the Canadian provinces and territories also have laws permitting (and ...
In Canada, state-owned corporations are referred to as Crown corporations, indicating that an organization is established by law, owned by the sovereign (either in right of Canada or a province), and overseen by parliament and cabinet. Examples of federal Crown corporations include: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Canada Post; Bank of Canada
The Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA; French: Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions) is an act of the Parliament of Canada regulating Canadian business corporations. Corporations in Canada may be incorporated federally, under the CBCA, or provincially under a similar provincial law.
The Canadian Commercial Corporation ( CCC; French: Corporation commerciale canadienne) is a Canadian federal Crown corporation mandated to support the growth of international trade by helping Canadian exporters gain access to foreign government procurement markets and by helping government buyers abroad to obtain goods from Canada. [ 1]
The Business Development Bank of Canada ( BDC; French: Banque de développement du Canada) is a Crown corporation and national development bank wholly owned by the Government of Canada, mandated to help create and develop Canadian businesses through financing, growth and transition capital, venture capital and advisory services, with a focus on ...
Canada Science and Technology Museum. Canadian Air Transport Security Authority. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Canadian Commercial Corporation. Canadian Dairy Commission. Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Canadian Museum of History. Canadian Museum of Nature.
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited ( FBCL; French: La société des ponts fédéraux Limitée) is the name of two successive Canadian federal Crown corporations . The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited is responsible for operating and managing the following bridges: An amalgamated Crown Corporation was formed on February 1, 2015, to operate ...