Definition(s)

Federal Authority

“Federal authority” means

  1. Minister of the Crown in right of Canada,
  2. an agency of the Government of Canada, a parent Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, or any other body established by or pursuant to an Act of Parliament that is unltimately accountable through a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada to Parliament for the conduct of its affairs,
  3. any department or departmental corporation set out in Schedule I or II to the Financial Administration Act, and
  4. any other body that is prescribed pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 59(e), but does not include the Executive Council of — or a minister, department, agency or body of the government of — Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, a council of the band within the meaning of the Indian Act, Export Development Canada, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a Crown corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners as constituted pursuant to The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners’ Act, a harbour commission established pursuant to the Harbour Commissions Act, a not-for-profit corporation that enters into an agreement under subsection 80(5) of the Canada Marine Act or a port authority established under that Act; autorité fédérale.

Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. Legislation

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