Federal Accountability Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9)

138. Schedule I.1 to the Financial Administration Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order in column I:

and a corresponding reference in column II to the “Minister of Justice”.

139. Schedule IV to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

140. The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

• 141. (1) The definitions “designated Minister”, “head” and “record” in section 3 of the Access to Information Act are replaced by the following:

  “designated Minister”

  « ministre désigné »

  “designated Minister” means a person who is designated as the Minister under subsection 3.2(1);

  “head”

  « responsable d’institution fédérale »

  “head”, in respect of a government institution, means

  • (a) in the case of a department or ministry of state, the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who presides over the department or ministry, or

  • (b) in any other case, either the person designated under subsection 3.2(2) to be the head of the institution for the purposes of this Act or, if no such person is designated, the chief executive officer of the institution, whatever their title;

  “record”

  « document »

  “record” means any documentary material, regardless of medium or form;

• (2) The definition “government institution” in section 3 of the Act is replaced by the following:

  “government institution”

  « institution fédérale »

  “government institution” means

  • (a) any department or ministry of state of the Government of Canada, or any body or office, listed in Schedule I, and

  • (b) any parent Crown corporation, and any wholly-owned subsidiary of such a corporation, within the meaning of section 83 of the Financial Administration Act;