Currency Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-52)

Marginal note:Power to acquire, sell, etc.

• 17.2 (1) The Minister may acquire or borrow assets to be held in the Exchange Fund Account, and sell or lend those assets, in order to carry out the policy.

• Marginal note:Financial transactions

  (2) The Minister may carry out any transaction of a financial nature concerning assets held in the Exchange Fund Account that is in accordance with the policy.

• Marginal note:Agents and mandataries

  (3) The Minister may appoint agents and mandataries to perform services concerning the Exchange Fund Account.

• Marginal note:Delegation in writing

  (4) The Minister may delegate the powers set out in subsections (1) to (3) only in writing.

Marginal note:Crediting of Account

17.3 All amounts received by the Minister from transactions carried out under subsections 17.2(1) and (2) shall be credited to the Exchange Fund Account.

Marginal note:Expenses

18 Expenses determined by the Minister to have been incurred in respect of the operation of the Exchange Fund Account shall be paid out of the Account.

Marginal note:Advances out of and payments into C.R.F.

19 The Minister may, on any terms and conditions that he or she considers appropriate, authorize

• (a) advances to the Exchange Fund Account out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund; and

• (b) payments out of the Exchange Fund Account into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Marginal note:Net income credited to C.R.F.

• 20 (1) Within three months after the end of each fiscal year, the amount of the net income of the Exchange Fund Account for the fiscal year, expressed in dollars, shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund if the net income for the year is a positive amount, and shall be charged to that Fund if the net income for the year is a negative amount.

• Marginal note:Consistency with Public Accounts

  (2) The net income of the Exchange Fund Account for a fiscal year shall be determined in accordance with accounting principles consistent with those applied in preparing the Public Accounts referred to in section 64 of the Financial Administration Act.

Marginal note:Report to Parliament

• 21 (1) The Minister shall cause to be tabled before each House of Parliament a report on the operation of the Exchange Fund Account for each fiscal year within the first 60 days on which that House is sitting after the end of that fiscal year.

• Marginal note:Contents of report

  (2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall include

  • (a) a summary of the policy established under subsection 17.1(1);

  • (b) the objectives of the Exchange Fund Account for that fiscal year, and a statement of whether those objectives have been met;

  • (c) the objectives of the Exchange Fund Account for the current fiscal year;

  • (d) the financial statements of the Exchange Fund Account; and

  • (e) a list of the agents and mandataries appointed by the Minister under subsection 17.2(3).

  • (f) [Repealed, 2012, c. 19, s. 172]

Marginal note:Financial Administration Act

• 22 (1) The Financial Administration Act does not apply to the Exchange Fund Account or operations or transactions in connection with the Account.

• (2) [Repealed, 2012, c. 19, s. 173]

23 [Repealed, 2005, c. 30, s. 116]