Standards Council of Canada Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. S-16)

Marginal note:Head office

10 The head office of the Council shall be in the National Capital Region described in the schedule to the National Capital Act.

Marginal note:Meetings

11 The Council shall meet at least once a year and may meet at such other times as it considers appropriate.

12 [Repealed, 1996, c. 24, s. 9]

Marginal note:By-laws

• 13 (1) The Council may make by-laws for the regulation of its proceedings and generally for the conduct of its activities, including by-laws establishing

  • (a) ad hoc, standing and other committees of the Council;

  • (b) for the purposes of paragraphs 4(2)(d) and (d.1), criteria and procedures for the accreditation of organizations and for the revocation of such accreditations; and

  • (c) a membership scheme to allow broader participation by the public in Council activities.

• Marginal note:Advisory committee

  (2) Any by-law made pursuant to subsection (1) establishing an advisory committee of the Council may provide for the membership thereon of persons other than members of the Council, in addition to members of the Council.

Staff

Marginal note:Appointment of Executive Director

• 14 (1) An Executive Director of the Council shall be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during pleasure for such term as the Governor in Council considers appropriate.

• Marginal note:Direction of work and staff

  (2) The executive director is the chief executive officer of the Council and, subject to subsection (3), has supervision over and direction of the work and staff of the Council.

• Marginal note:Staff appointment and duties

  (3) The Council may

  • (a) appoint such other officers and employees as are necessary for the proper conduct of the work of the Council; and

  • (b) prescribe the duties of the executive director and the other officers and employees of the Council appointed pursuant to this subsection and the terms and conditions of their employment.

• Marginal note:Salary and expenses of executive director

  (4) The executive director of the Council shall be paid such remuneration and expenses as are fixed by the Governor in Council.

• Marginal note:Salary and expenses of staff

  (5) The officers and employees of the Council appointed pursuant to subsection (3) shall be paid such remuneration and expenses as are fixed by the Council with the approval of the Treasury Board.

Marginal note:Advisers

15 The Council may engage for temporary periods or for specific projects persons having a technical or specialized knowledge of any matter relating to the work of the Council to advise and assist the Council in the performance of its duties under this Act and may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, fix and pay their remuneration and expenses.

Marginal note:Not agent of Her Majesty

16 The Council is not an agent of Her Majesty and, except as provided in section 17, the members and the executive director and other officers and employees of the Council are not part of the federal public administration.

Marginal note:Application of Public Service Superannuation Act

• 17 (1) The executive director and the other officers and employees of the Council appointed pursuant to subsection 14(3) shall be deemed to be employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act, and the Council shall be deemed to be a Public Service corporation for the purposes of that Act.

• Marginal note:Members of the Council

  (2) The Public Service Superannuation Act does not apply to the members of the Council.

• Marginal note:Compensation

  (3) For the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and any regulations made pursuant to section 9 of the Aeronautics Act, the persons referred to in subsection (1) are deemed to be employed in the federal public administration.

General

Marginal note:Council registered charity

18 The Council shall, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, be deemed to be a registered charity within the meaning of that expression for the purposes of that Act.

Marginal note:Auditor

19 The Auditor General of Canada is the auditor of the Council.

Provincial-territorial Advisory Committee

Marginal note:Committee established

• 20 (1) There is hereby established a committee, to be known as the Provincial-Territorial Advisory Committee, consisting of a representative of each province and territory appointed by that province or territory.

• Marginal note:Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

  (2) The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Provincial-Territorial Advisory Committee shall be appointed from among the members of the committee by the members of the committee.

• Marginal note:Mandate

  (3) The mandate of the Provincial-Territorial Advisory Committee is to advise and make recommendations to the Council on matters related to voluntary standardization and to promote cooperation and communication between the provinces, the territories and the Council.

Standards Development Organizations Advisory Committee

Marginal note:Committee established

• 21 (1) There is hereby established a committee, to be known as the Standards Development Organizations Advisory Committee, consisting of a representative of each organization accredited by the Council under paragraph 4(2)(d.1).

• Marginal note:Chairperson

  (2) The Chairperson of the Standards Development Organizations Advisory Committee shall be appointed from among the members of the committee by the members of the committee.

• Marginal note:Mandate

  (3) The mandate of the Standards Development Organizations Advisory Committee is to advise and make recommendations to the Council on matters related to voluntary standards development and to promote cooperation and communication between the Council and the organizations represented on the committee.

Meetings

Marginal note:Electronic meetings

22 A meeting of the Council or a committee of the Council or a committee referred to in subsection 20(1) or 21(1) may be held by means of such telephonic, electronic or other communications facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting.