Vol. 139, No. 19 — September 21, 2005

Registration
SOR/2005-251 August 31, 2005

ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT

Order Amending Schedule I to the Access to Information Act

P.C. 2005-1489 August 31, 2005

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, pursuant to subsection 77(2) of the Access to Information Act, hereby makes the annexed Order Amending Schedule I to the Access to Information Act.

ORDER AMENDING SCHEDULE I TO THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT

AMENDMENT

1. Schedule I to the Access to Information Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading "Other Government Institutions":

Canada Development Investment Corporation
Corporation de développement des investissements du Canada

Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Fondation canadienne des relations raciales

Cape Breton Development Corporation
Société de développement du Cap-Breton

Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation
Corporation Fonds d'investissement du Cap-Breton

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
Société d'expansion du Cap-Breton

Marine Atlantic Inc.
Marine Atlantique S.C.C.

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.
Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal Inc.

Parc Downsview Park Inc.
Parc Downsview Park Inc.

Queens Quay West Land Corporation
Queens Quay West Land Corporation

Ridley Terminals Inc.
Ridley Terminals Inc.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Orders.)

Description

The President of the Treasury Board has requested that the following ten Crown corporations be added to Schedule I of the Access to Information Act and to the Schedule of the Privacy Act: Canada Development Investment Corporation, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Cape Breton Development Corporation, Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation, Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, Marine Atlantic Inc., Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc., Parc Downsview Park Inc., Queens Quay West Land Corporation and Ridley Terminals Inc.

On February 17, 2005, the President of the Treasury Board, Reg Alcock, tabled in the House of Commons a report on Crown corporation governance entitled Meeting the Expectations of Canadians — Review of the Framework for Canada's Crown Corporations. The report contains 31 measures designed to significantly strengthen the governance and accountability regime for Canada's Crown corporations. One of the measures calls for the Access to Information Act (and by implication, the Privacy Act) to be extended to the ten aforementioned Crown corporations through an Order in Council.

Alternatives

There are no alternatives.

Benefits and Costs

The ten Crown corporations will incur minor administrative costs to become compliant with the Acts; however, these costs will be outweighed by increased accountability and transparency.

Consultation

N/A

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