Crown corporations in Canada are government organizations with a mixture of

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(i.e. the government of Canada or a province). Crown corporations represent a specific form of state-owned enterprise. Each corporation is ultimately accountable to (federal or provincial)

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through a relevant minister for the conduct of its affairs. They are established by an

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and report to that body via the relevant minister in

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, though they are "shielded from constant government intervention and legislative oversight" and thus "generally enjoy greater freedom from direct political control than government departments." Crown corporations are distinct from "departmental corporations" such as the

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. Crown corporations have a long-standing presence in the country and have been instrumental in its formation. They can provide services required by the public that otherwise would not be economically viable as a private enterprise or that do not fit exactly within the scope of any ministry. They are involved in everything from the distribution, use, and price of certain goods and services to energy development, resource extraction, public transportation, cultural promotion, and

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. , there were 47 federal Crown corporations in Canada. Provinces and territories operate their own Crown corporations independently of the federal government.

Structure

In Canada, Crown corporations within either the federal or provincial level are owned by the Crown as the institution's sole legal shareholder. This follows the legal premise that the

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, as the personification of Canada, owns all state property. Established by an

, each corporation is ultimately accountable to (federal or provincial)

through a relevant minister for the conduct of its affairs. Although these corporations are owned by the Crown, they are operated with much greater managerial autonomy than government departments. While they report to Parliament via the relevant minister in

, they are "shielded from constant government intervention and legislative oversight" and thus "generally enjoy greater freedom from direct political control than government departments." Direct control over operations are only exerted over the corporation's budget and the appointment of its senior leadership through

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. Further, in the federal sphere, certain Crown corporations can be an agent or non-agent of the Crown. One with agent status is entitled to the same constitutional prerogatives, privileges, and immunities held by the Crown and can bind the Crown by its acts. The Crown is thus entirely responsible for the actions of these organisations. The Crown is not liable for Crown corporations with non-agent status, except for actions of that corporation carried out on instruction from the government, though there may be "moral obligations" on the part of the Crown in other circumstances.

Function

Crown corporations are generally formed to fill a need that the federal or provincial government deems in the

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or not profitable for private industry. Some Crown corporations are expected to be profitable organisations, while others are non-commercial and rely entirely on public funds to operate.

History

Prior to the formation of Crown corporations as presently understood, much of what later became Canada was settled and governed by a similar type of entity called a ''

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''. These companies were established by a

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by the Scottish,

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, or French crown, but were owned by private investors. They fulfilled the dual roles of promoting government policy abroad and making a return for shareholders. Certain companies were mainly trading businesses, but some were given a mandate (by royal charter) to govern a specific territory called a

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, and the head of this colony, called a

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, was both a business manager and the governing authority in the area. The first colonies on the island of Newfoundland were founded in this manner, between 1610 and 1728. Canada's most famous and influential chartered company was the

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(HBC), founded on May 2, 1670, by royal charter of King Charles II. The HBC became the world's largest land owner, at one point overseeing , territories that today incorporate the provinces of

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and

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, as well as Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and

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. The HBC were often the point of first contact between the colonial government and

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. By the late 19th century, however, the HBC lost its monopoly over

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and became a fully

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company. The first Crown corporation was the Board of Works, established in 1841 by the

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to construct shipping canals.

Post-confederation

The first major Canadian experience with directly state-owned enterprises came during the early growth of the

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. The first Canadian Crown corporation after confederation was the

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, created in 1922. During the earlier part of the century, many

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n colonies that now comprise the Canadian federation had Crown corporations, often in the form of railways, such as the

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, since there was limited private capital available for such endeavours. When three British colonies joined to create the Canadian federation in 1867, these railways were transferred to the new central government. As well, the construction of the

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between them was one of the terms of the new constitution. The first section of this entirely government-owned railway was completed in 1872.

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's early railways were all run by privately owned companies backed by government subsidies and loans. By the early twentieth century, however, many of these had become

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. The federal government nationalised several failing Western railways and combined them with its existing Intercolonial and other line in the East to create Canadian National Railways (CNR) in 1918 as a transcontinental system. The CNR was unique in that was a conglomerate, and besides passenger and freight rail, it had inherited major business interests in shipping, hotels, and telegraphy and was able create new lines of business in broadcasting and air travel. Many of the components of this business empire were later spun off into new Crown corporations including some the most important businesses in the mid-20th-century economy of Canada, such

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, the

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(CBC),

Via Rail Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...

, and

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. Provincial Crown corporations also re-emerged in the early 20th century, most notably in the selling of alcohol. Government monopoly

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were seen as a compromise between the recently ended era of

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and the excesses of the previous open market which had led to calls for prohibition in the first place. Virtually all the provinces used this system at one point. The largest of these government liquor businesses, the

Liquor Control Board of Ontario The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout the Provinces of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. It is accountable to the Legislati ...

(founded 1927), was by 2008 one of the world's largest alcohol retailers. Resource and utility companies also emerged at this time, notably

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and Alberta Government Telephones in 1906, and

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in 1908. Provincial governments also re-entered the railway business as in

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in 1925 and what later became

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in 1918. A notable anomaly of this era is Canada's only provincially owned "bank" (though not called that for legal reasons)

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, created in 1937. The Bank of Canada, originally privately owned, became a Crown corporation in 1938. New crown Corporations were also created throughout much of the mid-century. The federal

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became a Crown corporation as Canada Post Corporation in 1981, and Canada's

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, was created in 1985. Perhaps the most controversial was Petro-Canada, Canada's short-lived attempt to create a

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, founded in 1975. The heyday of Crown corporations ended in the late 1980s, and there has been much privatisation since that time, particularly at the federal level.

Provincial history

Not only the federal government was involved, but also the provinces, who were in engaged in an era of "

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" (expanding the reach and importance of the provincial governments) around this time. The prototypical example is Hydro-Québec, founded in 1944 and now Canada's largest electricity generator and the world's largest producer of hydro-electricity. It is widely seen as a symbol of modern Quebec, helping to create the

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of the 1960s where French-speakers in Quebec rose to positions of influence in the industrial economy for the first time, and

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emerged as a political force. This model followed by

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in 1944 and

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in 1961. Other areas provinces were active in included insurance (

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, 1945)

List of federal Crown corporations

List of provincial crown corporations

Alberta

In Alberta, the term ''

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'' is used to describe "boards, commissions, tribunals or other organizations established by government, but not part of a government department." * Agriculture Financial Services Corporation *

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(ACFA) *

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* Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation *

Alberta Investment Management Corporation Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is an Albertan Crown corporation and institutional investor established to manage several public funds and pensions headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. AIMCo was established by an act of the Legi ...

(AIMCo) *

Alberta Pensions Services Corporation The Alberta Pensions Services Corporation (APS) is a Crown corporation responsible for providing pension benefit administration services for public-sector employees in Alberta, Canada. Based in Edmonton, APS administers seven statutory public sec ...

Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territ ...

(APMC) * Alberta Innovates (AI) *

(ATB Financial) *

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(CUDGC) *

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British Columbia

BC Assessment Authority The British Columbia Assessment Authority is a publicly owned Crown Corporation in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. BC Assessment was created in 1974, as a result of a provincial government all-party committee unanimous recommendation tha ...

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BC Games Society The BC Games Society is a provincial crown corporation in British Columbia created in 1977. The organization is the governing body responsible for the BC Summer Games and BC Winter Games, and manages the Team BC program at the Canada Games. Ron ...

British Columbia Housing Management Commission Founded in 1967, BC Housing is a provincial Crown agency under the Ministry of Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing, that develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options across the province. It is locat ...

(BC Housing) *

(formed in 1961) — took over the assets of the British Columbia Electric Railway. *

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BC Infrastructure Benefits BC most often refers to: * Before Christ, a calendar era based on the traditionally reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth * British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada * Baja California, a state of Mexico BC may also refer to: ...

(BCIB) *

BC Innovation Council Innovate BC (formally the BC Innovation Council or BCIC) is a Crown Agency of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, which funds entrepreneurial support programs in the province. Innovate BC focuses on the support of technology startups and ...

(BCIC) *

BC Lottery Corporation The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is a Canadian Crown corporation offering a range of gambling (AKA gaming) products including lottery tickets, casinos and legal online gambling. It is based in Kamloops, with a secondary office in Vanco ...

BC Liquor Distribution Branch The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB) is the governmental body responsible for distributing alcohol and cannabis products in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BCLDB operates under the Ministry of Finance and was established in 19 ...

BC Liquor Stores BC Liquor Stores are a chain of crown corporation retail outlets operated by the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch to distribute alcoholic beverages in the province of British Columbia, Canada. They are accountable to the Attorney Gener ...

BC Cannabis Stores BC Cannabis Stores is a crown corporation chain of retail outlets operated by the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch to distribute cannabis products in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Unlike BC Liquor Stores, BC Cannabis Sto ...

* BC Pavilion Corporation — originally created to manage the BC Pavilion during

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, PavCo operates

BC Place Stadium BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province. The venue is currently ...

and the

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. *

BC Pension Corporation BC Pension Corporation is one of the largest pension plan administrative agents in Canada with assets in excess of . Created in 2000 with the passage of thPublic Sector Pension Plans Act the corporation provides pension administration services on ...

BC Transit BC Transit is a provincial crown corporation responsible for coordinating the delivery of public transportation within British Columbia, Canada, outside Greater Vancouver. BC Transit is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. In , the syst ...

BC Transportation Financing Authority BC most often refers to: * Before Christ, a calendar era based on the traditionally reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth * British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada * Baja California, a state of Mexico BC may also refer to: ...

* British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) *

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* British Columbia Railway Company *

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Columbia Basin Trust Columbia Basin Trust was created by the ''Columbia Basin Trust Act'' (British Columbia) in 1995 to benefit the region most adversely affected by the Columbia River Treaty (CRT), in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The CRT, ratified by t ...

Columbia Power Corporation Columbia Power Corporation is a Crown Corporation, owned by the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its mandate is to undertake hydro-electricity projects in the Columbia River region of British Columbia. In so doing, it is required to work w ...

Community Living BC A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, town ...

Community Social Services Employers' Association A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place (geography), place, Norm (social), norms, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Identity (social science), identity. Communiti ...

Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area The Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area is a Canadian river delta wetland and Wildlife Management Area near Creston in south-central British Columbia, on the floodplain of the Kootenay River at the south end of Kootenay Lake. Predominantly m ...

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First Peoples' Cultural Council The First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) is a First Nations governed Crown Corporation of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is based in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia on Tsartlip First Nation. The organization was formerly known as ...

Forestry Innovation Investment Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. (FII) is a provincial government publicly owned, funded and operated company of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was set up by the government to promote BC wood products, educate on provincial fore ...

* Health Employers Association of British Columbia * Industry Training Authority *

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is a provincial Crown corporation in British Columbia providing insurance. ICBC was created in 1973 by the NDP government of Premier Dave Barrett. By law, any vehicle registered and driven ...

(ICBC; formed in 1973) *

Knowledge Network Knowledge Network, also branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Knowledge Network Corporation, a Crown co ...

Legal Services Society Legal Aid BC (formerly the Legal Services Society) is the legal aid provider in British Columbia, Canada. Services are available for family, immigration, and criminal law matters and include legal information, advice, or representation, depending ...

* Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society * Oil and Gas Commission (formed in 1998) *

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* Pacific Carbon Trust * Partnerships British Columbia Inc. * Post-secondary Employers' Association of British Columbia *

Private Career Training Institutions Agency The Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA) was the provincial regulatory body of British Columbia, Canada responsible for accrediting private post-secondary institutions and ensuring minimum standards of quality and consumer protection. ...

* Ridley Terminals, Inc. —

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(RBCM) *

Transportation Investment Corporation Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp) is a public crown corporation, established in 2008 under the Transportation Investment Act, to implement the Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project, including construction, operations and mainten ...

(formed in 2008)

Manitoba

Crown corporations in

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are supported by Manitoba Crown Services. *

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*Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation *

Manitoba Arts Council The Manitoba Arts Council (MAC; ) is a provincial crown corporation whose purpose is to promote the arts. The Council awards grants to professional artists and arts organizations in Manitoba in all art forms; it also provides related creative act ...

* Combative Sports Commission (formerly Manitoba Boxing Commission) *

Manitoba Film and Music Manitoba Film and Music (MFM), officially Manitoba Film & Sound Recording Development Corporation, is the primary support for the film and television sector of Manitoba, and runs the provincial film commission. As a Crown corporation, it is funde ...

* Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation *

Manitoba Hydro The Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board, operating as Manitoba Hydro, is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Boa ...

Centra Gas Manitoba Centra Gas Manitoba Inc., a subsidiary of Manitoba Hydro, is the primary distributor of Natural gas in Canada, natural gas in Manitoba, serving the Winnipeg and Winnipeg Metro Region, surrounding area, including rural communities. The company had ...

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation The Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation (MBLL; french: Société manitobaine des alcools et des loteries) is a crown agency of the Manitoba government responsible for providing legalized gambling ("gaming"), distributing and selling liquor ...

* Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation

New Brunswick

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* Financial and Consumer Services Commission *

NB Power New Brunswick Power Corporation (french: Société d’énergie du Nouveau-Brunswick), operating as NB Power (french: Énergie NB), is the primary electric utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. NB Power is a vertically-integrated C ...

New Brunswick Liquor Corporation The New Brunswick Liquor Corporation, operating as Alcool NB Liquor (ANBL), is the provincial Crown corporation of the Canadian province of New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen province ...

Service New Brunswick Service New Brunswick (in French, Service Nouveau-Brunswick), commonly referred to as SNB, is a crown corporation in the Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national admini ...

New Brunswick Community College New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is a community college located throughout various locations in New Brunswick, Canada including Moncton, Miramichi, Fredericton (its head office), Saint John, St. Andrews, and Woodstock. New Brunswick Comm ...

New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz Albums and EPs * New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartn ...

* WorkSafeNB

Newfoundland and Labrador

Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited The Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, also known as CF(L)Co or CFLco is a Canadian electric company. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited opera ...

Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (HFNL) or Heritage NL is a non-profit Crown corporation of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador established in 1984 by the Historic Resources Act. Its mandate is to stimulate an unde ...

Nalcor Energy Nalcor Energy is a provincial energy corporation which is headquartered in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. A provincial Crown corporation under the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nalcor Energy ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (NL Hydro), commonly known as Hydro, is a provincial Crown corporation that generates and delivers electricity for Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as portions of Quebec and the north-eastern areas of the United ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation is a provincial crown corporation of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is responsible for managing the importation, sale and distribution of beverage alcohol within the provinc ...

* Research & Development Corporation * Defence Construction Canada

Nova Scotia

* Art Gallery of Nova Scotia *

Develop Nova Scotia Develop Nova Scotia Limited was a Crown corporation of Nova Scotia, Canada responsible for the implementation and administration of strategic infrastructure and property projects. Founded in 1976 as the Waterfront Development Corporation Limited ...

(formerly Waterfront Development Corporation Limited) *

Film and Creative Industries Nova Scotia A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

Halifax Convention Centre Corporation The Halifax Convention Centre Corporation, doing business as Events East Group, operates two event venues in Halifax, Nova Scotia – the Halifax Convention Centre and the Scotiabank Centre arena – as well as a Ticket (admission), ticket purchas ...

(operating as Events East Group) *

Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission The Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission, operating as Halifax Harbour Bridges, is a Nova Scotia Crown corporation created in 1950 by provincial statute. It currently operates under a new statute passed in 2005 named the ''Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge ...

Harbourside Commercial Park Inc. Harborside or Harbourside may refer to: * Harborside, Maine * Harborside (Jersey City), buildings in New Jersey, United States ** Harborside (HBLR station) * Harborside station (San Diego Trolley) * Harbourside monorail station, Sydney, Australia * ...

(HCPI) * Highway 104 Western Alignment Corporation — created by statute but independent of government *

Innovacorp Innovacorp is a Nova Scotia crown corporation managing an early-stage venture capital fund. The organization was established under Nova Scotia’s Innovation Corporation Act, 1994–95, c. 5, s. 1. Its goal is to help early stage Nova Scotia comp ...

Nova Scotia Arts Council A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramat ...

Nova Scotia Beef Commission A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramat ...

* Nova Scotia Business Incorporated * Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission *

Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramat ...

* Nova Scotia Fisheries & Aquaculture Loan Board *

Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation (NSGC) is a Crown corporation governed by the provincial Gaming Control Act. The Nova Scotia government, and ultimately the people of Nova Scotia, are the shareholders and owners of the gaming industry in the ...

* Nova Scotia Harness Racing Incorporated *

Nova Scotia Housing Development Corporation A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

Nova Scotia Lands Incorporated A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramat ...

(NSLI) *

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) is the Crown corporation which controls sales of alcoholic beverages and recreational cannabis in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the sole distributor for these products and runs all retail outlets (108 acros ...

(NSLC) *

Nova Scotia Municipal Finance Corporation A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramat ...

(NSMFC) * Nova Scotia Power Finance Corporation * Nova Scotia Resources Limited * Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. * Renova Scotia Bioenergy Inc. (former

Bowater Mersey The Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited, commonly shortened to Bowater Mersey, is a forestry company operating in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. From 1929 until June 2012 Bowater Mersey operated a thermomechanical pulp (TMP) mill and ass ...

assets) *

Rockingham Terminal Inc. Rockingham may refer to: People * Marquess of Rockingham, a British title of nobility whose holders included: ** Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730–1782), Prime Minister of Great Britain Places Australia * City of Rockin ...

* Sydney Environmental Resources Limited *

Tidal Power Corporation Tidal is the adjectival form of tide. Tidal may also refer to: * ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple * Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim * TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music * Tidal (servic ...

* Tourism Nova Scotia

Ontario

Crown corporations in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

are sometimes referred to as ''Crown agencies''. A Crown agency includes any board, commission, railway, public utility, university, factory, company or agency owned, controlled or operated by the King in Right of Ontario or the

Government of Ontario The government of Ontario (french: Gouvernement de l'Ontario) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown—represented in the province by the lieutenant governor� ...

, or under the authority of the

Legislature A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...

or the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council.
Crown Agency Act
', R.S.O. 1990, c. 48. *

Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario The Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario is a provincial Crown corporation, established in 1962, by the ARIO Act, to "advocate areas of research for the betterment of agriculture, veterinary medicine and consumer studies" and "increase the p ...

Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA; french: Autorité ontarienne de réglementation des services financiers) is a self-funding Crown agency which acts as the financial regulator for the province of Ontario, Canada. Est ...

* GroupeMédia TFO *

Independent Electricity System Operator The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is the Crown corporation responsible for operating the electricity market and directing the operation of the bulk electrical system in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is one of seven independ ...

Infrastructure Ontario The Ministry of Infrastructure is a ministry responsible for public infrastructure in the Canadian province of Ontario. The current minister is Kinga Surma. It is currently responsible for two crown agencies: Waterfront Toronto and Infrastructure ...

* Metrolinx *

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) administers property assessments and appeals of assessment in the Provinces of Canada, province of Ontario, Canada. MPAC determines the Assessor (property), assessed value for all real estate, p ...

Niagara Escarpment Commission The Niagara Escarpment Commission (french: Commission de l'escarpement du Niagara), founded in June 1973 by the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act (last revised 2012), is an agency of the Ontario government. Its mission is to "conse ...

Niagara Parks Commission The Niagara Parks Commission, commonly shortened to Niagara Parks, is an agency of the Government of Ontario which maintains the Ontario shoreline of the Niagara River. History The Commission was founded in 1885 and charged with preserving and ...

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is a Crown corporation and development agency of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in the Canadian province of Ontario, whose purpose is to provide funding and program support to fo ...

Ontario Agricorp Ontario Agricorp is a Crown agency (Ontario), Crown agency of the government of Ontario that delivers risk management programs and other services to Ontario's agriculture industry. History Agricorp was created as a provincial crown corporation in ...

* Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion *

Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, operating as Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), is a Crown corporation that manages a legal monopoly over the online retail and wholesale distribution of recreational cannabis to consumers and privately oper ...

Ontario Clean Water Agency The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that provides operation, maintenance and management services for more than 450 water and wastewater treatment facilities in the province. History OCWA was creat ...

Ontario Educational Communications Authority TVO (stylized as tvo), formerly known as TVOntario, is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It operates flagship station CICA-DT (channel 19) in To ...

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, known for corporate branding purposes simply as OLG since 2006, is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario, Canada. It is responsible for the province's lotteries, charity and Aboriginal ...

Ontario Northland Transportation Commission The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), or simply Ontario Northland, is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario responsible for providing transportation services for passengers and goods in northern Ontario. It reports to ...

Ontario Health Ontario Health (OH; ) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that was established on June 6, 2019. Described as a "super agency", Ontario Health will oversee much of the administration of the Ontario healthcare system, with the eventual ...

Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) is a Crown corporation and "government business enterprise" that is responsible for approximately half of the electricity generation in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is wholly owned by the governmen ...

Ontario Science Centre The Ontario Science Centre, formally the Centennial Museum of Science and Technology, is a science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the Don Valley Parkway about northeast of downtown on Don Mills Road just south of Eg ...

Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown agency which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Mi ...

* Royal Ontario Museum *

Science North Science North is an interactive science museum in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The science centre, which is Northern Ontario's most popular tourist attraction, consists of two snowflake-shaped buildings on the southwestern shore of Ramsey La ...

* St. Lawrence Parks Commission * TRILCOR

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Area Development Corporation Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in 1 ...

* Innovation PEI * Island Investment Development Inc. * P.E.I. Student Financial Assistance Corporation *

Island Waste Management Corporation The Island Waste Management Corporation (IWMC) is a Canadian provincial Crown corporation operated by the Government of Prince Edward Island. Headquartered in Charlottetown, IWMC is responsible for collecting and disposing of solid waste in the e ...

* P.E.I. Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Initiative Inc. * Prince Edward Island Agricultural Insurance Corporation *

Prince Edward Island Energy Corporation A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...

Prince Edward Island Grain Elevators Corporation A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in s ...

Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission The Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission is a provincial Crown corporation that controls the purchase, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The commission operates nineteen reta ...

Prince Edward Island Self-Insurance and Risk Management Fund A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in s ...

* Summerside Regional Development Corporation

Quebec

Finances Québec published a list 60 Quebec Crown corporations (french: sociétés d'État) in June 2017. The following entities were among those listed: * Agence du Revenu du Québec *

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec The Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ( 'National Library and Archives of Quebec') or BAnQ is a Quebec government agency which manages the province's legal deposit system, national archives, and national library. Located at the G ...

* Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec * Hydro-Québec ** Société de développement de la Baie-James — became a full subsidiary of Hydro-Québec in 1978. *

Investissement Québec Investissement Québec is a company established in 1998 under an act passed by the National Assembly of Quebec to favour investment in Quebec by Quebec-based and international companies. Its registered office is located in Quebec City. In December 2 ...

(merged with the

Société générale de financement Lactalis is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France. The company's former name was Besnier SA. Lactalis is the largest dairy products group in the world, and is the sec ...

in 2010) *

Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MACM) is a contemporary art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Place des festivals in the Quartier des spectacles and is part of the Place des Arts complex. Founded in 1964, it is ...

Musée de la civilisation The Musée de la civilisation, often directly translated in English-language media outside Quebec as the Museum of Civilization, is a museum located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is situated in the historic Old Quebec area near the Saint La ...

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec ( en, National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec), abbreviated as MNBAQ, is an art museum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The museum is situated in Battlefield Park and is a complex consisting of four bui ...

(founded in 1933) — became a ''société d'État'' in 1983, and changed back in 2003) * Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec *

Société des alcools du Québec The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ; ) is a provincial Crown corporation and monopoly in Quebec responsible for the trade of alcoholic beverages within the province. Organization The official legislation governing the SAQ's operations a ...

(SAQ) ** Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) *

Société de développement des entreprises culturelles The Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC) (English: Society for the Development of Cultural Enterprises) is a Quebec government agency founded in 1983 under the name of Société Générale du Cinéma du Québec (SGCQ) (En ...

* Société de la Place des arts de Montréal *

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec The Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ; Quebec Automobile Insurance Corporation) is a Crown corporation responsible for licensing drivers and vehicles in the province of Quebec and providing public auto insurance which insures ...

Société des casinos du Québec The Société des casinos du Québec is a subsidiary of Loto-Québec, a government of Québec corporation. The Société des casinos du Québec oversees all four government-run casinos in the province of Québec: the Casino de Montréal, the C ...

Société des établissements de plein air du Québec The ''Société des établissements de plein air du Québec'' (English: Quebec Outdoor Establishments Company), also known as ''Sépaq'', is the agency of the Government of Quebec that manages parks and wildlife reserves. Sépaq falls under the a ...

(Sépaq) * Société des traversiers du Québec * Société du Centre des congrès de Québec * Société du

Grand Théâtre de Québec The Grand Théâtre de Québec is a performing arts complex in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was conceived to commemorate the Canadian Centennial of 1967 and the Quebec Conference, 1864, one of the key meetings leading to the Canadian Confedera ...

* Société du

Palais des congrès de Montréal The Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention centre in Montreal's Quartier international at the north end of Old Montreal. Its borough is Ville-Marie. Construction began in 1977 and completed in 1983; the Palais opened on 21 May 1983 ...

Télé-Québec The Société de télédiffusion du Québec (; en, Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), branded as Télé-Québec (), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Cro ...

Loto-Québec Loto-Québec is a crown corporation in the Canadian province of Quebec. Established in 1969, it is responsible for overseeing lottery and gaming in the province. The corporation operates lottery games such as draw games and scratch cards, casi ...

Saskatchewan

* Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan (CIC) * eHealth Saskatchewan * Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority * Global Transportation Hub (GTH) * Municipal Financing Corporation of Saskatchewan (MFC) *

Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

(DLC) *

(SGI) *

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) is a crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan, founded in 1978, to fund social housing, provide grants and other incentives for low-income and rental housing development within the province. ...

(SHC) *

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (or SLGA) is a Treasury Board crown corporation responsible for the distribution, control and regulation of alcoholic beverages, cannabis and most gambling in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its ...

(SLGA) * Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation (SOCO) *

Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

Saskatchewan Research Council The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is a provincial treasury board crown corporation engaged in research and technology development on behalf of the provincial government and private industry. It focuses on applied research and development pr ...

(SRC) * SaskBuilds *

SaskEnergy SaskEnergy Incorporated is a Crown corporation of the Saskatchewan government which delivers natural gas to 93% of the communities in the province. The company owns 70,000 kilometres of distribution pipelines, 15,000 kilometres of transmission pi ...

* SaskGaming *

SaskWater Saskatchewan Water Corporation, operating as SaskWater, is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan and supplies water, wastewater and related services to municipalities, industries and farms. In turn, municipalities supply wa ...

Tourism Saskatchewan Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

Water Security Agency Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, Radius, radially arrayed compass directions (or Azimuth#In navigation, azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east ...

Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) is an electric utility in the Northwest Territories of Canada. NTPC was formed in 1988 to acquire and operate the former assets of the Northern Canada Power Commission in the Northwest Territories ...

* NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation * NWT Housing Corporation *

Aurora College Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, is a college located in the Northwest Territories, Canada with campuses in Inuvik, Fort Smith and Yellowknife. They have learning centres in 23 communities in the NWT. The head office for Aurora Colleg ...

Nunavut

Qulliq Energy Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC; iu, ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ; Inuinnaqtun: ''Qulliq Alruyaktuqtunik Ikumadjutiit''; french: Société d’énergie Qulliq) is a Canadian territorial corporation which is the s ...

Nunavut Arctic College Nunavut Arctic College ( iu, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ, french: Collège de l’Arctique du Nunavut, Inuinnaqtun: ''Nunavunmi Inirnirit Iliharviat'') is a public community college in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. The colle ...

Yukon

Yukon Arts Centre The Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) an arts centre and gallery located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The art centre opened in May 1992 and contains a 428-seat theatre, and a used to hosts arts performances and exhibitions. The arts centre permanent colle ...

Yukon Energy Yukon Energy Corporation (YEC; french: Société d'énergie du Yukon) is a Crown corporation which is the primary producer of electricity in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It also distributes electricity to a small number of locations not s ...

* Yukon Hospital Corporation *

Yukon Liquor Corporation The Yukon Liquor Corporation regulates the distribution, purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages in the Canadian territory of Yukon. The Corporation came into existence in 1977 as a result of amendments to the Liquor Act. It currently operate ...

Former Crown corporations

Several private Canadian companies were once Crown corporations, while others have gone defunct.

References

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: 2001 Annual Report To Parliament - Crown Corporations and Other Corporate Interests of Canada

Canadian Heritage Performance Report; March 31, 1998

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: 2007 Annual Report to Parliament - Crown Corporations and other Corporate Interests of Canada

External links

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