Auditor General Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Act,

appropriate Minister

appropriate Minister has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Financial Administration Act; (ministre compétent)

Auditor General

Auditor General means the Auditor General of Canada appointed pursuant to subsection 3(1); (vérificateur général)

category I department

category I department means

• (a) any department named in schedule I to the Financial Administration Act;

• (b) any department in respect of which a direction has been made under subsection 11(3) of the Federal Sustainable Development Act; and

• (c) any agency set out in the schedule to the Federal Sustainable Development Act. (ministère de catégorie I)

Commissioner

Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development appointed under subsection 15.1(1); (commissaire)

Crown corporation

Crown corporation has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 83 of the Financial Administration Act; (société d’État)

department

department has the meaning assigned to that term by section 2 of the Financial Administration Act; (ministère)

funding agreement

funding agreement has the meaning given to that expression by subsection 42(4) of the Financial Administration Act; (accord de financement)

not-for-profit corporation

not-for-profit corporation[Repealed, 2006, c. 9, s. 301]

recipient

recipient has the meaning given to that expression by subsection 42(4) of the Financial Administration Act; (bénéficiaire)

recipient corporation

recipient corporation[Repealed, 2006, c. 9, s. 301]

registrar

registrar means the Bank of Canada and a registrar appointed under Part IV of the Financial Administration Act; (registraire)

sustainable development

sustainable development means development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (développement durable)

sustainable development strategy

sustainable development strategy[Repealed, 2008, c. 33, s. 15]