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Proactive Publication: Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What do Crown corporations need to proactively publish?
Crown corporations and wholly-owned subsidiaries must publish the following: Travel expenses Hospitality expenses Reports tabled in Parliament In addition, Crown corporations and wholly-owned subsidiaries listed in Schedule IV of the Financial Administration Act, including the Canadian Dairy Commission, are subject to the requirement of proactive publication of information about reclassification of positions. Crown corporations may publish information to their own websites or to open.canada.ca. Wholly-owned subsidiaries publishing to a parent Crown Corporation’s website should publish as clearly identifiable institutions. It’s important to keep in mind that materials that are proactively published by institutions that are subject to Part 1 of the Access to Information Act may be requested under the request-based system, so requesters will be able to compare the version provided through the request-based system and the version that is proactively published. All publications must meet official language and accessibility standards as per the Government’s Policy on Communications and Federal Identity.

Q2: Who is the “head of the government institution” for my institution?
Section 3 of the Access to Information Act defines the “head of the government institution” as follows: head, in respect of a government institution, means (a) in the case of a department or ministry of state, the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who presides over the department or ministry, or (b) in any other case, either the person designated under subsection 3.2(2) to be the head of the institution for the purposes of this Act or, if no such person is designated, the chief executive officer of the institution, whatever their title; (responsable d’institution fédérale) Institutions are encouraged to consult with their legal counsel if there is any uncertainty about how this definition applies in their organization. This definition applies to both Part 1 (request-based system) and Part 2 (proactive publication) of the Access to Information Act.

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 | Section 3 of the ''Access to Information Act'' defines the “head of the government institution” as follows:
-::'''''head''''', in respect of a government institution, means
+:'''''head''''', in respect of a government institution, means
-::'''(a)''' in the case of a department or ministry of state, the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who presides over the department or ministry, or
+:'''(a)''' in the case of a department or ministry of state, the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who presides over the department or ministry, or
-::'''(b)''' in any other case, either the person designated under subsection 3.2(2) to be the head of the institution for the purposes of this Act or, if no such person is designated, the chief executive officer of the institution, whatever their title; (''responsable d’institution fédérale'')
+:'''(b)''' in any other case, either the person designated under subsection 3.2(2) to be the head of the institution for the purposes of this Act or, if no such person is designated, the chief executive officer of the institution, whatever their title; (''responsable d’institution fédérale'')
 Institutions are encouraged to consult with their legal counsel if there is any uncertainty about how this definition applies in their organization.