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agent corporation [2 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Federal Administration
  • Government Accounting
  • Government Contracts
DEF

A Crown corporation that is expressly declared to be an agent of the Crown.

OBS

The former "agency corporation" and "proprietary corporation" have been combined and designated by the term "agent corporation" in the 1984 amended version of the Financial Administration Act.

Key term(s)
  • proprietary corporation
  • agency Crown corporation
  • proprietary Crown corporation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Administration fédérale
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Marchés publics
DEF

Société d'État ayant la qualité de mandataire de Sa Majesté par déclaration expresse.

OBS

Le terme «société mandataire» regroupe et remplace dans la Loi sur la gestion des finances publiques les termes «corporation de mandataire» et «corporation de propriétaire» qui figuraient dans la Loi sur l'administration financière.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)

Spanish

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