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Auditor General Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting the office of the Auditor General of Canada and sustainable development monitoring and reporting.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Environmental audit Monitoring Data collection/reporting Environmental planning Ecosystem preservation Environmental fees/charges Institution Environmental standards Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Section 3 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that the Governor in Council shall, by commission under the Great Seal, appoint an Auditor General of Canada. This Auditor General shall appoint a senior officer to be called the “Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development” who shall report directly to the Auditor General. The purpose of the Commissioner is, inter alia, to provide sustainable development monitoring and reporting on the progress of category I departments towards sustainable development, which is a continually evolving concept based on the integration of social, economic and environmental concerns, and which may be achieved by, among other things, a) the integration of the environment and the economy; b) protecting the health of Canadians; c) protecting ecosystems; d) meeting international obligations; e) promoting equity; f) an integrated approach to planning and making decisions that takes into account the environmental and natural resource costs of different economic options and the economic costs of different environmental and natural resource options; g) preventing pollution; and h) respect for nature and the needs of future generations. The Act consists of 14 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Federal Sustainable Development Act (S.C. 2008, c. 33).

Legislation | Canada | 2008 (2013)

Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Environmental audit, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX