Auditor General Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 1985 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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