Auditor General Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17). Pays/Territoire Canada Type du document Législation Date 1985 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act respecting the office of the Auditor General of Canada and sustainable development monitoring and reporting. Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Éco-audit Monitorage Collecte de données/déclarations Planification environnementale Préservation de l'écosystème Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement Institution Normes environnementales Politique/planification Normes Protection de l’environnement Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gc.ca Références - Législation Implementé par Federal Sustainable Development Act (S.C. 2008, c. 33). Législation | Canada | 2008 (2013) Mot clé: Lutte contre la pollution, Institution, Éco-audit, Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Planification environnementale, Normes environnementales, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Développement durable, Peuples autochtones, Politique/planification, Normes, Protection de l’environnement Source: FAO, FAOLEX