Crown corporations

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Crown corporations are government-owned enterprises in Canada that operate at arm’s length from the state to provide commercial or public services while remaining publicly accountable.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public sector organization
state-owned enterprise
type of public enterprise
accountableTo Parliament of Canada
provincial legislatures in Canada
country Canada
distinguishedFrom government departments
private corporations in Canada
employs non-public-service employees in many cases
public servants in some cases
example Business Development Bank of Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada
Canada Post
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Export Development Canada
Hydro-Québec
Ontario Power Generation
SaskPower
Via Rail Canada
linked to: Via Rail
fundingModel commercial revenues
government guarantees
parliamentary appropriations
governedBy Financial Administration Act (Canada)
hasCharacteristic arm’s-length governance
board-governed
commercial orientation
public accountability
public policy mandate
publicly owned
separate legal personality from the Crown
hasType agent Crown corporation
federal Crown corporation
non-agent Crown corporation
provincial Crown corporation
operatesAtArmsLengthFrom Government of Canada
provincial governments in Canada
ownedBy Crown in right of Canada
provincial Crowns in Canada
purpose implement public policy objectives
provide commercial services
provide public services
regulatedBy federal enabling statutes
provincial enabling statutes
reportsTo responsible minister
sector agriculture
broadcasting
cultural industries
energy
finance
transportation
subjectTo audits by Auditor General of Canada (for federal entities)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Financial Administration Act appliesTo Crown corporations
BC Ferries legalForm Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations
Public Service of Canada relatedTo Crown corporations of Canada
linked to: Crown corporations
Government of Saskatchewan oversees Crown corporations of Saskatchewan
linked to: Crown corporations
Crown agencies of the Government of British Columbia legalForm Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations
CATSA legalStatus Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations
Canada Infrastructure Bank legalForm Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations
Canada Post Corporation Act subject Crown corporations
Canada Post Corporation Act legalFormOfEntityCreated Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations
Transportation Investment Corporation legalForm Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations
Business Development Bank of Canada legalForm Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations
Royal Canadian Mint legalForm Crown corporation
linked to: Crown corporations