Special operating agency

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A special operating agency (SOA) is a designation given to a government organization within a department or agency of the Government of Canada, or a provincial government, that has some management flexibility, independence, and separate accountability. Federal SOAs function, without legislation, within a framework agreement approved by their given department's deputy minister, the minister responsible for the agency, and the Treasury Board. They are considered part of the host department and not separate legal entities. [1]

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Special operating agencies also exist among some provincial governments in Canada. [2]

Federal special operating agencies

Current
Agency [3] Parent department
Canadian Coast Guard Fisheries and Oceans
Canadian Conservation Institute Canadian Heritage
Canadian Forces Housing Agency National Defence
Canadian Heritage Information Network Canadian Heritage
Canadian Intellectual Property Office Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Agriculture and Agri-Food
CORCAN [4] Correctional Services (Public Safety)
Indian Oil and Gas Canada (IOGC) [5] Indigenous Services Canada
Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) [6] Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Measurement Canada Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Translation Bureau Public Services and Procurement

Former

Provincial special operating agencies

Special operating agencies also exist among some provincial governments in Canada.

Manitoba

AgencyParent departmentNotes
Entrepreneurship ManitobaConsumer Protection and Government Services [9]
Materials Distribution AgencyConsumer Protection and Government Services [9] The mail and materials management services agency for the provincial government and government-funded organizations [10]
Manitoba Education, Research and Learning Information Networks (MERLIN)Consumer Protection and Government Services [9] Coordinates the delivery of technology services to the education community in Manitoba
Public Guardian and TrusteeConsumer Protection and Government Services [9] Manages and protects the affairs of those who are "unable to do so themselves and have no one else willing or able to act," including mentally incompetent and vulnerable adults, deceased estates, and children
Vehicle and Equipment Management AgencyConsumer Protection and Government Services [9] Fleet management organizations for public-sector organizations operating in Manitoba
Industrial Technology Centre (former) [11] Manitoba Economic Development and Jobs
Office of the Fire Commissioner [12]
Manitoba Financial Services Agency [13] Manitoba Finance
Food Development Centre Manitoba Agriculture Fee-for-service agency created to "assist Manitoba's agrifood industry in the development and commercialization of food products." [14]
Green Manitoba [15] Manitoba Conservation and Climate

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  1. ↑ Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada (2012-09-28). "Overview of federal organizations and interests". aem. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Manitoba Securities Commission." Manitoba Finance. 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests". GC InfoBase. Retrieved 2021-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Overview CORCAN". Correctional Service of Canada. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2021-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Indian Oil and Gas Canada". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2021-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "About Industrial Technologies Office (ITO)". Innovation Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Physical Resources Bureau". GC InfoBase. Retrieved 2021-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/defence-research-development.html
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Consumer Protection and Government Services". Province of Manitoba - Consumer Protection and Government Services. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  10. ↑ "MDA | Home". mda.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  11. ↑ "Winnipeg business takes over provincial agency as province privatizes Industrial Technology Centre". CBC News . 2021-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
  12. ↑ "Archives of Manitoba | Keystone Archives Descriptive Database". pam.minisisinc.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  13. ↑ "Finance | Province of Manitoba". Province of Manitoba - Finance. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  14. ↑ "Agriculture". Province of Manitoba. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  15. ↑ "Manitoba". Canada Conserves. 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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