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Appendix B: Parent Crown Corporations and Incorporation Data
| Parent Crown Corporation | Year of Incorporation | Legislative Incorporation |
| Atlantic Pilotage Authority | 1972 | Pursuant to the Pilotage Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-14) |
| Atomic Energy of Canada Limited | 1952 | Part I of the Canada Corporations Act; continued July 8, 1977, under a certificate, amended July 5, 1982, under the Canada Business Corporations Act |
| Bank of Canada | 1934 | The Bank of Canada Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. B-2); acts as the fiscal agent of the Government of Canada |
| Blue Water Bridge Authority | 1964 | The Blue Water Bridge Authority Act |
| Business Development Bank of Canada | 1974 | The Federal Business Development Bank Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-6) and continued by the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (S.C. 1995, c. 28) |
| Canada Council for the Arts | 1957 | The Canada Council Act (R.S.C. 1995, c. C-2) |
| Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation | 1967 | The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-3; R.S.C. 1985, c. 18 (2nd Supp.) S.C. 1992, c. 26 |
| Canada Development Investment Corporation | 1982 | The Canada Business Corporations Act. Articles of incorporation, May 26, 1982 |
| Canada Lands Company Limited | 1956 | By letters patent; reorganized under the Canada Business Corporations Act, September 19, 1977; Certificate of Continuance under the Canada Business Corporations Act |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | 1946 | he Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act; amended March 16, 1979, to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-7) |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 1998 | The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (S.C. 1997, c. 40) |
| Canada Post Corporation | 1981 | The Canada Post Corporation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-10) |
| Canadian Air Transport Security Authority | 2002 | Pursuant to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act, as part of Bill C-49, the Budget Implementation Act, 2001 |
| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 1936 | Established by The Canadian Broadcasting Act and continued by the 1958, 1968 and 1991 Broadcasting Acts (R.S.C. 1991, c. 11) |
| Canadian Commercial Corporation | 1946 | The Canadian Commercial Corporation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-14) |
| Canadian Dairy Commission | 1966 | The Canadian Dairy Commission Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-15) (S.C. 1994, c. 26 and c. 38) (S.C. 1995, c. 23) |
| Canadian Museum of Civilization | 1990 | The Museums Act (S.C. 1990, c.3) |
| Canadian Museum of Nature | 1990 | The Museums Act (S.C. 1990, c. 3) |
| Canadian Race Relations Foundation | 1996 | The Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act |
| Canadian Tourism Commission | 2001 | The Canadian Tourism Commission Act (S.C. 2000, c. C-5) |
| Cape Breton Development Corporation | 1967 | The Cape Breton Development Corporation Act, (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-25) |
| Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation | 2000 | Pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation and directed to report as if it were a parent Crown corporation (P.C. 2000-1341) |
| Defence Construction (1951) Limited | 1951 | The Defence Production Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. D-1); continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act, November 21, 1978 |
| Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation | 1988 | The Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Act (Part II of the Government Organization Act, Atlantic Canada, 1987 [S.C. 1988, c. 50]) |
| Export Development Canada | 1969 | The Export Development Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-20);
(S.C. 1993, c. 26, in force June 10, 1993); (S.C. 2001, c. 33, in force
December 21, 2001 |
| Farm Credit Canada | 1959 | The Farm Credit Act; continued on April 2, 1993, under the Farm Credit Corporation Act (S.C. 1993, c. 14); and continued on June 14, 2001, under the Farm Credit Canada Act (S.C. 2001, c. 22) |
| Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, The | 1998 | The Canada Business Corporations Act |
| Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation | 1969 | The Freshwater Fish Marketing Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-13) |
| Great Lakes Pilotage Authority | 1972 | The Pilotage Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-14); incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act in May 1972 as a subsidiary of The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority; became a parent corporation on October 1, 1998 pursuant to the Canada Marine Act. |
| International Development Research Centre | 1970 | The International Development Research Centre Act, (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-19) |
| Laurentian Pilotage Authority | 1972 | The Pilotage Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-14) |
| Marine Atlantic Inc. | 1979 | The Canada Business Corporations Act; status and ownership changed as of December 31, 1986, pursuant to the Marine Atlantic Inc. Acquisition Authorization Act (S.C. 1986, c. 36) |
| National Arts Centre Corporation | 1966 | The National Arts Centre Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. N-3) |
| National Capital Commission | 1958 | The National Capital Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. N-4; amended in 1988 S.C. 1988, c. 54) |
| National Gallery of Canada | 1990 | The Museums Act (S.C. 1990, c. 3) |
| National Museum of Science and Technology | 1990 | The Museums Act (S.C. 1990, c. 3) |
| Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. | 1981 | The Canada Business Corporations Act; a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Lands Company Limited; directed by Order in Council (P.C. 1987-86) to report as if it were a parent Crown corporation. |
| Pacific Pilotage Authority | 1972 | Pursuant to the Pilotage Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-14) |
| Parc Downsview Park Inc. | 1998 | Pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada Lands Company Limited and directed to report as if it were a parent Crown corporation (P.C. 2003-1304) |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 1999 | Pursuant to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act (S.C. 1999, c. 34) |
| Queens Quay West Land Corporation | 1936 | Terminal Warehouses Ltd. under the Ontario Companies Act; July 14, 1978 as Harbourfront Corporation under the Business Corporations Act of Ontario; continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act |
| Ridley Terminals Inc. | 1981 | The Canada Business Corporations Act; became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Ports Corporation in 1991; on November 1, 2000 pursuant to section 177 of the Canada Marine Act (R.S.C. 1998, c.10), Ridley Terminals Inc. became a parent Crown corporation |
| Royal Canadian Mint | 1969 | The Royal Canadian Mint Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. R-9) |
| Standards Council of Canada | 1970 | The Standards Council of Canada Act (R.S.C. 1996, c. 24) |
| Telefilm Canada | 1967 | The Canadian Film Development Corporation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-16) |
| VIA Rail Canada Inc. | 1977 | The Canada Business Corporations Act |
