POV date January 2012 Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname CanadaBorderServicesAgency br Agence des services frontaliers du Canada nativename commonname BorderServices abbreviation CBSA ASFC logo ... 1.4 CanadaBorderServicesAgency Act constitution1 Order in Council P.C. 2003 2064 police local overviewtype ... award1 award2 website http www.cbsa asfc.gc.ca CBSA Homepage footnotes The CanadaBorderServicesAgency CBSA lang fr Agence des services frontaliers du Canada ASFC is a federal law enforcement agency ... by the CanadaBorderServicesAgency Act , ref http laws.justice.gc.ca en c 1.4 ref which received Royal ... Bill C 26 CanadaBorderServicesAgency Act url http www2.parl.gc.ca Sites LOP LegislativeSummaries ... programs and initiatives Intelligence The CanadaBorderServicesAgency maintains a robust and comprehensive ... were traced back to Canada where the RCMP and CanadaBorderServicesAgency worked jointly ... CANPASS Notes reflist 35em External links http www.cbsa asfc.gc.ca CanadaBorderServicesAgency ... Border guards Category Public Safety CanadaBorderServicesAgency Category Border guards Canada ... authorities Category Federal law enforcement agencies of CanadaBorderServicesAgency Category Borders of Canada Category Uniformed services of CanadaBorderServicesAgency de CanadaBorderServicesAgency fr Agence des services frontaliers du Canada simple CanadaBorderServicesAgency ... in Vancouver A BorderServices Officer BSO is a federal law enforcement officer employed by the CanadaBorderServicesAgency. BSOs are designated peace officer s, and primarily enforce customs and immigration ... Code of Canada . BorderServices Officers are equipped with handcuffs , Pepper spray oleoresin ... in Canada by 2016. BorderServices Officers are trained at the CBSA Learning Centre, located in Rigaud ... of force policies. BorderServices Officers across Canada started to carry collapsible Club weapon ... parl oag 200710 05 e 23829.html Chapter 5 Keeping the Border Open and Secure CanadaBorderServices ... more details
UK BorderAgency nativename nativenamea nativenamer commonname abbreviation fictional patch patchcaption ... 2008 formedmonthday 1 April preceding1 Border and Immigration Agency preceding2 UKvisas preceding3 port ... footnotes reference The UK BorderAgency UKBA is the border control agency of the United ... 4 January 2011. ref It was formed on 1 April 2008 by a merger of the Border and Immigration Agency ... the UK s new border arrangements . Cabinet Office. Last updated 16 June 2009. ref The agency is divided ... Fast and Fair? report on UK BorderAgency by the Parliamentary Ombudsman, published 9 February 2010 ... on UK BorderAgency publisher Ombudsman.org.uk accessdate 12 April 2012 ref The complainants were asylum ... 2008 See Illegal immigration to the United Kingdom The UK BorderAgency has a staff of 23,000 people ... layer of border control for the UK. Image UKBA officer .jpg left thumb A UK BorderAgency ... of foreign national criminals at the end of sentences. UK BorderAgency s budget is 2.2 billion ... BorderAgency. The agency is divided into several commands ref source UK BorderAgency comms ... . ref Information from UK BorderAgency business plans ref The Government is planning to introduce a border policing command as part of a new National Crime Agency . UK BorderAgency tasking will be informed ... command will also be able to call on agency assets for operations against cross border organised crime gangs. Oversight It is monitored by the The Independent Chief Inspector of the UK BorderAgency ... and other illegal goods from being smuggled into Britain. publisher UK BorderAgency date 9 July ... immigration officers who have been trained in detention under PACE. UK BorderAgency immigration ... armour and carry handcuffs and Club law enforcement ASP batons . Image UK BorderAgency office Sheffield.png thumb right The Offices of the UK BorderAgency in Sheffield . Customs powers Main Customs ... in overhauling immigration and customs legislation. Performance The UK BorderAgency removes foreign ... more details
The Guernsey BorderAgency is the Law enforcement agency law enforcement body charged with tackling cross border crime and administering the customs and immigration systems for the Bailiwick of Guernsey . The agency is headed by a Chief Rob Prow. ref cite web title Guernsey BorderAgency url http www.gov.gg ccm navigation home department gba ?textonly yes publisher Guernsey Government Website accessdate 31 May 2011 ref The Agency has been established in shadow form following a decision to separate the executive functions of setting strategy and policy which will be the responsibility of the Home Department and a law enforcement commission and operational law enforcement. The island has had an integrated customs and immigration function since 1975. The new agency brings financial crime and drugs responsibilities to the new agency from the Guernsey Police. The agency has around 90 officers and staff. It has a cutter boat cutter and can call on mutual aid from Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Taxes French customs and UK BorderAgency aircraft and vessels if required. The agency is based at New Jetty, White Rock, St Peter Port , Guernsey. References reflist After listing your sources please cite them using inline citations and place them after the information they cite. Please see http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia REFB for instructions on how to add citations. States of Guernsey website GBA business plan Law enforcement stub Category Law enforcement agencies of Guernsey ... more details
Image Lunar House 86.jpg right 300px thumb Lunar House which housed the headquarters of the Home Office Border and Immigration Agency The Border and Immigration Agency BIA was an executive agency of the United Kingdom British Home Office , created on 1 April 2007. The Agency assumed the responsibilities of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate IND for managing immigration control in the UK. The BIA also considered applications for visas to enter the UK, Leave to Remain permission to remain , British citizenship citizenship , Right of asylum asylum and in country enforcement of immigration law. The headquarters were located in Croydon . The BIA was responsible for delivering the e border programme, a modernised border control system proposed by UK Government and a new programme of biometrics biometric ally controlled identity document s for Alien law foreign national s. On 1 April 2008 the BIA became the UK Border Agency following a merger with UKvisas and the port of entry functions of HM Revenue and Customs . See also UK Immigration Service External links http ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk UK Border Agency http www.homeoffice.gov.uk Home Office http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi uk 7877182.stm Government plans travel database , BBC News, 8 February 2009 Category Defunct executive agencies of the United Kingdom government Category Immigration to the United Kingdom Category Defunct law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom Category Right of asylum Category UK Border Agency Category 2007 establishments in the United Kingdom Category 2008 disestablishments no Grense og immigrasjonsetaten ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCRA was a Ministry government department department of the government of Canada and existed from November 1, 1999 until December 12, 2003. It was created from the merging of the Department of National Revenue with Canada Customs . The CCRA was subsequently split into CanadaBorderServicesAgencyCanada Revenue Agency DEFAULTSORT Canada Customs And Revenue Agency Category 1999 establishments in Canada Category 2009 disestablishments Category Customs servicesCanada gov stub ... more details
Border Patrol CanadaBorderServicesAgency References reflist 20. http www.bepress.com jhsem vol7 ... between Surrey, British Columbia , and Blaine, Washington The Canada United States border , officially ... . It is Canada s only List of land border lengths land border , and Canada is by far the List ... US Canadaborder counties.png thumb 215px U.S. counties sharing a land or water border with Canada ... parallel was established as the border between Lower Canada Quebec and New York State including ... Brunswick and the Province of Canada the other. The treaty redefined the border between New Hampshire ... html localnews 2008633976 webborderwall15m.html title Blaine couple, U.S. agency settle border ... as the Canada U.S. border , which is actively patrolled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. ... border. ref Wendell Sanford, Consul of Canada, http ias.berkeley.edu canada SanfordNewNorth10 02.htm ... which would give the U.S. more influence over Canada s border security and immigration controls, and more ... found under Canadaborder Five arrests made after agents monitored construction publisher CNN work ... colspan 3 align center File US CanadaBorder States.svg 300px rowspan 15 width 50px colspan 3 align center File US CanadaBorder Provinces.svg 300px style background efefef Rank style background efefef State style background efefef Length of Border with Canada style background efefef Rank style background ... Falls on the right is in Ontario . main List of Canada United States border crossings list is in order ... border crossings airports, seaports, rail stations File Usa canadaborder rainbow bridge.JPG left ... must clear customs at a stop located at the actual border. Ferry services operate between the province ... airports unreferenced section date January 2011 One curiosity on the Canada U.S. border is the presence ... on their wheels over the border into Canada by tractors or horse drawn teams, before then being ... the US Canadaborder Wikimapia ref It was built in 1820, before the border was surveyed. ref Taillon ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Vermont Agency of Human Services logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed preceding1 preceding2 preceding3 preceding4 jurisdiction Vermont headquarters Montpelier, Vermont employees budget chief1 name chief1 position Secretary of Human Services chief2 name chief2 position chief3 name chief3 position parent agency State of Vermont website http humanservices.vermont.gov humanservices.vermont.gov footnotes The Vermont Agency of Human Services is a Vermont executive agency or cabinet agency . Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on Human Services for the U.S. state of Vermont. The Agency of Human Services was created by the Vermont Legislature in 1969 to govern all human service activities of the state government. The Agency is led by the Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor, and the Deputy Secretary who is appointed by the Secretary with the Governor s approval. Departments include Fiscal Operations Unit Health Care Operations, Compliance, and Improvement HIPAA Compliance Institutional Review Board for Research Studies Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council Field Services Division Housing and Transportation Human Resources Human Services Board Information Technology Unit Investigations Unit Rate Setting Division Refugee Resettlement Tobacco Evaluation and Review Board Commission on National and Community Services vermont stub External links Category State agencies of Vermont Human Services ... more details
The Defence Communication ServicesAgency DCSA was responsible for the delivery of Information and Communication Services ICS across the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Ministry of Defence from 1 April 1998 to March April 2007. These services ranged from fixed and mobile telephones to satellite communication links, and from computers and associated networks infrastructures to airfield support. Led by a Chief Executive, the 5,000 strong Agency was a mix of military and non combat staff, based at various locations throughout the UK and around the world. ref name framework2004 cite news url http www.mod.uk DefenceInternet MicroSite DCSA OurPublications DcsaFrameworkDocument.htm publisher Defence Communications and ServicesAgency title DCSA Framework Document date 2004 ref The DCSA ceased to exist as an agency on March 31 2007 when it was replaced by the Information Systems & Services ISS cluster as a part of the new DE&S Defence Equipment & Support organisation See also Defence Information Infrastructure Defence Procurement Agency References references Links http www.mod.uk defenceinternet microsite dcsa Defence Communications and ServicesAgency Dead link http archive.cabinetoffice.gov.uk eeg 2000 defenceagencies.htm Cabinet Office reference Category Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Category Defunct executive agencies of the United Kingdom government UK mil stub ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Air Force ServicesAgency image File Air Force Services Agency.jpg 175px caption Air Force ServicesAgency Shield dates 5 February 1991 present country United States allegiance branch United States Air Force type role size command structure current commander Colonel United States Colonel http www.afsv.af.mil leadership bio.asp?id 10364 Sandra Adams garrison San Antonio , Texas garrison label equipment equipment label nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot battles anniversaries decorations battle honours The Air Force ServicesAgency AFSVA conducts research and development, policy implementation, and provides technical expertise in support of the bases, major commands, and Air Staff. It oversees the worldwide operation of the Air Force fitness program, food service, lodging, mortuary affairs, readiness, libraries, management information systems, family member programs, non appropriated fund transformation, purchasing, construction, non appropriated fund food and beverage operations, amusement machines, Tops In Blue , Air Force level sports, the world class athlete program, golf, bowling, outdoor recreation, aero clubs, arts and crafts, tickets and travel, plans and force management, and training. AFSVA also oversees centrally managed programs that support the Air Staff, major commands, base level and deployed services force support units. ref http www.airmanonline.af.mil shared media document AFD 090413 047.pdf 2009 Airman Magazine Yearbook ref TOC left See also Portal United States Air Force Notes Reflist References http www.af.mil information factsheets factsheet.asp?id 154 Air Force ServicesAgency Fact Sheet http www.afhra.af.mil factsheets factsheet.asp?id 14043 Air Force Historical Research Agency AFSVA Page External links http www.afsv.af.mil Air Force ServicesAgency Web Page USAF Field Operating Agencies US Air Force navbox Category Field operating agencies of the United States Air Force ServicesAgency Category ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 The Central ServicesAgency CSA was established in 1973 and was responsible for providing support services to various Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland health and social work agencies in Northern Ireland . Functions The CSA had eight core functions Counter Fraud Unit Equality Unit Family Practitioner Services Finance Human Resources Legal Services Regional Supplies Service Research and Development Transfer On the 1st April 2009 most of the CSA s responsibilities were transferred to the newly created Health & Social Care Business Services Organisation . External links http www.centralservicesagency.com Legacy website Category Health in Northern Ireland ... more details
The Swedish Rescue ServicesAgency SRSA lang sv Statens r ddningsverk SRV was the central supervisory government authority for the rescue services in Sweden until 2008, after which it merged into the newly formed Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency on January 1, 2009. It promoted emergency management ... Rescue ServicesAgency were situated in Karlstad . Their four colleges were located at Revingeby ... Sweden Swedish supervisory government authority for the rescue services. Its tasks included examining co ordination between the various branches of the national rescue services, as well as contingency planning by the county administrative boards for the rescue services in the event of a release of radioactive substances. The agency also collated observations and lessons learned from serious ... the various branches of the state rescue services, as well as the county administrative boards planning for the rescue services in the event of a release of radioactive decay radioactive substances. The agency gained experience from major incidents that have occurred in Sweden and worldwide. The SRSA developed methods and equipment for use by the rescue services, and was responsible for the training ... brigades and in the chimney sweep ing service. The agency also implemented rules for safety in relation ... from one of the agency s five oil combating depots may be used. The agency also had seven depots ... on such assignments were recruited from the municipal fire & rescue services. The SRSA was a prominent ... fire & rescue services and in the chimney sweeping service. ref http www.srv.se skovde R ddningsverkets Skola i Sk vde SRSA College in Sk vde sv icon ref The agency had its main office in Karlstad and its ... of this decision, the SRSA, the Swedish Emergency Management Agency , and the Swedish National Board of Psychological Defence were dissolved at the end of 2008. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency ... Agency Official website Category Defunct government agencies of Sweden Raddningsverket Category ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Financial ServicesAgency nativename r logo Fsa jp logo.gif logo width 130 logo caption seal seal width seal caption picture Kasumigaeki common gate.jpg picture width picture caption formed July 2000 preceding1 dissolved superseding jurisdiction Japan headquarters flagicon Japan Tokyo , Japan employees budget minister1 name Shozaburo Jimi minister1 pfo Minister of State for Financial Services minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Katsunori Mikuniya chief1 position Commissioner chief2 name chief2 position parent agency child1 agency keydocument1 keydocument2 website http www.fsa.go.jp footnotes The nihongo Financial ServicesAgency Kin y ch is a Government of Japan Japanese government organization responsible for overseeing bank ing, securities and exchange, and insurance in order to ensure the stability of the financial system of Japan . The agency operates with a commissioner and reports to the Minister of Finance Japan Minister of Finance . It oversees the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board . ref http www.fsa.go.jp en about about01 menu.html Organizational chart of FSA ref Its main office is located in Tokyo . See also Securities Commission References reflist External links official http www.fsa.go.jp en index.html official http www.fsa.go.jp ja icon Ministries of Japan Japan gov stub Category Cabinet Office Japan Category Financial regulatory authorities Japan Category Government ministries of Japan ko he ja ru ... more details
The Property ServicesAgency PSA was an agency of the United Kingdom government , in existence from 1972 to 1993. Its role was to provide, manage, maintain, and furnish the property used by the government ... . ref Citation last Property ServicesAgency title Annual report 1987 88 publisher HMSO year 1988 .... Within the Agency was PSA Supplies, which provided furniture, transport and other services, and operated ... services on repayment. In 1977 the staff of the Agency was about 50,000, of whom about 30,000 were industrial ... Accounts title Fraud in the Property ServicesAgency the Wardale report system controls in district ... agency in 1972 after the Ministry of Works had been absorbed into the Secretary of State for the Environment Department of the Environment . First decade, 1972 1981 The Agency had the job of providing ... Services, as well as other bodies. It held and managed much of the Government s civil ... Orders of the Day, 11 March 1977 ref The Agency undertook all types of construction work from houses and barracks for the Services to offices, research facilities, airfields, dockyards and telephone ... stages of design, and about 1,000 under construction. During that year the Agency s expenditure ... services. The PSA was the central budget holder for all such works, and let contracts with the private ... estates. PSA Services, which operated as a commercial entity bidding for new building work from public sector organisations equally, PSA Services was free to seek work in markets outside the public sector. The progress towards full commercialisation was completed in 1992, when PSA Services was itself ..., including the Directorate of Architectural Services DAS , the Directorate of Post Office Services DPOS , the Directorate of Civil Engineering Services DCES , and the Directorate of Building and Quantity Surveying Services DBQSS . The PSA also provided building and engineering services to the armed forces, such as the services provided by the Directorate of Works Air DW AIR for the RAF. The purpose ... more details
MHA The Village Integrated ServicesAgency is an internationally known, award winning recovery oriented program of Mental Health America , Los Angeles located in Long Beach, California. The Village is a non profit organization that considered a leader in the field of recovery based mental health care. It provides recovery based mental health care to people with a variety of mental illnesses including schizophrenia , schizoaffective disorder , bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder . The idea behind the Village is that its members are provided with whatever services they need to recover from their mental illness. Member are assigned to a team of professionals who collaborate with the member and help manage their case, find them housing, help them get a job, deal with financial planning, and even help them make friends and develop hobbies through community integration. Medical director, Mark Ragins MD, helped found The Village and has won many awards. Ragins is also a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association . The Village s successful and innovative approach is the inspiration behind the Mental Health Services Act MHSA of California. The MHSA provides funds to transition all mental health care in California toward recovery based models like the Village. ref http www.mhavillage.org faqs.html ref ref cite journal first Kara Zivin last Bambauer title Proposition 63 should other states follow California s lead? journal Psychiatric Services volume 56 issue 6 pages 642 4 year 2005 month June pmid 15939936 doi 10.1176 appi.ps.56.6.642 ref MHA Village was recognized ... coord missing California DEFAULTSORT Village Integrated ServicesAgency, The Category Hospitals ... highest distinction for community based services. The same year, MHA Village director received a lifetime ... Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration designated the program as an exemplary practice ... treatments Category Psychiatry organizations Category Psychiatry community services ... more details
s customs and revenue responsibilities into separate organizations. Since then, CanadaBorderServicesAgency is part of the Public Safety Canada portfolio to handle customs responsibilities. The CCRA ... Tax publisher Canada Revenue Agency accessdate 2009 06 05 date 2009 03 20 ref Personal and trust taxes The Canada Revenue Agency administers all personal and trust tax returns in Canada. Goods and Services Tax GST The Canada Revenue Agency collects the Goods and Services Tax Canada Goods and Services ... in 2003 Category Revenue services Category Canadian taxation government bodies de Canada Revenue Agency ...Infobox Canadian government departments department Canada Revenue Agency current minister Gail Shea ref ... Building The Connaught Building , home of the Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency CRA formerly Revenue Canada and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency is a federal agency that administers tax law s for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international ... . The Canada Revenue Agency was previously known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCRA until ... referred to as Revenue Canada under the Federal Identity Program of the Treasury Board of Canada . To this day, most Canadians have continued to refer to the agency as Revenue Canada through ... Agency administers most individual income taxes in Canada except those for residents of Quebec . The taxation ... that believe the Canada Revenue Agency has not assessed the correct amount of tax can dispute ... Her Majesty the Queen The Respondent . The role of the Canada Revenue Agency in tax court is that of a witness ... CRA criminal investigators given badges ref Criticism The Canada Revenue Agency is inconsistent ... Leroux who alleges he lost 4.5 million in assets due to a Canada Revenue Agency mistake. ref cite ... Business References reflist External links http www.cra arc.gc.ca Canada Revenue Agency http www.cfib ... the tax system. It also oversees the registration of Canadian Charity Law charities in Canada , and tax ... more details
Refimprove date July 2008 Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname Vehicle and Operator ServicesAgency nativename nativenamea nativenamer commonname abbreviation VOSA fictional patch patchcaption logo VOSA logo.png logocaption badge badgecaption flag flagcaption imagesize motto mottotranslated mission formedyear 2003 ref http www.vosa.gov.uk vosacorp aboutvosa aboutvosa.htm ref formedmonthday April 3 preceding1 Vehicle Inspectorate preceding2 Traffic Area Network dissolved superseding employees volunteers budget 197 million ref http www.vosa.gov.uk vosacorp repository 2008 20 202009 20VOSA 20Business 20Plan.PDF ref legalpersonality country United Kingdom countryabbr UK national Yes federal international divtype divname divdab subdivtype subdivname subdivdab map mapcaption sizearea sizepopulation legaljuris England, Wales and Scotland governingbody governingbodyscnd constitution1 police local military provost gendarmerie religious speciality1 secret overviewtype overviewbody headquarters ... footnotes reference Vehicle and Operator ServicesAgency VOSA is a non departmental public body granted ... ref Following a consultation in July 2010, ref cite web title VEHICLE AND OPERATOR SERVICESAGENCY VOSA AND DRIVER AND VEHICLE AGENCY DVA POWERS TO STOP COMMERCIAL VEHICLES FOR INSPECTION AT THE ROADSIDE ... of the Departments of the United Kingdom Government United Kingdom Government . History The Agency ... is performed by the Driver & Vehicle Agency . In 2005 it had approximately 2,500 staff, 1,700 of which ... of fixed penalties, the Agency has taken more than 500,000 in fines. Intent Prose date ... to operate lorries and buses Registering bus services Operating and administering testing .... This is a similar livery to that of the Highways Agency HA traffic officer service in England ... agencies non police Automotive industry in the United Kingdom DEFAULTSORT Vehicle And Operator ServicesAgency Category Road transport in the United Kingdom Category Executive agencies of the United ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency nativename nativename a nativename r logo Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency logo.png logo width 250px logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 1987 jurisdiction Government of Canada headquarters Moncton , New Brunswick employees budget minister1 name Bernard Valcourt minister1 pfo Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway chief1 name Paul J. LeBlanc chief1 position President website http www.acoa apeca.gc.ca Eng Pages Home.aspx www.acoa apeca.gc.ca footnotes mergefrom Atlantic Innovation Fund discuss Talk Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Merger proposal date April 2010 The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for helping to build economic capacity in the Atlantic Provinces by working with the people of the region in their communities, through their institutions and with their local ..., 36M for internal services and 11M for policy, advocacy and coordination. The Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is the Honourable Bernard Valcourt , P.C., M.P. He was appointed ... Innovation Fund Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Western Economic Diversification Canada FedNor Federal Economic Development Initiative ... apeca.gc.ca Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Official Website http laws.justice.gc.ca en A 13.7 text.html Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act text http www.tbs sct.gc.ca rpp 2011 2012 inst aco aco01 eng.asp Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agenc Report http www.acoa apeca.gc.ca Eng AudioVideo Pages FAQ.aspx ACOA FAQ Government Departments of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies Category Investment agencies Category Atlantic Canada fr Agence de promotion conomique du Canada atlantique Canada gov stub ... more details
The Northern Pipeline AgencyCanada is a Canadian Canadian government government government agencyagency currently under the purview of Natural Resources Canada , and under the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade until 2004. The Agency was created in April 1978 with the proclamation of the Northern Pipeline Act to oversee the planning and construction of the Canadian section of the Alaska Gas Pipeline Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline Project by the Foothills Group of Companies , now owned by TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. TCPL . Its mandate is stated as follows The Agency s mandate is twofold. First, it carries out Government of Canada responsibilities in relation to the pipeline and facilitates ... eng.asp title Northern Pipeline AgencyCanada publisher Info Source accessdate 2010 03 19 ref ref cite web title Northern Pipeline Agency url http www.tbs sct.gc.ca dpr rmr 2008 2009 inst npa npa01 eng.asp publisher Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat accessdate 2010 03 19 ref References Reflist Category 1978 in Canada Category Natural Resources CanadaCanada gov stub ... of Canada departments and agencies related to the pipeline project are delegated to the NPA. This is not the case ... and the NPA. The Agency oversaw the construction of the Prebuild from Caroline, Alberta to San ... conditions led to the suspension of Stage II construction from the Alaska border near Beaver Creek, YT to the Alberta border near Boundary Lake, B.C. as well as a corresponding reduction in resources and a prolonged period of inactivity. The Agency currently has a relatively small office, including the head Commissioner, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Serge P. Dupont, who reports to Parliament of Canada Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources , the Honourable Christian Paradis. The Agency Office develops and consults on major policy issues between the United States , the Canadian provinces provinces , and the Government of Canada structure of the Canadian federal ... more details
and Corporate Services Branch SPCCS website http www.phac aspc.gc.ca www.phac aspc.gc.ca footnotes The Public Health Agency of Canada French language French Agence de la sant publique du Canada is an Government agencyagency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health , emergency ... Agency is the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada. The current Chief is Dr. David Butler Jones . As the Deputy Minister responsible for the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Chief Public Health Officer reports to the Minister of Health Canada Minister of Health . As the Federal Government s lead ... assisted edit External links http www.phac aspc.gc.ca Public Health Agency of Canada Official Website ... 39&Ses 1 Bill C 5 Public Health Agency of Canada Act Government Departments of Canada DEFAULTSORT Public Health Agency Of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies Category Government ...Infobox Government agencyagency name Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Public Health Agency of Canada.JPG logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 2004 preceding1 Health Canada s Population and Public Health Branch preceding2 dissolved superseding Provincial and Health units jurisdiction Canada headquarters Ottawa , Ontario employees 1,800 budget 477.2 million ... Budget ref minister1 name Leona Aglukkaq minister1 pfo Minister of Health Canada Minister of Health ... Prepardness parent agency child1 agency National Microbiology Laboratory , Centre for Infectious ... Disease Prevention Branch HPCDP child2 agency Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control CCDPC , Centre for Health Promotion CHP , Transfer Payment Services and Accountability Division, Public ... December 15, 2006 and it is member of the Federal Health Portfolio along with Health Canada ... and the Government of Canada on issues concerning the health of Canadians. Its headquarters are located ... , the location of Canada s only Biosafety level Biosafety level 4 Level 4 microbiology lab ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Financial Consumer Agency of Canada nativename Agence de la consommation en mati re financi re du Canada logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 2001 jurisdiction Government of Canada headquarters Ottawa , Ontario employees 54 budget 10.7M ... acfc.gc.ca The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada FCAC is an independent government agency of the Government of Canada . FCAC provides consumer information and oversees financial institutions to ensure that they comply with federal consumer protection measures. Created in 2001, the Agency investigates ... for teachers and students. History The Agency was created by the Government of Canada in 2001 to protect and inform consumers about financial services. FCAC is headed by a Commissioner , appointed ... Agency Of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies fr Agence de la consommation en mati re financi re du Canada ... and enforcement Under its compliance and enforcement mandate, the Agency investigates cases of non ... , as well as through the inquiries and investigations of its officers. The Agency s commissioner ... of Canada Parliament annually with an assessment of federally regulated institutions compliance ... of guides and resources on various personal finances issues or financial products and services through its website, along with interactive tools that help consumers find the financial products and services that best suit their needs. The Agency introduced a new website, http www.moneytools.ca moneytools.ca ... products and services. It includes a comprehensive comparison of the fees, features, interest rates and reward programs of nearly 200 credit cards available in Canada. This database is updated on a quarterly ... For Consumers ref Consumer information is also provided on mortgages and bank accounts. The Agency ... education programs available in Canada. It allows young consumers to get practical tips and to test ... more details
The Independent Chief Inspector of the UK BorderAgency is an official responsible for monitoring the work of the UK BorderAgency , and is also the name used by the staff that supports his work. The position was created by section 48 of the UK Borders Act 2007 , which also created the Agency. The inspectorate does not investigate individual cases, but assesses whether the Agency is executing the policies laid down by Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament and the Home Office , and whether there is maladministration . Inspections involve site visits throughout the world. The current Independent Chief Inspector is John Vine QPM CBE, former Chief Constable of Tayside Police , who is paid just under 190,000 p.a. ref Yorkshire Post http www.yorkshirepost.co.uk news around yorkshire local stories power and pay the region s movers and shakers 1 3031411 Power and Pay The region s movers and shakers 13 January 2011, downloaded 20 February 2011. ref He was appointed by the Home Office from outside the agency, in the same way as Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Prisons . The resulting reports can be robust in their criticism of the UK BorderAgency. ref The Register http www.theregister.co.uk 2011 02 16 ukborderagency report fails UK BorderAgency Good at making cash, crap at making decisions , 16 February 2011, downloaded 20 February 2011. ref External links http icinspector.independent.gov.uk Official website References Reflist Category Immigration to the United Kingdom Category UK BorderAgency Category Non departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government UK gov stub ... more details
arc.gc.ca tx bsnss tpcs gst tps menu eng.html Canada Revenue Agency Goods and Services Tax Harmonized ... documentation requirements i.e., when they remit to the Canada Revenue Agency the GST they have .... HST is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency, with revenues divided among participating governments ... of goods and services that are purchased in Canada, except certain items that are either exempt ... and Services Tax New Zealand Goods and Services Tax Singapore Sales taxes in Canada Taxation in Canada ... Canada Business Tax Information Goods and Services Tax Harmonized Sales Tax GST HST cite web url ... Goods And Services Tax Canada Category Taxation in Canada Category Value added taxes Canada Category 1991 in Canada fr Taxe sur les produits et services ...The Goods and Services Tax GST lang fr fr Taxe sur les produits et services Taxe sur les produits et services , TPS is a multi level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991, by then Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his finance minister Michael Wilson politician ... 1, 2008. The Goods and Services Tax is defined in law at Part IX of the Excise Tax Act. GST is levied on supplies of goods or services purchased in Canada and includes most products, except certain politically sensitive essentials such as groceries, residential rent, and medical services, and services such as financial services. Businesses that purchase goods and services that are consumed, used or supplied ... and Newfoundland now Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada merged their respective ... taxes include the GST in their base. The three territories of Canada Yukon , Northwest Territories ... GST and the provincial Sales taxes in Canada Quebec Sales Tax Quebec Sales Tax QST . It is the only ... removes the cascading tax from these particular goods and services. Common zero rated items ... and services are also zero rated. For tax exempt supplies, the supply is not subject to GST and suppliers ... more details
of the Canadas marked the beginning of intelligence services in Canada . Defeat in the failed ... Provinces of Canada United Provinces and eventually the first prime minister of Canada , formed two secret police forces to guard the Canada United States border , and to prevent U.S. infringement ... Early 1900s The fledgling intelligence services in Canada grew in the 1900s and its network ... in Canada Canadian Left wing politics left wing became a major priority for intelligence services ... of the Department of National Defence Canada Department of National Defence . The agency ... intelligence services were formed to conduct certain activities. 1864 marked the formation of two secret police forces and the formal intelligence service in Canada. Created to protect the Canada United States border , these organization were under the control of a Montreal police commander ... minister of Canada Prime Minister John A Macdonald merged the two forces to form the Dominion ... II period, ties with allied intelligence strengthened. Canadian intelligence services, usually following ... royal commissions to investigate the activities of foreign intelligence networks in Canada ... by a report released by the MacDonald Commission in 1981. The Department of National Defence Canada Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces have two main agency responsible for providing ... start decades after the 19th century rebellions of Upper Canada Upper now Ontario and Lower Canada Lower now Quebec Canada. With republicanism defeated in the failed uprisings, the colonial regimes in the Canadas ... to form informal intelligence services to intercept mails, police taverns, and suppress political ... police service in eastern Canada. In Ontario, Gilbert McMicken , a political ally, was chosen to form ... in the sense that the birth of the fledgling services predated confederation in 1867 by several ... Ireland from British rule, got these two intelligence services preoccupied. Between the period ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Public services in Canada are delivered by various levels of government, determined through responsibility enacted in the Constitution of Canada Constitution . Financing for those services is provided through tax receipts, sales revenues, user fees, and other government revenue sources. Services Note the term regional is used below this term is used in southern Ontario, but other terms are used throughout Canada, so a more generic and applicable term needs to be used instead width 15 align left Service width 15 align left Jurisdiction width 30 align left Funding width 40 align left Notes Health care Provincial provincial income tax, federal health transfer Education Provincial provincial income tax, municipal and regional property taxes an education tax is part of each household s property tax bill funding of libraries is a municipal responsibility, except in remote and First Nations communities, for which the provincial or federal government supplies funding Postal service Federal federal income tax, sales revenue Law enforcement Federal, provincial and municipal Includes police and borderservices Fire and emergency services Municipal municipal property taxes includes ambulatory and paramedic service Water and wastewater Municipal and or regional property taxes, user fees remote communities and First Nations receive service from provincial government in some areas, regional governments assume portions of capital costs this needs more elaboration Waste ... certain limits of refuse disposal Health care seemain Health care in CanadaCanada Health Act Medicare Canada Primary health care in Canada is a provincial responsibility. Funding for service delivery ... Education in Canada Higher education in Canada Primary, secondary and tertiary education in Canada ... Affairs Canada delivers education service to First Nations . Category Government in CanadaCanada stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 The Cadet Services of Canada was a Corps of the Canadian Army created in 1909. It was superseded by the Cadet Instructors List CIL later renamed the Cadet Instructor Cadre Officers. The CS of C was disbanded with the unification of the Canadian Forces on 1 February 1968. The CS of C was composed of commissioned militia officers of the former Canadian Army before unification, whose purpose was the training of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets . DEFAULTSORT Cadet Services Of Canada Category Canadian Forces personnel branches Category Cadet Instructors Cadre Canada fr Service des Cadets du Canada ... more details
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