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Transparency & accountability

Access to Information and Info Source

As a federal Crown corporation, Canada Lands Company is committed to open and transparent governance. Browse our sources of information and our completed access requests below.

Canada Lands Company Limited and its subsidiaries are subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. Info Source describes the company's organization, the programs and activities it administers, and the classes of records and personal information it holds. To make a formal request, please email our coordinator at @email.

Info Source

Sources of Federal Government and Employee Information

Info Source: Sources of Federal Government and Employee Information provides information about the functions, programs, activities and related information holdings of government institutions subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.  It provides individuals and employees of the government (current and former) with relevant information to access personal information about themselves held by government institutions subject to the Privacy Act and to exercise their rights under the Privacy Act.

The Introduction and an index of institutions subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act are availably centrally.

The Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act assign overall responsibility to the President of Treasury Board (as the designated Minister for the government-wide administration of the legislation).

BACKGROUND

Canada Lands Company Limited ("CLCL") is a self-financing agent Crown corporation reporting to the Parliament of Canada through the minister of Housing and Infrastructure. It was established in 1956 by letters patent and reactivated in 1995. CLCL is a Canada Business Corporations Act corporation and is listed in Schedule III, Part 1 of the Financial Administration Act. It is an agent of His Majesty.

CLCL has two subsidiaries: 

  • Attractions Canada Limited (“ACL”), a non-agent Crown corporation, which employs certain CN Tower and corporate employees; and, 
  • SITES Canada Inc. (“SCI”), an agent Crown corporation, which owns and operates the Old Port of Montréal, the Montréal Science Centre and the CN Tower. 

CLCL is comprised of a Governor-in-Council appointed Chairman, Board of Directors and one employee who is the President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The President and CEO of CLCL is also the President and CEO and a board member of ACL and SCI.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

As CLCL holds no assets, it fulfills its mandate and operates its attractions activities through its ACL and SCI subsidiaries.

The mandate of CLCL, as approved by the Government in 1995 and renewed in 2001, is “to ensure the commercially oriented, orderly disposition of selected surplus real properties with best value to the Canadian taxpayer and the holding of certain properties”. In addition to financial considerations, CLCL’s mandate stipulates that other strategic considerations of the Government be taken into account as required, including “the views of affected communities and other levels of Government, and heritage and environmental issues.”  

Through its commercially oriented non-agent CLC subsidiary, CLCL maintains ownership or management of certain properties which benefit from a federal presence such as the CN Tower and pursues the realization of both financial and community objectives. 

INSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONS, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 

Destinations

CLCL is one of the country’s largest attractions operators. The company has an established track record of consistent financial success managing and operating some of Canada’s most iconic and historically significant landmarks. CLCL has particularly excelled in developing innovative marketing programs to attract visitors and guests even during difficult economic conditions.

Internal Services

Internal services constitute groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are management and oversight services, communications services, legal services, human resources management services, financial management services, information management services, information technology services, real property services, materiel services, acquisition services, and travel and other administrative services. Internal services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Acquisition Services
Acquisition services involve activities undertaken to acquire a good or service to fulfill a properly completed request (including a complete and accurate definition of requirements and certification that funds are available) until entering into or amending a contract.

Procurement and Contracting Class of Record 

Communications Services
Communications services involve activities undertaken to ensure that Government of Canada communications are effectively managed, well-coordinated and responsive to the diverse information needs of the public. The communications management function ensures that the public—internal or external—receives government information, and that the views and concerns of the public are taken into account in the planning, management and evaluation of policies, programs, services and initiatives. 

Communications Class of Record 

Financial Management Services
Financial management services involve activities undertaken to ensure the prudent use of public resources, including planning, budgeting, accounting, reporting, control and oversight, analysis, decision support and advice, and financial systems.

Financial Management Class of Record 

Human Resources Management Services
Human resources management services involve activities undertaken for determining strategic direction, allocating resources among services and processes, as well as activities relating to analyzing exposure to risk and determining appropriate countermeasures. They ensure that the service operations and programs of the federal government comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies and plans.

Awards (Pride and Recognition) Class of Record  

Classification of Positions Class of Record

Compensation and Benefits Class of Record 

Employment Equity and Diversity Class of Record 

Hospitality Class of Record

Human Resources Planning Class of Record 

Labour Relations Class of Record 

Occupational Health and Safety Class of Record 

Official Languages Class of Record 

Performance Management Reviews Class of Record 

Recruitment and Staffing Class of Record 

Relocation Class of Record 

Training and Development Class of Record 

Information Management Services
Information management services involve activities undertaken to achieve efficient and effective information management to support program and service delivery; foster informed decision making; facilitate accountability, transparency and collaboration; and preserve and ensure access to information and records for the benefit of present and future generations.

Access to Information and Privacy Class of Record  

Information Management Class of Record 

Information Technology Services
Information technology services involve activities undertaken to achieve efficient and effective use of information technology to support government priorities and program delivery, to increase productivity, and to enhance services to the public.

Information Technology Class of Record 

Legal services
Legal services involve activities undertaken to enable government departments and agencies to pursue policy, program and service delivery priorities and objectives within a legally sound framework.

Management and Oversight Services
Management and oversight services involve activities undertaken for determining strategic direction and allocating resources among services and processes, as well as those activities related to analyzing exposure to risk and determining appropriate countermeasures. They ensure that the service operations and programs of the federal government comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies or plans.

Travel and Other Administrative Services
Travel and other administrative services include Government of Canada travel services, as well as those other internal services that do not smoothly fit with any of the internal services categories.

Administrative Services Class of Record 

Boards, Committees and Council Class of Record 

Business Continuity Planning Class of Record 

Disclosure to Investigative Bodies Class of Record 

Proactive Disclosure Class of Record 

Security Class of Record 

Travel Class of Record 

CLASSES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

In the course of conducting the programs and activities of CLCL, categories of personal information may be accumulated which are not contained in the specific information banks described above. This information is stored as part of the general subject files, where records are not normally retrieved by name of individual or other identifier.

This form of personal information is normally retrievable only if specifics are provided concerning the subject matter, related program activity, as well as the date the information was received by CLCL and the name of the person to whom it was addressed. The retention periods for these types of personal information are controlled by the records disposal schedules of the general subject files in which they are stored.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Government of Canada encourages the release of information through requests outside the ATIP process.  You may wish to consult Canada Lands Company Limited’s completed Access to Information Summaries. 

Please see the Introduction to this publication for information on formal access procedures under the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. The following outlines how to make a formal ATIP request.

You may fill out a request online through the Treasury Board of Canada website. Alternatively, you may send a letter or an Access to Information Request Form or Personal Information Request Form, along with a $5.00 application fee payable to Canada Lands Company Limited to the following address:

Director, Corporate Governance & Corporate Secretary
55 York Street, Suite 1401
Toronto Ontario, M5J 1R7
Telephone: 416 272 8490
Email: @email 

READING ROOM

In accordance with the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, an area on the premises will be made available should the applicant wish to review materials on site. The address is:

Canada Lands Company Limited
55 York Street, Suite 1401
Toronto Ontario, M5J 1R7
Telephone:  416 272 8490
Email: @email

Access to Information & Privacy

Request for Information

For requests prior to 2020, please email @email.
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