Special operating agency
A special operating agency 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.
Special operating agencies also exist among some provincial governments in Canada.
Federal special operating agencies
Former
- Canada Communication Group
- Canada Investment and Savings
- Canadian Grain Commission
- Consulting and Audit Canada
- Government Telecommunications Agency
- Industrial Technologies Office
- Passport Canada
- Training and Development Canada