Question 1

Which of the following is a regulatory agency?

Accepted Answer

A) Canadian Broadcasting Company (CB
C)  
B) Canada Post 
C) National Energy Board 
D) Canada Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRT
C)  
A) Canadian Broadcasting Company (CB
C)  
B) Canada Post 
C) National Energy Board 
D) Canada Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRT
C)  D

Question 2

What type of entity is the Canadian Human Rights Commission?

Accepted Answer

A) regulatory agency 
B) administrative tribunal 
C) Crown corporation 
D) mixed enterprise 
A) regulatory agency 
B) administrative tribunal 
C) Crown corporation 
D) mixed enterprise B

Question 3

Ministers and Cabinet do not have any say in appointing directors and chairs of corporation boards and agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Crown corporations only exist at the federal level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Crown corporations are similar in structure to a private corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following parent Crown corporations is under the Department of Finance's portfolio?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation 
B) Bank of Canada 
C) Public Sector Pension Investment Board 
D) Canadian Commercial Corporation 
A) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation 
B) Bank of Canada 
C) Public Sector Pension Investment Board 
D) Canadian Commercial Corporation

Question 7

There is a separate legislation for each new Crown corporation or agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is a parent corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) They are corporate entities whereby 100 percent of their shares are owned by one or more Crown corporations. 
B) They are a type of Crown corporation whereby the shares are held jointly by the government of Canada and one or more private interests. 
C) They are a type of Crown corporation whose shares are directly and wholly owned by the government of Canada. 
D) They are a type of Crown corporation whose shares are not directly or wholly owned by the government of Canada. 
A) They are corporate entities whereby 100 percent of their shares are owned by one or more Crown corporations. 
B) They are a type of Crown corporation whereby the shares are held jointly by the government of Canada and one or more private interests. 
C) They are a type of Crown corporation whose shares are directly and wholly owned by the government of Canada. 
D) They are a type of Crown corporation whose shares are not directly or wholly owned by the government of Canada.

Question 9

Who provides the day-to-day management and oversight of a Crown agency?

Accepted Answer

A) president and chief executive officer 
B) senior vice presidents 
C) chief operating officer 
D) chair of the board of directors 
A) president and chief executive officer 
B) senior vice presidents 
C) chief operating officer 
D) chair of the board of directors

Question 10

Nation building and community development are two important reasons for the creation of public enterprises in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Courts have no jurisdiction or authority to control the actions of independent regulatory agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the captive agency theory?

Accepted Answer

A) a theory which holds that, over time, the regulatory agency becomes controlled by the interests it was established to regulate 
B) a regulatory agency that is so restrictive in its use of rules and regulations that the industry in question is captured by the government 
C) a Crown corporation that becomes so restrictive with its operations that it is captured by the government 
D) a form of risk assessment theory that provides provincial permits to agencies 
A) a theory which holds that, over time, the regulatory agency becomes controlled by the interests it was established to regulate 
B) a regulatory agency that is so restrictive in its use of rules and regulations that the industry in question is captured by the government 
C) a Crown corporation that becomes so restrictive with its operations that it is captured by the government 
D) a form of risk assessment theory that provides provincial permits to agencies

Question 13

What is the term for a type of Crown corporation in which the shares are held jointly by the government of Canada and another level of government?

Accepted Answer

A) partly owned subsidiary 
B) parent corporation 
C) mixed enterprise 
D) joint enterprise 
A) partly owned subsidiary 
B) parent corporation 
C) mixed enterprise 
D) joint enterprise

Question 14

As of 2015, there were more wholly owned subsidiaries than parent Crown corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the name given to a corporation whose mandate relates to industrial, commercial, or financial activities, but that also belongs to the state?

Accepted Answer

A) government department 
B) Crown corporation 
C) regulatory agency 
D) administrative tribunal 
A) government department 
B) Crown corporation 
C) regulatory agency 
D) administrative tribunal

Question 16

What is the current state of parent Crown corporations in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) There has been a significant increase in parent Crown corporations over the last 30 years. 
B) The number of parent Crown corporations has relatively remained the same over the last 30 years. 
C) There has been a significant decrease in parent Crown corporations over the last 30 years. 
D) There has been insufficient data to make any claims about Crown corporations in Canada. 
A) There has been a significant increase in parent Crown corporations over the last 30 years. 
B) The number of parent Crown corporations has relatively remained the same over the last 30 years. 
C) There has been a significant decrease in parent Crown corporations over the last 30 years. 
D) There has been insufficient data to make any claims about Crown corporations in Canada.

Question 17

How is accountability maintained in a Crown corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no accountability because Crown corporations are supposed to be free of government influence. 
B) Each Crown corporation has a board of directors who are accountable to the minister, who in turn is accountable and answerable to Parliament. 
C) The chief executive officer of the Crown corporation is accountable to parliament directly. 
D) The chief executive officer is accountable to the minister in the same way that a deputy minister is accountable to a minister. 
A) There is no accountability because Crown corporations are supposed to be free of government influence. 
B) Each Crown corporation has a board of directors who are accountable to the minister, who in turn is accountable and answerable to Parliament. 
C) The chief executive officer of the Crown corporation is accountable to parliament directly. 
D) The chief executive officer is accountable to the minister in the same way that a deputy minister is accountable to a minister.

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a shared-governance corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) North Portage Development Corporation 
B) Bank of Canada 
C) Petro Canada 
D) Wildlife Habitat Canada 
A) North Portage Development Corporation 
B) Bank of Canada 
C) Petro Canada 
D) Wildlife Habitat Canada

Question 19

Alberta has privatized the retailing of liquor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following Acts is involved in the establishment of Crown corporations?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada Business Corporations Act 
B) Financial Administration Act 
C) Elections Act 
D) Canada Petroleum Resources Act 
A) Canada Business Corporations Act 
B) Financial Administration Act 
C) Elections Act 
D) Canada Petroleum Resources Act

Which of the following is a regulatory agency?

What type of entity is the Canadian Human Rights Commission?

Ministers and Cabinet do not have any say in appointing directors and chairs of corporation boards and agencies.

Crown corporations only exist at the federal level.

Crown corporations are similar in structure to a private corporation.

Which of the following parent Crown corporations is under the Department of Finance's portfolio?

There is a separate legislation for each new Crown corporation or agency.

What is a parent corporation?

Who provides the day-to-day management and oversight of a Crown agency?

Nation building and community development are two important reasons for the creation of public enterprises in Canada.

Courts have no jurisdiction or authority to control the actions of independent regulatory agencies.

What is the captive agency theory?

What is the term for a type of Crown corporation in which the shares are held jointly by the government of Canada and another level of government?

As of 2015, there were more wholly owned subsidiaries than parent Crown corporations.

What is the name given to a corporation whose mandate relates to industrial, commercial, or financial activities, but that also belongs to the state?

What is the current state of parent Crown corporations in Canada?

How is accountability maintained in a Crown corporation?

Which of the following is an example of a shared-governance corporation?

Alberta has privatized the retailing of liquor.

Which of the following Acts is involved in the establishment of Crown corporations?

What Is Public Administration

Values and Ethics in Public Administration

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Structural Foundation

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Humanistic Response and Beyond

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The New Public Management, Governance, and Beyond

Government Departments and Central Agencies

Alternative Service Delivery ASD

The Executive and the Bureaucracy

Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Relations

The Legislature and the Bureaucracy

The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy

Intergovernmental Administrative Relations

Non-Governmental Actors and the Bureaucracy

The Management of Human Resources

Representative Bureaucracy and Employment Equity

The Budgetary Process

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Exam 7: Crown Agencies

Which of the following is a regulatory agency?

What type of entity is the Canadian Human Rights Commission?

Ministers and Cabinet do not have any say in appointing directors and chairs of corporation boards and agencies.

Crown corporations only exist at the federal level.

Crown corporations are similar in structure to a private corporation.

Which of the following parent Crown corporations is under the Department of Finance's portfolio?

There is a separate legislation for each new Crown corporation or agency.

What is a parent corporation?

Who provides the day-to-day management and oversight of a Crown agency?

Nation building and community development are two important reasons for the creation of public enterprises in Canada.

Courts have no jurisdiction or authority to control the actions of independent regulatory agencies.

What is the captive agency theory?

What is the term for a type of Crown corporation in which the shares are held jointly by the government of Canada and another level of government?

As of 2015, there were more wholly owned subsidiaries than parent Crown corporations.

What is the name given to a corporation whose mandate relates to industrial, commercial, or financial activities, but that also belongs to the state?

What is the current state of parent Crown corporations in Canada?

How is accountability maintained in a Crown corporation?

Which of the following is an example of a shared-governance corporation?

Alberta has privatized the retailing of liquor.

Which of the following Acts is involved in the establishment of Crown corporations?

What Is Public Administration

Values and Ethics in Public Administration

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Structural Foundation

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Humanistic Response and Beyond

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The New Public Management, Governance, and Beyond

Government Departments and Central Agencies

Alternative Service Delivery ASD

The Executive and the Bureaucracy

Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Relations

The Legislature and the Bureaucracy

The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy

Intergovernmental Administrative Relations

Non-Governmental Actors and the Bureaucracy

The Management of Human Resources

Representative Bureaucracy and Employment Equity

The Budgetary Process

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