Federal Accountability Act

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Federal Accountability Act
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability
Citation	Statues of Canada 2006 chapter 9[1]
Territorial extent	Canada
Enacted by	House of Commons
Enacted by	Senate
Royal assent	December 12, 2006
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Commons
Bill title	39th Parliament, Bill C-2
Introduced by	John Baird, President of the Treasury Board
First reading	April 11, 2006
Second reading	April 27, 2006
Third reading	June 21, 2006
Second chamber: Senate
Bill title	39th Parliament, Bill C-2
First reading	June 22, 2006
Second reading	June 27, 2006
Third reading	November 9, 2006
Amends
Access to Information Act, Auditor General Act, Business Development Bank of Canada Act, Canada Council for the Arts Act, Canada Elections Act, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations Act, Canada Post Corporation Act, Canada Revenue Agency Act, Canadian Commercial Corporation Act, Canadian Dairy Commission Act, Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act, Canadian Tourism Commission Act, Canadian Wheat Board Act, Cape Breton Development Corporation Act, Conflict of Interest Act, Criminal Code, Department of Justice Act, Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, Director of Public Prosecutions Act, Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Act, Export Development Act, Farm Credit Canada Act, Federal Courts Act, Financial Administration Act, First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act, Freshwater Fish Marketing Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act, Government Employees Compensation Act, Income Tax Act, Library and Archives of Canada Act, Lobbying Act (Lobbyists Registration Act), Museums Act, National Arts Centre Act, National Capital Act, Non-smokers' Health Act, Official Languages Act, Parliament of Canada Act, Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, Pilotage Act, Privacy Act, Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act, Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, Public Service Employment Act, Public Service Superannuation Act, Radiocommunication Act, Royal Canadian Mint Act, Salaries Act, Standards Council of Canada Act

The Federal Accountability Act (French: Loi fédérale sur la responsabilité) is a statute introduced as Bill C-2 in the first session of the 39th Canadian Parliament on April 11, 2006, by the President of the Treasury Board, John Baird. The aim was to reduce the opportunity to exert influence with money by banning corporate, union, and large personal political donations; five-year lobbying ban on former ministers, their aides, and senior public servants; providing protection for whistleblowers; and enhancing the power of the Auditor General to follow the money spent by the government.

The bill aimed to increase the transparency of government spending, and establish clearer links between approved expenditures and their outcomes. The bill was passed by the House of Commons on June 22, 2006, by the Senate on November 9, 2006, and was granted royal assent on December 12, 2006.