Delegation of Financial Authority Instrument
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This Delegation of Financial Authority (Instrument) must be read in conjunction with the Supplementary Notes, which define any restrictions and financial limitations. All values include applicable taxes.
Table of Contents
Financial and other Authorities
This Instrument becomes effective March 17th, 2020.
- Section 1 – Financial Authorities – Operating Funds (Vote 1 and Special Votes)
- Section 2 – Financial Authorities – Legislative Programs
- Financial Authorities – COVID-19 Emergency Response Act NEW
- Financial Authorities – Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act NEW
- Financial Authorities – One-time Payment to Persons with Disabilities – statutory appropriation included in An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures NEW
- Canada Recovery Benefits Act NEW
- Section 3 – Financial Authorities – Grants & Contributions
- Section 4 – Administrative Authorities Related to Specific Legislation
- Section 5 – Financial Authorities – Write-offs, Waivers, Remissions and Small Amounts
- Section 6 – Supplementary Notes and Table of Equivalent Positions
- Financial Authority Restrictions – CFOB Functional Specialist
- Summary of changes compared to previous delegation instrument
Authorities delegated by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC)
Archives
- Archived Delegations of Authority
- Archived authorities delegated by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC)
Financial and Other Authorities
Section 1 – Financial Authorities – Operating Funds (Vote 1 and Special Votes)
Section 2 – Financial Authorities – Legislative Programs
- Legislative Programs (PDF, 109 KB)
- Financial Authorities – COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (PDF, 27 KB) NEW
- Financial Authorities – Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act (PDF, 5.7 MB) NEW
- Financial Authorities – One-time Payment to Persons with Disabilities – statutory appropriation included in An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures (PDF, 6.3 MB) NEW
- Canada Recovery Benefits Act (PDF, 4.2 MB) NEW
Please Note: To obtain any Financial Signing Authorities (FSA) under the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act and/or the One-time Payment to Persons with Disabilities and/or Canada Recovery Benefit Act, please contact the Financial Delegation Unit: Nc-fas-sfa-nhq-accounting-services-compt-ac-gd. Do not submit an FSA request through myEMS (SAP).
Section 3 – Financial Authorities – Grants & Contributions
- 3.1 – Section 33 of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) (PDF, 12 KB)
- 3.2 – Grants and Contributions Programs (Vote 5) (PDF, 248 KB)
- 3.3 – Joint Financial Authorities – ESDC and CEIC (EI Part II) (PDF, 22 KB)
Section 4 – Administrative Authorities Related to Specific Legislation
Section 5 – Financial Authorities – Write-offs, Waivers, Remissions and Small Amounts
Section 6 – Supplementary Notes and Table of Equivalent Positions
Financial Authority Restrictions – CFOB Functional Specialist
Summary of changes compared to previous delegation instrument
Please Note: This document is currently being drafted and will be available in the near future.
Authorities delegated by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC)
Employment Insurance Authorities and Policy Statements
- Employment Insurance Table of Authorities EI-1 (PDF, 707 KB)
- Employment Insurance (Financial) Regulations (PDF, 439 KB)
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Act (PDF, 6 KB)
- Work-Sharing (PDF, 96 KB). Effective April 3rd, 2011
- Authority for National Collection Services, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency pursuant to section 126 of the EI Act (PDF, 12 KB)
- Group Definitions (PDF, 279 KB)
Archived Delegations of Authority
- 2019 Delegation of Authority Instrument – Valid During Caretaker Period Only
- 2016 Delegation of Authority Instrument
- 2015 Delegation of Authority Instrument
- 2014 Delegation of Authority Instrument
- 2009 Delegation of Authority Instrument
- Labour Management Partnership Program (PDF, 16 KB)
- International Trade and Labour Program – Grants for Technical Assistance and Foreign-Based Cooperative Activities (PDF, 16 KB)
- International Trade and Labour Program – Grants for International Labour Institutions in which Canada Participates (PDF, 16 KB)
- International Trade and Labour Program – Contributions for Social Dialogue and Canadian-Based Cooperative Activities (PDF, 16 KB)
- Occupational Safety and Health (PDF, 15 KB)
- Standards Writing Associations (PDF, 15 KB)
- Fire Prevention Canada (PDF, 15 KB)
- Fire Safety Organizations (PDF, 15 KB)
- Work-Sharing (PDF, 26 KB) Effective April 2nd, 2010
- New Horizons for Seniors Program – Community Participation and Leadership and Capital Assistance (PDF, 16 KB)
- New Horizons for Seniors Program – Elder Abuse Awareness (PDF, 16 KB)
Archived authorities delegated by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission
- Labour Adjustment Benefits Act (PDF, 6 KB)
- Subsection 28.3 of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act (PDF, 11 KB)
- Debt Assignment (PDF, 9 KB)
- Authority to Make Information Available pursuant to Subsection 139(5) of the EI Act - Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (PDF, 10 KB)
- Authority to Make Information Available pursuant to Subsection 139(5) of the EI Act - Vital Statistics (Ont., B.C., CIC) (PDF, 11 KB)
- Authority to Make Information Available pursuant to Subsection 139(5) of the EI Act - Vital Statistics (remaining provinces) (PDF, 1,098 KB)
- Various Sections of the EI Act, EI Regulations and Labour Adjustments Benefits Act (PDF, 213 KB) Effective September 15th, 2017