The Farm Products Council of Canada’s (FPCC) specific role is to provide oversight of the national supply management agencies for poultry and eggs, as well as to supervise national promotion and research agencies for farm products.
FPCC is responsible for administering two federal acts:
Handles complaints and public hearing processes that allow stakeholders to submit a complaint, comment, or opinion regarding the agency’s practices and quality of service.
The Forest Appeals Commission is an independent tribunal that hears appeals of certain decisions made by government agencies under the Forest Act, Forest and Range Practices Act, Private Managed Forest Land Act, Range Act, and Wildfire Act.
The Forest Appeals Commission (FAC) was established under the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia and now operates under its replacement, the Forest and Range Practices Act. The FAC has the authority to decide appeals of certain decisions made under five provincial statutes and their associated regulations.
Each Act that provides for appeals to the FAC also specifies who is eligible to appeal a decision to the FAC. You can read information sheets on each act, to see if your decision can be appealed to the FAC, by clicking here.
The Forest Practices Board conducts audits and investigations, issues reports, and considers complaints related to plans for forest use, forest practices, range plans and practices, protection of resources, industry compliance, and government enforcement of the forest practices legislation.
The Forest Practices Board (FPB) is an independent watchdog agency that works to encourage sound forest practices. The FPB:
It cannot deal with complaints related to private property (except tree farm licenses and woodlots), awarding of licences, or other forest-related legislation. The board makes recommendations for improved practices.
The FPSLREB is an independent quasi-judicial statutory tribunal established by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act. The FPSLREB is responsible for administering the collective bargaining and grievance adjudication systems in the federal public service and in Parliament.
The FST has the authority to hear and decide appeals of enforcement decisions made by the Insurance Council of British Columbia, the Superintendent of Real Estate, the Superintendent of Pensions, the Registrar of Mortgage Brokers and the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.
The FST only has jurisdiction to hear appeals under the following British Columbia statutes:
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is responsible for protecting the rights and interests of consumers of financial products and services. It supervises federally regulated financial entities, such as banks, and strengthens the financial literacy of Canadian
The FCAC:
FPBC is responsible for registering and regulating B.C.’s professional foresters and forest technologists.