8. The president and chief executive officer exercises the functions and powers of the Minister relating to the application or enforcement of any Act, regulation, order, order in council or agreement with regard to any person or entity.
The president and chief executive officer also exercises the functions and powers of the Minister relating to the collection, use and communication of information concerning any person or entity that relates to the application or enforcement of any Act under the Minister’s administration or to any other responsibility conferred on the Minister by any Act, regulation, order, order in council or agreement.
In exercising these functions and powers, the president and chief executive officer has the authority of the Minister and may delegate, and authorize the subdelegation of, the exercise of that authority to another employee or to a class of employees of the Agency.
These functions and powers may be exercised only by employees of the Agency. However, the president and chief executive officer, if of the opinion that it is necessary for a particular matter, may authorize that the services of a person who is not an employee of the Agency be hired by contract.