Minister of Industry Designated for Patent College

Summary#

This is the federal order titled Order Designating the Minister of Industry, who is a Federal Minister, to be the Minister for the Purposes of that Act: SI/2020-25. It names the Minister of Industry as the minister responsible for the College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents Act. The order was made as P.C. 2020-119 on March 6, 2020 and published in the Canada Gazette on April 1, 2020.

What it does#

• Names the Minister of Industry to be “the Minister” for the purposes of the College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents Act.
• Uses the authority in the Act (section 4) to make that administrative designation.
• Does not change the words of the Act itself; it assigns which federal minister will carry out duties and responsibilities under the Act.

Who's affected#

• The College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents (the regulatory body created by the Act).
• People regulated by that College, including patent agents and trade-mark agents.
• The minister’s office and the federal officials who will handle the Act’s administration.
• If it’s unclear who else is affected, this order is mainly a formal assignment of responsibility rather than a rule change.

Why it matters#

• It clarifies which federal minister handles oversight, decisions, and official contacts under the Act.
• That affects where complaints, questions, or official communications about the College will go.
• For most people, it is a routine administrative step rather than a policy change.