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Commission may refer to:
- In law, a commission is a patent which allows a person to take possession of a state office and carry out official acts and duties. Although "commissioned officer" is a military term, civilian officers of the government such as judges, justices of the peace, marshals, and cabinet ministers also are commissioned, as well as many others. Note that a commission does not appoint a person to an office. The appointment occurs before the granting of the commission itself; however, the commission is necessary for the person to exercise the office. This is best illustrated in the landmark Marbury v. Madison of the United States Supreme Court, which made a distinction between the appointment of a person to an office and the actual assumption of the office. The first occurs once the appointing officer, in this case the President of the United States, makes the appointing act, and the second occurs upon reception of the commission.
- In the United Kingdom, to put an office in commission means to take an office normally held by one person, such as Lord High Treasurer, and assign it to a board of commissioners. The office of First Lord of the Treasury is actually the most senior commissioner sharing the post of Lord High Treasurer.
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Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario - Regulates gambling and sale and distribution of alcohol.
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Farm Products Marketing Commission - Regulates the sale of farm products in Ontario.
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Financial Services Commission of Ontario - Information and structure of the regulatory agency which oversees and licenses insurance, pension, mortgage lender, trust and related financial services companies.
Health Services Restructuring Commission - Includes policy statements and documents issued by the commission.
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario - Provides independent reviews of government decisions and practices concerning access and privacy, under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act.
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Niagara Parks Commission - Operates the parks and public spaces along the Niagara River and at the Falls.
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Ontario Human Rights Commission - Information guide about human rights, classifications of rights and laws, links to individual rights and to the work of the commission.
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Ontario Securities Commission - Information about the OSC, rules and regulations, enforcement, resources for investors and links to market participants.
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Pay Equity Commission - Includes a message from the commissioner, overview of the pay equity act, commission services, information about pay equity seminars, the complaint process, pay equity hearings tribunal and publications.
St. Lawrence Parks Commission - Operates the parks in the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands area from Kingston to the Quebec border.
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