A number of criteria currently apply in terms of the government agencies subject to the access to documents act. With respect to an organization's funding, the act stipulates that bodies whose capital stock forms part of the public domain are subject to the act. As interpreted by the courts, that means a corporation whose shares are owned entirely by the government or a public body.
Clearly, we don't think that's adequate. It's quite a feat to find the right legal wording to describe agencies that are publicly funded and that carry out public functions, while excluding certain types of not-for-profit agencies already subject to reporting requirements because they receive funding from a government department.
Knowing where to draw the line is extremely complex, and I don't think Quebec's current legislation is adequate in that regard.