What is the test to determine whether a body is a "public body" or a "government body"?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from British Columbia (Board of Industrial Relations) v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1981 CanLII 309 (BC CA):
Another matter to be considered is the nature of the functions of the body under consideration. See judgment of Duff C.J.C. in Halifax v. Halifax Harbour Com'rs, 1934 CanLII 79 (SCC), [1935] 1 D.L.R. 657 at pp. 664-5, [1935] S.C.R. 215 at p. 227, where he said: I cannot doubt that the services contemplated by this legislation are, not only public services in the broad sense, but also, in the strictest sense, Government services …
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