47 ·   To  support,  publish,  sell  and  otherwise  disseminate  studies,  reports  and other documents; ·   To sponsor or support conferences, seminars and other meetings; ·   To  facilitate  and  support  co-operative  efforts  among  the  Commission, governments,  the  academic  community,  the  legal  profession  and  other organisations and persons interested in the Commission’s work; ·   To generate revenues through the provision of goods or services;   ·   To   consult   with   the   Minister   of   Justice   with   respect   to   the   annual programme of studies that it proposes to undertake; ·   To prepare such reports as the Minister may require; and ·   To  submit  to  the  Minister  any  report  that  it  has  initiated  itself  or  on  the request of the Minister. 181.  The Minister is required to respond to the Canadian Commission with respect to any report that the Minister receives from the Commission (section 5(2)). 182.  The  Act  makes  clear  where  the  lines  of  accountability  for  the  Canadian Commission   are   drawn.      Under   section   6   the   Canadian   Commission   is “ultimately  accountable,  through  the  Minister  of  Justice,  to  Parliament  for  the conduct of its affairs”.   British Columbia 183.  The  British  Columbia  Law  Institute  (“ BC  Institute  ”)  was  created  in  1997  by incorporation under the provincial Society Act (RSBC 1996). 184.  The BC Institute was created as a direct result of the closure of the Law Reform Commission  of  British  Columbia  to  try  and  mitigate  the  loss  in  tangible  and intellectual assets of the Commission. 185.  The  Constitution  of  the  BC  Institute  sets  out  its  broad  purposes,  as  follows (Article 2):