parliament and cabinet. Examples of federal Crown corporations include: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Canada Post Bank of Canada Telefilm Canada Via Rail Ministers of the Crown often control the shares in such public corporations, while parliament both sets out the laws that create and bind Crown corporations and sets their annual budgets. Foreign SOEs are welcome to invest in Canada: in fall 2013, British Columbia and Alberta signed agreements overseas to promote foreign direct investment in Canada. The Investment Canada Act governs this area federally. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated in 2013 that the "government [needs] to exercise its judgement" over SOEs. Crown corporations of British Columbia include: BC Hydro BC Transit BC Housing Management Commission British Columbia Lottery Corporation Liquor Distribution Branch Saskatchewan has maintained the largest number of Crown corporations, including: Saskatchewan Government Insurance SaskEnergy SaskPower SaskTel SaskWater In Ontario: GroupeMédia TFO Independent Electricity System Operator Ontario Educational Communications Authority Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Ontario Power Generation Liquor Control Board of Ontario In Quebec: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Hydro-Québec Investissement Québec Loto-Québec Société de la Place des Arts de Montréal Société des alcools du Québec Société des Traversiers du Québec Société Québécoise des Infrastructures Télé-Québec Privatization, or the selling of Crown corporations to private interests, has become common throughout Canada over the past 30 years. Petro-Canada, Canadian National Railway, and Air Canada are examples of former federal Crown corporations that have been privatized. Privatized provincial Crown corporations include Alberta Government Telephones (which merged with privately owned BC Tel to form Telus), BCRIC, Manitoba Telecom Services, Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Corporation and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Chile ASMAR BancoEstado Casa de Moneda de Chile Cimm (Centro de Investigación Minera y Metalúrgica) Cimm Tecnologías y Servicios S.A. Comercializadora de Trigo S.A. Codelco (Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile) Econssa Chile S.A. CorreosChile EFE Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios Lago Peñuelas S.A. Metro S.A. ENAER Enami (Empresa Nacional de Minería) Empresa Nacional del Petróleo Empresa Portuaria Antofagasta Empresa Portuaria Arica Empresa Portuaria Austral Empresa Portuaria Chacabuco Empresa Portuaria Coquimbo Empresa Portuaria Iquique Empresa Portuaria Puerto Montt Empresa Portuaria San Antonio Empresa Portuaria Talcahuano San Vicente Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso FAMAE Polla Chilena de Beneficencia S.A. Puerto Madero Impresores S.A. Sociedad Agrícola Sacor Ltda. Sasipa (Sociedad Agrícola y Servicios Isla de Pascua Ltda.) Televisión Nacional de Chile Zofri China After 1949, all business entities in the People's Republic of