Access to information and privacy
Access to information and privacy acts give you the right to access general records and personal information held by government institutions.
How access to information and privacy works
Difference between access to information and privacy acts, what information you can access, role of government institutions
Contact an ATIP coordinator
Contact information for coordinators by institution
Info Source
Government institutions holding personal information, how it is managed
Modernizing access to information
About the review of access to information and efforts to modernize the regime
Privacy breach action plan
Raise awareness, improve training and collaboration, strengthen policies and guidance
Open information
Improvements to access to information, statistics, search previous information requests
Notices
Implementation and public notices on access to information and privacy
Information Commissioner
Role of the Information Commissioner, parliamentary activities, submit a complaint
Privacy Commissioner
Role of the Privacy Commissioner, how they protect personal information, submit a complaint
Access to Information Act: Plain Language Guide to Exemptions and Exclusions
Guide for more information on exemptions and exclusions to access to information requests.
Privacy Act: Plain Language Guide to Exemptions and Exclusions
Guide for more information on exemptions and exclusions to personal information requests.
For departments and agencies
Access to information policies and guidance
Tools to support the administration of the Access to Information Act
Privacy policies and guidance
Tools to support the administration of the Privacy Act
Online Request Management
Access the ATIP Online Management Tools service for ATIP practitioners
The Access to Information Act
The law that provides the right of access to information and proactive publication of certain information
The Privacy Act
The law that protects the privacy of individuals and provides access to personal information
Court decisions
Summaries of court decisions on access to information and privacy
Statistics on the Access to Information and Privacy Acts
Government-wide statistics about the administration of the Access to Information and Privacy Act.
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