Access to Information Act (Canada)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Treasury_Board_of_Canada_Secretariat
Information Commissioner of Canada
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appealsTo complaint to Information Commissioner
gptkbp:appliesTo federal government institutions
gptkbp:citation RSC 1985, c A-1
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1982
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce July 1, 1983
gptkbp:excludes Cabinet confidences
certain security and intelligence information
personal information protected by the Privacy Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Access to Information Act (Canada)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to extend the present laws of Canada that provide access to information under the control of the Government of Canada
gptkbp:period 30 days (with possible extensions)
gptkbp:purpose to provide a right of access to information in records under the control of a government institution
gptkbp:relatedLegislation Privacy Act (Canada)
gptkbp:requestProcess formal written request
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Access_to_Information_Act
gptkbp:subject freedom of information
government transparency
public access to government records
gptkbp:website https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/A-1/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FOIA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6