Access to Information Act (Canada)
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:administered_by |
gptkb:Information_Commissioner_of_Canada
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| gptkbp:allows |
request for information
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Bill_C-58
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| gptkbp:applies_to |
federal government institutions
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
July 1, 1983
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:encourages |
open government initiatives
proactive disclosure |
| gptkbp:established |
right to information
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
public participation
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| gptkbp:governed_by |
Parliamentary committees
|
| gptkbp:governs |
access to government information
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Access to Information Act (Canada)
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for fees
exemptions for cabinet confidences exemptions for solicitor-client privilege |
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
gptkb:national_security
gptkb:law_enforcement personal privacy |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
international standards
|
| gptkbp:is_a_framework_for |
information rights
|
| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:citizens gptkb:researchers |
| gptkbp:is_applicable_to |
federal agencies
crown corporations |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
delays in processing requests
excessive redactions government secrecy practices |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
protect sensitive information
balance transparency and privacy |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
independent audits
|
| gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
freedom of information movements
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
citizen engagement
democratic governance public policy development government reform initiatives freedom of expression rights |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Canadian legal framework
|
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
judicial review
periodic reviews |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
civil society organizations
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| gptkbp:mandates |
annual reports by institutions
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
public trust in government
transparency in government |
| gptkbp:provides |
right to access records
mechanism for appeals |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Privacy_Act_(Canada)
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Access_to_Information_Act,_RSC_1985,_c_1-5
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| gptkbp:requires |
response within 30 days
training for government employees record keeping by institutions |
| gptkbp:supports |
accountability in government
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
government accountability issues
historical context of secrecy public demand for information |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Act_(FOIA)
gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Act_2000 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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