Access to Information Act (Canada)
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:allows |
request for information
|
| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Bill_C-58
various legislative changes |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
federal government institutions
Crown_corporations |
| gptkbp:challenges |
government secrecy
|
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
July 1, 1983
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
|
| gptkbp:encourages |
citizen engagement
government openness |
| gptkbp:enforces |
Information Commissioner
|
| gptkbp:established |
Information Commissioner’s office
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
public accountability
|
| gptkbp:governs |
access to government information
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Access to Information Act (Canada)
|
| gptkbp:includes |
private sector organizations
provincial governments exemptions for cabinet confidences exemptions for solicitor-client privilege |
| gptkbp:influenced |
international standards
|
| gptkbp:influences |
government policy
|
| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
information access rights
|
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
legal precedents
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
academic research
public debate judicial review review by courts |
| gptkbp:is_a_time_for |
government accountability
|
| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
investigative journalism
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
enhance public trust
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
Canadian_democracy
|
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
independent reviews
|
| gptkbp:is_governed_by |
Parliamentary committees
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Canada's_commitment_to_democracy
Canadian_legal_framework |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
civil society organizations
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
researchers
activists citizens |
| gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Information_Commissioner_of_Canada
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
citizen empowerment
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
law enforcement
national security personal privacy annual reports to Parliament |
| gptkbp:promotes |
transparency
|
| gptkbp:provides |
mechanism for complaints
right to access records |
| gptkbp:related_to |
government accountability
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Privacy_Act_(Canada)
freedom of information laws in other countries |
| gptkbp:requires |
record keeping
response within 30 days |
| gptkbp:supports |
freedom of information principles
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
public demand for transparency
|