ATIA

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ATIA is the commonly used acronym for Canada’s federal Access to Information Act, which grants the public a legal right to access government records.

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Label Occurrences
ATIA canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal statute
acronym ATIA
affects Canadian citizens
any person present in Canada
permanent residents of Canada
allows access requests by any person who is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or present in Canada
alsoKnownAs ATIA
appliesTo federal institutions
balances public right of access with need to protect certain information
category Canadian federal access to information legislation
country Canada
covers records under the control of federal institutions
enactedBy Parliament of Canada
enforcedBy Information Commissioner of Canada
excludes certain classes of records through exemptions and exclusions
governs federal access to information regime in Canada
grants right of access to government records
includes provisions on Cabinet confidences (exclusions)
provisions on extensions of time to respond
provisions on fees for access requests
provisions on third‑party information
jurisdiction Government of Canada
language English
French
legalRight public right to access records under government control
overseenBy Information Commissioner of Canada
protects certain sensitive information through exemptions
provides grounds for refusing access
process for making access to information requests
right to complain about access decisions
time limits for responding to access requests
purpose to make government more transparent and accountable
to provide a right of access to information in records under the control of federal government institutions
regulates access to federal government records
relatedTo Privacy Act (Canada)
scope federal public sector
shortName ATIA
subjectArea administrative law
information law
open government
subjectOf access to information requests
typeOfLaw freedom of information law

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Access to Information Act acronym ATIA
subject linked to: ATIA
Access to Information Act shortName ATIA
subject linked to: ATIA
Access to Information Act alsoKnownAs ATIA
subject linked to: ATIA