Filing Access to Information Request to Canadian Federal Gov

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Filing an Access to Information Request to the Canadian Federal Government:

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A Step-by-step guide

The Access to Information Act allows individuals and groups to access information held by federal government bodies, but preparing an Access to Information (ATI) request and the follow-up process can be confusing. This guide was created to simplify the process and help people get useful and informative results from their ATI requests.

This resource is for filing a request for access to records kept by Canadian federal government bodies, such as the RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the Canada Border Services Agency, the Correctional Service of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, etc.

There is a different process for access to information kept by the BC provincial government under BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, or for information kept by provincial governments in other provinces. This guide does not cover freedom of information requests to a provincial government. This guide focuses on making a request for information under a specific piece of legislation: the Access to Information Act.

There is another piece of federal legislation that can help you get access to information from federal government bodies. It is called the Privacy Act and it has a separate process for requesting information. The next section discusses which process you should use, depending on what kind of information you are looking for.

Use the drop down menus below for detailed instructions at every step!

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