Office of the Information Commissioner: What's New

What's New

Information Commissioner tables his 2006-2007 Annual Report

This year’s annual report is, in a way, a hybrid report because, while it is mostly the report of the former Information Commissioner, John Reid, it is also the report of the new Information Commissioner, Robert Marleau, who began his term of office on January 15, 2007.
The annual report highlights the direction and initiatives that the new Commissioner intends to pursue in the months and years to come.

Response to the Government’s Action Plan for Reform of the Access to Information Act

Including the reform elements contained in the proposed Federal Accountability Act and in the Discussion Paper of April 11, 2006: "Strengthening the Access to Information Act"

Access to Information Act – Proposed Changes and Notes

Proposed Changes To The Access To Information Act Presentation to the Committee on Access to Information, Privacy And Ethics

Information Commissioner tables his 2004-2005 Annual Report

This report marks the end of Mr. Reid’s seven-year term of service. Looking back over the past seven years, the report describes the "good news" and "bad news" in delivering the rights set out in the Access to Information Act. According to Mr. Reid: "the clear lesson of these seven years is that governments continue to distrust and resist the Access to Information Act and the oversight of the Information Commissioner."