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Information Notice - Access to Information and PrivacyNo. 2007-09 August 31, 2007 To: Access to Information and Privacy Coordinators Subject: Coming into force of certain provisions of the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act This is to remind you of the coming into force on September 1, 2007, of certain provisions of the Federal Accountability Act that amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, including:
You will find a chart at Appendix A listing the provisions that come into effect on September 1, 2007. This means that all amendments to the Access to Information Act (ATIA) and the Privacy Act (PA) will be in effect on September 1, 2007, with the exception of the following provisions of the Federal Accountability Act, which are to come into force on a date to be determined:
In addition, subsection 228(2) of the Federal Accountability Act provides that the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will only be added to the coverage of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act with consent of two thirds of the provinces covered by the Canada Pension Plan having at least two thirds of the population covered by the Canada Pension Plan. Over the coming months and, as part of the broader review of ATIP policy renewal work that is currently underway, the Treasury Board Secretariat will provide additional guidance and training on recent amendments to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, as well as on their application. Feel free to contact us at ippd‑dpiprp@tbs‑sct.gc.ca, or by telephone at 613‑946‑4945. Donald Lemieux Appendix A Provisions of the Access to Information Act
and the Privacy Act
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Section of the Access to Information Act |
Section of the Federal Accountability Act |
3 In this Act, "government institution"means (a) any department or ministry of state of the Government of Canada, or any body or office, listed in Schedule I, and (b) any parent Crown corporation, and any wholly-owned subsidiary of such a corporation, within the meaning of section 83 of the Financial Administration Act; |
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3.1 For greater certainty, for the purposes of this Act, information that relates to the general administration of a government institution includes information that relates to expenses paid by the institution for travel, including lodging, and hospitality. |
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4(2.1) The head of a government institution shall, without regard to the identity of a person making a request for access to a record under the control of the institution, make every reasonable effort to assist the person in connection with the request, respond to the request accurately and completely and, subject to the regulations, provide timely access to the record in the format requested. |
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18.1 (1) The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose a record requested under this Act that contains trade secrets or financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that belongs to, and has consistently been treated as confidential by, (a) the Canada Post Corporation; |
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(2) However, the head of a government institution shall not refuse under subsection (1) to disclose a part of a record that contains information that relates to (a) the general administration of an institution referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (d); or (b) any activity of the Canada Post Corporation that is fully funded out of moneys appropriated by Parliament. |
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20.1 The head of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board shall refuse to disclose a record requested under this Act that contains advice or information relating to investment that the Board has obtained in confidence from a third party if the Board has consistently treated the advice or information as confidential. |
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20.2 The head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board shall refuse to disclose a record requested under this Act that contains advice or information relating to investment that the Board has obtained in confidence from a third party if the Board has consistently treated the advice or information as confidential. |
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20.4 The head of the National Arts Centre Corporation shall refuse to disclose a record requested under this Act if the disclosure would reveal the terms of a contract for the services of a performing artist or the identity of a donor who has made a donation in confidence and if the Corporation has consistently treated the information as confidential. |
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68.1 This Act does not apply to any information that is under the control of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that relates to its journalistic, creative or programming activities, other than information that relates to its general administration. |
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68.2 This Act does not apply to any information that is under the control of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited other than information that relates to (a) its general administration; or (b) its operation of any nuclear facility within the meaning of section 2 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act that is subject to regulation by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission established under section 8 of that Act. |
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77(1)(a) Paragraph 77(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) prescribing limitations in respect of the format in which records are to be provided under subsection 4(2.1); (a.1) prescribing limitations in respect of records that can be produced from machine readable records for the purpose of subsection 4(3); |
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Schedule I to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading "OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS": |
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Atlantic Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage de l'Atlantique |
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Bank of Canada Banque du Canada |
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Blue Water Bridge Authority Administration du pont Blue Water |
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Business Development Bank of Canada Banque de développement du Canada |
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Canada Council for the Arts Conseil des Arts du Canada |
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Schedule I to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading "OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS": Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Société d'assurance-dépôts du Canada |
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Canada Development Investment Corporation Corporation de développement des investissements du Canada |
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Canada Lands Company Limited Société immobilière du Canada limitée |
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement |
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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien |
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Canadian Commercial Corporation Corporation commerciale canadienne |
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Canadian Dairy Commission Commission canadienne du lait |
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Canadian Museum of Civilization Musée canadien des civilisations |
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Canadian Museum of Nature Musée canadien de la nature |
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Canadian Race Relations Foundation Fondation canadienne des relations raciales |
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Canadian Tourism Commission Commission canadienne du tourisme |
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Cape Breton Development Corporation Société de développement du Cap-Breton |
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Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation Corporation Fonds d'investissement du Cap-Breton |
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Defence Construction (1951) Limited Construction de défense (1951) Limitée |
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Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Société d'expansion du Cap-Breton |
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Farm Credit Canada Financement agricole Canada |
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The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited La Société des ponts fédéraux Limitée |
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Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Office de commercialisation du poisson d'eau douce |
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Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage des Grands Lacs |
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Schedule I to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading "OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS": International Development Research Centre Centre de recherches pour le développement international |
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The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Inc. |
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Laurentian Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage des Laurentides |
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Marine Atlantic Inc. Marine Atlantique S.C.C. |
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National Capital Commission Commission de la capitale nationale |
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National Gallery of Canada Musée des beaux-arts du Canada |
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National Museum of Science and Technology Musée national des sciences et de la technologie |
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Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal Inc. |
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Pacific Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage du Pacifique |
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Parc Downsview Park Inc. Parc Downsview Park Inc. |
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Queens Quay West Land Corporation Queens Quay West Land Corporation |
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Ridley Terminals Inc. Ridley Terminals Inc. |
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Royal Canadian Mint Monnaie royale canadienne |
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The Seaway International Bridge Corporation, Ltd. La Corporation du Pont international de la voie maritime, Ltée |
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Standards Council of Canada Conseil canadien des normes |
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Telefilm Canada Téléfilm Canada |
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Privacy Act
Section of the Privacy Act |
Section of the Federal Accountability Act |
3 In this Act, : "government institution"means (a) any department or ministry of state of the Government of Canada, or any body or office, listed in the schedule, and (b) any parent Crown corporation, and any wholly-owned subsidiary of such a corporation, within the meaning of section 83 of the Financial Administration Act; |
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69.1 This Act does not apply to personal information that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation collects, uses or discloses for journalistic, artistic or literary purposes and does not collect, use or disclose for any other purpose. |
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The schedule to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading "OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS": |
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Atlantic Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage de l'Atlantique |
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Bank of Canada Banque du Canada |
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Blue Water Bridge Authority Administration du pont Blue Water |
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Business Development Bank of Canada Banque de développement du Canada |
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Canada Council for the Arts Conseil des Arts du Canada |
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Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Société d'assurance-dépôts du Canada |
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Canada Development Investment Corporation Corporation de développement des investissements du Canada |
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Canada Lands Company Limited Société immobilière du Canada limitée |
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement |
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Canada Post Corporation Société canadienne des postes |
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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien |
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Canadian Commercial Corporation Corporation commerciale canadienne |
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The schedule to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading "OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS": Canadian Dairy Commission Commission canadienne du lait |
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Canadian Museum of Civilization Musée canadien des civilisations |
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Canadian Museum of Nature Musée canadien de la nature |
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Canadian Race Relations Foundation Fondation canadienne des relations raciales |
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Canadian Tourism Commission Commission canadienne du tourisme |
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Cape Breton Development Corporation Société de développement du Cap-Breton |
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Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation Corporation Fonds d'investissement du Cap-Breton |
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Defence Construction (1951) Limited Construction de défense (1951) Limitée |
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Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Société d'expansion du Cap-Breton |
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Export Development Canada Exportation et développement Canada |
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Farm Credit Canada Financement agricole Canada |
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The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited La Société des ponts fédéraux Limitée |
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Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Office de commercialisation du poisson d'eau douce |
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Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage des Grands Lacs |
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International Development Research Centre Centre de recherches pour le développement international |
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The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Inc. |
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Laurentian Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage des Laurentides |
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Marine Atlantic Inc. Marine Atlantique S.C.C. |
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National Arts Centre Corporation Corporation du Centre national des Arts |
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The schedule to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading "OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS": National Capital Commission Commission de la capitale nationale |
190 |
National Gallery of Canada Musée des beaux-arts du Canada |
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National Museum of Science and Technology Musée national des sciences et de la technologie |
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Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal Inc. |
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Pacific Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage du Pacifique |
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Parc Downsview Park Inc. Parc Downsview Park Inc. |
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Queens Quay West Land Corporation Queens Quay West Land Corporation |
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Ridley Terminals Inc. Ridley Terminals Inc. |
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Royal Canadian Mint Monnaie royale canadienne |
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The Seaway International Bridge Corporation, Ltd. La Corporation du Pont international de la voie maritime, Ltée |
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Standards Council of Canada Conseil canadien des normes |
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Telefilm Canada Téléfilm Canada |
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