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Access to Information Act ( R.S., 1985, c. A-1 )

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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT
	SHORT TITLE
	PURPOSE OF ACT
	INTERPRETATION
	ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS
		Right of Access
		Information about Government Institutions
		Requests for Access
		Access
	EXEMPTIONS
		Responsibilities of Government
		Personal Information
		Third Party Information
		Operations of Government
		Statutory Prohibitions
		Refusal of Access
	THIRD PARTY INTERVENTION
	COMPLAINTS
	INVESTIGATIONS
	REPORTS TO PARLIAMENT
	REVIEW BY THE FEDERAL COURT
	OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
		Information Commissioner
		Assistant Information Commissioner
		Staff
		Delegation
		General
	OFFENCES
	GENERAL
	SCHEDULE I: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
	SCHEDULE II

Related Regulations

	Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1
	Access to Information Act Heads of Government Institutions Designation Order
	Access to Information Act Officers or Employees of the Atomic Energy Control Board Designation Order
	Access to Information Regulations
	Designating the Minister of Justice and the President of the Treasury Board as Ministers for Purposes of Certain Sections of the Act

Related Information

	Related Instruments Information (from the Consolidated Index of Statutory Instruments)
	Coming into Force information (from the Table of Public Statutes and Responsible Ministers)


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