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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ATIA canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal statute ⓘ |
| acronym | ATIA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Information Commissioner of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalRight | public right to access records under government control ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Information Commissioner of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | federal public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | ATIA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
information law ⓘ open government ⓘ |
| subjectOf | access to information requests ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | freedom of information law ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.