Information Commissioner of Canada
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The Information Commissioner of Canada is an independent ombudsman and officer of Parliament responsible for investigating complaints and ensuring federal government transparency and compliance with Canada’s access to information regime.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government office
ⓘ
officer of Parliament ⓘ ombudsman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor in Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentApprovedBy |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canApplyFor | court review in Federal Court ⓘ |
| canConduct |
investigations into access to information complaints
ⓘ
systemic investigations into federal access to information practices ⓘ |
| canMake | recommendations to federal institutions ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial and territorial information commissioners in Canada ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | federal statute ⓘ |
| focusesOn | federal public sector ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInFrench | Commissaire à l’information du Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.oic-ci.gc.ca ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | federal government institutions it investigates ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian access to information system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
federal institutions of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Access to Information Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Caroline Maynard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ John Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Marleau NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Legault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | independent agent of Parliament ⓘ |
| oversees | Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToRight | right of access to records under the control of federal institutions ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
ensuring compliance with Canada’s access to information regime
ⓘ
ensuring federal government transparency ⓘ investigating complaints under the Access to Information Act ⓘ promoting access to information rights ⓘ reporting to Parliament on access to information matters ⓘ |
| sector |
access to information
ⓘ
government transparency ⓘ information rights ⓘ |
| termLength | fixed term ⓘ |
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