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

Marginal note:Permanent review of Act by Parliamentary committee

99 The administration of this Act shall be reviewed on a permanent basis by any committee of the House of Commons, of the Senate or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established by Parliament for that purpose.

Marginal note:Review and report

99.1 A committee referred to in section 99 shall undertake a review of this Act within one year after the day on which this section comes into force and every five years after the review is undertaken, and shall submit a report on each review to the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, including a statement of any changes the committee would recommend.

Marginal note:Binding on Crown

100 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.

Marginal note:Regulations

• 101 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing criteria for adding, under paragraph (2)(a), the name of a body or office to Schedule I.

• Marginal note:Amendments to Schedule I

  (2) The Governor in Council may, by order,

  • (a) add to Schedule I the name of any department, ministry of state, body or office of the Government of Canada;

  • (b) replace in Schedule I the former name of any department, ministry of state, body or office of the Government of Canada with its new name; and

  • (c) delete from Schedule I the name of any department, ministry of state, body or office of the Government of Canada that has ceased to exist or has become part of another department, ministry of state, body or office of the Government of Canada.