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

Act current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2024-01-22. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Personal information

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), the head of a government institution shall refuse to disclose any record requested under this Part that contains personal information.

  • Marginal note:Where disclosure authorized

    (2) The head of a government institution may disclose any record requested under this Part that contains personal information if

    • (a) the individual to whom it relates consents to the disclosure;

    • (b) the information is publicly available; or

    • (c) the disclosure is in accordance with section 8 of the Privacy Act.


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