Access to Information and Privacy Notices
These notices provide guidance on the interpretation and application of the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act and their related instruments.
Implementation Notices replace Implementation Reports and Information Notices issued prior to 2013. To get a copy of an archived Implementation Report or Information Notice, contact the Information and Privacy Policy Division.
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Access to Information and Privacy implementation notices
- 2025-01: Disclosing personal information of deceased individuals on compassionate grounds
- 2024-01: Upholding privacy and safety of public servants
- 2023-01: Advancing Indigenous Reconciliation – Culturally Appropriate Services
- 2022-01: Seeking an Exception to a Requirement of the TBS Access to Information or Privacy Policy Suite
- 2020-01: Guidance on delays resulting from measures to mitigate the impact of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on federal workplace
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Access to Information implementation notices
- 2024-01: Advancing Indigenous Reconciliation: Waiver of $5 Application Fee
- 2023-02: Leveraging Access to Information to Promote Declassification and Downgrading of Government Records
- 2023-01: Amendments to Access to Information Regulations
- 2022-01: Inter-institutional Consultations
- 2020-01: Notification and review process for third parties for complaints received by the Information Commissioner prior to June 21, 2019
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Privacy implementation notices
- 2025-03: Guidance pertaining to drones
- 2025-02: Use of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s Privacy Impact Assessment Online Form
- 2025-01: Personal information management in workplace harassment and violence occurrences
- 2024-03: Personal information management in internal audit
- 2024-02: Use of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s Online Breach Reporting Form
- 2024-01: Digital Advertising
- 2023-03: Guidance pertaining to the collection, use, retention and disclosure of personal information that is publicly available online
- 2023-02: Personal information for program monitoring, evaluation and reporting purposes
- 2023-01: De-identification
- 2022–03: Requests for Accommodation
- 2022-02: Identity Verification for Personal Information Requests
- 2022-01: Cyber Security Incidents involving Personal Information
- 2021-01: Privacy Requirements for Official Social Media Accounts
- 2020-03: Protecting privacy when releasing information about a small number of individuals
- 2020-02: Definition of Personal Information – Ministerial Staff
- 2020-01: Collecting and disclosing employees’ personal information related to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic