Access to Information Act (1985)

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CANADA

CONSOLIDATION

Access to InformationAct

CODIFICATION

Loi sur laccs linformation

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OFFICIAL STATUSOF CONSOLIDATIONS

CARACTRE OFFICIELDES CODIFICATIONS

Subsections 31(1) and (2) of the LegislationRevision and Consolidation Act, in force onJune 1, 2009, provide as follows:

Les paragraphes 31(1) et (2) de la Loi sur larvision et la codification des textes lgislatifs,en vigueur le 1erjuin 2009, prvoient ce quisuit:

Publishedconsolidation isevidence

31.(1)Every copy of a consolidated statute orconsolidated regulation published by the Ministerunder this Act in either print or electronic form is ev-idence of that statute or regulation and of its contentsand every copy purporting to be published by theMinister is deemed to be so published, unless thecontrary is shown.

31. (1)Tout exemplaire d'une loi codifie oud'un rglement codifi, publi par le ministre en ver-tu de la prsente loi sur support papier ou sur supportlectronique, fait foi de cette loi ou de ce rglementet de son contenu. Tout exemplaire donn commepubli par le ministre est rput avoir t ainsi pu-bli, sauf preuve contraire.

Codificationscomme lmentde preuve

Inconsistenciesin Acts

(2)In the event of an inconsistency between aconsolidated statute published by the Minister underthis Act and the original statute or a subsequentamendment as certified by the Clerk of the Parlia-ments under the Publication of Statutes Act, the orig-inal statute or amendment prevails to the extent ofthe inconsistency.

(2)Les dispositions de la loi d'origine avec sesmodifications subsquentes par le greffier des Parle-ments en vertu de la Loi sur la publication des loisl'emportent sur les dispositions incompatibles de laloi codifie publie par le ministre en vertu de la pr-sente loi.

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CHAPTER A-1 CHAPITRE A-1

An Act to extend the present laws of Canadathat provide access to information underthe control of the Government of Canada

Loi visant complter la lgislation canadienneen matire daccs linformation relevantde ladministration fdrale

SHORT TITLE TITRE ABRG

Short title 1.This Act may be cited as the Access to In-formation Act.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 1.

1.Loi sur laccs linformation.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 1 .

Titre abrg

PURPOSE OF ACT OBJET DE LA LOI

Purpose 2.(1)The purpose of this Act is to extendthe present laws of Canada to provide a right ofaccess to information in records under the con-trol of a government institution in accordancewith the principles that government informationshould be available to the public, that necessaryexceptions to the right of access should be lim-ited and specific and that decisions on the dis-closure of government information should bereviewed independently of government.

2.(1)La prsente loi a pour objet dlargirlaccs aux documents de ladministration fd-rale en consacrant le principe du droit du public leur communication, les exceptions indispen-sables ce droit tant prcises et limites et lesdcisions quant la communication tant sus-ceptibles de recours indpendants du pouvoirexcutif.

Objet

Complementaryprocedures (2)This Act is intended to complement andnot replace existing procedures for access togovernment information and is not intended tolimit in any way access to the type of govern-ment information that is normally available tothe general public.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 2.

(2)La prsente loi vise complter les mo-dalits daccs aux documents de ladministra-tion fdrale; elle ne vise pas restreindre lac-cs aux renseignements que les institutionsfdrales mettent normalement la dispositiondu grand public.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 2 ; 1984, ch. 40, art. 79.

toffement desmodalitsdaccs

INTERPRETATION DFINITIONS

Definitions 3.In this Act,alternativeformat support de

substitution

alternative format, with respect to a record,means a format that allows a person with a sen-

sory disability to read or listen to that record;Court Cour

Court means the Federal Court;

designatedMinister ministredsign

designated Minister means a person who isdesignated as the Minister under subsection3.2(1);

3.Les dfinitions qui suivent sappliquent la prsente loi.

Dfinitions

Commissaire linformation Le commis-saire nomm conformment larticle 54.

Commissaire linformation

InformationCommissioner

Cour La Cour fdrale. Cour Courtdficience sensorielle Toute dficience lie la vue ou loue.

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foreign state tattranger

foreign state means any state other thanCanada;

governmentinstitution institutionfdrale

government institution means

(a)any department or ministry of state ofthe Government of Canada, or any body or

office, listed in Schedule I, and(b)any parent Crown corporation, and anywholly-owned subsidiary of such a corpora-tion, within the meaning of section 83 of theFinancial Administration Act;

head responsabledinstitutionfdrale

head, in respect of a government institution,means

(a)in the case of a department or ministry ofstate, the member of the Queens PrivyCouncil for Canada who presides over thedepartment or ministry, or

(b)in any other case, either the person des-ignated under subsection 3.2(2) to be thehead of the institution for the purposes ofthis Act or, if no such person is designated,the chief executive officer of the institution,whatever their title;

InformationCommissioner Commissaire linformation

Information Commissioner means the Com-missioner appointed under section 54;

record document

record means any documentary material, re-gardless of medium or form;

sensory

disability dficiencesensorielle

sensory disability means a disability that re-

lates to sight or hearing;

third party tiers

third party, in respect of a request for accessto a record under this Act, means any person,group of persons or organization other than theperson that made the request or a governmentinstitution.R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 3; 1992, c. 21, s. 1; 2002, c. 8, s. 183;2006, c. 9, s. 141.

document lments dinformation, quelquen soit le support.

document record

tat tranger Tout tat autre que le Canada. tat tranger foreign stateinstitution fdrale

a)Tout ministre ou dpartement dtat re-levant du gouvernement du Canada, ou toutorganisme, figurant lannexe I;

b)toute socit dtat mre ou filiale centpour cent dune telle socit, au sens de lar-ticle 83 de la Loi sur la gestion des financespubliques.

institutionfdrale governmentinstitution

ministre dsign Personne dsigne titrede ministre en vertu du paragraphe 3.2(1).

ministredsign designatedMinister

responsable dinstitution fdralea)Le membre du Conseil priv de la Reinepour le Canada sous lautorit duquel est pla-c un ministre ou un dpartement dtat;

b)la personne dsigne en vertu du para-graphe 3.2(2) titre de responsable, pourlapplication de la prsente loi, dune institu-tion fdrale autre que celles vises lalinaa) ou, en labsence dune telle dsignation, lepremier dirigeant de linstitution, quel quesoit son titre.

responsabledinstitutionfdrale

head

support de substitution Tout support permet-tant une personne ayant une dficience senso-rielle de lire ou dcouter un document.

support desubstitution alternativeformat

tiers Dans le cas dune demande de commu-nication de document, personne, groupementou organisation autres que lauteur de la de-mande ou quune institution fdrale.L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 3; 1992, ch. 21, art. 1; 2002, ch. 8,art. 183; 2006, ch. 9, art. 141.

tiers third party

For greatercertainty

3.01(1)For greater certainty, any provisionof this Act that applies to a government institu-tion that is a parent Crown corporation applies

to any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries withinthe meaning of section 83 of the Financial Ad-ministration Act.

3.01(1)Il est entendu que toute dispositionde la prsente loi qui sapplique une institu-tion fdrale qui est une socit dtat mre

sapplique galement ses filiales cent pourcent au sens de larticle 83 de la Loi sur la ges-tion des finances publiques.

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(2)For greater certainty, the Canadian RaceRelations Foundation and the Public SectorPension Investment Board are parent Crowncorporations for the purposes of this Act.2006, c. 9, s. 142.

(2)Il est entendu que la Fondation cana-dienne des relations raciales et lOffice dinves-tissement des rgimes de pensions du secteur

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public sont des socits dtat mres pour lap-plication de la prsente loi.2006, ch. 9, art. 142.


3.1For greater certainty, for the purposes ofthis Act, information that relates to the generaladministration of a government institution in-

cludes information that relates to expenses paidby the institution for travel, including lodging,and hospitality.2006, c. 9, s. 142.

3.1Il est entendu que, pour lapplication dela prsente loi, les renseignements se rapportant ladministration de linstitution fdrale com-

prennent ceux qui ont trait ses dpenses enmatire de dplacements, dhbergement etdaccueil.2006, ch. 9, art. 142.

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DESIGNATION DSIGNATION

Power todesignateMinister

3.2(1)The Governor in Council may desig-nate a member of the Queens Privy Councilfor Canada to be the Minister for the purposesof any provision of this Act.

3.2(1)Le gouverneur en conseil peut dsi-gner tout membre du Conseil priv de la Reinepour le Canada titre de ministre pour lappli-cation de toute disposition de la prsente loi.

Dsignationdun ministre

Power todesignate head

(2)The Governor in Council may, by order,designate a person to be the head of a govern-

ment institution, other than a department orministry of state, for the purposes of this Act.2006, c. 9, s. 142.

(2)Il peut aussi dsigner, par dcret, toutepersonne titre de responsable dune institution

fdrale autre quun ministre ou un dpar-tement dtat pour lapplication de la pr-sente loi.2006, ch. 9, art. 142.

Dsignation duresponsabledune institutionfdrale

ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS ACCS AUX DOCUMENTS DELADMINISTRATION FDRALE

RIGHTOF ACCESS DROITDACCS

Right to accessto records

4.(1)Subject to this Act, but notwithstand-ing any other Act of Parliament, every personwho is

(a)a Canadian citizen, or(b)a permanent resident within the meaningof subsection 2(1) of the Immigration andRefugee Protection Act,

has a right to and shall, on request, be given ac-cess to any record under the control of a gov-ernment institution.

4.(1)Sous rserve des autres dispositionsde la prsente loi mais nonobstant toute autreloi fdrale, ont droit laccs aux documentsrelevant dune institution fdrale et peuvent se

les faire communiquer sur demande:a)les citoyens canadiens;b)les rsidents permanents au sens du para-graphe 2(1) de la Loi sur limmigration et laprotection des rfugis.

Droit daccs

Extension ofright by order

(2)The Governor in Council may, by order,extend the right to be given access to recordsunder subsection (1) to include persons not re-ferred to in that subsection and may set suchconditions as the Governor in Council deems

appropriate.

(2)Le gouverneur en conseil peut, par d-cret, tendre, conditionnellement ou non, ledroit daccs vis au paragraphe (1) des per-sonnes autres que celles qui y sont mention-nes.

Extension pardcret

Responsibilityof governmentinstitutions

(2.1)The head of a government institutionshall, without regard to the identity of a personmaking a request for access to a record underthe control of the institution, make every rea-sonable effort to assist the person in connectionwith the request, respond to the request accu-

(2.1)Le responsable de linstitution fdralefait tous les efforts raisonnables, sans gard lidentit de la personne qui fait ou sapprte faire une demande, pour lui prter toute lassis-tance indique, donner suite sa demande defaon prcise et complte et, sous rserve des

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rately and completely and, subject to the regu-lations, provide timely access to the record inthe format requested.

rglements, lui communiquer le document entemps utile sur le support demand.

Recordsproduced frommachinereadable records

(3)For the purposes of this Act, any recordrequested under this Act that does not exist butcan, subject to such limitations as may be pre-

scribed by regulation, be produced from a ma-chine readable record under the control of agovernment institution using computer hard-ware and software and technical expertise nor-mally used by the government institution shallbe deemed to be a record under the control ofthe government institution.R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 4; 1992, c. 1, s. 144(F); 2001, c. 27, s.202; 2006, c. 9, s. 143.

(3)Pour lapplication de la prsente loi, lesdocuments quil est possible de prparer par-tir dun document informatis relevant dune

institution fdrale sont eux-mmes considrscomme relevant de celle-ci, mme silsnexistent pas en tant que tels au moment o ilsfont lobjet dune demande de communication.La prsente disposition ne vaut que sous r-serve des restrictions rglementaires ventuel-lement applicables la possibilit de prparerles documents et que si linstitution a normale-ment sa disposition le matriel, le logiciel etles comptences techniques ncessaires laprparation.L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 4; 1992, ch. 1, art. 144(F); 2001,ch. 27, art. 202; 2006, ch. 9, art. 143.

Document issudun documentinformatis

INFORMATIONABOUT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS RPERTOIREDESINSTITUTIONSFDRALES

Publication ongovernmentinstitutions

5.(1)The designated Minister shall causeto be published, on a periodic basis not less fre-quently than once each year, a publication con-taining

(a)a description of the organization and re-sponsibilities of each government institution,including details on the programs and func-tions of each division or branch of each gov-ernment institution;

(b)a description of all classes of records un-der the control of each government institu-tion in sufficient detail to facilitate the exer-cise of the right of access under this Act;

(c)a description of all manuals used by em-ployees of each government institution in ad-ministering or carrying out any of the pro-grams or activities of the governmentinstitution; and

(d)the title and address of the appropriateofficer for each government institution towhom requests for access to records under

this Act should be sent.

5.(1)Le ministre dsign fait publier, selonune priodicit au moins annuelle, un rpertoiredes institutions fdrales donnant, pour cha-cune delles, les indications suivantes:

a)son organigramme et ses attributions, ain-si que les programmes et fonctions de sesdiffrents services;

b)les catgories de documents qui en re-lvent, avec suffisamment de prcisions pour

que lexercice du droit leur accs en soit fa-cilit;

c)la dsignation des manuels quutilisentses services dans lapplication de ses pro-grammes ou lexercice de ses activits;

d)les titre et adresse du fonctionnaire char-g de recevoir les demandes de communica-tion.

Rpertoire desinstitutionsfdrales

Bulletin (2)The designated Minister shall cause tobe published, at least twice each year, a bulletinto bring the material contained in the publica-tion published under subsection (1) up to dateand to provide to the public other useful infor-mation relating to the operation of this Act.

(2)Le ministre dsign fait publier, aumoins deux fois lan, un bulletin destin mettre jour linformation vise au paragraphe(1) et fournir tous renseignements utilesconcernant la mise en uvre de la prsente loi.

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Descriptions inpublication andbulletins

(3)Any description that is required to be in-cluded in the publication or bulletins publishedunder subsection (1) or (2) may be formulatedin such a manner that the description does notitself constitute information on the basis ofwhich the head of a government institution

would be authorized to refuse to disclose a partof a record requested under this Act.

(3)Les indications insrer dans le rper-toire ou le bulletin peuvent tre formules demanire ne pas constituer des renseignementsqui justifieraient de la part du responsabledune institution fdrale un refus de communi-cation partielle dun document.

Indicationscontenues dansle rpertoire oule bulletin

Publication andbulletin to bemade available

(4)The designated Minister shall cause thepublication referred to in subsection (1) and thebulletin referred to in subsection (2) to be madeavailable throughout Canada in conformitywith the principle that every person is entitledto reasonable access thereto.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 5.

(4)Le ministre dsign est responsable de ladiffusion du rpertoire et du bulletin dans toutle Canada, tant entendu que toute personne ale droit den prendre normalement connais-sance.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 5 .

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REQUESTSFORACCESS DEMANDESDECOMMUNICATION

Request foraccess to record

6.A request for access to a record under thisAct shall be made in writing to the governmentinstitution that has control of the record andshall provide sufficient detail to enable an ex-perienced employee of the institution with areasonable effort to identify the record.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 6.

6.La demande de communication dun do-cument se fait par crit auprs de linstitutionfdrale dont relve le document; elle doit trerdige en des termes suffisamment prcis pourpermettre un fonctionnaire expriment delinstitution de trouver le document sans pro-blmes srieux.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 6 .

Demandes decommunication

Notice whereaccess requested

7.Where access to a record is requested un-der this Act, the head of the government institu-tion to which the request is made shall, subjectto sections 8, 9 and 11, within thirty days afterthe request is received,

(a)give written notice to the person whomade the request as to whether or not accessto the record or a part thereof will be given;and

(b)if access is to be given, give the personwho made the request access to the record orpart thereof.

1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 7.

7.Le responsable de linstitution fdrale qui est faite une demande de communication dedocument est tenu, dans les trente jours suivantsa rception, sous rserve des articles 8, 9 et11:

a)daviser par crit la personne qui a fait lademande de ce quil sera donn ou non com-munication totale ou partielle du document;

b)le cas chant, de donner communicationtotale ou partielle du document.

1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 7 .

Notification

Transfer ofrequest

8.(1)Where a government institution re-ceives a request for access to a record underthis Act and the head of the institution consid-ers that another government institution has a

greater interest in the record, the head of the in-stitution may, subject to such conditions as maybe prescribed by regulation, within fifteen daysafter the request is received, transfer the requestand, if necessary, the record to the other gov-ernment institution, in which case the head ofthe institution transferring the request shall give

8.(1)Sil juge que le document objet de lademande dont a t saisie son institutionconcerne davantage une autre institution fd-rale, le responsable de linstitution saisie peut,

aux conditions rglementaires ventuellementapplicables, transmettre la demande, et, au be-soin, le document, au responsable de lautreinstitution. Le cas chant, il effectue la trans-mission dans les quinze jours suivant la rcep-tion de la demande et en avise par crit la per-sonne qui la faite.

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written notice of the transfer to the person whomade the request.

Deemingprovision

(2)For the purposes of section 7, where arequest is transferred under subsection (1), therequest shall be deemed to have been made tothe government institution to which it was

transferred on the day the government institu-tion to which the request was originally madereceived it.

(2)Dans le cas prvu au paragraphe (1),cest la date de rception par linstitution fd-rale saisie de la demande qui est prise en consi-dration comme point de dpart du dlai men-

tionn larticle 7.

Dpart du dlai

Meaning ofgreater interest

(3)For the purpose of subsection (1), a gov-ernment institution has a greater interest in arecord if

(a)the record was originally produced in orfor the institution; or

(b)in the case of a record not originally pro-duced in or for a government institution, theinstitution was the first government institu-

tion to receive the record or a copy thereof.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 8.

(3)La transmission vise au paragraphe (1)se justifie si lautre institution:

a)est lorigine du document, soit quellelait prpar elle-mme ou quil ait tdabord prpar son intention;

b)est la premire institution fdrale avoirreu le document ou une copie de celui-ci,dans les cas o ce nest pas une institution

fdrale qui est lorigine du document.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 8 .

Justification dela transmission

Extension oftime limits

9.(1)The head of a government institutionmay extend the time limit set out in section 7 orsubsection 8(1) in respect of a request underthis Act for a reasonable period of time, havingregard to the circumstances, if

(a)the request is for a large number ofrecords or necessitates a search through alarge number of records and meeting theoriginal time limit would unreasonably inter-fere with the operations of the government

institution,(b)consultations are necessary to complywith the request that cannot reasonably becompleted within the original time limit, or

(c)notice of the request is given pursuant tosubsection 27(1)

by giving notice of the extension and, in thecircumstances set out in paragraph (a) or (b),the length of the extension, to the person whomade the request within thirty days after the re-quest is received, which notice shall contain astatement that the person has a right to make acomplaint to the Information Commissionerabout the extension.

9.(1)Le responsable dune institution fd-rale peut proroger le dlai mentionn larticle7 ou au paragraphe 8(1) dune priode que jus-tifient les circonstances dans les cas o:

a)lobservation du dlai entraverait de fa-on srieuse le fonctionnement de linstitu-tion en raison soit du grand nombre de docu-ments demands, soit de lampleur desrecherches effectuer pour donner suite lademande;

b)les consultations ncessaires pour donnersuite la demande rendraient pratiquementimpossible lobservation du dlai;

c)avis de la demande a t donn en vertudu paragraphe 27(1).

Dans lun ou lautre des cas prvus aux alinasa), b) et c), le responsable de linstitution fd-rale envoie la personne qui a fait la demande,dans les trente jours suivant sa rception, unavis de prorogation de dlai, en lui faisant partde son droit de dposer une plainte ce proposauprs du Commissaire linformation; dansles cas prvus aux alinas a) et b), il lui faitaussi part du nouveau dlai.

Prorogation dudlai

Notice ofextension toInformationCommissioner

(2)Where the head of a government institu-tion extends a time limit under subsection (1)for more than thirty days, the head of the insti-tution shall give notice of the extension to the

(2)Dans les cas o la prorogation de dlaivise au paragraphe (1) dpasse trente jours, leresponsable de linstitution fdrale en avise en

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Information Commissioner at the same time asnotice is given under subsection (1).1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 9.

mme temps le Commissaire linformation etla personne qui a fait la demande.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 9 .

Where access isrefused

10.(1)Where the head of a government in-stitution refuses to give access to a record re-quested under this Act or a part thereof, the

head of the institution shall state in the noticegiven under paragraph 7(a)

(a)that the record does not exist, or(b)the specific provision of this Act onwhich the refusal was based or, where thehead of the institution does not indicatewhether a record exists, the provision onwhich a refusal could reasonably be expectedto be based if the record existed,

and shall state in the notice that the person whomade the request has a right to make a com-

plaint to the Information Commissioner aboutthe refusal.

10.(1)En cas de refus de communicationtotale ou partielle dun document demand envertu de la prsente loi, lavis prvu lalina

7a) doit mentionner, dune part, le droit de lapersonne qui a fait la demande de dposer uneplainte auprs du Commissaire linformationet, dautre part:

a)soit le fait que le document nexiste pas;b)soit la disposition prcise de la prsenteloi sur laquelle se fonde le refus ou, sil nestpas fait tat de lexistence du document, ladisposition sur laquelle il pourrait vraisem-blablement se fonder si le document existait.

Refus decommunication

Existence of arecord notrequired to bedisclosed

(2)The head of a government institutionmay but is not required to indicate under sub-section (1) whether a record exists.

(2)Le paragraphe (1) noblige pas le res-ponsable de linstitution fdrale faire tat delexistence du document demand.

Dispense dedivulgation delexistence dundocument

Deemed refusalto give access

(3)Where the head of a government institu-tion fails to give access to a record requestedunder this Act or a part thereof within the timelimits set out in this Act, the head of the institu-tion shall, for the purposes of this Act, bedeemed to have refused to give access.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 10.

(3)Le dfaut de communication totale oupartielle dun document dans les dlais prvuspar la prsente loi vaut dcision de refus decommunication.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 10 .

Prsomption derefus

Fees 11.(1)Subject to this section, a person whomakes a request for access to a record underthis Act may be required to pay

(a)at the time the request is made, such ap-plication fee, not exceeding twenty-five dol-lars, as may be prescribed by regulation;

(b)before any copies are made, such fee asmay be prescribed by regulation reflectingthe cost of reproduction calculated in themanner prescribed by regulation; and

(c)before the record is converted into an al-ternative format or any copies are made inthat format, such fee as may be prescribed byregulation reflecting the cost of the mediumin which the alternative format is produced.

11.(1)Sous rserve des autres dispositionsdu prsent article, il peut tre exig que la per-sonne qui fait la demande acquitte les droitssuivants:

a)un versement initial accompagnant la de-mande et dont le montant, dun maximum devingt-cinq dollars, peut tre fix par rgle-ment;

b)un versement prvu par rglement et exi-gible avant la prparation de copies, corres-pondant aux frais de reproduction;

c)un versement prvu par rglement, exi-gible avant le transfert, ou la production decopies, du document sur support de substitu-tion et correspondant au cot du support desubstitution.

Frais decommunication

Additionalpayment

(2)The head of a government institution towhich a request for access to a record is madeunder this Act may require, in addition to the

(2)Le responsable de linstitution fdrale qui la demande est faite peut en outre exiger,avant de donner communication ou par la suite,

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fee payable under paragraph (1)(a), payment ofan amount, calculated in the manner prescribedby regulation, for every hour in excess of fivehours that is reasonably required to search forthe record or prepare any part of it for disclo-sure, and may require that the payment be made

before access to the record is given.

le versement dun montant dtermin par rgle-ment, sil faut plus de cinq heures pour recher-cher le document ou pour en prlever la partiecommunicable.

Where a recordis produced froma machinereadable record

(3)Where a record requested under this Actis produced as a result of the request from amachine readable record under the control of agovernment institution, the head of the institu-tion may require payment of an amount calcu-lated in the manner prescribed by regulation.

(3)Dans les cas o le document demand nepeut tre prpar qu partir dun document in-formatis qui relve dune institution fdrale,le responsable de linstitution peut exiger leversement dun montant dtermin par rgle-ment.

Document issudun documentinformatis

Deposit (4)Where the head of a government institu-tion requires payment of an amount under sub-section (2) or (3) in respect of a request for arecord, the head of the institution may requirethat a reasonable proportion of that amount be

paid as a deposit before the search or produc-tion of the record is undertaken or the part ofthe record is prepared for disclosure.

(4)Dans les cas prvus au paragraphe (2) ou(3), le responsable dune institution fdralepeut exiger une partie raisonnable du versementadditionnel avant que ne soient effectues la re-cherche ou la prparation du document ou que

la partie communicable nen soit prleve.

Acompte

Notice (5)Where the head of a government institu-tion requires a person to pay an amount underthis section, the head of the institution shall

(a)give written notice to the person of theamount required; and

(b)state in the notice that the person has aright to make a complaint to the InformationCommissioner about the amount required.

(5)Dans les cas o sont exigs les verse-ments prvus au prsent article, le responsablede linstitution fdrale:

a)avise par crit la personne qui a fait la de-mande du versement exigible;

b)linforme, par le mme avis, quelle a ledroit de dposer une plainte ce propos au-prs du Commissaire linformation.

Avis

Waiver (6)The head of a government institution towhich a request for access to a record is madeunder this Act may waive the requirement topay a fee or other amount or a part thereof un-der this section or may refund a fee or otheramount or a part thereof paid under this section.R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 11; 1992, c. 21, s. 2.

(6)Le responsable de linstitution fdralepeut dispenser en tout ou en partie la personnequi fait la demande du versement des droits oului rembourser tout ou partie du montant djvers.L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 11; 1992, ch. 21, art. 2.

Dispense

ACCESS EXERCICEDELACCS

Access to record 12.(1)A person who is given access to arecord or a part thereof under this Act shall,subject to the regulations, be given an opportu-nity to examine the record or part thereof or begiven a copy thereof.

12.(1)Laccs aux documents sexerce,sous rserve des rglements, par consultationtotale ou partielle du document ou par dli-vrance de copies totales ou partielles.

Communication

Language ofaccess

(2)Where access to a record or a part there-of is to be given under this Act and the personto whom access is to be given requests that ac-cess be given in a particular official language, acopy of the record or part thereof shall be givento the person in that language

(2)La personne qui sera donne communi-cation totale ou partielle dun document et qui aprcis la langue officielle dans laquelle elle ledsirait se verra communiquer le document oula partie en cause dans la version de son choix:

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(a)forthwith, if the record or part thereof al-ready exists under the control of a govern-ment institution in that language; or

(b)within a reasonable period of time, if thehead of the government institution that hascontrol of the record considers it to be in the

public interest to cause a translation to beprepared.

a)immdiatement, si le document ou la par-tie en cause existent dans cette langue et re-lvent dune institution fdrale;

b)dans un dlai convenable, si le respon-sable de linstitution fdrale dont relve ledocument juge dans lintrt public de faire

traduire ce document ou cette partie.

Access to recordin alternativeformat

(3)Where access to a record or a part there-of is to be given under this Act and the personto whom access is to be given has a sensorydisability and requests that access be given inan alternative format, a copy of the record orpart thereof shall be given to the person in analternative format

(a)forthwith, if the record or part thereof al-ready exists under the control of a govern-ment institution in an alternative format that

is acceptable to that person; or

(b)within a reasonable period of time, if thehead of the government institution that hascontrol of the record considers the giving ofaccess in an alternative format to be neces-sary to enable the person to exercise the per-sons right of access under this Act and con-siders it reasonable to cause that record orpart thereof to be converted.

R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 12; R.S., 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s.100(E); 1992, c. 21, s. 3.

(3)La personne ayant une dficience senso-rielle qui est donne communication totale oupartielle dun document et qui a demandquelle lui soit faite sur un support de substitu-tion se fait communiquer copie du document oude la partie en cause sur un tel support:

a)immdiatement, si le document ou la par-tie en cause existe dj sur un support desubstitution qui lui soit acceptable et relvedune institution fdrale;

b)dans un dlai convenable, si le respon-sable de linstitution fdrale dont relve ledocument estime que la communication surun support de substitution est ncessaire pourque la personne puisse exercer ses droits etquil est raisonnable de transfrer le docu-ment ou la partie en cause sur un tel support.

L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 12; L.R. (1985), ch. 31 (4 e sup-pl.), art. 100(A); 1992, ch. 21, art. 3.

Communicationsur support desubstitution

EXEMPTIONS EXCEPTIONSRESPONSIBILITIESOF GOVERNMENT RESPONSABILITSDELTAT

Informationobtained inconfidence

13.(1)Subject to subsection (2), the headof a government institution shall refuse to dis-close any record requested under this Act thatcontains information that was obtained in con-fidence from

(a)the government of a foreign state or aninstitution thereof;

(b)an international organization of states oran institution thereof;

(c)the government of a province or an insti-tution thereof;(d)a municipal or regional government es-tablished by or pursuant to an Act of the leg-islature of a province or an institution ofsuch a government; or

(e)an aboriginal government.

13.(1)Sous rserve du paragraphe (2), leresponsable dune institution fdrale est tenude refuser la communication de documentscontenant des renseignements obtenus titreconfidentiel:

a)des gouvernements des tats trangers oude leurs organismes;

b)des organisations internationales dtatsou de leurs organismes;

c)des gouvernements des provinces ou deleurs organismes;d)des administrations municipales ou rgio-nales constitues en vertu de lois provin-ciales ou de leurs organismes;

e)dun gouvernement autochtone.

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Wheredisclosureauthorized

(2)The head of a government institutionmay disclose any record requested under thisAct that contains information described in sub-section (1) if the government, organization orinstitution from which the information was ob-tained

(a)consents to the disclosure; or(b)makes the information public.

(2)Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut donner communication de documentscontenant des renseignements viss au para-graphe (1) si le gouvernement, lorganisation,ladministration ou lorganisme qui les afournis:

a)consent la communication;b)rend les renseignements publics.

Cas o ladivulgation estautorise

Definition ofaboriginalgovernment

(3)The expression aboriginal governmentin paragraph (1)(e) means

(a)Nisgaa Government, as defined in theNisgaa Final Agreement given effect by theNisgaa Final Agreement Act;

(b)the council, as defined in the WestbankFirst Nation Self-Government Agreementgiven effect by the Westbank First NationSelf-Government Act;

(c)the Tlicho Government, as defined insection 2 of the Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Act;

(d)the Nunatsiavut Government, as definedin section 2 of the Labrador Inuit LandClaims Agreement Act;

(e)the council of a participating First Nationas defined in subsection 2(1) of the First Na-tions Jurisdiction over Education in BritishColumbia Act; or

(f)the Tsawwassen Government, as defined

in subsection 2(2) of the Tsawwassen FirstNation Final Agreement Act.

R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 13; 2000, c. 7, s. 21; 2004, c. 17, s.16; 2005, c. 1, ss. 97, 107, c. 27, ss. 16, 22; 2006, c. 10, s.32; 2008, c. 32, s. 26.

(3)Lexpression gouvernement autoch-tone lalina (1)e) sentend:

a)du gouvernement nisgaa, au sens delAccord dfinitif nisgaa mis en vigueur parla Loi sur lAccord dfinitif nisgaa;

b)du conseil, au sens de lAccord dautono-mie gouvernementale de la premire nationde Westbank mis en vigueur par la Loi surlautonomie gouvernementale de la premire

nation de Westbank;c)du gouvernement tlicho, au sens de lar-ticle 2 de la Loi sur les revendications terri-toriales et lautonomie gouvernementale dupeuple tlicho;

d)du gouvernement nunatsiavut, au sens delarticle 2 de la Loi sur lAccord sur les re-vendications territoriales des Inuit du Labra-dor;

e)du conseil de la premire nation partici-pante, au sens du paragraphe 2(1) de la Loi

sur la comptence des premires nations enmatire dducation en Colombie-Britan-nique;

f)du gouvernement tsawwassen, au sens duparagraphe 2(2) de la Loi sur laccord dfini-tif concernant la Premire Nation de Tsaw-wassen.

L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 13; 2000, ch. 7, art. 21; 2004, ch.17, art. 16; 2005, ch. 1, art. 97 et 107, ch. 27, art. 16 et 22;2006, ch. 10, art. 32; 2008, ch. 32, art. 26.

Dfinition de gouvernementautochtone

Federal-provincialaffairs

14.The head of a government institutionmay refuse to disclose any record requested un-der this Act that contains information the dis-

closure of which could reasonably be expectedto be injurious to the conduct by the Govern-ment of Canada of federal-provincial affairs,including, without restricting the generality ofthe foregoing, any such information

(a)on federal-provincial consultations ordeliberations; or

14.Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut refuser la communication de documentscontenant des renseignements dont la divulga-

tion risquerait vraisemblablement de porter pr-judice la conduite par le gouvernement duCanada des affaires fdro-provinciales, notam-ment des renseignements sur:

a)des consultations ou dlibrations fdro-provinciales;

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(b)on strategy or tactics adopted or to beadopted by the Government of Canada relat-ing to the conduct of federal-provincial af-fairs.

1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 14.

b)les orientations ou mesures adoptes ou adopter par le gouvernement du Canada tou-chant la conduite des affaires fdro-provin-ciales.

1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 14 .

International

affairs anddefence

15.(1)The head of a government institu-tion may refuse to disclose any record request-ed under this Act that contains information thedisclosure of which could reasonably be ex-pected to be injurious to the conduct of interna-tional affairs, the defence of Canada or anystate allied or associated with Canada or the de-tection, prevention or suppression of subversiveor hostile activities, including, without restrict-ing the generality of the foregoing, any such in-formation

(a)relating to military tactics or strategy, orrelating to military exercises or operations

undertaken in preparation for hostilities or inconnection with the detection, prevention orsuppression of subversive or hostile activi-ties;

(b)relating to the quantity, characteristics,capabilities or deployment of weapons orother defence equipment or of anything be-ing designed, developed, produced or consid-ered for use as weapons or other defenceequipment;

(c)relating to the characteristics, capabili-ties, performance, potential, deployment,

functions or role of any defence establish-ment, of any military force, unit or personnelor of any organization or person responsiblefor the detection, prevention or suppressionof subversive or hostile activities;

(d)obtained or prepared for the purpose ofintelligence relating to

(i)the defence of Canada or any state al-lied or associated with Canada, or

(ii)the detection, prevention or suppres-sion of subversive or hostile activities;

(e)obtained or prepared for the purpose ofintelligence respecting foreign states, inter-national organizations of states or citizens offoreign states used by the Government ofCanada in the process of deliberation andconsultation or in the conduct of internation-al affairs;

15.(1)Le responsable dune institution f-drale peut refuser la communication de docu-ments contenant des renseignements dont la di-vulgation risquerait vraisemblablement deporter prjudice la conduite des affaires inter-nationales, la dfense du Canada ou dtatsallis ou associs avec le Canada ou la dtec-tion, la prvention ou la rpression dactivi-ts hostiles ou subversives, notamment:

a)des renseignements dordre tactique oustratgique ou des renseignements relatifsaux manuvres et oprations destines laprparation dhostilits ou entreprises dans le

cadre de la dtection, de la prvention ou dela rpression dactivits hostiles ou subver-sives;

b)des renseignements concernant la quanti-t, les caractristiques, les capacits ou le d-ploiement des armes ou des matriels de d-fense, ou de tout ce qui est conu, mis aupoint, produit ou prvu ces fins;

c)des renseignements concernant les carac-tristiques, les capacits, le rendement, le po-tentiel, le dploiement, les fonctions ou lerle des tablissements de dfense, des

forces, units ou personnels militaires ou despersonnes ou organisations charges de ladtection, de la prvention ou de la rpres-sion dactivits hostiles ou subversives;

d)des lments dinformation recueillis ouprpars aux fins du renseignement relatif :

(i)la dfense du Canada ou dtats allisou associs avec le Canada,

(ii)la dtection, la prvention ou la r-pression dactivits hostiles ou subver-sives;

e)des lments dinformation recueillis ouprpars aux fins du renseignement relatifaux tats trangers, aux organisations inter-nationales dtats ou aux citoyens trangerset utiliss par le gouvernement du Canadadans le cadre de dlibrations ou consulta-tions ou dans la conduite des affaires interna-tionales;

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(f)on methods of, and scientific or technicalequipment for, collecting, assessing or han-dling information referred to in paragraph (d)or (e) or on sources of such information;

(g)on the positions adopted or to be adoptedby the Government of Canada, governments

of foreign states or international organiza-tions of states for the purpose of present orfuture international negotiations;

(h)that constitutes diplomatic correspon-dence exchanged with foreign states or inter-national organizations of states or officialcorrespondence exchanged with Canadiandiplomatic missions or consular postsabroad; or

(i)relating to the communications or crypto-graphic systems of Canada or foreign statesused

(i)for the conduct of international affairs,(ii)for the defence of Canada or any stateallied or associated with Canada, or

(iii)in relation to the detection, preven-tion or suppression of subversive or hos-tile activities.

f)des renseignements concernant les m-thodes et le matriel technique ou scienti-fique de collecte, danalyse ou de traitementdes lments dinformation viss aux alinasd) et e), ainsi que des renseignementsconcernant leurs sources;

g)des renseignements concernant les posi-tions adoptes ou envisages, dans le cadrede ngociations internationales prsentes oufutures, par le gouvernement du Canada, lesgouvernements dtats trangers ou les orga-nisations internationales dtats;

h)des renseignements contenus dans la cor-respondance diplomatique change avec destats trangers ou des organisations interna-tionales dtats, ou dans la correspondanceofficielle change avec des missions diplo-matiques ou des postes consulaires cana-

diens;i)des renseignements relatifs ceux des r-seaux de communications et des procds decryptographie du Canada ou dtats tran-gers qui sont utiliss dans les buts suivants:

(i)la conduite des affaires internationales,(ii)la dfense du Canada ou dtats allisou associs avec le Canada,

(iii)la dtection, la prvention ou la r-pression dactivits hostiles ou subver-sives.

Definitions (2)In this section,defence ofCanada or anystate allied orassociated withCanada dfense duCanada oudtats allis ouassocis avec leCanada

defence of Canada or any state allied or asso-ciated with Canada includes the efforts ofCanada and of foreign states toward the detec-tion, prevention or suppression of activities ofany foreign state directed toward actual or po-tential attack or other acts of aggression againstCanada or any state allied or associated withCanada;

subversive orhostileactivities activits

hostiles ousubversives

subversive or hostile activities means

(a)espionage against Canada or any state al-lied or associated with Canada,(b)sabotage,(c)activities directed toward the commis-sion of terrorist acts, including hijacking, inor against Canada or foreign states,

(d)activities directed toward accomplishinggovernment change within Canada or foreign

(2)Les dfinitions qui suivent sappliquentau prsent article.

Dfinitions

activits hostiles ou subversivesa)Lespionnage dirig contre le Canada oudes tats allis ou associs avec le Canada;

b)le sabotage;c)les activits visant la perptration dactesde terrorisme, y compris les dtournementsde moyens de transport, contre le Canada ouun tat tranger ou sur leur territoire;

d)les activits visant un changement degouvernement au Canada ou sur le territoiredtats trangers par lemploi de moyens cri-minels, dont la force ou la violence, ou parlincitation lemploi de ces moyens;

e)les activits visant recueillir des l-ments dinformation aux fins du renseigne-

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states by the use of or the encouragement ofthe use of force, violence or any criminalmeans,

(e)activities directed toward gathering in-formation used for intelligence purposes thatrelates to Canada or any state allied or asso-

ciated with Canada, and(f)activities directed toward threatening thesafety of Canadians, employees of the Gov-ernment of Canada or property of the Gov-ernment of Canada outside Canada.

1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 15.

ment relatif au Canada ou aux tats qui sontallis ou associs avec lui;

f)les activits destines menacer, ltran-ger, la scurit des citoyens ou des fonction-naires fdraux canadiens ou mettre endanger des biens fdraux situs ltranger.

dfense du Canada ou dtats allis ou asso-cis avec le Canada Sont assimils la d-fense du Canada ou dtats allis ou associsavec le Canada les efforts dploys par leCanada et des tats trangers pour dtecter,prvenir ou rprimer les activits entreprisespar des tats trangers en vue dune attaquerelle ou ventuelle ou de la perptrationdautres actes dagression contre le Canada oudes tats allis ou associs avec le Canada.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 15 .

dfense duCanada oudtats allis ouassocis avec leCanada defence ofCanada or anystate allied orassociated withCanada

Law

enforcement andinvestigations

16.(1)The head of a government institu-tion may refuse to disclose any record request-ed under this Act that contains

(a)information obtained or prepared by anygovernment institution, or part of any gov-ernment institution, that is an investigativebody specified in the regulations in thecourse of lawful investigations pertaining to

(i)the detection, prevention or suppres-sion of crime,

(ii)the enforcement of any law of Canadaor a province, or

(iii)activities suspected of constitutingthreats to the security of Canada within themeaning of the Canadian Security Intelli-gence Service Act,

if the record came into existence less thantwenty years prior to the request;

(b)information relating to investigativetechniques or plans for specific lawful inves-tigations;

(c)information the disclosure of whichcould reasonably be expected to be injurious

to the enforcement of any law of Canada or aprovince or the conduct of lawful investiga-tions, including, without restricting the gen-erality of the foregoing, any such informa-tion

(i)relating to the existence or nature of aparticular investigation,

16.(1)Le responsable dune institution f-drale peut refuser la communication dedocuments:

a)dats de moins de vingt ans lors de la de-mande et contenant des renseignements obte-nus ou prpars par une institution fdrale,ou par une subdivision dune institution, quiconstitue un organisme denqute dterminpar rglement, au cours denqutes licitesayant trait:

(i) la dtection, la prvention et la r-pression du crime,

(ii)aux activits destines faire respec-ter les lois fdrales ou provinciales,(iii)aux activits souponnes de consti-tuer des menaces envers la scurit duCanada au sens de la Loi sur le Service ca-nadien du renseignement de scurit;

b)contenant des renseignements relatifs des techniques denqutes ou des projetsdenqutes licites dtermines;

c)contenant des renseignements dont la di-vulgation risquerait vraisemblablement denuire aux activits destines faire respecterles lois fdrales ou provinciales ou au d-roulement denqutes licites, notamment:

(i)des renseignements relatifs lexis-tence ou la nature dune enqute dter-mine,

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(ii)that would reveal the identity of aconfidential source of information, or

(iii)that was obtained or prepared in thecourse of an investigation; or

(d)information the disclosure of whichcould reasonably be expected to be injuriousto the security of penal institutions.

(ii)des renseignements qui permettraientde remonter une source de renseigne-ments confidentielle,

(iii)des renseignements obtenus ou pr-pars au cours dune enqute;

d)contenant des renseignements dont la di-vulgation risquerait vraisemblablement denuire la scurit des tablissements pni-tentiaires.

Security (2)The head of a government institutionmay refuse to disclose any record requested un-der this Act that contains information that couldreasonably be expected to facilitate the com-mission of an offence, including, without re-stricting the generality of the foregoing, anysuch information

(a)on criminal methods or techniques;(b)that is technical information relating toweapons or potential weapons; or

(c)on the vulnerability of particular build-ings or other structures or systems, includingcomputer or communication systems, ormethods employed to protect such buildingsor other structures or systems.

(2)Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut refuser la communication de documentscontenant des renseignements dont la commu-nication risquerait vraisemblablement de facili-ter la perptration dinfractions, notamment:

a)des renseignements sur les mthodes outechniques utilises par les criminels;

b)des renseignements techniques concer-nant des armes actuelles ou futures;c)des renseignements portant sur la vulnra-bilit de certains btiments ou ouvrages oude rseaux ou systmes divers, y compris desrseaux ou systmes informatiss ou de com-munications, ou portant sur les mthodes em-ployes pour leur protection.

Mthodes deprotection, etc.

Policing servicesfor provinces ormunicipalities

(3)The head of a government institutionshall refuse to disclose any record requestedunder this Act that contains information thatwas obtained or prepared by the Royal Canadi-an Mounted Police while performing policing

services for a province or municipality pursuantto an arrangement made under section 20 of theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police Act, where theGovernment of Canada has, on the request ofthe province or municipality agreed not to dis-close such information.

(3)Le responsable dune institution fdraleest tenu de refuser la communication des docu-ments contenant des renseignements obtenus ouprpars par la Gendarmerie royale du Canada,dans lexercice de fonctions de police provin-

ciale ou municipale qui lui sont confres parune entente conclue sous le rgime de larticle20 de la Loi sur la Gendarmerie royale duCanada, si, la demande de la province ou dela municipalit, le gouvernement du Canada aconsenti ne pas divulguer ces renseignements.

Fonctions depoliceprovinciale oumunicipale

Definition ofinvestigation

(4)For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(b)and (c), investigation means an investigationthat

(a)pertains to the administration or enforce-ment of an Act of Parliament;

(b)is authorized by or pursuant to an Act ofParliament; or(c)is within a class of investigations speci-fied in the regulations.

1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 16; 1984, c. 21, s. 70.

(4)Pour lapplication des alinas (1)b) et c),enqute sentend de celle qui:

a)se rapporte lapplication dune loi fd-rale;

b)est autorise sous le rgime dune loi f-drale;c)fait partie dune catgorie denqutes pr-cise dans les rglements.

1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 16 ; 1984, ch. 21, art. 70.

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Records relatingto investigations,examinationsand audits

16.1(1)The following heads of govern-ment institutions shall refuse to disclose anyrecord requested under this Act that containsinformation that was obtained or created bythem or on their behalf in the course of an in-vestigation, examination or audit conducted by

them or under their authority:(a)the Auditor General of Canada;(b)the Commissioner of Official Languagesfor Canada;

(c)the Information Commissioner; and(d)the Privacy Commissioner.

16.1(1)Sont tenus de refuser de communi-quer les documents qui contiennent des rensei-gnements crs ou obtenus par eux ou pour leurcompte dans le cadre de tout examen, enquteou vrification fait par eux ou sous leurautorit:

a)le vrificateur gnral du Canada;b)le commissaire aux langues officielles duCanada;

c)le Commissaire linformation;d)le Commissaire la protection de la vieprive.

Documents serapportant desexamens,enqutes ouvrifications

Exception (2)However, the head of a government in-stitution referred to in paragraph (1)(c) or (d)shall not refuse under subsection (1) to discloseany record that contains information that wascreated by or on behalf of the head of the gov-

ernment institution in the course of an investi-gation or audit conducted by or under the au-thority of the head of the governmentinstitution once the investigation or audit andall related proceedings, if any, are finally con-cluded.2006, c. 9, s. 144.

(2)Toutefois, aucun des commissaires men-tionns aux alinas (1)c) ou d) ne peut sautori-ser du paragraphe (1) pour refuser de communi-quer les documents qui contiennent desrenseignements crs par lui ou pour son

compte dans le cadre de toute enqute ou vri-fication faite par lui ou sous son autorit unefois que lenqute ou la vrification et touteinstance affrente sont termines.2006, ch. 9, art. 144.

Exception

Records relatingto investigations

16.2(1)The Commissioner of Lobbyingshall refuse to disclose any record requestedunder this Act that contains information thatwas obtained or created by the Commissioneror on the Commissioners behalf in the course

of an investigation conducted by or under theauthority of the Commissioner.

16.2(1)Le commissaire au lobbying est te-nu de refuser de communiquer les documentsqui contiennent des renseignements crs ouobtenus par lui ou pour son compte dans lecadre de toute enqute faite par lui ou sous son

autorit.

Documents serapportant desenqutes

Exception (2)However, the Commissioner shall notrefuse under subsection (1) to disclose anyrecord that contains information that was creat-ed by the Commissioner or on the Commission-ers behalf in the course of an investigationconducted by, or under the authority of, theCommissioner once the investigation and all re-lated proceedings, if any, are finally concluded.2006, c. 9, s. 89.

(2)Toutefois, il ne peut sautoriser du para-graphe (1) pour refuser de communiquer les do-cuments qui contiennent des renseignementscrs par lui ou pour son compte dans le cadrede toute enqute faite par lui ou sous son auto-rit une fois que lenqute et toute instance af-frente sont termines.2006, ch. 9, art. 89.

Exception

Investigations,

examinationsand reviewsunder theCanadaElections Act

16.3Subject to section 541 of the CanadaElections Act, the Chief Electoral Officer mayrefuse to disclose any record requested underthis Act that contains information that was ob-tained or created by or on behalf of a personwho conducts an investigation, examination orreview in the performance of their functionsunder the Canada Elections Act.2006, c. 9, s. 145.

16.3Sous rserve de larticle 541 de la Loilectorale du Canada, le directeur gnral deslections peut refuser de communiquer les do-cuments qui contiennent des renseignementscrs ou obtenus par toute personne qui effec-tue un examen, une enqute ou une rvisiondans lexercice de ses fonctions sous le rgimede cette loi, ou pour son compte.2006, ch. 9, art. 145.

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Public SectorIntegrityCommissioner

16.4(1)The Public Sector Integrity Com-missioner shall refuse to disclose any record re-quested under this Act that contains informa-tion

(a)obtained or created by him or her or onhis or her behalf in the course of an investi-

gation into a disclosure made under the Pub-lic Servants Disclosure Protection Actor aninvestigation commenced under section 33 ofthat Act; or

(b)received by a conciliator in the course ofattempting to reach a settlement of a com-plaint filed under subsection 19.1(1) of thatAct.

16.4(1)Le commissaire lintgrit dusecteur public est tenu de refuser de communi-quer les documents qui contiennent desrenseignements:

a)soit crs ou obtenus par lui ou pour soncompte dans le cadre de toute enqute mene

sur une divulgation faite au titre de la Loi surla protection des fonctionnaires divulgateursdactes rprhensibles ou de toute enqutecommence au titre de larticle 33 de cetteloi;

b)soit recueillis par un conciliateur en vueden arriver un rglement dune plainte d-pose au titre du paragraphe 19.1(1) de cetteloi.

Commissaire lintgrit dusecteur public

Exception (2)Subsection (1) does not apply in respectof a record that contains information referred toin paragraph (1)(b) if the person who gave the

information to the conciliator consents to therecord being disclosed.2005, c. 46, s. 55; 2006, c. 9, s. 221.

(2)Le paragraphe (1) ne sapplique pas audocument qui contient des renseignements vi-ss lalina (1)b) si la personne qui les a four-

nis au conciliateur consent sa communication.2005, ch. 46, art. 55; 2006, ch. 9, art. 221.

Exception

Public ServantsDisclosureProtection Act

16.5The head of a government institutionshall refuse to disclose any record requestedunder this Act that contains information createdfor the purpose of making a disclosure underthe Public Servants Disclosure Protection Actor in the course of an investigation into a dis-closure under that Act.2005, c. 46, s. 55; 2006, c. 9, s. 221.

16.5Le responsable dune institution fd-rale est tenu de refuser de communiquer les do-cuments qui contiennent des renseignementscrs en vue de faire une divulgation au titre dela Loi sur la protection des fonctionnaires di-vulgateurs dactes rprhensibles ou dans lecadre dune enqute mene sur une divulgationen vertu de cette loi.2005, ch. 46, art. 55; 2006, ch. 9, art. 221.

Loi sur laprotection desfonctionnairesdivulgateursdactesrprhensibles

Safety ofindividuals

17.The head of a government institutionmay refuse to disclose any record requested un-der this Act that contains information the dis-closure of which could reasonably be expectedto threaten the safety of individuals.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 17.

17.Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut refuser la communication de documentscontenant des renseignements dont la divulga-tion risquerait vraisemblablement de nuire lascurit des individus.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 17 .

Scurit desindividus

Economicinterests ofCanada

18.The head of a government institutionmay refuse to disclose any record requested un-der this Act that contains

(a)trade secrets or financial, commercial,scientific or technical information that be-

longs to the Government of Canada or a gov-ernment institution and has substantial valueor is reasonably likely to have substantialvalue;

(b)information the disclosure of whichcould reasonably be expected to prejudicethe competitive position of a government in-stitution or to interfere with contractual or

18.Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut refuser la communication de documentscontenant:

a)des secrets industriels ou des renseigne-ments financiers, commerciaux, scientifiques

ou techniques appartenant au gouvernementdu Canada ou une institution fdrale etayant une valeur importante ou pouvant vrai-semblablement en avoir une;

b)des renseignements dont la communica-tion risquerait vraisemblablement de nuire la comptitivit dune institution fdrale oudentraver des ngociations contractuelles

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other negotiations of a government institu-tion;

(c)scientific or technical information ob-tained through research by an officer or em-ployee of a government institution, the dis-closure of which could reasonably be

expected to deprive the officer or employeeof priority of publication; or

(d)information the disclosure of whichcould reasonably be expected to be material-ly injurious to the financial interests of agovernment institution or to the ability of theGovernment of Canada to manage the econo-my of Canada or could reasonably be expect-ed to result in an undue benefit to any per-son, including such information that relatesto

(i)the currency, coinage or legal tender ofCanada,(ii)a contemplated change in the rate ofbank interest or in government borrowing,

(iii)a contemplated change in tariff rates,taxes, duties or any other revenue source,

(iv)a contemplated change in the condi-tions of operation of financial institutions,

(v)a contemplated sale or purchase of se-curities or of foreign or Canadian curren-cy, or

(vi)a contemplated sale or acquisition ofland or property.R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 18; 2006, c. 9, s. 146.

ou autres menes par une institution fd-rale;

c)des renseignements techniques ou scienti-fiques obtenus grce des recherches par uncadre ou employ dune institution fdraleet dont la divulgation risquerait vraisembla-

blement de priver cette personne de sa priori-t de publication;

d)des renseignements dont la communica-tion risquerait vraisemblablement de porterun prjudice apprciable aux intrts finan-ciers dune institution fdrale ou la capa-cit du gouvernement du Canada de grerlconomie du pays ou encore de causer desavantages injustifis une personne. Cesrenseignements peuvent notamment portersur:

(i)la monnaie canadienne, son mon-nayage ou son pouvoir libratoire,(ii)les projets de changement du tauxdintrt bancaire ou du taux demprunt dugouvernement,

(iii)les projets de changement des tauxtarifaires, des taxes, impts ou droits oudes autres sources de revenu,

(iv)les projets de changement dans lemode de fonctionnement des institutionsfinancires,

(v)les projets de vente ou dachat de va-leurs mobilires ou de devises canadiennesou trangres,

(vi)les projets de vente ou dacquisitionde terrains ou autres biens.

L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 18; 2006, ch. 9, art. 146.

Economicinterests ofcertaingovernmentinstitutions

18.1(1)The head of a government institu-tion may refuse to disclose a record requestedunder this Act that contains trade secrets or fi-nancial, commercial, scientific or technical in-formation that belongs to, and has consistentlybeen treated as confidential by,

(a)the Canada Post Corporation;(b)Export Development Canada;(c)the Public Sector Pension InvestmentBoard; or

(d)VIA Rail Canada Inc.

18.1(1)Le responsable dune institution f-drale peut refuser de communiquer des docu-ments qui contiennent des secrets industriels oudes renseignements financiers, commerciaux,scientifiques ou techniques qui appartiennent lune ou lautre des institutions ci-aprs et quisont traits par elle de faon constante commetant de nature confidentielle:

a)la Socit canadienne des postes;b)Exportation et dveloppement Canada;c)lOffice dinvestissement des rgimes depensions du secteur public;

d)VIA Rail Canada Inc.

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Exceptions (2)However, the head of a government in-stitution shall not refuse under subsection (1) todisclose a part of a record that contains infor-mation that relates to

(a)the general administration of an institu-tion referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to

(d); or(b)any activity of the Canada Post Corpora-tion that is fully funded out of moneys ap-propriated by Parliament.

2006, c. 9, s. 147.

(2)Toutefois, il ne peut sautoriser du para-graphe (1) pour refuser de communiquer toutepartie dun document qui contient des rensei-gnements se rapportant:

a)soit ladministration de linstitution vi-se lun ou lautre des alinas (1)a) d);

b)soit toute activit de la Socit cana-dienne des postes entirement finance surdes crdits vots par le Parlement.

2006, ch. 9, art. 147.

Exception

PERSONAL INFORMATION RENSEIGNEMENTSPERSONNELS

Personalinformation

19.(1)Subject to subsection (2), the headof a government institution shall refuse to dis-close any record requested under this Act thatcontains personal information as defined in sec-tion 3 of the Privacy Act.

19.(1)Sous rserve du paragraphe (2), leresponsable dune institution fdrale est tenude refuser la communication de documentscontenant les renseignements personnels viss larticle 3 de la Loi sur la protection des rensei-

gnements personnels.

Renseignementspersonnels

Wheredisclosureauthorized

(2)The head of a government institutionmay disclose any record requested under thisAct that contains personal information if

(a)the individual to whom it relates con-sents to the disclosure;

(b)the information is publicly available; or(c)the disclosure is in accordance with sec-tion 8 of the Privacy Act.

1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 19.

(2)Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut donner communication de documentscontenant des renseignements personnels dansles cas o:

a)lindividu quils concernent y consent;b)le public y a accs;c)la communication est conforme larticle8 de la Loi sur la protection des renseigne-ments personnels.

1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 19 .

Cas o ladivulgation estautorise

THIRD PARTY INFORMATION RENSEIGNEMENTSDETIERS

Third partyinformation

20.(1)Subject to this section, the head of agovernment institution shall refuse to discloseany record requested under this Act that con-tains

(a)trade secrets of a third party;(b)financial, commercial, scientific or tech-nical information that is confidential infor-mation supplied to a government institutionby a third party and is treated consistently ina confidential manner by the third party;

(b.1)information that is supplied in confi-dence to a government institution by a thirdparty for the preparation, maintenance, test-ing or implementation by the government in-stitution of emergency management planswithin the meaning of section 2 of the Emer-gency Management Actand that concerns the

20.(1)Le responsable dune institution f-drale est tenu, sous rserve des autres disposi-tions du prsent article, de refuser la communi-cation de documents contenant:

a)des secrets industriels de tiers;b)des renseignements financiers, commer-ciaux, scientifiques ou techniques fournis une institution fdrale par un tiers, qui sontde nature confidentielle et qui sont traitscomme tels de faon constante par ce tiers;

b.1)des renseignements qui, dune part, sontfournis titre confidentiel une institutionfdrale par un tiers en vue de llaboration,de la mise jour, de la mise lessai ou de lamise en uvre par celle-ci de plans de ges-tion des urgences au sens de larticle 2 de laLoi sur la gestion des urgences et, dautre

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vulnerability of the third partys buildings orother structures, its networks or systems, in-cluding its computer or communications net-works or systems, or the methods used toprotect any of those buildings, structures,networks or systems;

(c)information the disclosure of whichcould reasonably be expected to result in ma-terial financial loss or gain to, or could rea-sonably be expected to prejudice the compet-itive position of, a third party; or

(d)information the disclosure of whichcould reasonably be expected to interferewith contractual or other negotiations of athird party.

part, portent sur la vulnrabilit des bti-ments ou autres ouvrages de ce tiers, ou deses rseaux ou systmes, y compris ses r-seaux ou systmes informatiques ou de com-munication, ou sur les mthodes employespour leur protection;

c)des renseignements dont la divulgationrisquerait vraisemblablement de causer despertes ou profits financiers apprciables untiers ou de nuire sa comptitivit;

d)des renseignements dont la divulgationrisquerait vraisemblablement dentraver desngociations menes par un tiers en vue decontrats ou dautres fins.

Product orenvironmentaltesting

(2)The head of a government institutionshall not, pursuant to subsection (1), refuse todisclose a part of a record if that part contains

the results of product or environmental testingcarried out by or on behalf of a government in-stitution unless the testing was done as a ser-vice to a person, a group of persons or an orga-nization other than a government institutionand for a fee.

(2)Le paragraphe (1) nautorise pas le res-ponsable dune institution fdrale refuser lacommunication de la partie dun document qui

donne les rsultats dessais de produits ou des-sais denvironnement effectus par une institu-tion fdrale ou pour son compte, sauf si les es-sais constituent une prestation de servicesfournis titre onreux mais non destins uneinstitution fdrale.

Essais deproduits ouessais denviron-nement

Methods used intesting

(3)Where the head of a government institu-tion discloses a record requested under this Act,or a part thereof, that contains the results ofproduct or environmental testing, the head ofthe institution shall at the same time as therecord or part thereof is disclosed provide the

person who requested the record with a writtenexplanation of the methods used in conductingthe tests.

(3)Dans les cas o, la suite dune de-mande, il communique, en tout ou en partie, undocument qui donne les rsultats dessais deproduits ou dessais denvironnement, le res-ponsable dune institution fdrale est tenu dyjoindre une note explicative des mthodes utili-

ses pour effectuer les essais.

Mthodesutilises pour lesessais

Preliminarytesting

(4)For the purposes of this section, the re-sults of product or environmental testing do notinclude the results of preliminary testing con-ducted for the purpose of developing methodsof testing.

(4)Pour lapplication du prsent article, lesrsultats dessais de produits ou dessais den-vironnement ne comprennent pas les rsultatsdessais prliminaires qui ont pour objet la miseau point de mthodes dessais.

Essaisprliminaires

Disclosure if asupplierconsents

(5)The head of a government institutionmay disclose any record that contains informa-tion described in subsection (1) with the con-sent of the third party to whom the information

relates.

(5)Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut communiquer tout document contenant lesrenseignements viss au paragraphe (1) si letiers que les renseignements concernent y

consent.

Communicationautorise

Disclosureauthorized if inpublic interest

(6)The head of a government institutionmay disclose all or part of a record requestedunder this Act that contains information de-scribed in any of paragraphs (1)(b) to (d) if

(6)Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut communiquer, en tout ou en partie, toutdocument qui contient les renseignements viss lun ou lautre des alinas (1)b) d) pour desraisons dintrt public concernant la sant oula scurit publiques ou la protection de lenvi-ronnement; ces raisons doivent de plus justifier

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(a)the disclosure would be in the public in-terest as it relates to public health, publicsafety or protection of the environment; and

(b)the public interest in disclosure clearlyoutweighs in importance any financial lossor gain to a third party, any prejudice to the

security of its structures, networks or sys-tems, any prejudice to its competitive posi-tion or any interference with its contractualor other negotiations.

R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 20; 2007, c. 15, s. 8.

nettement les consquences ventuelles de lacommunication pour un tiers: pertes ou profitsfinanciers, atteintes la scurit de ses ou-vrages, rseaux ou systmes, atteintes sa com-ptitivit ou entraves aux ngociations contractuelles ou autres quil mne.

L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 20; 2007, ch. 15, art. 8.

Public SectorPensionInvestmentBoard

20.1The head of the Public Sector PensionInvestment Board shall refuse to disclose arecord requested under this Act that containsadvice or information relating to investmentthat the Board has obtained in confidence froma third party if the Board has consistently treat-ed the advice or information as confidential.

2006, c. 9, s. 148.

20.1Le responsable de lOffice dinvestisse-ment des rgimes de pensions du secteur publicest tenu de refuser de communiquer les docu-ments qui contiennent des conseils ou des ren-seignements en matire dinvestissement quelOffice a obtenus titre confidentiel dun tiers,si lOffice les a traits de faon constante

comme tant de nature confidentielle.2006, ch. 9, art. 148.

Officedinvestissementdes rgimes depensions dusecteur public

Canada PensionPlan InvestmentBoard

20.2The head of the Canada Pension PlanInvestment Board shall refuse to disclose arecord requested under this Act that containsadvice or information relating to investmentthat the Board has obtained in confidence froma third party if the Board has consistently treat-ed the advice or information as confidential.2006, c. 9, s. 148.

20.2Le responsable de lOffice dinvestisse-ment du rgime de pensions du Canada est tenude refuser de communiquer les documents quicontiennent des conseils ou des renseignementsen matire dinvestissement que lOffice a ob-tenus titre confidentiel dun tiers, si lOfficeles a traits de faon constante comme tant denature confidentielle.2006, ch. 9, art. 148.

Officedinvestissementdu rgime depensions duCanada

National Arts

CentreCorporation

20.4The head of the National Arts CentreCorporation shall refuse to disclose a record re-quested under this Act if the disclosure wouldreveal the terms of a contract for the services ofa performing artist or the identity of a donorwho has made a donation in confidence and ifthe Corporation has consistently treated the in-formation as confidential.2006, c. 9, s. 148.

20.4Le responsable de la Corporation duCentre national des Arts est tenu de refuser decommuniquer les documents dont la communi-cation divulguerait les modalits dun contratde services dun artiste de spectacle ou lidenti-t dun donateur qui a fait un don titre confi-dentiel, et si la corporation a trait ces rensei-gnements de faon constante comme tant denature confidentielle.2006, ch. 9, art. 148.

Corporation du

Centre nationaldes Arts

OPERATIONSOF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITSDUGOUVERNEMENT

Advice, etc. 21.(1)The head of a government institu-tion may refuse to disclose any record request-ed under this Act that contains

(a)advice or recommendations developedby or for a government institution or a minis-ter of the Crown,

(b)an account of consultations or delibera-tions in which directors, officers or employ-

21.(1)Le responsable dune institution f-drale peut refuser la communication de docu-ments dats de moins de vingt ans lors de la de-mande et contenant:

a)des avis ou recommandations laborspar ou pour une institution fdrale ou unministre;

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ees of a government institution, a minister ofthe Crown or the staff of a minister partici-pate,

(c)positions or plans developed for the pur-pose of negotiations carried on or to be car-ried on by or on behalf of the Government of

Canada and considerations relating thereto,or

(d)plans relating to the management of per-sonnel or the administration of a governmentinstitution that have not yet been put into op-eration,

if the record came into existence less thantwenty years prior to the request.

b)des comptes rendus de consultations oudlibrations auxquelles ont particip des ad-ministrateurs, dirigeants ou employs duneinstitution fdrale, un ministre ou son per-sonnel;

c)des projets prpars ou des renseigne-ments portant sur des positions envisagesdans le cadre de ngociations menes ou mener par le gouvernement du Canada ou enson nom, ainsi que des renseignements por-tant sur les considrations qui y sont lies;

d)des projets relatifs la gestion du person-nel ou ladministration dune institution f-drale et qui nont pas encore t mis enuvre.

Exercise of adiscretionarypower or anadjudicative

function

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply in respectof a record that contains

(a)an account of, or a statement of reasonsfor, a decision that is made in the exercise ofa discretionary power or an adjudicativefunction and that affects the rights of a per-son; or

(b)a report prepared by a consultant or anadviser who was not a director, an officer oran employee of a government institution or amember of the staff of a minister of theCrown at the time the report was prepared.

R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 21; 2006, c. 9, s. 149.

(2)Le paragraphe (1) ne sapplique pas auxdocuments contenant:

a)le compte rendu ou lexpos des motifsdune dcision qui est prise dans lexercicedun pouvoir discrtionnaire ou rendue danslexercice dune fonction judiciaire ou quasijudiciaire et qui touche les droits dune per-sonne;

b)le rapport tabli par un consultant ou unconseiller qui, lpoque o le rapport a ttabli, ntait pas un administrateur, un diri-geant ou un employ dune institution fd-rale ou nappartenait pas au personnel dunministre, selon le cas.

L.R. (1985), ch. A-1, art. 21; 2006, ch. 9, art. 149.

Dcisions

Testingprocedures, testsand audits

22.The head of a government institutionmay refuse to disclose any record requested un-der this Act that contains information relatingto testing or auditing procedures or techniquesor details of specific tests to be given or auditsto be conducted if the disclosure would preju-dice the use or results of particular tests or au-dits.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 22.

22.Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut refuser la communication de documentscontenant des renseignements relatifs cer-taines oprations essais, preuves, examens,vrifications , ou aux mthodes et techniquesemployes pour les effectuer, et dont la divul-gation nuirait lexploitation de ces oprationsou fausserait leurs rsultats.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 22 .

Examens etvrifications

Internal audits 22.1(1)The head of a government institu-tion may refuse to disclose any record request-

ed under this Act that contains a draft report ofan internal audit of a government institution orany related audit working paper if the recordcame into existence less than fifteen years be-fore the request was made.

22.1(1)Le responsable dune institution f-drale peut refuser de communiquer tout docu-

ment qui a moins de quinze ans la date de lademande et qui contient le rapport prliminairedune vrification interne dune institution f-drale ou dun document de travail se rappor-tant la vrification.

Vrificationsinternes

Exception (2)However, the head of a government in-stitution shall not refuse under subsection (1) todisclose a draft report of an internal audit of a

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government institution if a final report of theaudit has been published or if a final report ofthe audit is not delivered to the institution with-in two years after the day on which the auditwas first commenced.2006, c. 9, s. 150.

dune institution fdrale si le rapport dfinitifa t publi ou si aucun rapport dfinitif na tremis linstitution dans les deux ans quisuivent la date du dbut de la vrification.2006, ch. 9, art. 150.

Solicitor-clientprivilege

23.The head of a government institutionmay refuse to disclose any record requested un-der this Act that contains information that issubject to solicitor-client privilege.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 23.

23.Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut refuser la communication de documentscontenant des renseignements protgs par lesecret professionnel qui lie un avocat sonclient.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 23 .

Secretprofessionneldes avocats

STATUTORY PROHIBITIONS INTERDICTIONSFONDESSURDAUTRESLOIS

Statutoryprohibitionsagainstdisclosure

24.(1)The head of a government institu-tion shall refuse to disclose any record request-ed under this Act that contains information thedisclosure of which is restricted by or pursuant

to any provision set out in Schedule II.

24.(1)Le responsable dune institution f-drale est tenu de refuser la communication dedocuments contenant des renseignements dontla communication est restreinte en vertu dune

disposition figurant lannexe II.

Interdictionsfondes surdautres lois

Review ofstatutoryprohibitions byParliamentarycommittee

(2)Such committee as may be designated orestablished under section 75 shall review everyprovision set out in Schedule II and shall, notlater than July 1, 1986 or, if Parliament is notthen sitting, on any of the first fifteen days nextthereafter that Parliament is sitting, cause a re-port to be laid before Parliament on whetherand to what extent the provisions are necessary.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 24.

(2)Le comit prvu larticle 75 examinetoutes les dispositions figurant lannexe II etdpose devant le Parlement un rapport portantsur la ncessit de ces dispositions, ou sur lamesure dans laquelle elles doivent tre conser-ves, au plus tard le 1erjuillet 1986, ou, si leParlement ne sige pas, dans les quinze pre-miers jours de sance ultrieurs.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 24 .

Examen desdispositionsinterdisant lacommunication

Severability 25.Notwithstanding any other provision ofthis Act, where a request is made to a govern-

ment institution for access to a record that thehead of the institution is authorized to refuse todisclose under this Act by reason of informa-tion or other material contained in the record,the head of the institution shall disclose anypart of the record that does not contain, and canreasonably be severed from any part that con-tains, any such information or material.1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I 25.

25.Le responsable dune institution fd-rale, dans les cas o il pourrait, vu la nature des

renseignements contenus dans le document de-mand, sautoriser de la prsente loi pour refu-ser la communication du document, est cepen-dant tenu, nonobstant les autres dispositions dela prsente loi, den communiquer les partiesdpourvues des renseignements en cause, condition que le prlvement de ces parties nepose pas de problmes srieux.1980-81-82-83, ch. 111, ann. I 25 .

Prlvements

REFUSALOF ACCESS REFUSDECOMMUNICATION

Refusal ofaccess where

information tobe published

26.The head of a government institutionmay refuse to disclose any record requested un-der this Act or any part thereof if the head ofthe institution believes on reasonable groundsthat the material in the record or part thereofwill be published by a government institution,agent of the Government of Canada or ministerof the Crown within ninety days after the re-quest is made or within such further period of

26.Le responsable dune institution fdralepeut refuser la communication totale ou par-ti

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