Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP)
WHO ARE WE?
The Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Division is responsible for the application of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act for the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). It reports under the Rights, Redress and Resolution Branch, Policy Sector.
The ATIP Division deals directly with the public in connection with ATIP requests and enables CSC to meet its statutory obligations under the Acts as the centre for ATIP expertise. To that end, the Division is responsible for ensuring that formal access and privacy requests are completed in a timely manner and for promoting a culture of openness and accountability.
Privacy Act
The purpose of the Privacy Act is to protect the privacy of individuals with respect to personal information about themselves held by a government institution and to provide individuals with the right of access to such information. Those with the right of access include Canadian Citizens, permanent residents, an offender within part 1 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident and all individuals present in Canada.
How to submit a privacy request
A request for personal information must be made in writing to CSC and must clearly identify that the request is being made under the Privacy Act. The request must be specific enough to allow for the information to be retrieved. For more information, please view CSC’s Information Holdings.
You may submit your request either by filling out the Personal Information Request Form or by making your request in writing. Your request must be sent to the following address:
Access to Information and Privacy Division
Policy Sector
Correctional Service Canada
340 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0P9
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT
The purpose of the Access to Information Act is to provide a right of access to records under the control of a government institution, in accordance with the principles that government information should be available to the public, that necessary exceptions to the right of access should be limited and specific, and that decisions on the disclosure of government information should be reviewed independently of government.
How to submit an access to information request
There is an application fee of $5.00 to make a request under the Access to Information Act. Payment is accepted in the form of a money order or cheque made payable to the Receiver General for Canada. The request must be specific enough to allow for the information to be retrieved. For more information, please view CSC’s Information Holdings.
You may submit your request either by filling out the Access to Information Request Form or by making your request in writing. Your request must be sent to the following address:
Access to information and Privacy Division
Policy Sector
Correctional Service Canada
340 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0P9