2013-2014 Legislative activity affecting access to information

Section 15 strikes out the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Commission from Schedule I of the ATIAand adds the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The Act also adds a reference to subsection 45.47(1) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to Schedule II of the ATIA.

• Nunavut Impact Review Board
• Nunavut Planning Commission

Strikes out the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade from Schedule I and replaces it with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Strikes out the Canadian International Development Agency from Schedule I

The order strikes out Canada Ports Corporation Police and Security, Department of Transport and Special Investigation Unit, Department of National Defence from Schedule I of the ATIA regulations.

The order also replaces the Preventive Security Division, Securities Branch, Correctional Service of Canada with Preventative Security, Security Branch, Correctional Service of Canada

• Corporation for the Mitigation of the Mackenzie Gas Projects Impacts

The Act strikes out the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development from Schedule I and adds the Department of Employment and Social Development

Amends s. 241 of the Income Tax Act and s. 144(3) of the Canada Labour Code, which are both listed in Schedule II of the ATIA.

• Public Service Labour Relations Board
• Public Service Staffing Tribunal

• Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board

Section 11 replaces “the Canadian Museum of Civilization” with “the Canadian Museum of History” in section 68(c) of the ATIA.

There was no change to Schedule I of the ATIA as the museum is not listed, but is instead covered as a Crown Corporation

• Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board
• Northwest Territories Water Board

• Gwich’in Land and Water Board
• Sahtu Land and Water Board

• Oshawa Port Authority
• Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

The Bill proposes to strike out the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board from Schedule I of the ATIA and add the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board

The Bill would strike out the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  and corresponding section from Schedule II

The Bill would add the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and two corresponding sections to Schedule II

The Bill would strike out the reference to s. 19 of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act in Schedule II

The Bill would add a reference to s. 210.087(1) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act to Schedule II

The Bill proposes to strike out the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board from Schedule I of the ATIA and add the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board

The Bill would strike out the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and corresponding section from Schedule II

The Bill would add the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and two corresponding sections to Schedule II

The Bill would strike the reference to s. 19 of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act in Schedule II The Bill would add a reference to s. 210.087(1) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act to Schedule II

• Canada Industrial Relations Board
• Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal
• Registry of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal
• Specific Claims Tribunal

• Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada

The Bill proposes to add the Registrar of the Breast Implant Registry to Schedule I of the ATIA.

The Bill proposes to add a reference to section 11 of the Breast Implant Registry Act to Schedule II of the ATIA.

The Bill proposed to repeal the exclusion in section 68.1 of the ATIA and to add the following exemption:

18.2 The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation may refuse to disclose any record requested under this Act if the disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the Corporation’s journalistic, creative or programming independence.

The Bill also proposes some amendments to the definition of “personal information” in subparagraph 3(j)(iii) of the Privacy Act.

• Amends sections 2 (the purpose of the Act) and 4 (the right of access)
• Adds a duty to create documents (and corresponding offence if a record is not created);
• Adds a public interest override;
• Repeals the exclusion for Cabinet Confidences and replaces it with a mandatory exemption for Cabinet Confidences that are less than 15 years old;
• Adds an injury test to s. 21 (advice and recommendations) and reduces the length of this exemption from 20 to 5 years; and
• Provides the Commissioner with the authority to issue orders requiring disclosure of information.

• Canadian Commission on Mental Health and Justice