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Canada
Access to Information Act
Part 1
Exemptions
Responsibilities of Government
s 13
(3)
(g)

Access to Information Act

In forceThis text since 1 Apr 2018law://ca/rsc/1985/a-1/sec_13__subsec_3__para_g@2026-11-11

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Contents

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the head of a government instit…
(2) Where disclosure authorized
(3) Definition of aboriginal government

Contents

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the head of a government instit…
(2) Where disclosure authorized
(3) Definition of aboriginal government

(g)a Maanulth Government, within the meaning of subsection 2(2) of the Maanulth First Nations Final Agreement Act;

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.

Key facts

Type: Act · R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1
Enacted: 13 Dec 2018
Last amended: 14 Jun 2026
Text current to: 20 Oct 2026
Official: Justice Laws Website

History · 1 version

1 Apr 2018Reading

Connections

Implemented by 5: Access to Information Act Heads of Government Institutions Designation Order; Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1; Access to Information Act Heads of Government Institutions Designation Order; Designating the Minister of Justice and the President of the Treasury Board as Ministers for Purposes of Certain Sections of the Act; Access to Information Regulations
Cited by 16: Building Canada Act; Access to Information Act Heads of Government Institutions Designation Order2 provisions; Public Complaints and Review Commission Act; Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act2 provisions; Impact Assessment Act5 provisions; National Security Act, 2017; College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act; Communications Security Establishment Act2 provisions; Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act; Department of Indigenous Services Act; Cannabis Act; Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Service Fees Act; Secure Air Travel Act3 provisions; Red Tape Reduction Act; Canadian Victims Bill of Rights
Cites 1: Maanulth First Nations Final Agreement Act

Defined terms · 28

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Chief Administrator
Commissioner
Court
defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada
États alliés ou associés avec le Canada)
Deputy Registrar
designated Minister
foreign state
government entity
government institution
head
s Privy Council for Canada who presides over the department or ministry, or(b)in any other case, either the person designated under subsection 3.2(2) to be the head of the institution for the purposes of this Act or, if no such person is designated, the chief executive officer of the institution, whatever their title; (responsable d’institution fédérale)
Information Commissioner
information)
judge
minister
ministerial adviser
ministerial staff
Office
Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court
personal information
quarter
record
Registrar
senior officer or employee
sensory disability
subversive or hostile activities
Supreme Court
third party

ca/rsc/1985/a-1