# Exemption Grid This chart is meant for general reference only. The Acts should be consulted for more specific details concerning the exemptions. Please see below for the links. :arrow\_heading\_down: | [Access Section](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html) | [Privacy Section](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-21/) | Subject | Comments | | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------: | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | n/a | 18(2) | exempt bank information | information contained in a personal information bank designated as an exempt bank | | 13(1) | 19(1) | information obtained in confidence | obtained in confidence from a foreign, international, provincial, municipal or aboriginal government | | 14 | 20 | federal-provincial affairs | injurious to the conduct of federal-provincial affairs | | 15(1) | 21 | international affairs and defence | injurious to the conduct of international affairs, defence of Canada | | 16(1) | 22(1) | law enforcement and investigation | information obtained/prepared by a government institution that is an investigative body; information relating to investigative techniques or plans for specific lawful investigations; injurious to enforcement of any law of Canada; injurious to the security of penal institutions | | 16(2) | n/a | security | reasonably expected to facilitate the commission of an offence | | 16(3) | 22(2) | policing services for provinces or municipalities | information obtained/prepared by the RCMP while performing policing services for a province or municipality | | 16.1 | 22.1 | relating to investigations, examinations and audits | information obtained/created by the Auditor General, Commissioner of Official Languages, Information Commissioner or Privacy Commissioner in the course of an investigation, examination or audit | | 16.2 | n/a | investigations | information obtained/created by the Commissioner of Lobbying in the course of an investigation | | 16.3 | n/a | investigation, examination or review | information obtained/created by a person who conducts an investigation, examination or review in the performance of their functions under the Canada Elections Act | | 16.4 | 22.2 | investigation or settlement | information obtained/created by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner in the course of an investigation or in an attempt to reach a settlement pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act | | 16.5 | 22.3 | disclosure pursuant to the *Public Servants Disclosure Act* | information created for the purpose of making a disclosure under the *Public Servants Disclosure Act* or an investigation into a disclosure under that *Act* | | 17 | 25 | safety of individuals | disclosure could reasonably be expected to threaten the safety of individuals | | n/a | 23 | security clearances | information obtained/prepared by an investigative body in determining whether to grant security clearances | | n/a | 24 | individuals sentenced for an offence | information collected/obtained by Correctional Service Canada or the National Parole Board while the individual was under sentence for an offence | | 18 | n/a | economic interests of Canada | trade secrets/financial/ commercial/scientific/technical information belonging to the Government of Canada; information that would prejudice the competitive position of a government institution/interfere with contractual or negotiations; scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee, the disclosure of which could deprive the officer or employee of priority of publication; information the disclosure of which could be materially injurious to the financial interests of a government institution | | 18.1 | n/a | economic interests | trade secrets, financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that belongs to and is consistently treated as confidential to the Canada Post Corporation; Export Development Canada; the Public Sector Pension Investment Board; or VIA Rail Canada Incorporated | | 19(1) | 26 | personal information | personal information about an individual other than the individual who made the request | | 20(1) | n/a | third party information | information belonging to a third party that contains trade secrets, financial, commercial, scientific or technical information; information that could result in material financial loss or gain to, prejudice the competitive position; information that could interfere with contractual negotiations | | 20.1 | n/a | third party investment information | investment information received in confidence from a third party by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board | | 20.2 | n/a | third party investment information | investment information received in confidence from a third party by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | | 20.4 | n/a | details of a contract or the identity of a donor | contract details for services of a performing artist/the identity of a donor who made a donation in confidence to the National Arts Centre Corporation | | 21(1) | n/a | advice etc. | Advice/recommendations, consultations/deliberations, positions/plans for negotiations, or plans about personnel management that have not yet been put into operation | | 22 | n/a | testing procedures, tests and audits | information relating to testing or auditing procedures or techniques or details of specific tests to be given or audits to be conducted | | 22.1 | n/a | internal audits | draft report of an internal audit of a government institution | | 23 | 27 | solicitor-client privilege | information subject to solicitor-client privilege | | 24 | n/a | statutory prohibitions | information the disclosure of which is restricted by a provision set out in Schedule II | | n/a | 28 | medical records | Personal information that relates to the physical or mental health of the individual | ## [Chapter 11 – Specific Exemptions and Section 35 of the Access to Information Act](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11) * [11.1 Section 13 of the Act – Information obtained in confidence](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_1) * [11.2 Section 14 of the Act – Federal-provincial affairs](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_2) * [11.3 Section 15 of the Act – International affairs, defence and national security](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_3) * [11.4 Section 16 of the Act – Law enforcement, investigations and security of penal institutions](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_4) * [11.5 Section 16.1 of the Act – Records relating to investigations, examinations and audits](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_5) * [11.6 Section 16.2 of the Act – Records relating to investigations conducted by or under the authority of the Commissioner of Lobbying](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_6) * [11.7 Section 16.3 of the Act – Records relating to investigations, examinations and reviews under the Canada Elections Act](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_7) * [11.8 Section 16.4 of the Act – Exemption for the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_8) * [11.9 Section 16.5 of the Act – Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_9) * [11.10 Section 17 of the Act – Safety of individuals](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_10) * [11.11 Section 18 of the Act – Economic interests of the Government of Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_11) * [11.12 Section 18.1 of the Act – Economic interests of certain Crown corporations](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_12) * [11.13 Section 19 of the Act – Personal information](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_13) * [11.14 Section 20 of the Act – Third Party Information](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_14) * [11.15 Section 20.1 of the Act – Exemption for the Public Sector Pension Investment Board](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_15) * [11.16 Section 20.2 of the Act – Exemption for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_16) * [11.17 Section 20.4 of the Act – Exemption for the National Arts Centre Corporation](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_17) * [11.18 Section 21 of the Act – Operations of Government](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_18) * [11.19 Section 22 of the Act – Testing procedures](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_19) * [11.20 Section 22.1 of the Act – Internal audits](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_20) * [11.21 Section 23 of the Act – Solicitor-client privilege](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_21) * [11.22 Section 24 of the Act – Statutory prohibitions](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_22) * [11.23 Section 26 of the Act – Information to be published](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_23) * [11.24 Other grounds for refusing access: Section 35 of the Act – Protection of representations made to the Information Commissioner in the context of an investigation](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/access-information-manual.html#cha11_24)