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Exemption Grid
Access to Information Act and Privacy Act 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.
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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 |
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