Cannot Obtain |
Can Obtain |
Cannot Obtain |
Can Obtain |
General Ability to Obtain Information |
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Any information that is under the control of a department and that is related to the fulfilment of the Committee’s mandate |
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Any record to which the Access to Information Act applies that is under the control of a government institution |
Specific Limitations on Ability to Obtain Information |
- Cabinet confidences, as defined under the Canada Evidence Act (cl. 14(a))
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- Cabinet confidences (as defined under the Access to Information Act) (s. 69)
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- Information respecting ongoing defence intelligence activities supporting military operations (cl. 14(b))
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- Information related to international affairs and national defence (s. 15)
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- information described in subsection 11(1) of the Witness Protection Program Act (cl. 14(c))
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- Information described in section 11 of the Witness Protection Act (s. 24/Sch. II)
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- Confidential sources (cl. 14(d))
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- Confidential sources (s. 16 and s. 24/Sch. II)
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- Law enforcement ongoing investigation information that may lead to a prosecution
(cl. 14(e))
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- Information related to law enforcement and investigations (s. 16)
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- information referred to in subsection 36(1) of the Investment Canada Act
(cl. 14(f))
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- Information described in section 36 of the Investment Canada Act (s. 24/Sch. II)
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- Certain information collected by FINTRAC per the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (cl. 14(g))
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- Information described in s. 55(1)(a), (d) and (e) of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (s. 24/Sch. II)
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- At the Minister’s discretion, information that constitutes special operational information (per the Security of Information Act), where provision of the information would be injurious to national security (cl. 16)
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- Information related to international affairs and national defence (s. 15)
- Information that constitutes special operational information per the Security of Information Act (s. 15, 16 and 24/Sch. II)
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- No specific reference to s. 38.13 of the Canada Evidence Act in Bill C-22, but it is unlikely that the Committee would be able to obtain information that could be the subject of such a certificate as a result of the other mandatory exceptions in Bill C-22.
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- Information that is subject to a certificate under s. 38.13 of the Canada Evidence Act. These certificates can be applied to information obtained in confidence from, or in relation to, a foreign entity, or for the purpose of protecting national defense or national security) (s. 69.1)
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