Subsection 13(1) | Information must be protected as it was obtained in confidence from:
- the government of a foreign state;
- an international organization of states;
- the government of a province;
- a municipal or regional government established by or pursuant to an act of the legislature of a province or an institution of such a government; or
- an Aboriginal government.
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Section 14 | Federal - provincial affairs Access may be refused as it could be expected to be injurious to the Government of Canada’s conduct of federal-provincial affairs. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Subsection 15(1) | Access may be refused as it could be expected to be injurious to the conduct of international affairs; the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada; or Canada’s efforts to detect, prevent or suppress subversive or hostile activities. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Paragraph 16(1)(a) | Access may be refused as it was obtained or prepared by an investigative body (as per regulation) in the course of an investigation regarding: detecting, preventing or suppressing crime, enforcing any law of Canada or a province; or activities suspected of constituting threats to Canada’s security as set out in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act. | no | yes | yes | no |
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Paragraph 16(1)(b) | Access may be refused as the records contain investigative techniques or plans for specific lawful investigations. | no | yes | yes | no |
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Paragraph 16(1)(c) | Access may be refused as disclosure could be expected to be injurious to the enforcement of any law of Canada or a province or the conduct of lawful investigations. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Paragraph 16(1)(d) | Access may be refused as disclosure could be expected to be injurious to the security of penal institutions. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Subsection 16(2) | Access may be refused as the records contain information expected to aid in the commission of an offence. Includes, but is not limited to: information on criminal methods or techniques, technical information on weapons or potential weapons; or information on the vulnerabilities of buildings, structures or systems. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Subsection 16(3) | Information must be protected as it was obtained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while performing policing services for a province or municipality. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 16.1table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it was obtained or created by the Auditor General or Canada, the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Information Commissioner or the Privacy Commissioner during an investigation, examination or audit. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 16.2table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it was obtained from or created by the Commissioner of Lobbying or on their behalf in the course of an investigation by the Commissioner. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 16.3table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it was obtained or created by an individual who, in performing their functions under the Canada Elections Act, is conducting an investigation, examination, or review. | no | yes | yes | no |
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Section 16.4table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it was obtained or created by or on behalf of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner in the course of an investigation of a disclosure or an investigation commenced under section 33 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA); or
Received by a conciliator while attempting to reach a settlement of a complaint filed under the subsection 19.1(1) of the PSDPA | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 16.5 | Information must be protected as it was created for the purpose of making a disclosure or in the course of an investigation into a disclosure under the PSDPA. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 16.6table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it was obtained or created by the Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligent Committee of Parliamentarians or on its behalf in the course of fulfilling its mandate. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 17 | Access may be refused as disclosure would reasonably be expected to threaten the safety of individuals. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Paragraph 18(a) | Access may be refused as records contain trade secrets or financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that belongs to the Government of Canada of substantial value. | no | yes | yes | no |
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Paragraph 18(b) | Access may be refused as records contain information expected to prejudice the competitive position of a government institution or interfere with contractual or other negotiations. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Paragraph 18(c) | Access may be refused as records contain scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee of a government institution, the disclosure of which could deprive the employee of priority of publication. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Paragraph 18(d) | Access may be refused as records contain information expected to: materially injure the financial interests of a government institution; materially injure the ability of the Government of Canada to manage the economy of Canada; or result in an undue benefit to any person, including information relating to the operation of financial institutions, or the sale of property, among others. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Section 18.1 | Access may be refused as records contain trade secrets or financial, commercial, scientific or technical information which belongs to and has been treated as confidential by:
- Canada Post Corporation
- Export Development Canada
- Public Sector Pension Investment Board
- VIA Rail Canada Inc.
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Subsection 19(1) | Information must be protected as it is personal information as defined in Section 3 of the Privacy Act. | yes | notable 1 note ** | yes | no |
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Paragraph 20(1)(a) | Information must be protected as it contains trade secrets of a third party. | yes | notable 1 note ** | yes | no |
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Paragraph 20(1)(b) | Information must be protected as it is confidential financial, commercial, scientific or technical information supplied to a government institution by a third party and is consistently treated as confidential by the third party. | yes | notable 1 note ** | yes | no |
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Paragraph 20(1)(b.1) | Information must be protected as it was supplied in confidence to a government institution by a third party in order to prepare, maintain, test or implement emergency management plans and which concerns the vulnerabilities of the third party’s structures, systems, or networks. | yes | notable 1 note ** | yes | no |
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Paragraph 20(1)(c) | Information must be protected as it could reasonably be expected to cause material financial loss or gain to a third party, or could reasonably be expected to prejudice the competitive position of the third party. | yes | notable 1 note ** | no | yes |
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Paragraph 20(1)(d) | Information must be protected as it could reasonably be expected to interfere with contractual or other negotiations of a third party. | yes | no | no | yes |
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Section 20.1table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it is advice or information relating to investment that the Public Sector Pension Investment Board has obtained in confidence from a third party and has consistently treated in a confidential manner. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 20.2table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it is advice or information relating to investment that the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has obtained in confidence from a third party and has consistently treated in a confidential manner. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 20.4table 1 note * | Information must be protected as it has been consistently treated as confidential by the National Arts Centre Corporation that would reveal the terms of a contract for the services of a performing artist or the identity of a donor who has made a donation in confidence. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 21
(Government Operations) | Access may be refused as records contain information less than 20 years old and which is:
- Advice or recommendations developed by or for a government institution or a minister;
- Accounts of consultations or deliberations in which directors, officers or employees of a government institution, a minister or the minister’s staff participate;
- Positions or plans developed for negotiations carried out on behalf of the Government of Canada; or
- Plans relating to the management of personnel or the administration of a government institution that have not yet been put into operation.
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Section 22 | Access may be refused as records contain information relating to testing or auditing procedures or techniques if the disclosure would prejudice the use or results of particular tests or audits. | no | yes | no | yes |
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Section 22.1 | Access may be refused as records contain a draft report of an internal audit of a government institution or any related audit working paper if the record came into existence less than fifteen years before the request was made. | no | yes | yes | no |
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Section 23 | Access may be refused as records are subject to solicitor-client privilege. | no | yes | yes | no |
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Section 23.1 | Access may be refused as records are subject to the privilege set out in section 16.1 of the Patent Act or section 51.13 of the Trade-marks Act. | no | yes | yes | no |
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Section 24 | Information must be protected as disclosure is restricted as set out in Schedule II. | yes | no | yes | no |
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Section 26 | Access may be refused as records will be published within 90 days of the request or within the time necessary for printing or translating the material for the purpose of printing it. | no | yes | yes | no |
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