Access to Information Modernization Action Plan Tracker

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Action:
Increase cultural competency training for access to information and privacy (ATIP) professionals.
Organization:
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Category:
(C03) Advancing Indigenous Reconcilation
Subcategory:
(C03.1) Actions to advance Indigenous Reconciliation
Status:
Ongoing
Action Number:
C03.1.4
Target Date:
Ongoing
Benefits:

ATIP professionals are trained to provide culturally appropriate services to Indigenous requesters.

Indigenous requesters receive improved, culturally appropriate services.

Results:

In May 2023, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) published the Access to Information and Privacy Implementation Notice 2023-01: Advancing Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples by Providing Culturally Appropriate Services. The implementation notice recommends that ATIP professionals complete certain courses offered by the Canada School of Public Service within one year of the coming into force of the notice or within one year of the start of their employment as an ATIP professional to support the provision of culturally appropriate services to Indigenous Peoples when they request access to records.