Access to Information Modernization Action Plan Tracker

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Action:
Establish a working group to discuss ways to facilitate the processing of access to information (ATI) requests for highly classified documents.
Organization:
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Category:
(C02) Enhancing Trust and Transparency
Subcategory:
(C02.1) Actions to address declassification and information management
Status:
Completed
Action Number:
C02.1.1
Target Date:
Fiscal Year 2025-26
Benefits:

Strategies are identified to support more efficient processing of highly classified documents in response to ATI requests.

Canadians receive timely responses even when requests involve highly classified documents.

Results:

In December 2025, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) established the Working Group on ATI Requests for Classified Documents.

The working group’s goal is to bring together representatives from key institutions across the federal government to identify strategies that support more efficient document processing and, ultimately, that strengthen trust and transparency by improving response times.

On an ongoing basis, group’s meetings will provide participants with a collaborative space in which to share best practices, identify emerging trends and challenges, and highlight common training needs.