Access to Information Modernization Action Plan Tracker
Action:
Encourage the proactive disclosure of decision-making information of interest to Canadians.
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:
C02.1.5
Target Date:
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Benefits:
Transparency is strengthened through proactive disclosure of more information about decision-making.
Canadians can access key information that informed government decision making.
Results:
In March 2025, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat posted a draft version of Chapter 17 – Informal Requests for Information of the Access to Information Manual to the ATIP Professionals GCcollab group. The chapter provides guidance to government institutions on processing informal requests for information and on complementary procedures that may be put in place to maximize the release of information to the public in the spirit of transparency and accountability. The chapter will be published to canada.ca as soon as practicable in fiscal year 2025-26.