《加拿大信息获取法》

根据《加拿大信息获取法》的规定，加拿大公民、加拿大永久居民、居住在加拿大境内的合法居民或位于加拿大境内的公司有权向加拿大联邦政府申请获取存储在政府机构中的个人信息和记录。按照政府信息公开的原则，政府须对知情权的例外情况作出具体说明，并对披露的信息在披露前进行独立审核。依据该法案，目前提供信息披露的加拿大政府机构约有260个。

The Access to Information Act (ATIA)

The Access to Information Act (ATIA) provides Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals and corporations present in Canada a right to access records under the control of government institutions, in accordance with the principles that government information should be available to the public, that necessary exceptions to the right of access should be limited and specific, and that decisions on the disclosure of government information should be reviewed independently of government. There are roughly 260 government institutions currently subject to the ATIA.

《加拿大隐私法》

《加拿大隐私法》的宗旨是运用加拿大现行法律，通过保护存储在政府机构的个人信息来保护个人隐私，并向个人提供获取这些信息的权利。根据《加拿大隐私法》的规定，加拿大公民、加拿大永久居民以及居住在加拿大的合法个人有权通过名字和个人信息（例如：社会保险号码）向政府提取存储在政府机构的个人档案和记录。

Privacy Act (PA)

The purpose of Privacy Act (PA) is to extend the present laws of Canada that protect the privacy of individuals with respect to personal information about themselves held by a government institution and that provide individuals with a right of access to that information. The Privacy Act (PA), provides Canadian citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents and any individual present in Canada a right of access to government records that are retrieved by name or other personal identifier (for example, Social Insurance Number).

依据《加拿大信息获取法》，接受查档请求的主要加拿大联邦政府部门有：

加拿大边境服务局 （ Canada Border Services Agency ）
加拿大税务局 （ Canada Revenue Agency ）
加拿大食品检验局 （ Canadian Food Inspection Agency ）
加拿大国安情报局 （ Canadian Security Intelligence Service ）
加拿大国防部 （ Department of National Defence & the Canadian Armed Forces ）
加拿大就业和社会发展局 （ Employment and Social Development Canada )
加拿大移民、难民和公民服务局 （ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ）
加拿大皇家骑警局 （ Royal Canadian Mounted Police ）