Information Management
ATIP
Access to Information and Privacy
In plain English
The function that handles formal requests from the public for records, and requests from individuals for their own personal information.
Where you’ll see it
Records, disclosure and privacy.
Example
“That email could be captured in an ATIP.”
That email is a record and could be released if someone formally requests it.
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