Paperback (2 volumes), Thomson Reuters
Federal Access to Information and Privacy Legislation Annotated 2026 is comprehensive in scope, containing everything you need to interpret and apply federal access to information and privacy legislation. It also contains a compendium of key materials. This key publication is written by two of the country's leading access and privacy lawyers.
This publication includes the following:
- Part I. Access to Information Legislation
- Part II. Privacy Legislation
- Part III. Reference Material
- Part IV. Background
- Appendices
New in the 2026 Edition
Updates to the 2026 Edition include the following:
- Significant case law, legislative and other updates throughout. Case summaries include discussion of the important cases Export Development Canada v. Canada (Information Commissioner), 2025 FCA 50, Indigenous Services Canada (Re), 2025 OIC 1, and Boland v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 523.
- A rewrite of a significant portion of Chapter 1(Annotated Access to Information Act) with commentary and case references dealing with basic principles, locus standi, standard of review, limitation periods, court's jurisdiction, burden of proof, third parties, de novo review, and notice requirements.
- Commentary on the new OIC policy for submission of online access complaints and OIC claims privilege.