Access to Information and Privacy

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Please consider that your general enquiries about Canada may be
better served by:

• Canada Site
• Canada's Court System: How the Courts are Organized
• Canada's System of Justice: an overview of the Canadian 
  Justice system
• How Canadians govern themselves

For specific federal government departments or agencies, please 
refer to the Directory of Federal Government Enquiry Points (2006-2007).

You can reach the Department of Justice Canada enquiries Centre 
at: (613) 957-4222.

To help you identify which federal institution might hold the
information you are looking for, please consult InfoSource, which
describes the records held by different federal government
institutions, including Chapter 61 Department of Justice Canada.

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Many visitors to our Web site contact us asking for legal assistance 
or research.  The Department of Justice cannot comply with such
requests.  Our mission is to provide counsel and legal services only
to the government of Canada and to client departments and 
agencies.

To make a request under the Access to Information Act or the
Privacy Act:

• Fill out a request form (which can be found at the following sites
  Access to Information Request Form (TBC/CTC 350-57) (PDF) and/or
  Personal Information Request Form (TBC/CTC 350-58) (PDF) or submit the
  request in your own language (using the form is not mandatory);
• submit it in writing to the Access to Information and Privacy
  Coordinator of the appropriate institution
• for Access to Information Act requests, enclose a $5.00
  money order or cheque payable to the Receiver General for
  Canada (other fees may be applicable)

Department of Justice Canada requests should be directed to:

Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator
Department of Justice Canada
275 Sparks Street, 9th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8

Tel.: (613) 948-2267
Fax: (613) 957-2303

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