Federal
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Governs Canada · Part of Parliament of Canada
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Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checkedWho sits on it
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Information Commissioner of Canada
Appointed by the Governor General
- Caroline Maynard since March 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Information Commissioner of Canada laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Caroline Maynard as Information Commissioner of Canada federal-organizations.canada.ca · checked
What it can do
- Access to information
Investigates complaints about access to federal government records and can order their release (Access to Information Act, ss. 30 and 36.1).
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Sources for what it can do
- Access to information laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Access to Information Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1), s. 54. For: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Investigates complaints about access to federal government records and can order their release (Access to Information Act, ss. 30 and 36.1). For: Access to information
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Access to Information Act, s. 54. For: Information Commissioner of Canada
- federal-organizations.canada.ca · checked Privy Council Office, Federal organizations and their appointments: Office of the Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner: Maynard, Caroline (Full-Time Appointment, During Good Behaviour, current 2025-03-01 to 2032-02-29, original 2018-03-01). Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Caroline Maynard as Information Commissioner of Canada