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Access to information legislation, or freedom of information legislation, defines legal requirements for making information available to the public. It is believed that the oldest legislation of this type is Sweden's Freedom of the Press Act of 1766. Today over seventy countries have such legislation, and many other countries are working on developing and implementing such laws. In addition, many regions within countries have their own such legislation, and in Canada all provinces and territories have them, although the Newfoundland legislation is not in effect at present. The Canadian legislation is the Access to Information Act.

Privacy legislation on the other hand can define both the legal requirements for disclosing personal information to the individual to whom the information relates, and for protecting the privacy of individuals. Many governments have enacted privacy legislation, sometimes as part of the access legislation. All Canadian provinces and territories have privacy legislation and at the federal level there is the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Marcel Gauthier (Info Solution) is a recognized expert in the Canadian Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) field, having acquired extensive knowledge and experience during his more than 21 year carreer in this domain (see qualifications).

This site is intended to familiarize you with the services Marcel Gauthier can provide you, as well as to provide you with tools and information that is useful to those working in, or interested in, ATIP.