Glossary · Records requests to IRCC under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.

ATIP

Access to Information and Privacy

The legal route to the records IRCC already holds about a file or about you.

On the official record

• IRCC administers requests under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
• Privacy Act: your own personal information. IRCC says Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals, wherever they are, can request it.
• Access to Information Act: records under IRCC control, with eligibility limits printed on the ATIP page.

Common mix-ups

• Not a status tracker.
• Not a way to speed a decision.
• Not a form this site hosts. File on the official IRCC or Treasury Board channel.

Confirm on the official page

Start here: IRCC: Access to information and privacy.

The catch

Use the walkthrough on the ATIP page. Do not send a UCI or application number to this site. This glossary will not collect one.

Related

ATIP / GCMS guidance · GCMS · UCI

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