ATIP Fundamentals for Litigators (018770)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

6 hours (over 2 days)

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

Please note that this course is only open to Justice Canada Legal Professionals. Specifically, the target audience for this course is Justice counsel.

Dates:

• French (over 2 days)
  • May 28 & 29, 2025 (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET)
• English (over 2 days)
  •  June 3 & 4, 2025 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET)

We have developed a new in-class course for litigators who have carriage of litigation files arising under the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act. The first half of the course aims to provide litigators with an introduction to ATIP law. The second half of the course will explain to litigators the specific legal and procedural issues that arise in applications for review under sections 41 and 44 of the Access to Information Act and section 41 of the Privacy Act.

Topics

• Canada’s Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Landscape
• Part I: Access to Information Act (ATIA)
• Part II: Privacy Act (PA)
• Part III: ATIP for Litigators
• Part IV: Centre for Information and Privacy Law (CIPL) – Role and Responsibilities

Presented by the Centre for Information and Privacy Law / Public Law and Legislative Services Sector in collaboration with the Legal Practices Policy Division (LPPD)

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

Accommodation measures: The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2025 Accreditation Summary.

Click here for the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

Click here for the 2023 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions, please contact the accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).