Bill S-223

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Access to Information Act

(a) to provide for increased access to information created by the Auditor General of Canada or the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada in the course of conducting investigations and audits;

(b) to provide for increased access to audit working papers related to internal audits of government institutions; and

(c) to authorize the disclosure of otherwise-exempt information where the public interest in doing so clearly outweighs any harm that may result from the disclosure.