Indigenous-specific Submissions
In line with the ATI Review’s commitment to transparency, these submissions are available below. The submissions and their descriptions listed below are in the language originally provided or published by the author, and private submissions are posted with the sender’s consent.
For questions, comments, or concerns about the ATI Review’s engagement process, please email reviewingATIA.revisionLAI@tbs-sct.gc.ca
During the process of Bill C-58, an Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, the government specifically committed to consulting with Indigenous peoples on addressing their unique issues and concerns with access to information (ATI). Through this review, Indigenous peoples had the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the Government of Canada on access to information, as well as to share their experiences and perspectives on how to improve ATI. The input and feedback received served to inform the development of an Indigenous-specific What We Heard Report and was reflected in the President of the Treasury Board’s final report and recommendations to Parliament.
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First Nations Financial Management Board
Date: September 14, 2021
Description: The First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) provided a submission to the ATI Review, including a suggested amendment to the definition of “aboriginal government,” a concern around statutory prohibition against disclosure, a request to be treated similarly to entities listed in the ATIA’s Section 20.1-20.3, and voiced their concerns over Digital Policy and Services failing to follow up from an invitation to consult.
View this submission: First Nations Financial Management Board (RTF, 2 MB)
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First Nations Tax Commission
Date: June 27, 2022
Description: The First Nations Tax Commission shared a list of potential amendments to the Access to Information Act with the review that aims to ensure Indigenous governments and governing bodies have access to the same protection as other governments and institutions. This list of amendments follows 2 previous submissions provided in 2020 and 2021.
View this submission: First Nations Tax Commission (RTF, 1.73 MB)
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First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun
Date: June 30, 2022
Description: The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, a self-governing First Nation with traditional territory covering areas of both Yukon and the Northwest Territories, provided this submission, with 8 concerns and recommendations to the review.
View this submission: First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (RTF, 617 KB)
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First Nations Finance Authority
Date: June 30, 2022
Description: The First Nations Finance Authority, a statutorily created and independent organization providing financing to Indigenous governments, provided this submission to the ATI Review, focusing on the definition of “Indigenous entity” and permissive exceptions to disclosure to the review.
View this submission: First Nations Finance Authority (RTF, 1.44 MB)
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First Nations Information Governance Centre (External link)
Date: August 29, 2022
Description: The First Nations Information Governance Centre shared a discussion paper with TBS. The document analyzes the impacts of Canada’s Information Management practices on First Nations data sovereignty.
View this submission: First Nations Information Governance Centre (External link) (RTF, 216 MB)
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The Assembly of First Nations
Date: October 2022
The CEO of the Assembly of First Nations corresponded with the Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada on October 11, 2022, and highlighted the importance of consulting and cooperating with Indigenous peoples to satisfy the requirements of free, prior, and informed consent as well as any review of legislation needing to comply with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act to promote First Nations data sovereignty.
View this submission: The Assembly of First Nations (RTF, 2.89 MB)
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The Manitoba Métis Federation
Date: October 2022
Description: The Manitoba Métis Federation provided a review of proposed changes to the Access to Information Act. This submission details the challenges that the Manitoba Métis Federation government and citizens and the community of Red River Métis have experienced in trying to access, secure, and protect important information.
View this submission: The Manitoba Métis Federation (RTF, 28.5 MB)
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National Claims Research Directors and Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Date: November 2022
Description: The National Claims Research Directors and Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs provided a submission to the ATI review that uses a human rights lens to examine how Canada’s control of access to information held by federal institutions impacts the resolution of First Nations’ historical grievances against the Crown.
View this submission: National Claims Research Directors and Union of BC Indian Chiefs (RTF, 2.7 MB)
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