Access to Information Act

Marginal note:Economic interests of certain government institutions

• 18.1 (1) The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose a record requested under this Act that contains trade secrets or financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that belongs to, and has consistently been treated as confidential by,

  • (a) the Canada Post Corporation;

  • (b) Export Development Canada;

  • (c) the Public Sector Pension Investment Board; or

  • (d) VIA Rail Canada Inc.

• Marginal note:Exceptions

  (2) However, the head of a government institution shall not refuse under subsection (1) to disclose a part of a record that contains information that relates to

  • (a) the general administration of an institution referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (d); or

  • (b) any activity of the Canada Post Corporation that is fully funded out of moneys appropriated by Parliament.