Right to Know: Enhancing Government Transparency (FON1-E47)

Overview

Delivery method

Online

Duration

2.5 hours

Audience

All public servants at all levels

Description

Right to Know Week, taking place from September 22 to 28, 2025, is observed annually to raise awareness of the Access to Information Act.

This timely event will feature a conversation with Caroline Maynard, Information Commissioner of Canada, as well as updates from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Access to Information, Open Government and Privacy Policy centres on the importance of access to government information and the ongoing responsibility to balance transparency with the protection of privacy.

Participants will learn about recent developments, common challenges, and how to support the consistent application of the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act across government.

 Speakers

• Caroline Maynard, Information Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
• Stephen Burt, Chief Data Officer of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Melissa Grant, Director, Access to Information and Open Government, Policy and Performance, Access to Information and Open Government Policy Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Nicholas Kitchen, Acting Director, Access to Information Review, Access to Information and Open Government Policy Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Jean Cardinal, Director, Access to Information and Open Government, Strategy Implementation and Partnerships, Access to Information and Open Government Policy Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Serge Demers, Manager, Community Engagement and Development, Access to Information and Privacy Communities Development Office, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Benoit Deshaies, Director, Privacy Protection Policy, Privacy and Responsible Data Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Dominique Lauzon, Director, Business and Product Management, Government of Canada Collaboration and Transparency Tools Solutions, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Moderators

• Charles Taillefer, Executive Director, Access to Information and Open Government Policy Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Francis Fauvel, Policy and Program Analyst, Access to Information and Open Government Policy and Performance, Access to Information and Open Government Policy Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat