The purpose of this guidance is to outline the procedure for accepting information in confidence from
another Government (including Government of Canada; foreign states, provincial/territorial, municipal or
First Nation governments; organizations representing one or more governments; or international
organization of states).
The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy (ATIPP) Act section 68, and the ATIPP Regulation
section 18, establish the following requirements for accepting certain information provided by other
government bodies as confidential and therefore subject to mandatory non-disclosure under ATIPP
s.68.