Right to Know Week Events

September 17, 2017

Right to Know Week will be celebrated across Canada the week of September 25 to October 1.

In 2002, September 28 was designated as Right to Know Day “to raise awareness of an individual’s right to access government information, while promoting freedom of information as essential to both democracy and good governance.”

Right to Know Week events in Canada consist of conferences and panel discussions, workshops and seminars, the tabling of special reports and studies on access to information, as well as presenting awards in recognition of those who support access to information rights.

Some upcoming events include:

September 26
Right to Know Conference
Ottawa
Organizer: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

September 26
Right to Know Forum
Calgary
Organizer: Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

September 28
Right to Know: Balancing Access and Privacy
Halifax
Organizers: Dalhousie University Libraries and the School of Information Management; and, Library and Archives Canada

September 29
Right to Know Forum
Edmonton
Organizer: Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner