News tagged: Government information

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

The pre-conference will feature short presentations and project updates.

Government Information Day is designed as a forum for thought leaders, journalists, researchers, students, and librarians to explore how we can collaborate and engage with emerging and ongoing challenges and opportunities in the field of government information in Canada.

La Journée d’information gouvernementale se veut une tribune où des dirigeants, des journalistes, des chercheurs, des étudiants et des bibliothécaires éclairés se réunissent pour explorer des moyens de collaborer et pour se pencher sur les possibilités et les défis émergents et actuels dans le domaine de l’information gouvernementale au Canada.

Retirement of John Messina and appointment of Alex Benay as Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada

British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to legislate a duty to document, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced today.

Federal Science Library creates a window into government science library collections and scientific research for all Canadians

From March 21-23, 2017, over 200 Canadian and international experts and advocates in the fields of access to information, open government, and government transparency, will gather in Ottawa.

Wayne Smith, Chief Statistician of Canada and the deputy head of Statistics Canada, announced his resignation today, citing concerns over the independence of the agency with the transfer of its information technology infrastructure to Shared Services Canada.

The Government of Saskatchewan is taking steps to improve access to information and protection of privacy in the province.