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What is Access to Information and Privacy Act (ATIP) request?

Any Canadian citizen, permanent resident, individual or corporation residing in Canada has the right to request access to records of government institutions that are subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. Since the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is also subject to the legislative requirements of both Acts, a taxpayer can file an ATIP request to obtain a copy of the complete records that the CRA has for the taxpayer such as tax returns, audit reports or internal communications. When there is a dispute with the CRA, our expert Canadian tax lawyers will always file an ATIP request, although certain parts of an audit report may be redacted in the case of an ongoing tax audit.