Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 1). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Yukon Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Access-to-information Access right Indigenous peoples Dispute settlement Court/tribunal Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purposes of the present Act are to make public bodies more accountable to the public and to protect personal privacy by: a) giving the public a right of access to records; b) giving individuals a right of access to, and a right to request correction of, personal information about themselves. In particular, the Act applies also to land claims settlement of first nations. The text consists of 69 sections divided into 6 Parts as follows: Introductory provisions (1); Access to information (2); Protection of privacy (3); Office and functions of information and privacy commissioner (4); Complaints, reviews and appeals (5); General provisions (6). Full text English/French Website www.gov.yk.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Designation of Public Bodies Regulation (Y.O.I.C. 2009/240). Legislation | Canada | 2009 Keyword: Institution, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Access to Information Regulation (Y.O.I.C. 1996/053). Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2009) Keyword: Access right, Access-to-information, Indigenous peoples, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX