{"id":264385,"date":"2026-06-04T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/survey-respondents-identify-shortcomings-in-review-of-access-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy-act\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:30:14","slug":"survey-respondents-identify-shortcomings-in-review-of-access-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/survey-respondents-identify-shortcomings-in-review-of-access-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey respondents identify shortcomings in review of Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

Survey respondents identify shortcomings in review of Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/yellowknifer.com\/2026\/06\/04\/survey-respondents-identify-shortcomings-in-review-of-access-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy-act\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-04 16:35:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: yellowknifer.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Survey respondents identify shortcomings in review of Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act<\/h2>\n

Published 1:30 pm Thursday, June 4, 2026<\/p>\n

The GNWT says its public survey on its Access to Information and Protection of Privacy (ATIPP) Act will shape new program policies, but the total number of survey respondents is a little over 100, and an even smaller sub-section of them have actually used the service.<\/p>\n

The ATIPP Act is, in part, intended to allow NWT citizens to access and correct their own personal information held by GNWT departments and other public bodies.<\/p>\n

A review of the GNWT\u2019s ATIPP was conducted between Sept. 8-29, 2025, through a public survey, questionnaires and online interviews.<\/p>\n

According to the GNWT, 24 pre-interview questionaires were completed, 18 online interviews were conducted, and 64 residents of the NWT responded to the online survey.<\/p>\n

Of those surveyed online, only 14 have ever made a request for information under the ATIPP Act since August 2021.<\/p>\n

Answers to survey questions that were left blank or fell under the \u201cdon\u2019t know\u201d options were left out of the results.<\/p>\n

When asked if they agreed that the ATIPP process contributes to government transparency and accountability, a plurality of respondents, eight in total, said they strongly disagreed. Two agreed, and three strongly agreed.<\/p>\n

Ten of the 14 respondents who used ATIPP in the past said they had to contact government departments for assistance with their request.<\/p>\n

Ten respondents felt their requests for information were not acknowledged in a timely way.<\/p>\n

Nine respondents reported that the feedback to their information requests was unclear. Three reported that the responses they received were clear, and two responded to the question \u201cneutrally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of the 14 responses regarding overall satisfaction with the ATIPP process, 12 were either strongly…<\/p>\n

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