How to submit an ATI request

Formal Access Request

  1. Fill out an Access to Information Request Form. Or, you can send a dated and signed letter with the following information:
    • a statement, indicating that you are making a request under the ATIA
    • as specific a description as possible of the records to which you seek access
    • your name, address and telephone numbers.
  2. Enclose the application fee of $5.00 (cheque or money order payable to CBC/Radio-Canada) for each request.

  3. Send your form or letter to:

Access to Information Coordinator
CBC/Radio-Canada
181 Queen Street
PO Box 3220, Station C
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Y 1E4
Tel. (613) 288-6165
Email: atip@cbc.ca

Informal Access request

  1. You may informally request records that were released by CBC/Radio-Canada in response to requests made under the Access to Information Act. Records requested informally will be disclosed as they were previously released under the Access to Information Act, including format, language and any exemptions or exclusions that were applied at the time of release.
  2. No fees are charged for informal requests. The statutory right to complain to the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada does not extend to informal requests.

3. You may send your Informal Request in writing or by email to the following address:

Access to Information Coordinator
CBC/Radio-Canada
181 Queen Street
PO Box 3220, Station C
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Y 1E4
Tel. (613) 288-6165
Email: atip@cbc.ca

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