Built for Offices of Primary Interest, ATIP analysts, privacy officers, and legal teams. Learn the request lifecycle, retrieval duties, recommendations, exemptions, consultations, complaints, and defensible institutional responses.
This platform was designed for the people who actually do this work ; the coordinators managing request queues under statutory deadlines, the privacy officers reviewing PIAs, the legal counsel called in when a complaint lands at the OIC. Every module is grounded in statute, indexed to current TBS policy, and tested against real exemption analysis. This is not a course written from a textbook.
Complete the tracks, pass the evaluations, and receive a certificate of completion.
The complete federal ATI regime ; from the s. 6 validity threshold through mandatory and discretionary exemptions, Cabinet confidence exclusions, extensions, third-party notice, OIC complaints, and Federal Court proceedings. Built around the lifecycle of a request file, not the statute.
Collection authority under s. 4, purpose limitation, the 15 authorized disclosure grounds under s. 8(2), individual access and correction rights, PIAs under the TBS Directive, breach management, and OPC complaint and audit powers.
A dedicated module for every Canadian jurisdiction ; Ontario’s bifurcated FIPPA/MFIPPA, Quebec’s Act A-2.1 and Law 25, BC’s FOIPPA, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, and all three territories.
A single evaluation covering all regimes ; federal and provincial ; testing your ability to apply the law, not just recall it. Your certificate is issued automatically on completion. Minimum passing score: 75%.
Every module, quiz, and case study available in English and French. Switch languages at any point without losing your progress.
An AI assistant trained on Canadian ATIP and privacy law ; available throughout your training to answer questions, compare regimes, and work through scenarios.
Annotated file walkthroughs grounded in real institutional scenarios. Identify errors, correct exemption analysis, rewrite cover letters.
A knowledge check at the end of every module with explanations for each answer ; reinforcing the analytical framework, not just the answer.
A certificate of completion bearing a unique code, issued under the authority of ATIPSHOP. Print-ready and formatted for professional use.
Progress is saved automatically. Return at any time. No expiry on access once granted. Complete modules in the order that suits your practice.
This platform was developed from active federal practice ; built by legal and privacy professionals who have worked across federal departments and Crown corporations, and participated in regulatory and policy forums at the national level. The content reflects the statutory provisions, TBS policy instruments, OIC and OPC jurisprudence, and the operational judgment that defines competent ATIP and privacy practice in Canada.
On completion, a learner should be able to sit down and work a federal ATI or Privacy Act file ; not merely identify the applicable provisions.
Receive and validate a request under s. 6 without error, including fee handling, duty to assist, and acknowledgement within 5 business days
Write a tasking memo that generates the right records ; named individuals, specific systems, correct date range, documented search log
Apply mandatory and discretionary exemptions accurately, including the injury test, documented discretion exercise, and proper severance under s. 25
Manage extensions and third-party notice under ss. 9 and 27 without triggering a deemed refusal under s. 10
Produce a legally compliant cover letter citing the correct provisions for each redaction and advising of OIC and Federal Court rights
Respond to an OIC complaint with precise written representations and compile the annual statistical report accurately
Join federal coordinators, privacy officers, legal counsel, and policy analysts who have completed Canada’s most rigorous ATIP and privacy training program.
Group licensing available for departments and legal teams. Contact services@atipshop.com