Archives and access to information

The Municipalité du Canton de Havelock, a public body, is subject to the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information.

A person may request access to one or more administrative documents or to personal information held by the Municipality.

A request for access to a document should preferably be made in writing. To be admissible, the request must be sufficiently precise to allow the document to be found, and must be addressed to the person responsible for access to documents, i.e. the Mayor. The Municipality has twenty (20) days to respond to the request, which may be extended in accordance with the Act. Each request is treated in accordance with the Act and may be refused.

IMPORTANT! Verbal requests are accepted, but there is no recourse in the event of refusal.

In general, the following information is not accessible:

• Nominative information that could identify an individual;
• Information with an economic impact that could harm the interests of the Municipality;
• Information on the administration of justice or public security that may be prejudicial to an individual;
• Drafts, drafts or preparatory notes of a document;
• Analysis and recommendation reports.