Actions Panel
Accessing Historic Records on Intelligence and International Affairs
A discussion of potential solutions to the challenges of accessing historic records via Canada’s current Access to Information system.
When and where
Date and time
Fri, May 5, 2023 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDT
Location
Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 Canada
Refund Policy
About this event
- 8 hours
- Mobile eTicket
This event is presented by the Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project (https://www.csids.ca/canadian-foreign-intelligence-policy-project)
In partnership with:
Library and Archives Canada (https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/)
Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (https://casis-acers.ca)
North American Society for Intelligence History (https://www.intelligencehistory.org)
Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History (http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca)
Program
08:30-09:00 Arrival / Coffee
09:00-09:10 Welcome / Overview of event
09:10-09:30 Introductory Remarks – Leslie Weir, Library and Archives Canada
09:20-10:30 Panel 1: Locating Historical Intelligence Records
10:30-11:00 Coffee
11:00-12:00 Panel 2: Requesting Historical Records via Access to Information
12:00-13:00 Light lunch
13:00-14:15 Panel 3: Making the Access to Information Process Work
14:15-14:45 Coffee
14:45-16-00 Panel 4: Declassification Initiatives
16:00-16:15 Concluding remarks
CFIHP may be able to provide modest assistance to students who wish to attend the event. For more information, please contact Prof. Tim Sayle (tim.sayle@utoronto.ca).
To support the discussion at the event, CFIHP has prepared a draft Research Guide for Records on Foreign Intelligence in Canada, available at: tbc