Highways and Public Works
Department Overview
ATIPP Office Role
Role of the ATIPP Office
Assists the minister responsible for the ATIPP Act by:
• leading strategic privacy initiatives across government;
• establishing government policy, standards and guidelines on access and privacy issues;
• accepting individual ATIPP requests for all public bodies and coordinating responses to applicants;
• providing services, support and leadership to assist public bodies in complying with the ATIPP Act;
• providing input and advice on legislative proposals and reviews; and
• providing access and privacy training.
Who is the ATIPP Office?
The office consists of three staffs:
• the Records Manager, who has overall responsibility for the administration of the Act across the Yukon government,
• the ATIPP Act Coordinator, and
• the ATIPP Office Assistant.
Training and Resources
The ATIPP Office is responsible for educating and training Yukon Government employees on the administration of the ATIPP Act. The Records Manager also offers introductory training on information management as part of recurring corporate orientation sessions.
Training includes:
• Introduction to the ATIPP Act course,
• training sessions to program areas within departments, and
• training and documentation on how to process and respond to ATIPP requests for ATIPP Coordinators in each department.
National Initiatives
The Records Manager participates in a federal/provincial/territorial committee to promote the harmonization of access and privacy legislation, and the development of consistent policy and guidance for the public sector.
Committee members share resources such as best practices and training materials, including a web tool (www.privacytoolbox.ca) that promotes sharing of key privacy resources between jurisdictions.
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