Hello Gordon Can we, as Americans, file a FIA form with StatsCan or is it only for Canadians. Please Advise. Patricia Corney, BHCD Quakertown, PA USA [email protected] Email scanned in and out by Norton 2003

Hi Patricia. Unfortunately, unlike in the United States where I understand people from other countries are able to file a Freedom of Information request, Canada's Access to Information act requires anyone submitting a request to be a resident of Canada. They do not have to be a citizen, but they must have a Canadian mailing address. I do not know that a P.O. Box number would be sufficient -- I think it has to be an identifiable street address. In a review of the Access to Information Act when I participated in roundtable discussion, the final report recommended that ATI requests be permitted by those not living in Canada, but I am not aware of any action having been taken on this. Hope this answers your question. Happy Hunting. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Corney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:51 PM Subject: [CCC] FIA - StatsCan Hello Gordon Can we, as Americans, file a FIA form with StatsCan or is it only for Canadians. Please Advise. Patricia Corney, BHCD Quakertown, PA USA [email protected] Email scanned in and out by Norton 2003 ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census Issues at http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/ en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm