To everyone on the list I feel that is very unfair to all of the Canadians who have moved to the United States as a requirement of employment etc and whose families are still located in Canada. As I am the one currently researching our family, it would be impossible for me to obtain the records needed to research our families. However, my question would be how can they verify the information that will be filled in on these forms? I could very easily use my sister's name and address on the form in Canada or at least my name and her address. I still don't see how they can fully regulate this release especially considering how many people tried to access the 1901 release. Beth -----Original Message----- From: Gordon A. Watts [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CCC] FIA - StatsCan 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 ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== How to unsubscribe from Mail Mode. Send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the Subject line and body of the message) the command -- unsubscribe -- and no additional text.