A guide for Alberta public bodies

Manage ATIA with confidence.

Alberta's Access to Information Act (ATIA) has been in force since June 11, 2025, replacing the access provisions of the former FOIP Act. Public bodies face new procedural requirements, tighter operational expectations, and a redistributed share of accountability.

From FOIP to ATIA

What actually changed.

Before FOIP

30 calendar days to respond

Limited authority to disregard requests

General duty to assist applicants

Reactive disclosure model

In force ATIA

30 business days (s. 11)Broader extension powers under s. 16

Power to disregard abusive requests (s. 9)

Expanded duty to assist (s. 12)

Proactive disclosure expectations

Six priorities

Where to focus your ATIA program.

01

Know your obligations

Read the Act and regulations; track OIPC and Service Alberta guidance.
02

Build a strong foundation

Define ATIA roles, escalation paths, and integration with records.
03

Manage records well

Know what you hold, where it lives, and how long it's kept.
04

Prepare your people

Train ATI Coordinators; build organization-wide awareness.
05

Optimize your processes

Map intake to disclosure; track timelines and decisions in tooling.
06

Plan proactive disclosure

Identify what you must publish — and what you should.

AccessPoint

03 · Built for ATIA

End-to-end ATIA request management for Alberta public bodies.

Receive, route, track, redact, and respond — inside Microsoft 365, with Azure storage in your own tenant, full bilingual support, and audit-ready reporting.

Centralized intake

One auditable queue across every channel.

Automated workflows

Standardize routing and approvals.

Deadline management

Track the 30-day clock; flag risk early.

Records & redaction

Linked records, versioned decisions.

Reporting & insight

Statutory submissions, audit-ready.

Security & compliance

Role-based access; your data, your tenant.

Readiness checklist

Operational steps to confirm your public body is ready under ATIA.

Complete a gap analysis against ATIA and its regulations.
Update policies and templates — intake, fees, exemption decisioning.
Invest in tooling for business-day clocks, extensions, redaction, and reporting.
Train staff and ATI Coordinators on s. 9, s. 12, and s. 16.
Build your proactive disclosure plan into your records lifecycle.
Pilot the end-to-end process with practice requests and review scenarios.

Why teams choose AccessPoint

Built for the public sector

Designed around Canadian access law and government realities.

Familiar by design

Lives inside Microsoft 365 and Teams.

Scalable & configurable

Adapts to your size, structure, and workflows.