In some circumstances, you may be able to obtain information without making a formal access request process when that information may be routinely available to the public. However, if the information you seek is not routinely or publicly available, you may submit a formal Access to Information (ATI) request under the Access to Information Act (ATIA).
To obtain access to a record, the ATI request must:
- be in writing;
- be submitted to SAIT when the applicant believes that SAIT has custody or control of the record;
- provide enough detail to enable SAIT to locate and identify the record within a reasonable time with reasonable effort; and
- be accompanied by a $25 initial fee where a fee is required (e.g., general information request) under the ATIA.
Requests may be submitted to SAIT by completing and submitting the Access Information Request form and following the instructions.
SAIT (as a public body in Alberta) must respond to the ATI request within 30 business days of receiving (or following clarification or receipt of the $25 initial fee, if applicable) unless the time to respond to the ATI request has been extended for additional reasonable purposes under the ATIA.
Should you have any questions prior to submitting the form, please contact SAIT's ATI Coordinator at access.privacy@sait.ca.
If you would like to request access to your personal information, you must provide proof of your identity before any records containing your personal information are released to you.
There is no initial fee for accessing your own personal information, but you may be required to pay photocopying fees if the cost is more than $10.
If you are requesting personal information records for another person, you must provide proof that you have authority to act for that person. For more information contact access.privacy@sait.ca.
If the request is for general information, this means that the request is for information other than personal information.
There is an initial fee of $25 (no GST), which must be paid before the request process starts.
If the total cost of processing your request is more than $150, SAIT will provide you with an estimated cost (fee estimate) before processing begins and you will be asked to pay a 50% deposit and the records would be provided when the fee is paid in full.
Contact
Access and Privacy Unit
For inquiries, please contact us at access.privacy@sait.ca.
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Attention: Access & Privacy Unit
1301 - 16 Avenue NW
Calgary, AB T2M 0L4
- Phone
- 403.284.8777
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.