Access to records of the Canadian Government fall under the Access to Information Act. For information about applying for information, click here . I work for a private company. The Canadian Parliament has just passed The Personel Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act . However, at the present time there is no requirement for a private organization to provide its employees with access to their personnel files.
Some companies do so by internal policy or procedure.
Visit or contact the Archives and identify which records you would like to view. Archives staff will assist you and advise whether you need to get authorization and, if so, from whom.