No, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not guarantee access to information. The Charter also does not contain an explicit guarantee of privacy rights. However, Canada’s courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada have interpreted sections 7 and 8 as guarding against unreasonable privacy invasions. Section 7 provides for the right to life, liberty and security of the person, and the right not to be deprived of these except through due process. Section 8 protects against unreasonable search and seizure. There have been calls, including by House of Commons Committees, to entrench privacy rights explicitly in the Canadian Constitution. However, Canadians can freely call upon the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada for information and assistance. March 2016