Access to Information

General information

The Nunavik Police Service is subject to the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information. Under this law, every person has the right to:

• Access documents held by the NPS, subject to the applicable restrictions and exceptions.
• Be informed of personal information about them held by the NPS.
• Correct personal information about them if it is inaccurate or incomplete or if the Act does not authorize the information to be collected, released or kept.

How to file a request

To request an operational document, send a written request, including:

• Your contact information (last name, first name, address, telephone number, date of birth, etc.)
• A handwritten signature
• A copy of a government-issued piece of identification (for example health card, driver’s licence, or passport). It must be clearly legible.

The request must be as specific as possible so that the desired documents can be identified and located.

If you request documents that may contain personal information about another person, their duly signed written consent must be included with your request.

This consent must be sufficiently detailed with regard to the documents in question and the identity of the person or organization authorized to consult the documents and it must be dated recently.

To request an administrative document, send a written request, including:

• Your contact information (last name, first name, address, telephone number)
• The documents requested.

The request must be as specific as possible so that the desired documents can be identified and located. For this type of request, you do not need to send a copy of an ID.

Where to send the request

You can send your request

• by email: IGordon@krg.ca
• by fax: 819 964-2267
• by mail:
  Access to information
  PO Box 9
  Kuujjuaq, QC J0M 1C0

Restrictions to right of access

Submitting a request for access does not guarantee that you will obtain the desired documents.

The NPS may refuse to transmit a document or confirm its existence if its disclosure would likely:

• Impede the progress of proceedings before a person or body carrying on adjudicative functions;
• Hamper a future or current investigation or an investigation that may be reopened;
• Reveal a method of investigation, a confidential source of information, or a program or plan of action designed to prevent, detect or repress crime or statutory offences;
• Endanger the safety of a person;
• Cause prejudice to the person who is the source or the subject of the information;
• Reveal the components of a communications system intended for the use of a person responsible for law enforcement;
• Reveal information transmitted in confidence by a police service having jurisdiction outside Québec;
• Facilitate the escape of a prisoner; or
• Prejudice the fair hearing of a person’s case.