Lawyers concerned by proposed changes to access to information systemBy Canadian Press on August 9, 2026. The Canadian Press/Sean KilpatrickOTTAWA — Lawyers and organizations working on environmental issues and migrants’ rights are concerned about changes to the Access to Information Act proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. This approach is too restrictive, according to Koltun, who is a member of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers’ Association. “The average immigration lawyer is probably submitting an access to information act request every two days,” he says. These details, which can be obtained through access to information requests, are useful in the context of new immigration applications.