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The right of a foreign national to access records under the control of a Canadian federal government department, by virtue of Extension Order Number 1 of the Access to Information Act (ATIA), is granted to anyone present in Canada. Subject to exemptions in the Act, a foreign national present in Canada or alternatively a person present in Canada with the consent of the foreign national not present in Canada, could make an ATIA request for records concerning the foreign national and be given access to such records, subject to specific and limited exemptions and exclusions in the Act.