Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy

The Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy is awarded annually by the Centre for Free Expression, Canadian Association of Journalists, and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression to call public attention to governments, government departments and agencies that distinguish themselves by denying public access to government information to which the public has a right under access-to-information legislation.

Awards are given annually in four categories

• Federal Government and federal departments, agencies, boards and commissions;
• Provincial governments and provincial government departments, boards, agencies, and commissions; 
• Municipal governments and municipal government departments, boards, agencies, and commissions; 
• Police Services and Law Enforcement agencies

Nominations for the Code of Silence Award can be made by any member of the public. The nomination form (see below) should be completed no later than December 31st of each year. For further inquiries please contact Ange Holmes, Coordinator of the Centre for Free Expression:  ange.holmes@torontomu.ca