*For Government
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For more information about materials at the BC Archives, see What We Have.
Accessing materials held by the BC Archives
Records held at BC Archives may have enhanced access protocols for different reasons.
Records can contain sensitive information that is protected by provincial or federal laws. For example, government records and court records may contain personal information that is protected from release by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996, c. 165) or by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (SC 2002, c. 1). Records may also be fragile, light sensitive, or located in specialized storage, and therefore have enhanced preservation considerations.
To learn more about access protocols for records at the BC Archives, see FOI and Access Restrictions.