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  • Reaching Out to Ontario – Waterloo

    Reaching Out to Ontario – Waterloo

    I’ll be attending the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s Reaching Out to Ontario event at Wilfrid Laurier University this Friday.

  • When is labour and employment information exempt from disclosure?

    When is labour and employment information exempt from disclosure?

    In Ontario, both the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) contain special provisions regarding labour and employment information which often have the effect of giving institutions the option (or in some cases, an obligation) to refuse to disclose such information…

  • FOI In The News (May 8, 2019)

    FOI In The News (May 8, 2019)

    Globe & Mail: Canada’s information czar says lack of stable funding ties her hands Jim Bronskill, May 1, 2019 Federal information commissioner Caroline Maynard warns that financial uncertainty is making it impossible for her office to set goals and maintain momentum.  The Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada handles complaints from Canadians who have…

  • Why do requestors ask for electronic versions of records?

    Why do requestors ask for electronic versions of records?

    In this article, FIPPA and MFIPPA refer to Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively. There are a number of reasons that a requestor might ask an institution to disclose records digitally rather than in hard copy: The requestor is hoping to…

  • FOI In The News (April 23, 2019)

    FOI In The News (April 23, 2019)

    CBC News: Overburdened public bodies seek fees, restrictions on freedom of information requests Ian Froese, April 11, 2019 In Manitoba, there is currently no charge to apply for access to records, and requestors are allotted two free hours for search and preparation time.  As part of a review of Manitoba’s Freedom of Information and Protection…

  • Do institutions have to disclose electronic versions of records?

    Do institutions have to disclose electronic versions of records?

    Can requestors specify whatever format they want? How should an institution respond to a request that specifies the format in which the requestor would like to receive the records?  For example, an institution might receive a request for hundreds of pages of documents which are stored by the institution only in hard copy, but the…