Category: Uncategorized
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Can an institution consult a sample of affected persons rather than notifying everyone?
[A]n unidentified individual has filed an FOI request with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) for the following information: “List of all Ontario businesses with a Farm Business Registration. If possible I would like their FBR number as well, but at the very least, I just need the names of the…
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Assigning searches to internal staff
In the Province of Ontario alone, there are over 1,000 institutions who are obligated to respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) or the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). This impressive number leaves a lot of room for variation…
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Applying the public interest override to employment information
Today’s article is intended to explain when the public interest override applies to requests for employment information.
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Patricia Kosseim is Ontario’s Next Privacy Commissioner
Patricia Kosseim has been appointed as the next Privacy Commissioner of Ontario effective July 1, 2020.
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Can You Get COVID-19 From Mail?
I thought it would be useful to look into the question of whether COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, can be caught by handling mail or parcels.
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“Freedom-of-Information requests shunted to sidelines during virus crisis”
“The office of Ontario’s information commissioner says the expectation to comply with the province’s access law remains in effect, but adds it understands that many organizations will be unable to meet the 30-day response requirement.”
FOI Assist Knowledge Base 