Are Correction Requests Subject To The 30-Day Deadline? (Sep. 16, 2020)
The “Advice or Recommendations” Exemption (FIPPA s.13 / MFIPPA s.7) (Aug. 28, 2020)
Ontario Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim breathes new life into the official IPCO Blog (Jul. 30, 2020)
Patricia Kosseim assumes the role of Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner (Jul. 3, 2020)
Can an institution consult a sample of affected persons rather than notifying everyone? (Jul. 2, 2020)
Assigning searches to internal staff (Jun. 24, 2020)
Applying the public interest override to employment information (May. 21, 2020)
Patricia Kosseim is Ontario’s Next Privacy Commissioner (Apr. 28, 2020)
Can You Get COVID-19 From Mail? (Mar. 30, 2020)
“Freedom-of-Information requests shunted to sidelines during virus crisis” (Mar. 27, 2020)
COVID-19 Applicable Exemptions (Mar. 26, 2020)
Abandonment Issues (Feb. 25, 2020)
Question from a Journalist (Jan. 27, 2020)
Become Ontario’s Next Privacy Commissioner (Jan. 21, 2020)
The Top 10 FOI Assist Articles of 2019 (Dec. 18, 2019)
The Public Interest Override (Nov. 27, 2019)
Year-End Statistical Reporting doesn’t have to be scary (Oct. 22, 2019)
Filing an FOI request is not defamation (Sep. 25, 2019)
The Affected Person Process (Sep. 10, 2019)
Here’s what an FOI app can do for you (Aug. 8, 2019)
FOI Assist Tech Demo #1: Interim Fee Estimate Tool (Jul. 22, 2019)
An introduction to Freedom Of Information (Jun. 24, 2019)
FOI In The News: Government rejects Senate changes to ATIA; “culture of secrecy” and more (Jun. 17, 2019)
Highlights from the “Reaching Out to Ontario – Waterloo” event (Jun. 10, 2019)
Reaching Out to Ontario – Waterloo (May. 27, 2019)
When is labour and employment information exempt from disclosure? (May. 22, 2019)
FOI In The News (May 8, 2019) (May. 8, 2019)
Why do requestors ask for electronic versions of records? (Apr. 30, 2019)
FOI In The News (April 23, 2019) (Apr. 23, 2019)
Do institutions have to disclose electronic versions of records? (Apr. 15, 2019)
“I thought we deleted that!” Metadata and Hidden Data (Apr. 4, 2019)
Decoding the names of FOI decisions (Mar. 28, 2019)
Update: FOI Flowcharts have been sent (copies are still available) (Mar. 27, 2019)
Receiving an FOI Request from a Lawyer (Mar. 20, 2019)
Requests for Personal Information with the Consent of the Individual (Mar. 20, 2019)
Verifying the Identity of the Requestor (Mar. 11, 2019)
The FOI Request Process Poster (Feb. 25, 2019)
Leave no paper trail? (Feb. 20, 2019)
How many FOI requests should my institution expect to receive? (Jan. 31, 2019)
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Manuals (Jan. 16, 2019)
When is an FOI request frivolous or vexatious? (Dec. 12, 2018)
Exemptions vs. Exclusions: What is the difference? (Dec. 5, 2018)
The 2018-2019 Annotated Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Acts by David Goodis (Nov. 30, 2018)
To whom can a head delegate his or her powers and duties? (Nov. 23, 2018)
A response to The Toronto Star (and to “FOI reform” articles in general) (Nov. 15, 2018)
Stop the clock! How different actions affect the deadline (Nov. 7, 2018)
Get your head straight – what is the role of your institution’s head? (Nov. 1, 2018)
Say what? Clarifying and narrowing requests (Oct. 24, 2018)
Resources for FOI professionals in Ontario (Oct. 15, 2018)
How to count time and how to determine the initial 30-day deadline (Oct. 10, 2018)
“The State of FOI law in Canada” on TVO’s The Agenda (Oct. 3, 2018)
Do I have to respond to a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request? (Oct. 3, 2018)
What are the requirements of a valid Freedom Of Information (FOI) request? (Oct. 3, 2018)
Is my organization legally obligated to respond to FOI requests? (Oct. 3, 2018)
What happens if my institution misses the deadline? (Sep. 26, 2018)
The Journey Begins (Sep. 20, 2018)
