Fees – FOI Assist

New FOI fee led to drop in number of requests in B.C.

I’m interested in the significant drop in the number of requests, and wonder what to make of it.

Charging Fees When No Records Are Found?

Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and its Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) both give institutions the right to charge fees for the work involved in responding to an Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Besides the $5.00 application fee (which is applicable to every disclosure request),Continue reading “Charging Fees When No Records Are Found?”

Should your institution accept FOI requests online?

Today’s article is intended to dive into the complexities of accepting FOI requests online, and to help you evaluate whether accepting FOI requests online makes sense for your institution.

Interim Fee Estimates are Optional

There is no need for the institution to prepare a fee estimate between $25 and $100 until it has completed the work involved in processing the FOI request.

An Introduction to the FOI Appeal Process

In today’s article, I want to provide an introduction to the FOI appeal process from the perspective of the institution. My main goal is to build the confidence of the many FOI professionals in Ontario who have seldom or never faced an appeal.