Institutions have an obligation to provide records in response to FOI requests; however, this does not prevent institutions from providing records or information without using the official FOI process.
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What are the requirements of a valid Freedom of Information (FOI) request?
Government institutions across Canada generally have an obligation to respond to requests for information so long as the requests satisfy certain formal requirements. A well-formed Freedom of Information (FOI) request will legally compel a response from government; in contrast, a request that does not comply with the formal requirements is normally regarded as an informalContinue reading “What are the requirements of a valid Freedom of Information (FOI) request?”
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