Labour – FOI Assist

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.

The Top 10 FOI Assist Articles of 2019

With this being the first full year the FOI Assist website has been operating, I thought it would be appropriate to publish a top 10 list of the most popular articles on this site, based on which ones received the highest viewership in 2019.

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 to requestors.