Tag: MFIPPA

  • FOI Assist is at AMCTO 2026!

    FOI Assist is at AMCTO 2026!

    FOI Assist is excited to be attending the AMCTO 2026 Conference this week at the scenic Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. We look forward to connecting with municipal professionals from across Ontario and discussing the latest developments in municipal Freedom of Information, privacy, and records management. If you are attending the conference, we invite you…

  • FOI Assist Seminar Series: Time Extensions and Staged Access Plans Under Ontario’s New FOI Rules

    FOI Assist Seminar Series: Time Extensions and Staged Access Plans Under Ontario’s New FOI Rules

    The next FOI Assist seminar will provide guidance on employing time extensions, second time extensions, and staged access plans under the recent Bill 97 changes to FIPPA and MFIPPA. Significant changes to Ontario’s FOI process are coming into effect in July, including new business-day timelines, second time extensions, and staged access plans for larger requests.…

  • Registration Link for Seminar #4

    Registration Link for Seminar #4

    As of July, Bill 97 introduces many changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information framework under FIPPA and MFIPPA. This seminar will examine Ontario’s updated FOI rules for time extensions and the newly created staged access plans.

  • Seminar Recap: Significant Changes to Ontario’s FOI Legislation

    Seminar Recap: Significant Changes to Ontario’s FOI Legislation

    Today’s seminar recap provides an update on the status of Bill 97 and a high-level overview of its amendments to Ontario’s FOI laws. The slides from the seminar are included for those who would like to review the changes in greater detail.

  • Bill 97 FOI Changes Pass Third Reading

    Bill 97 FOI Changes Pass Third Reading

    Ontario’s Budget Bill (Bill 97), which includes significant changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information framework, passed Third Reading in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. As the vote was counted, opposition members jeered and chanted “F-O-I! F-O-I!” across the chamber — a sign of how controversial the proposed changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information laws have become.

  • Ford Government Moves to Fast-Track Major FOI Changes

    Ford Government Moves to Fast-Track Major FOI Changes

    The Ford government has moved to fast-track significant changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information legislation.