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To whom can a head delegate his or her powers and duties?

As discussed previously, both the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”) and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“MFIPPA”) impose responsibility for an institution’s FOI program directly on the individual who is the “head” of such institution.  However, in practice, at many institutions, the head is not closelyContinue reading “To whom can a head delegate his or her powers and duties?”

Get your head straight – what is the role of your institution’s head?

Every institution to which Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) or its Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) applies has its own function.  I’ve set out a few examples below: Institution Function Legislative Assembly of Ontario To represent Ontarians and their constituencies; to debate and pass legislation;Continue reading “Get your head straight – what is the role of your institution’s head?”