Electronic Records and Document Management Systems: A New Tool for Enhancing the Public's Right to Access Government-Held Information? … This paper examines the role that electronic records and document management systems (ERDMSs) can play in enhancing the public's right to access information from …
Routine Disclosure/Active Dissemination: A Best Practice in the City of Mississauga … Routine Disclosure/Active Dissemination: A Best Practice in the City of …
Backgrounder for Senior Managers on the Role of Freedom of Information and Privacy Co-ordinators relating to Access to Information … Each provincial and municipal government organization has a Co-ordinator. This Backgrounder looks at the critically important role that Co-ordinators play. … …
IPC Practices No. 22 - Routine Disclosure/Active Dissemination (RD/AD) of Government Information … Tip sheet for government organizations on information management. … IPC Practices No. 22 - Routine Disclosure/Active Dissemination (RD/AD) of Government …
Letter from Commissioner Kosseim to Toronto Police Service Board regarding Approval of Body-Worn Camera Contract Award and Project Implementation … Letter from Commissioner Kosseim to Toronto Police Service Board regarding Approval of Body-Worn Camera Contract Award and Project Implementation … …
Order MO-3827 – A Streetcar Named Disclosure … The conversation about the compelling public interest override is ongoing for those of us who administer provincial access laws. Supporting the public’s efforts to access government information is important. It’s also vital that institutions carefully …
Order PO-3972 – Public institutions are not immune to accountability and transparency … Despite the existence of access and privacy laws for the last three decades, some public institutions still occasionally lose sight of their purpose, which is to promote transparent and accountable government. A …
Why I ordered the Government of Ontario to share its mandate letters … Ontario’s freedom of information law is based on the principle that every individual has a right to access government information. This right exists to ensure the public has the information it needs to participate meaningfully …
Right to Know Week - Exercise Your Rights … Do you know you have the right to access government information? Do you know how to exercise that right? Under Ontario’s access and privacy laws, you can request access to your personal information – as well as general information − held by provincial and …
IPC Coming to Windsor – November 30 … The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) will be hosting a special event in Windsor on November 30, 2017, as part of the IPC’s Reaching Out to Ontario program. Commissioner Brian Beamish and other IPC executives will use this occasion to update Ontarians …
Protecting Privacy in Open Government … The IPC strongly supports Open Government initiatives and encourages Ontario institutions to be more open and transparent, and to enhance their engagement with the public. Without appropriate measures, however, institutions could face the following risks: …
Improving Access and Privacy with RIM … Developing effective records and information management (RIM) practices helps Ontario institutions meet their legal requirements and better serve the public. Poor RIM practices can negatively affect an institution’s ability to: respond to access requests in a …
Commissioner Brian Beamish's Statement on Right to Know Week 2016 … “This year marks the 250 th anniversary of the world’s first access to information legislation and so this Right to Know Week presents a chance to reflect on how far we have come in Ontario and more importantly, the path we would …
Understanding and Implementing Open Government Initiatives … Today we are releasing two papers on Open Government, which is a concept based on the core belief that the public has the right to access the records and proceedings of government. Governments around the world are recognizing Open …
The IPC is coming to London! … To commemorate Right to Know Week, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, is coming to London to discuss emerging trends in access to information and open government at Western University on September 27. The morning’s agenda will also include …
Reaching Out to Ontario: London … The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) will host a special event at Western University on September 27, 2016, as part of our Reaching Out to Ontario program. Commissioner Brian Beamish and other IPC leaders will recognize Right to Know Week by highlighting …
AMCTO Open and Smart Communities Forum … Director of Policy, Renee Barrette, will be participating on a panel discussing Open Government and Open Data, and the value that can be created, measured and demonstrated to elected officials and citizens. For more information, visit the AMCTO . … AMCTO …
Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy: Police Record Checks Reform Act … In a letter to Shafiq Qaadri , MPP and chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, the Commissioner has expressed his support for Bill 113, the Police Record Checks Reform Act (the Act ), which …