Tag: Access

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 examine the public interest override provision

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Access

Open Government

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- Published on Oct 30, 2019

Best Practices

Professional Guidelines

Pratiques de CIPVP

Practice Directions

IPC Practices #1 - Responding to a Request for Information

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Access

Access Request Process

Resource

- Published on Oct 28, 2019

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 recent order by my office illustrates the high bar the law sets to justify denying an

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Access

Open Government

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- Published on Oct 9, 2019

Order of Note – MO-3803: Accessing photographs of deceased relative from police

The Toronto Police Service received a freedom of information request from a woman who wanted photographs of her deceased son. The police decided to grant partial access, making an exception to the personal privacy exemption on compassionate grounds but removing the image of another person in the

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Access

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- Published on Sep 23, 2019

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 in the democratic process, and that politicians and bureaucrats remain

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Access

Privacy

Open Government

Access Request Process

Privacy and Transparency in a Modern Government

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- Published on Aug 21, 2019