The Right to Know Declaration enumerates the core principles of the right of access to information, and calls on governments, inter-governmental organizations, information commissioners, and civil society organizations to act to strengthen access to information laws and to increase transparency in practice.The Declaration sets out an action agenda for defence and promotion of … [Read more...] about The Right to Know Declaration 2021
Access/FOI/ATIP
Special Report: OIPC BC
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia has released a special report on “The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Information” to give the public a sense of how the access system generally performed under the pressures of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report focuses on public bodies whose operations were uniquely impacted by COVID-19. Read the … [Read more...] about Special Report: OIPC BC
Changes to New Brunswick information law ‘an alarm bell’
The New Brunswick government has introduced amendments to the province's Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. New provisions enable the government to direct how departments and other public bodies process requests for documents and records, and the ability to apply different rules depending on the circumstances. The government says the amendments will make the … [Read more...] about Changes to New Brunswick information law ‘an alarm bell’
BC Fiddles with FOI
For the first time in a generation, British Columbia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) is about to undergo substantive change. Billed by the government as a way to "help B.C. keep pace with new technology, strengthen privacy protections and improve services for thousands of people who request information each year," it will also make public bodies … [Read more...] about BC Fiddles with FOI
Public Interest Disclosure
Ontario’s access laws contain a “public interest override” provision that requires a public sector organization to “override” the application of certain exemptions, and disclose a record in situations where there is a compelling public interest in doing so that clearly outweighs the purpose of the exemption. To help public sector organizations and the public understand the … [Read more...] about Public Interest Disclosure
