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Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition


Contents and Detailed Table of Contents (pdf) 
 
Preface (pdf)

Chapter 1: Purposes and Scope of the FOIP Act
(pdf)
1.1 Purposes of the FOIP Act
1.2 Application of the Act  
1.3 Records Subject to the Act  
1.4 Custody or Control 
1.5 Records Excluded from the Act  
1.6 Relationship to other Acts 

Chapter 2: Administration of the FOIP Act (pdf)
2.1 Public Body - Roles and Responsibilities
2.2 Delegation of FOIP Responsibilities
2.3 Province-wide Administration of the Act
2.4 Routine Disclosure and Active Dissemination of Information
2.5 Exercise of Individual Rights by Authorized Representatives
2.6 Notice and Manner of Giving Notice
2.7 Directories
2.8 Accessing Manuals and Guidelines
2.9 Disclosure to the Commissioner by a Public Body Employee
2.10 Liability
2.11 Offences and Penalties

Chapter 3: Access to Records (pdf)
3.1 Who Has a Right of Access
3.2 Receiving a FOIP Request 
3.3 Response Time Limits 
3.4 Processing a FOIP Request – Search and Retrieval 
3.5 Assessing Fees 
3.6 Abandonment of Requests 
3.7 Processing a FOIP Request – Reviewing and Preparing Records for Disclosure 
3.8 Responding to an Applicant 
3.9 Completion of Request and Closure of Request File 

Chapter 4: Exceptions to the Right of Access (pdf)
4.1 Introduction 
4.2 Disclosure Harmful to Business Interests of a Third Party 
4.3 Disclosure Harmful to Personal Privacy 
4.4 Disclosure Harmful to Individual or Public Safety 
4.5 Confidential Evaluations 
4.6 Disclosure Harmful to Law Enforcement 
4.7 Disclosure Harmful to Intergovernmental Relations 
4.8 Cabinet and Treasury Board Confidences 
4.9 Local Public Body Confidences 
4.10 Advice from Officials 
4.11 Disclosure Harmful to Economic and Other Interests of a Public Body 
4.12 Testing Procedures 
4.13 Privileged Information 
4.14 Disclosure Harmful to Historic Resources or Vulnerable Forms of Life 
4.15 Information that is or will be Available to the Public 

Chapter 5: Third Party Notice (pdf)
5.1 When to Give Third Party Notice 
5.2 Initiating the Third Party Notice Process 
5.3 Time Limits 
5.4 Notice to a Third Party 
5.5 Notice to Applicant 
5.6 Response from Third Party
5.7 Decision by Public Body and Notice of Decision 

Chapter 6: Disclosure in the Public Interest (pdf)
6.1 When Disclosure is Required 
6.2 Nature of Disclosure 
6.3 Public Interest
6.4 Notification 
6.5 Review 

Chapter 7: Protection of Privacy (pdf)
7.1 Collection of Personal Information 
7.2 Manner of Collection 
7.3 Accuracy and Retention 
7.4 Correction of Personal Information 
7.5 Protection of Personal Information 
7.6 Use of Personal Information 
7.7 Disclosure of Personal Information 
7.8 Consistent Purposes 
7.9 Disclosure for Research or Statistical Purposes 
7.10 Disclosure of Information in Archives 
7.11 Record of Purposes 

Chapter 8: Records and Information Management (pdf)
8.1 Scope
8.2 Powers of the Commissioner
8.3 Records and Information Management Principles
8.4 Records and Information Management Policy Components
8.5 Records Issues Relating to Access Requests

Chapter 9: Privacy Compliance (pdf)
9.1 Privacy Compliance Reviews 
9.2

Privacy Considerations when Planning New Programs, Administrative Practices or Information Systems

9.3 Privacy Impact Assessments 
9.4 Reviewing Forms and Other Collection Instruments 
9.5 Developing a Security Policy 
9.6 Conducting Threat and Risk Assessments 
9.7

Privacy Considerations for Data Sharing and Data Matching


Chapter 10: Information and Privacy Commissioner (pdf)
10.1 Appointment 
10.2 Mandate and General Powers 
10.3 Monitoring Role
10.4 Provision of Advice 
10.5 Disclosure to the Commissioner 
10.6 Powers, Privileges and Immunities 
10.7 Reviews 
10.8 Investigations 
10.9 Privacy Compliance Investigations and Audits
10.10 Judicial Review
10.11 Adjudicator Process

Appendix 1: Definitions (pdf)

Appendix 2: Delegation and Assignment of Responsibility Tables

Appendix 3: Model Letters

Appendix 4: Model FOIP Request Charts

Appendix 5: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Forms

Indexes:

Guidelines and Practices

Contents and Detailed Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Purposes & Scope of the FOIP Act

Chapter 2: Administration of the FOIP Act

Chapter 3: Access to Records

Chapter 4: Exceptions to the Right of Access

Chapter 5: Third Party Notice

Chapter 6: Disclosure in the Public Interest

Chapter 7: Protection of Privacy

Chapter 8: Records and Information Management

Chapter 9: Privacy Compliance

Chapter 10: Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appendix 1: Definitions

Appendix 2: Delegation and Assignment of Responsibility Tables

Appendix 3: Model Letters

Appendix 4: Model FOIP Request Charts

Appendix 5:FOIP Forms


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