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Freedom of Information (FOI)

'Freedom of information' (FOI) law is all about accessing government-controlled information. It is primarily statutory, and is closely related to the topic of Privacy Law. In fact, the primary Ontario statutes [there are two: the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Municipal version (MFIPPA)] combine the FOI and the privacy issues into single statutes (one for Ontario, and another one for it's 444 municipalities). These regimes - both for FOI and privacy purposes, and for both Ontario and municipal levels - are administratively governed by a single 'Information and Privacy Commissioner' (IPC) (which is cross-linked from the Privacy topic).

Canada has a similar statute - the Access to Information Act.



CASES


GENERAL

FOI - 'Open Court' Principle


ONTARIO

Information and Privacy Commissioner (Ont)

FOI (Ont) - Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC)
FOI (Ont) - Adjudication
FOI (Ont) - IPC - JRS

Ontario

FOI (Ont) - Purpose
FOI (Ont) - Application
FOI (Ont) - Third Party Exemption
FOI (Ont) - Control
FOI (Ont) - Cabinet Exemptions [FIPPA s.12]
FOI (Ont) - Institutional Searches
FOI (Ont) - Public Interest Exemption [FIPPA s.23]
FOI (Ont) - Freedom of Expression [Charter s.2(b)]

Municipal

FOI - Personal Privacy (Municipal)


ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT (Federal)

Access to Information Act (ATIA) - General
Access to Information Act (ATIA) - Control
Access to Information Act (ATIA) - Reviews



ONTARIO STATUTES

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act [repeated in /privacy]
Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act [repeated in /privacy]
Regulatory Modernization Act, 2007


FEDERAL STATUTES

Access to Information Act

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