Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Ontario, Chapter F.31
CONTENTS
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1. Purposes.
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2. Definitions
/ Personal information.
PART I -- ADMINISTRATION
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3. Responsible minister.
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4. Information and Privacy Commissioner
/ Appointment
/ Term and removal from office
/ Assistant Commissioners.
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5. Nature of employment
/ Non-application.
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6. Salary
/ Idem
/ Expenses
/ Pension.
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7. Temporary Commissioner.
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8. Staff
/ Benefits
/ Public Service Pension Plan.
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9. Premises and supplies
/ Audit.
PART II -- FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
ACCESS TO RECORDS
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10. Right of Access
/ Severability of record.
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11. Obligation to disclose
/ Notice
/ Contents of notice
/ Represetnations.
EXEMPTIONS
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12. Cabinet records
/ Exception.
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13. Advice to government
/ Exception
/ Idem.
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14. Law enforcement
/ Idem
/ Refusal to confirm or deny existence of record
/ Exception
/ Idem.
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15. Relations with other governments.
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16. Defence.
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17. Third party information
/ Tax information
/ Consent to disclosure.
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18. Economic and other interests of Ontario
/ Exception.
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19. Solicitor-client privilege
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20. Danger to safety or health.
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21. Personal privacy
/ Criteria re invasion of privacy
/ Presumed invasion of privacy
/ Limitation
/ Refusal to confirm or deby existence of record.
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22. Information soon to be published.
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23. Exemptions not to apply.
ACCESS PROCEDURE
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24. Request
/ Sufficiency of detail
/ Request for continuing access to record
/ Institution to provide schedule
/ Act applies as if new requests were being made.
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25. Request to be forwarded
/ Transfer of request
/ Greater interest
/ When transferred request deemed made
/ Institution.
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26. Notice by head.
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27. Extension of time
/ Notice of extension.
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28. Notice to affected persons
/ Contents of notice
/ Time for notice
/ Notice of delay
/ Representation re disclosure
/ Representation in writing
/ Decision re diclosure
/ Notice of head's decision to disclose
/ Access to be given unless affected person appeals.
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29. Contents of notice of refusal
/ Idem
/ Idem
/ Deemed refusal.
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30. Copy of record
/ Access to original record
/ Copy of part.
INFORMATION TO BE PUBLISHED OR AVAILABLE
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31. Publication of information re institutions.
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32. Operation of institutions.
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33. Institution documents
/ Deletions.
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34. Annual report of head
/ Contents of report.
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35. Documents made available
/ Idem.
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36. Information from heads.
PART III -- PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY
COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
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37. Application of Part.
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38. Definition
/ Collection of personal information.
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39. Manner of collection
/ Notice to individual
/ Exception.
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40. Retention of personal information
/ Standard of accuracy
/ Exception
/ Disposal of personal information.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
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41. Use of personal information.
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42. Where disclosure permitted
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43. Consistent purpose.
PERSONAL INFORMATION BANKS
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44. Personal information banks.
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45. Personal information bank index.
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46. Inconsistent use or disclosure
/ Record of use part of personal information
/ Notice and publication.
RIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM PERSONAL INFORMATION RELATES TO ACCESS
AND CORRECTION
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47. Right of access to personal information
/ Right of correction.
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48. Request
/ Access procedures
/ Manner of access
/ Comprehensible form.
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49. Exemptions.
PART IV -- APPEAL
APPEAL
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50. Right to appeal
/ Time for application
/ Notice of application for appeal
/ Ombudsman Act not to apply.
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51. Mediator to try to effect settlement.
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52. Inquiry
/ Procedure
/ Inquiry in private
/ Powers of Commissioner
/ Examination on site
/ Notice of entry
/ Examination under oath
/ Evidence privileged
/ Protection
/ Protection under Federal Act
/ Prosecution
/ Representations
/ Right to counsel.
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53. Burden of proof.
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54. Order
/ Idem
/ Terms and conditions
/ Notice of order.
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55. Confidentiality
/ Not compellable witness
/ Proceedings privileged.
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56. Delegation by Commissioner
/ Exception re records under s.12 or 14.
PART V -- GENERAL
GENERAL
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57. Costs
/ Exception, personal information
/ Estimate of costs
/ Waiver of payment
/ Review
/ Disposition of payments.
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58. Annual report of Commissioner
/ Contents of report.
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59. Powers and duties of Commissioner.
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60. Regulations.
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61. Offences
/ Penalty
/ Consent of Attorney General.
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62. Delegation of head's powers
/ Protection from civil proceeding
/ Vicarious liability of Crown preserved
/ Vicarious liability of certain institutions preserved.
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63. Oral requests
/ Pre-existing access preserved.
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64. Crown privilege
/ Powers of courts and tribunals.
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65. Application of Act
/ Idem
/ Idem.
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66. Exercise of rights of deceased, etc., persons.
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67. Conflict with other Acts
/ Idem.
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68. Review of this Act.
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69. Application.
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70. Crown bound.