What is the Canadian Freedom of Information Act?
In Canada, the Access to Information Act allows citizens to demand records from federal bodies. The act came into force in 1983, under the Pierre Trudeau government, permitting Canadians to retrieve information from government files, establishing what information could be accessed, mandating timelines for response.
What is another name for freedom of information laws?
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that generally provides that any person has a right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to federal agency records.
What does ATIP stand for?
access to information and privacy
What is Foip Alberta?
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“the FOIP Act”) provides access to information held by public bodies which is not available by other means, and allows individuals to request correction of their own personal information that a public body holds.
How do I request a freedom of information in Alberta?
You can make a request for your own health information online, through the Alberta Netcare EHR website. Alternatively, you may contact the Health Information Act Help Desk at [email protected] or 780-427-8089 (or toll free in Alberta by dialing 310-0000 then 780-427-8089 ) to discuss your request.
Who is subject to Foip?
The FOIP Act is public-sector privacy legislation and applies to all records in the custody or under the control of Alberta public bodies, unless the FOIP Act says otherwise. Public bodies include: Government of Alberta departments, agencies, boards and commissions. school boards and charter schools.
Does Freedom of Information Act apply to private companies?
Does the Freedom of Information Act apply to private companies? The FOI Act will apply to your private sector business if: the information you share with a public body is subject to an FOI request. the information you share is published under the public body’s publication scheme.
What’s the difference between Foip and PIPA?
Your personal information may be used or disclosed for other purposes if you consent or in situations authorized by the FOIP Act. A public body must limit the disclosure of your personal information to that which is necessary and reasonable. A collection without consent may authorized by PIPA.
What Pipeda covers?
PIPEDA applies to federal works, undertakings or businesses (FWUBs). PIPEDA applies to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the course of a commercial activity and across borders. PIPEDA also applies within provinces without substantially similar private sector privacy legislation.
What is not covered by Pipeda?
There are some instances where PIPEDA does not apply. Some examples include: Personal information handled by federal government organizations listed under the Privacy Act. An organization’s collection, use or disclosure of personal information solely for journalistic, artistic or literary purposes.
What is Pipeda designed for?
PIPEDA became law on 13 April 2000 to promote consumer trust in electronic commerce. The act was also intended to reassure the European Union that the Canadian privacy law was adequate to protect the personal information of European citizens.
What is considered a violation of privacy?
The right of privacy is invaded when there is: unreasonable intrusion upon the seclusion of another, appropriation of the other’s name or likeness, unreasonable publicity given to the other’s private life, and. publicity which unreasonably places the other in a false light before the public.