Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31

Ontario's privacy law updated: data integration oversight shifts from Privacy Commissioner to Chief Digital and Data Officer

Several changes to Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act are now in force, consolidating amendments that had previously been flagged as future changes. Responsibility for establishing data sta…

Ontario's Freedom of Information Act overhauled: ministers' records excluded, new staged-access rules, longer response times, and data integration changes

Ontario has made sweeping changes to its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Most significantly, records held by ministers of the Crown or their offices are now excluded from the Act entirely, with t…