Section 45 and 56 Response
These templates were created to assist government institutions and local authorities in preparing a decision letter pursuant to section 56 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and section 45 of The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP). For more information about section 56 and section... read more
Section 7 Response
These templates were created to assist government institutions and local authorities in preparing a decision letter pursuant to section 7 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and section 7 of The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP). For more information about section 7 decisions,... read more
Sample Operational Policy for Municipalities
This sample Access to Information Policy is meant to assist towns, villages and municipalities in developing a policy regarding access requests. In using this sample, one should feel free to delete language that isn’t applicable to their organization and add language that one thinks needs to be added. Sample Operational Policy for Municipalities read more
Best Practices for Transporting Personal Information (PI) and Personal Health Information (PHI) Outside of the Office
This resource provides public bodies with guidelines when transporting personal information and/or personal health information outside of the office. It outlines administrative, physical and technical safeguards that should be considered in order to protect that information. Best Practices for Transporting Personal Information (PI) and Personal Health Information (PHI) Outside of the Office read more