Right to Know 2025
What is Right to Know:
A day that is internationally recognized and raises awareness among citizens of their right to access information. Right to Know week is celebrated September 22- September 28, 2025, with Right to Know day recognized on September 28. Follow #RTK2025 to stay up to date on events happening across the country
What are Your Rights
Right of access to records
Looking for information about who can request access to information, what you can request access to and how to request access? Check out our frequently asked questions page and our How do I get access to information page.
Right to request an amendment or correction to your own information
Information about requesting an amendment of correction can be found here Amendment (HIPA)/Right of Correction (FOIP/LA FOIP) | IPC (oipc.sk.ca). For a more in depth explanation, please review our office’s blog Correction Request – What you Need to Know!
Right to request a review from the IPC
Not satisfied with a response received to your access to information request? You can initiate a review with our office. The process for this can be found in our Guide to Requesting a Review from the IPC (FOIP) or Guide to Requesting a Review from the IPC (LA FOIP).
To review previously published reports on access to information decisions, please check out our reports page.
Where can you go to learn more
- Social media #RTK2025
- Right to know (oic-ci.gc.ca)
- International Right To Know Day | 28 September
- Provincial Commissioners/Ombudsman/Government Agencies
Join our office September 25, 2025 to celebrate Right to Know Week 2025 (September 22-28, 2025). Click here to register.
Right to Know Principles
- Access to information is a right of everyone.
- Access is the rule. Secrecy is the exception.
- The right applies to all public bodies.
- Making requests should be simple, speedy, and free.
- Officials have a duty to assist requesters.
- Refusals must be justified.
- The public interest takes precedence over secrecy.
- Everyone has the right to appeal an adverse decision.
- Public bodies should proactively publish core information.
- The right to know should be guaranteed by an independent body.
Did you Know?
… that although a local authority bound by The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP) may transfer an access to information request to another local authority or government institution if it has a greater interest in a record, The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) does not bestow upon a government institution the same options. Rather, section 11 of FOIP only provides that a government institution may transfer the access to information request to another government institution, not to a local authority. This is just one of many subtle differences between FOIP and LA FOIP that requires a careful read to ensure compliance.
…that if you are making an access to information request to a trustee for your personal health information, you can make an oral request? You can, but if you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you cannot request a review by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Instead, you may want to submit a written request in the event you may need to later appeal the decision of the trustee.
…that there is an application fee when making an access to information request to a local authority, but not one if that access to information request is made to a government institution? The application fee that must be provided at the time an access to information request is made to a local authority, such as a town, is $20.00.
…that there is no obligation for any entity bound by The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or The Health Information Protection Act to provide answers to questions? The right of access is to records that exist at the time the access to information request is made, not those that would have to be created to provide answers to questions.
External Educational Resources
Disclaimer: The information contained below is for informational purposes only and is meant to assist those who have an interest in the access and privacy field and where they can go to learn more. The links provided do not imply endorsement by the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Association of Access to Information and Privacy Professionals
Information and Privacy Commission NSW – eLearning – Online Training Portal
Ministry of Justice Access and Privacy Branch
These tools are designed to help access and privacy officials in government and local authorities properly respond to access to information requests under FOIP and LA FOIP
NSW Ombudsman | Effective complaint management elearning
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nova Scotia
All new employees of SaskWater complete the training above.
The above is part of the UofR onboarding essentials for new employees and provides all the information an individual may need to get more educated on privacy policy in the university as well as educate themselves on current privacy regulations. This page is accessible to employees, students, and members of the public.
**If your organization has any educational material that you would like to contribute to the above list, please email us at webmaster@oipc.sk.ca for consideration.**