Publications

Consent and authentication

Description

This Bulletin explains the new provisions for consent in section 7 and provides guidance with respect to the policies or “rules” that public bodies must establish in order to accept consent... More ≫

Description

This Bulletin explains the new provisions for consent in section 7 and provides guidance with respect to the policies or “rules” that public bodies must establish in order to accept consent electronically or orally. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to December 31, 2008.

Tags

Disclosure of personal information “Not Contrary to the Public Interest”

Description

This Bulletin explains how section 17(2)(j) and section 17(3) apply when a public body receives a request for disclosure under Part 2 of the Act. The Bulletin also explains how these provisions... More ≫

Description

This Bulletin explains how section 17(2)(j) and section 17(3) apply when a public body receives a request for disclosure under Part 2 of the Act. The Bulletin also explains how these provisions apply when a public body is processing an access request. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to December 31, 2008.

Tags

Fund-Raising

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to explain the provisions of the FOIP Act that govern fund-raising by public bodies, including the limitations that apply, and to propose some best practices for... More ≫

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to explain the provisions of the FOIP Act that govern fund-raising by public bodies, including the limitations that apply, and to propose some best practices for fund-raising. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to December 31, 2008.

Tags

Records of elected and appointed officials of local public bodies

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to explain how the FOIP Act applies to records of elected officials of local public bodies and to appointed officials serving on their governing bodies. The... More ≫

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to explain how the FOIP Act applies to records of elected officials of local public bodies and to appointed officials serving on their governing bodies. The Bulletin will provide guidance on determining when a local public body has custody or control of an official’s records, deciding whether a record is a personal or constituency record, and how to process an access request for records of local public body officials. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to December 31, 2008.

Tags

Access to manuals and guidelines

Description

This Bulletin explains section 89 of the FOIP Act, which establishes the requirements for providing access to manuals, handbooks and guidelines. The Bulletin offers guidance on the interpretation... More ≫

Description

This Bulletin explains section 89 of the FOIP Act, which establishes the requirements for providing access to manuals, handbooks and guidelines. The Bulletin offers guidance on the interpretation of section 89 and practical advice on managing access to manuals and guidelines in a public body. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to December 31, 2008.

Tags

Ministerial expense claims

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide general guidance on severing travel expense claim records in response to a FOIP request. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the... More ≫

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide general guidance on severing travel expense claim records in response to a FOIP request. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to February 29, 2008.

Tags

FOIP Amendment Act, 2006

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide the rationale for the new and amended provisions and to offer guidance on applying the amended provisions within public bodies. This Bulletin discusses... More ≫

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide the rationale for the new and amended provisions and to offer guidance on applying the amended provisions within public bodies. This Bulletin discusses related amendments together rather than in the order in which they appear in the Act.

Tags

Disclosure of personal information to unions : before a first agreement

Description

Employees in many public bodies are represented by exclusive bargaining agents. In 2002 the Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a series of decisions that considered the issue of... More ≫

Description

Employees in many public bodies are represented by exclusive bargaining agents. In 2002 the Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a series of decisions that considered the issue of whether the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the FOIP Act) is a barrier to disclosing employee personal information to a bargaining agent. This Bulletin will discuss the effect of this series of decisions. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to November 30, 2003.

Tags

FOIP Amendment Act, 2003

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide a comprehensive list of the amendments to the FOIP Act and to offer some guidance on interpreting the new and amended provisions. The Bulletin also... More ≫

Description

The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide a comprehensive list of the amendments to the FOIP Act and to offer some guidance on interpreting the new and amended provisions. The Bulletin also includes a brief account of several amendments to other Acts that appear as consequential amendments in the FOIP Amendment Act.

Tags