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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
"The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) sometimes decides appeals relating to requests for access to records created or held by municipal councillors. The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) does not expressly refer to records of municipal councillors and, therefore, before a determination can be made on access to those records, the IPC must decide whether MFIPPA applies. In making this decision, the IPC examines the specific facts of each case in light of a number of principles. The IPC has been calling for amendments to MFIPPA to clarify when it applies to these records, including in August 2015, when the IPC wrote to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing setting out proposed amendments (this letter is available on the IPC's website). In the absence of amendments, however, the IPC is issuing this fact sheet, which explains when and how councillors' records are subject to MFIPPA." -- Introduction.