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2025 CBA Access and Privacy Conference
FIPA is privileged and grateful to attend the CBA Privacy and Access Law Conference 2025.
Legal Researcher Ryan Rutley is part of SESSION 1.1: 3rd party information exemption – practical tips to protecting your organization’s confidential information
All levels of government are subject to some form of access to information legislation. Those acts provide a right of access to all records subject to limited and specific exemptions. Some of the records contain information of third parties. The applicable legislation strikes a balance between disclosure and protection of third parties and this balance should be reflected in the interpretation and administration of that legislation.
- Speakers:
- Erin Hardy, Service New Brunswick
- Allison Knight, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
- Ryan Rutley, FIPA
- Moderator: Kris Klein, nNovation
Executive Director Jason Woywada is part of SESSION 4.1: Trivial, frivolous, vexatious, outrageous! – The state of frivolous and vexatious access requests
As Canada’s access to information regime comes under increasing strain, legislation is being introduced around the country that would allow public bodies to turn away frivolous and vexatious access requests in the name of efficiency. But do these laws and bills strike the right balance? This panel will explore the current state of how frivolous and vexatious access requests are treated in Canada, where things are headed, the potential impacts on government transparency, and indeed, on Canadian democracy.
- Speakers:
- David Nurse, Nova Scotia Information & Privacy Commissioner
- Jason Woywada, BC FIPA
- Hunter Fox, Gowlings
- Moderator: Marie Andrée Rowsell, PrivacyWorks Consulting Inc.
Plus we wanted to draw particular attention to SESSION 1.2: Protecting Voter Privacy: Addressing the Privacy Gaps for Political Parties
Political parties in Canada hold vast amounts of voter data, which they utilize for various campaign activities, including voter outreach, fundraising, and targeted communications. However, unlike businesses and public bodies, federal political parties, and most provincial political parties, are not subject to the same privacy regulations. This panel will explore the need to update Canadian privacy laws to address the implications for voter privacy in the digital age, amidst resistance from political entities.
- Speakers:
- Eric Montigny, professeur de science politique, Université Laval
- Scott Lamb, Clark Wilson LLP
- Sara Bannerman, McMaster University
- Moderator: Caroline Deschênes, Langlois Avocats
Our participation was informed by the following research. Some of these links and content are placeholders for now. We will be putting them on line in the weeks ahead.
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FIPA is privileged and grateful to attend the CBA Privacy and Access Law Conference 2025.
Legal Researcher Ryan Rutley is part of SESSION 1.1: 3rd party information exemption – practical tips to protecting your organization’s confidential information
All levels of government are subject to some form of access to information legislation. Those acts provide a right of access to all records subject to limited and specific exemptions. Some of the records contain information of third parties. The applicable legislation strikes a balance between disclosure and protection of third parties and this balance should be reflected in the interpretation and administration of that legislation.
- Speakers:
- Erin Hardy, Service New Brunswick
- Allison Knight, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
- Ryan Rutley, FIPA
- Moderator: Kris Klein, nNovation
Executive Director Jason Woywada is part of SESSION 4.1: Trivial, frivolous, vexatious, outrageous! – The state of frivolous and vexatious access requests
As Canada’s access to information regime comes under increasing strain, legislation is being introduced around the country that would allow public bodies to turn away frivolous and vexatious access requests in the name of efficiency. But do these laws and bills strike the right balance? This panel will explore the current state of how frivolous and vexatious access requests are treated in Canada, where things are headed, the potential impacts on government transparency, and indeed, on Canadian democracy.
- Speakers:
- David Nurse, Nova Scotia Information & Privacy Commissioner
- Jason Woywada, BC FIPA
- Hunter Fox, Gowlings
- Moderator: Marie Andrée Rowsell, PrivacyWorks Consulting Inc.
Plus we wanted to draw particular attention to SESSION 1.2: Protecting Voter Privacy: Addressing the Privacy Gaps for Political Parties
Political parties in Canada hold vast amounts of voter data, which they utilize for various campaign activities, including voter outreach, fundraising, and targeted communications. However, unlike businesses and public bodies, federal political parties, and most provincial political parties, are not subject to the same privacy regulations. This panel will explore the need to update Canadian privacy laws to address the implications for voter privacy in the digital age, amidst resistance from political entities.
- Speakers:
- Eric Montigny, professeur de science politique, Université Laval
- Scott Lamb, Clark Wilson LLP
- Sara Bannerman, McMaster University
- Moderator: Caroline Deschênes, Langlois Avocats
Our participation was informed by the following research. Some of these links and content are placeholders for now. We will be putting them on line in the weeks ahead.
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