Earlier this month FIPA took part in a civil society consultation on national security and possible changes to Bill C-51. The Ottawa meeting was at the invitation of Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and had about two dozen participants. The meeting lasted a couple of hours, and FIPA highlighted concerns […]

BC FIPA celebrated its 25th anniversary in style on November 3, 2016 at the Bill Reid Gallery. Our guests, board members and staff enjoyed a fantastic evening of great food, local wines and beer, and live music while taking in the beautiful Northwest coast art pieces. Vincent Gogolek, FIPA’s executive director, kicked off the evening […]

For those that missed it, BC FIPA celebrated this year’s Right to Know Week by hosting not one but two great and informative events! We hosted our 6th BC Information Summit on September 22. This year’s theme was From Trickle to Tide: Preparing for Wave of Transparency, and featured great keynote addresses by both the […]

FIPA’s Charter challenge to protect freedom of expression during elections in British Columbia made its final stop in the Supreme Court of Canada with a hearing on the morning of October 11. After a three year battle, the high court heard from FIPA, the BC and Canadian Civil Liberties Associations, and the Attorneys-General for Ontario, […]

NEWS RELEASE OCTOBER 11, 2016   Supreme Court hears FIPA’s Election Act challenge The Supreme Court of Canada reserves decision on striking down ban on unregistered speech in BC’s election law VANCOUVER, October 11, 2016 – The Supreme Court of Canada will take the time to make its decision in the BC Freedom of Information […]

The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) is turning 25 years old, and we’re inviting you to join us in our celebration! Our Celebratory Soiree will be held at the Bill Reid Gallery in Vancouver on November 3, 2016. Join us for food, drinks and live entertainment – oh, not to mention our fabulous […]

FIPA will be celebrating this year’s Right To Know Week by hosting another of our highly-acclaimed workshops on filing Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Join us in Vancouver on Thursday, September 29 for FOI 101,and learn the basic practical skills needed to start tackling your own FOI projects, as well as tips and strategies on how to deal with […]

NEWS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 19, 2016   2016 BC Information Summit opens in Vancouver this Thursday Federal and BC Commissioners headline major conference on the future of Freedom of Information and Privacy Vancouver, September 19, 2016 — The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) is excited to announce that the 2016 BC Information Summit […]

Download the full August 2016 Bulletin, or use the links below to read individual articles online. In this issue: Join us for the 2016 BC Information Summit! Triple delete case highlights need for FOI reform Elections Act challenge to be heard in SCC in fall Connected Car report in SCC Federal government consultations on C-51   In other […]

Thank you to all of those who attended our Annual General Meeting, which took place June 2, 2016 at the YWCA Hotel. There were, however, a few matters that were left out of the AGM. We are holding a Special General Meeting on November 15, 2016 to vote in new directors to the board, and […]

After careful consideration and deliberation, FIPA is finally joining the Facebook world, at least for a trial period. But first, we want to make a few things clear: We will not be posting content exclusively to Facebook – anything found on our page will also be available on our website and/or Twitter. Our Facebook posts […]

There have been a few changes to our staff here at BC FIPA. We are pleased to introduce our new Event Coordinator and Program Director: Amy Yeung joins us as our Event Coordinator. With over 10 years of corporate event planning experience, her background brings creativity, organizational and administrative skills to the BC FIPA team. […]