Bill C-4 An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure was introduced on June 5th 2025. This Finance bill’s other measure is a series of amendments to the Canada Election Act in Part 4. Part 4 of Bill C-4 is a direct attack on the privacy of Canadians. It gives federal political parties the power to collect […]

The following was submitted in abridged form to the Finance Committee reviewing Bill C-4 as a brief. A big FIPA thank you to Gage Smith for his legal research and drafting on this analysis. Intro  Part 4 of Bill C-4 would significantly alter the legal framework regulating federal political parties’ (FPPs) management of personal information. […]

Updated 2025.06.16 Summary: Key Concerns: Potential Consequences: Recommendations: Supporting References Expanded Reading This material was sent to Members of Parliament and Members of the Standing Committee on Finance (FINA).

Updated 2025.06.16 Subject: Urgent Appeal – Withdraw Part 4 from Bill C-4 We are writing on behalf of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association with an urgent appeal regarding Bill C-4, the Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act. We recognize and respect your commitment to affordability. But Part 4 of this Bill […]

Updated 2025.06.12 Dear Minister Champagne,  We call on you to withdraw the portions of the Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act, Bill C-4, that amend the Canada Elections Act. The provisions of the Bill are a serious threat to Canadians’ privacy rights.   Provisions in Bill C-4 Part 4 grant federal political parties sweeping […]

Liberal government’s troubling approach to privacy revealed in new legislation Published: 2025.06.10 Two federal bills, one about borders and one about affordability, contain buried provisions that will erode Canadians’ privacy rights. June started out as a busy legislative month for the federal government, and two freshly-introduced bills are generating concerns for privacy advocates across the […]

Bill C-4 An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure was introduced on June 5th 2025. This Finance bill’s other measure is a series of amendments to the Canada Election Act in Part 4. Part 4 of Bill C-4 is a direct attack on the privacy of Canadians. It gives federal political […]

It is time to reform BC’s Personal Information Protection Act  2025.03.14 Victoria, BC – The Freedom of Information and Privacy Association is calling on the provincial government to introduce modernized and rights-focused reforms to BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).  FIPA agrees with the Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey that now is the time […]

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston introduced Bill 1 An Act Respecting Government Organization and Administration on February 18. Strong opposition followed from the Auditor General given amendments infringed on auditor independence. Swift public backlash saw Houston withdraw some proposed changes by February 24 while leaving many others. Some of the changes that remain impact Nova Scotia’s […]

On October 29th, 2024, the Independent Special Interlocutor, Kimberly R. Murray, officially presented her Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials associated with Indian Residential Schools to Survivors and the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, at the 7th National Gathering on Unmarked Burials. […]

New for 2024, FIPA conducted a major research activity investigating the exponentially high rates of Access to Information and Privacy requests (“ATIP requests”) received by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) as compared to all other government institutions. Given broad direction to explore and investigate with extended advisors Jerika Caduhada documented the findings. According to […]

BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) was pleased to participate in the Foreign Interference Commission’s public consultation process. Given broad direction to explore and investigate with extended advisors Ryan Rutley complied the following submission. The Commission is investigating threats to Canadian democracy from foreign interference and assessing the Canadian government’s capacity to defend […]