Press Release New Alberta Poll: Albertans Want Privacy Law to Protect Voter Information from Political Misuse  FIPA-Ipsos polling finds Albertans reject political-party self-regulation and support enforceable privacy rules, shared oversight, and fair information principles.  Victoria, B.C. June 3, 2026 — A new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) finds […]

May 21, 2026 – BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) thanks the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LCJC) for the opportunity to provide a submission on the proposed Bill C-25. For more information on Bill C-25 and its implications for voter privacy, see how Information misuse puts you at risk. We also encourage people to sign the House of Commons Petition on C-25 E-7237.  The following […]

May 1, 2026 – BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) recently had the opportunity to make a submission to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) regarding the Government of Canada’s proposal of Bill C-25. We have a lot to say about how political parties use personal information including a Commentary on how Information misuse puts you at risk, our involvement […]

April 8, 2026 – PACC Wisdom Wednesday Webinar. FIPA was pleased to have the opportunity to attend the Privacy & Access Council of Canada Wisdom Wednesday Webinar and consider the current state of access in Canada. In preparation for this round table discussion, Jason Woywada, Executive Director, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association drafted the […]

March 23, 2026 – BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) welcomes the opportunity to support the People’s Consultation on AI. Focusing on FIPA’s core policy concerns addressing a range of risks and opportunities, Ryan Rutley drafted the following submission to the Consultation.  Since ChatGPT was opened to the public in November 2022, technologies based on – or […]

January 21, 2026 – The People’s Consultation on AI launches today, a collaborative civil society initiative created in response to the federal government’s failure to provide a meaningful consultation process during the development of a national AI strategy in October 2025. In 2025, the government hastily assembled a task force to develop its AI national […]

A new area of analysis for 2025, the following information is a draft and subject to correction. Introduction  Darts and Laurels . Analysis  Definitions  Scope of legislation to disregard requests What is the process What is the outcome Proportionality & Powers Appendix 1 Information Reviewed Appendix 2 Rubric Questions & Interpretations Appendix 3 Tables Defined […]

The last day of voting in the Canadian federal election is on Monday, April 28, 2025.    Here’s our commentary based on a review of the material below. Access to information, privacy, and information management are important issues for all of us with every Government. FIPA is taking steps to make sure everyone knows where the […]

The last day of voting in the Ontario provincial election is on Thursday, February 27, 2025. We sent questions to the political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on Monday February 10th. Individual candidates will receive these on Wednesday, February 19th. The response deadline is Monday February […]

2025 sees elections across Canada with the following in the calendar:  Ongoing Federal Election:  Federal – Monday, April 28 Previous Provincial Elections:  Ontario Provincial Elections are to be called on or before in:   Newfoundland and Labrador for Tuesday, October 14th, 2025   Nunavut for Monday, October 27th, 2025  Yukon for Monday, November 3rd, 2025  Cultures of secrecy, […]

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. […]

The last day of voting in the Nova Scotia provincial election is on Tuesday, November 26th. We sent questions to political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on November 6th. Their deadline to respond was November 19th. Here are the responses and the date we […]