Catch up on our activities in our spring update for members. In this issue: Free to Speak Campaign urges mass demonstrations of “civil obedience” Campaign for Open Government starts 2009 push E-Health Records roll out in BC without promised privacy protections Olympic Surveillance legacy no gift to privacy rights Enhanced Driver Licences Enhanced Identification Cards […]

Here is the Fall Update for our members. In this Issue: FIPA joins with newspaper and taxpayer groups to challenge federal Conservatives on failure to fulfil Access to Information promises Campaign for Open Government pauses to prepare for 2009 push Electronic health records in BC no cause to rejoice! All-party review of BC’s Personal Information […]

FIPA sent a letter on May 4 to the Leaders of BC’s three leading political parties, asking them to clearly state their positions on a wide range of issues concerning freedom of information. We are deeply concerned with the 10-year decline in access to government information that has occurred under the last NDP and current […]

These are the questions we sent to the leaders of BC’s political parties to survey their views on freedom of information and privacy.   If or when your party forms the next B.C. government:   1. Do you think that access to government information should be increased? If so, what measures will you take to […]

Ottawa, January 27, 2005 – The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, is pleased to announce that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is awarding $49,775, under its Contributions Program, to the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) for a special study on identity theft. “The theft of personal […]

We have put together model letters to help citizens access and correct the personal information held by the Federal and BC governments.   Personal Information: Request for Personal Information from BC Gov’t Request for Personal Information from Federal Gov’t   Corrections: Request for Correction of Personal Information Held by BC Gov’t Request for Correction of […]

We have put together model letters to help citizens access records held by the Federal and BC governments.   Requesting records: BC FOI Request – Model Letter BC FOI Access Request Form Federal ATI Request – Model Letter Federal ATI Access Request Form   Appealing a denial or unsatisfactory handling of a request: BC FOI […]

BC FIPA has published a Declaration of Medial Privacy Rights in light of the push towards electronic health records and electronic information management systems. Declaration of Medical Privacy Rights The Right to Privacy is a human right and is fundamental to my dignity as a human being. My right to privacy extends to all my […]

BC FIPA has released “Personal Health Information and the Right to Privacy in Canada: An overview of statutory, common law, voluntary and constitutional privacy protection”, a law reform report prepared by Susan Prosser of the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC). The report outlines the gaps in protection in existing provincial privacy laws, the disparity […]