Friday September 29 The Theatre at UBC Robson Square Campus Vancouver, BC BC’s Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1992, was designed to make BC’s government more open and accountable. That was the theory then; what is the reality today? Has FOI really made the government more transparent and accountable? Has it empowered citizens? Is […]

As part of its commitment to the viability of non-profit organizations in BC, VanCity Savings Credit Union is sponsoring low-cost training on how to implement BC’s new privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Act (“PIP Act”). VanCity Savings has awarded a grant to the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) to fund the […]

Is your organization ready to comply with Canada’s new privacy legislation? By January 1. 2004, every business, trade union and non-profit organization in Western Canada will be required to implement a Personal Information Protection Act – either federal or provincial. These acts will enforce new standards and practices for protecting the privacy of personal information […]

As part of their commitment to the viability of non-profit organizations in BC, VanCity Credit Union and the Law Foundation of British Columbia have joined forces to fund a new privacy training project. Four workshops, to be delivered by FIPA, will provide 160 staff members of non-profit groups with low-cost training on how to implement […]

Attend Western Canada’s most important training conference on privacy legislation in the private sector and health care sector, “Understanding Privacy: New Laws, New Challenges.” March 11 & 12, 2002 at the Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C

The 2001 Freedom of Information and Privacy Awards November 19, 2001 7:00 pm Ramada Inn 898 West Broadway Vancouver, B.C. 2001 SPONSORS: Arvay Finlay Barristers Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) BC Coalition of People with Disabilities BC Library Association BC Teachers Federation Canadian Newspaper Association Canadian Taxpayers Federation David F. Sutherland & Associates […]