The Ministry of Finance was listed as an independent public body at the start of 2024 under British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act  and the Information Management Act. They would be considered part of core government within these laws. FIPA submitted focused FOI requests to determine how this public body was […]

We’ve been hearing from a lot of British Columbians who are concerned about sharing their Social Insurance Number (SIN) with the Ministry of Finance in the administration of the new Speculation and Vacancy Tax. The Social Insurance Number is a sensitive piece of personal information that should only be provided under very specific circumstances. The […]