On November 26, 2006, BC FIPA and the BC Civil Liberties Association made several recommendations on improving the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Today, both organizations jointly presented their evaluation of the government’s performance in responsding to those recommendations, as well […]

BC FIPA has presented a list of 11 recommendations regarding reforms to BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“the Act”). These recommendations are our top priorities for reform and cover the following issues: increasing routine release; better principles guiding retention and destruction of documents; restoring the coverage of the Act to all […]

BC FIPA has published a list of key recommendations for reform to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). FIPA calls for a number of improvements: reinforcing the ‘public interest’ provision under s. 25; limiting what the government can do without consent; increasing the responsibility of public bodies to respond fully […]

BC FIPA has made submission to the Minister of Management Services, the Hon. Sandy Santori, regarding the ongoing process of reform of BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA” or “the Act”). Our submission comments on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2002; our recommendations for additional amendments […]