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 Provincial Elections:  Ontario – Thursday, February 27, 2025.  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  Federal Elections:   Monday, October 20th, 2025 […]

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 […]

Fall 2024 sees three provincial elections in Canada.  The last day of voting is coming up in: British Columbia on Saturday, October 19th New Brunswick on Monday, October 21st Saskatchewan on Monday, October 28th Nova Scotia on Tuesday, November 26th Cultures of secrecy, efforts to evade accountability, and a general lack of transparency all erode trust in incumbent […]

The last day of voting in the British Columbia provincial election is on Saturday, October 19th. We sent questions to political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on October 7th. Their deadline to respond was October 16th. Here are the responses and the date we […]

The last day of voting in the New Brunswick provincial election is on Monday, October 21st. We sent questions to political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on October 7th. Their deadline to respond was October 16th. Here are the responses and the date we […]

The last day of voting in the New Brunswick provincial election is on Monday, October 28th. We sent questions to political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on October 7th. Their deadline to respond was October 23rd. Here are the responses and the date we […]

Election season in British Columbia means access to information and privacy are on the ballot. The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) commissioned IPSOS, a leading independent market research company, to poll public opinion on information management in public bodies. The results show there is strong agreement around what is expected of public […]

Victoria, January 25, 2023 – Polling results released during Data Privacy Week reveal British Columbians’ views on freedom of information and privacy. “The public continues to see that a fee to file a request for information is unnecessary, and that legislative timelines should be met,” said BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) Executive […]

Victoria, November 16, 2021 – Polling results released today indicate that several proposed changes introduced in Bill 22 are not supported by British Columbians. “The results of this poll show that British Columbians neither agree nor support two of the largest changes in Bill 22” said BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) Executive […]

The Ministry of Citizens’ Services launched an online survey soliciting input on access to government information and the protection of privacy. The Ministry says it will use this input to make improvements to the rules surrounding access to information and protection of personal information. The survey is open until 4pm PT on July 15, 2021.   We were hoping for a […]

FIPA-sponsored poll shows BC wants key reforms to privacy laws   VANCOUVER, June 4, 2020 – Polling results released today indicate that British Columbians want increased public education and enhanced protections to their privacy rights, among other key reforms to privacy laws.   The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) commissioned an Ipsos poll, a leading independent market research company, on public opinion […]