FOIPPA Updates

On November 25^th 2021, amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act received royal assent.

Most amendments take effect right away, however, select amendments will come into force at a later date to give public bodies more time to develop implementation plans, and some amendments will be further detailed in regulation or ministerial directions.

Highlights include:

• Updating FOIPPA’s provisions for the disclosure of personal information outside Canada.
• Requiring public bodies to have a privacy management program.
• Implementing mandatory privacy breach reporting.
• Increasing penalties for offences and adding new offences for evading FOI.
• Introducing an application fee for non-personal FOI requests.
• Enabling more information sharing with Indigenous Peoples.
• Adding Indigenous cultural protections.

The FOIPPA Policy & Procedures Manual is being updated to reflect these changes and support implementation.

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