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Access to information under Ontario’s Information and Privacy Acts
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Act and Municipal Information and Privacy Act give you the right to access to access to government-held information, including information about you.
Introduction
The following are answers to questions most
frequently asked about the right of access to
government-held information under Ontario’s
freedom of information legislation.
To which public institutions do the Acts apply?
The provincial Act came into effect on January 1, 1988. It applies to all
provincial ministries and most provincial agencies, boards and commissions,
as well as colleges of applied arts and technology, universities and hospitals
(as of January 1, 2012).
The municipal Act came into effect on January 1, 1991. It applies to local
government institutions, including municipalities, police services boards,
public library boards, school boards, conservation authorities, boards of
health, transit commissions, certain municipal electricity corporations and
certain local housing corporations.
The Directory of Institutions, which lists all of the public institutions covered
by the Acts, can be accessed online at www.mgs.gov.on.ca.
What kind of information may I request?
The Acts give everyone a general right of access to general records held by
public institutions. The information may be recorded in printed form, on film,
by electronic means or otherwise and it includes things like photographs and
maps. You also have the right to request access to, and correction of, your
personal information held by public institutions. Your personal information
includes your address, sex, age, education and other recorded information
about you.
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