ontario freedom of information legislation

Question 1

personal info collected, used and disclosed by municipal and prov government institutions are subject to virtually identical acts:

Answer 1

• municipal freedom of information and protection privacy act (MFIPPA)
• freedom of info and protection privacy act (FIPPA)

Question 2

What does MFIPPA apply to?

Answer 2

applies to almost all municipally-created govt departments, agencies and organizations (ie. municipal governments, boards of health, school boards, municipal police departments)

Question 3

what does FIPPA apply to?

Answer 3

prov-created govt institutions like ministry of health, public and psych hospitals, universities, colleges and OPP

Question 4

What are the 2 broad functions of MFIPPA and FIPPA

Answer 4

• subject to specified exceptions, provide indv with the right to access general and personal info held by both government institutions
• acts seek to protect privacy by restricting the right of these governments to collect, use and disclose indv personal information

Question 5

what is the term record defined as

Answer 5

is defined as any record of information however recorded

Question 6

personal information is defined as

Answer 6

recorded information about an identifiable idv

Question 7

what do the acts not apply to ?

Answer 7

health, counselling and care professionals who work in private sector or to their regulatory colleges or bodies

• consequently, a nurse employed by the school board would be governed by, among other things the education act and MFIPPA
• however, a nurse governed in a private practice would be governed by neither

Question 8

what do both of the acts prohibit?

Answer 8

• collection of personal info unless it is expressly authorized statute, used for law enforcement purposes, or is necessary for the proper administration of a lawfully authorized activity