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What's New 2006

November 6, 2006

The Access and Privacy Branch has developed a new resource on Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy legislation - a table of words and phrases defined in the Act or Regulation or considered in Investigation Reports and Orders of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. [click here]

October 16, 2006

The FOIP Regulation on this web site has been updated to include the amendments made to Schedule 1 by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Regulation (A.R. 247/2006), which came into force on October 11, 2006 (Order in Council 499/2006). The alphabetical list of public bodies has also been updated to incorporate these changes.

August 28, 2006

The Government of Alberta, in partnership with ARMA Edmonton Chapter, proudly presents “Managing Information Assets in the Public Sector: Laying the Foundation; Positioning for the Future Conference 2006” October 12th and 13th, 2006 at the Mayfield Inn and Suites in Edmonton, Alberta. The conference program, speaker biographies and registration information are available on the Information Management web site at http://www.im.gov.ab.ca/index.cfm?page=conference/index.html.

August 14, 2006

The closing date for submitting applications for the Senior Policy Analyst position being recruited to by the Access and Privacy Branch of Alberta Government Services has been extended to August 25, 2006. For details about this position and to apply online visit http://www.pao.gov.ab.ca/jobs/

July 31, 2006

Looking for an exciting and challenging career opportunity in the evolving field of access and privacy? The Access and Privacy Branch of Alberta Government Services is recruiting a Senior Policy Analyst. The closing date for submitting applications for this position is August 11, 2006. For details about this position and to apply online visit http://www.pao.gov.ab.ca/jobs/

July 31, 2006

An up-to-date printed office consolidation of the FOIP Act and Regulation is now available from the Alberta Queen's Printer. It includes all of the amendments to date. To purchase the new consolidation, complete the order form and send it to the Alberta Queen’s Printer or order online at www.qp.gov.ab.ca

June 23, 2006

The dates for the 2006-2007 FOIP training sessions have been set. The first sessions for the fall 2006 are September 25, 26, and 27 in Edmonton and October 18, 19, and 20 in Calgary. The training calendar and registration form are available at foip.gov.ab.ca/dsp_training.cfm.

June 8, 2006

FOIP Bulletin No. 18, entitled FOIP Amendment Act, 2006, is now available on this web site.

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2006 came into force on May 24, 2006. This Act makes a number of amendments to the FOIP Act that affect the process of designating public bodies, access to records held by government ministries, and the processing of certain requests. The Amendment Act also places restrictions on the disclosure of personal information to courts that do not have jurisdiction in Alberta and creates a new offence and penalty for such a disclosure that is not permitted under the FOIP Act. This penalty provision extends to public body employees and contractors acting on behalf of public bodies.

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the rationale for the new and amended provisions and to offer guidance on applying the amended provisions within public bodies. This bulletin discusses related amendments together rather than in the order in which they appear in the Act.

May 26, 2006

The FOIP Act on this web site has been updated to incorporate the amendments made by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2006 which came into force on May 24, 2006.

An updated printed office consolidation of the FOIP Act and Regulation is expected to be available for purchase from the Queen's Printer in early June.

April 3, 2006

The FOIP Regulation on this web site has been updated to reflect the amendments made by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Regulation (A.R. 27/2006), which came into force on April 1, 2006 (Order in Council 54/2006).

An updated printed office consolidation of the FOIP Act and Regulation is expected to be available for purchase from the Queen's Printer in the near future. Unofficial printable inserts of recent amendments are available to update your consolidation as an interim measure.

March 10, 2006

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 20) was introduced in the Legislature on Tuesday, March 7, 2006. The amendments:

  • Introduce a new provision and higher penalties for disclosing personal information in response to a court order from outside of Canada, in contravention of the Act.
  • Allow a newly created government agency, board, commission or committee to be made subject to the FOIP Act more quickly, by Ministerial Order.
  • Allow a public body to be deleted from Schedule 1 of the FOIP regulation when the organization is a local public body, or should more appropriately be subject to other access and privacy legislation.
  • Suspend the processing of a request while the Information and Privacy Commissioner consults with an applicant on whether to allow a public body to disregard a FOIP request.
  • Limit access to certain government records for a prescribed period.
  • Clarify that the FOIP Act does not apply to the published works in a library.

For further information, see the news release. To read the bill in its entirety, visit www.assembly.ab.ca (Click on Bills and Amendments and select Bill 20).

February 10, 2006

The FOIP Regulation on this web site has been updated to reflect the amendments made by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Regulation (A.R. 27/2006), which came into force on February 8, 2006 (Order in Council 54/2006).

An updated printed office consolidation of the FOIP Act and Regulation is expected to be available for purchase from the Queen's Printer in the near future. Unofficial printable inserts of recent amendments are available to update your consolidation as an interim measure.

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