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Accessing Your Deceased Relative’s Personal Information

Accessing Your Deceased Relative’s Personal Information … This fact sheet provides answers to common questions about an individual’s right to obtain personal information about a deceased relative from a government organization or personal health information from a health care provider. It also …

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- Published on April 24, 2019

Fact Sheet: Reasonable Search

Fact Sheet: Reasonable Search … This fact sheet answers some frequently asked questions about reasonable searches for records. … Fact Sheet: Reasonable …

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- Published on April 11, 2017

Fact Sheet: What is Personal Information?

Fact Sheet: What is Personal Information? … This fact sheet explains the meaning of the term “personal information,” and answers frequently asked questions. … Fact Sheet: What is Personal …

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- Published on October 20, 2016

Your Business is Affected by a Freedom of Information Request: What You Should Know

Your Business is Affected by a Freedom of Information Request: What You Should Know … This fact sheet outlines what to expect when an institution contacts you about an access request, your options for appeal, and other frequently asked questions. This document is part of a series designed to keep …

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- Published on October 4, 2016

Fact Sheet #17 - Applying PHIPA and FIPPA/MFIPPA to Personal Health Information

Fact Sheet #17 - Applying PHIPA and FIPPA/MFIPPA to Personal Health Information … The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to provide organizations that are defined as both health information custodians under the Personal Health Information Protection Act ( PHIPA ) and institutions under public sector …

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- Published on April 19, 2011

Right to Know Week - Exercise Your Rights

Right to Know Week - Exercise Your Rights … Do you know you have the right to access government information? Do you know how to exercise that right? Under Ontario’s access and privacy laws, you can request access to your personal information – as well as general information − held by provincial and …

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- Published on September 26, 2018

New IPC Fact Sheet: Frivolous and Vexatious Requests

New IPC Fact Sheet: Frivolous and Vexatious Requests … The IPC is often asked how institutions should handle FOI requests that they deem to be frivolous and vexatious. Ontario’s access and privacy laws give individuals the right to access their own personal information and government-held records …

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- Published on August 23, 2017

What is a Reasonable Search for Records?

What is a Reasonable Search for Records? … What is a Reasonable Search for Records? Ontario institutions are required to conduct a reasonable search for records when they receive an access to information request. To answer some frequently asked questions about reasonable searches, we have developed …

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- Published on April 11, 2017