Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy

Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy

A. Caltagirone
905 525-2930, ext. 2147
[email protected]

In keeping with the Municipal Freedom and Protection of Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Office within the Board is responsible for fulfilling the following requirements:

  • responding to requests for access to records
  • protecting personal privacy;
  • providing specific information to the Information and Privacy Commissioner;
  • making information available to the public;
  • records management;
  • security and confidentiality of records.

The Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator's responsibilities include training staff, developing procedures for the administration of the Act, collecting the necessary information for the General Classes of Records and Personal Information Bank indexes, and making decisions on requests under the Act (on the delegated authority of the head of the institution).