2010 Right To Know Week
OIPC (BC) Events
September 27-October 1, 2010
Right to Know Week Quiz. Test your knowledge about your right to access public records and win and iPod touch! The Right to Know Week challenge can be found on the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) website located here:
http://www.oipc.bc.ca/
September 27-October 1, 2010
Various BC Municipalities will be issuing proclamations to show their commitment to the principles of Right to Know Week. Contact your municipality to see if they have done theirs!
September 27, 2010 and September 29th, 2010
Presentation to the University of Victoria Masters of Public Administration program about the right to access information and the importance of the freedom of information process in a democratic society. Presentation by Troy Taillefer and Caitlin Lemiski (Portfolio Officers from the OIPC).
September 29, 2010
British Columbia Information summit 2010 at the UBC Robson Square Theatre in Vancouver.
The third BC Information Summit brings together legal experts, journalists, academics, present and past elected officials and experienced Freedom of Information and privacy experts. Together, they will explore the challenges of creating transparent government and protecting privacy in an increasingly turbulent and complex information environment. Presented by the BC Freedom of Information & Privacy Association and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Keynote speaker will be Elizabeth Denham (Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC).
September 29, 2010
Presentation to
the Rehabilitation Professionals of Victoria
about access to and handling of health records as well as role of the OIPC. Presentation by Trevor Presley and Tina Doehnel (Portfolio Officers from the OIPC).
September 30, 2010
Public forum at the Victoria Public Library (Main Branch - Central Meeting Room). An interactive panel discussion about the challenges people face when attempting to access government and public body records. Panel will include Elizabeth Denham (Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC), Sean Holman (Editor of Public Eye Online). Moderated by Bill Trott (University of Victoria)
October 1, 2010
Presentation to the Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators (CAPAPA) in Burnaby, on the latest Orders from the OIPC and new developments in FOI that would be of interest to municipalities. Presentation by Justin Hodkinson (Portfolio Officer from the OIPC).
October 12, 2010
Presentation to
Coast Mental Health in Vancouver
about access to health records and the role of the OIPC. Presentation by Trevor Presley (Portfolio Officer from the OIPC).
