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Alberta
ALBERTA INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER
Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is an independent officer of the Legislature. The Commissioner oversees the access to information and protection of privacy provisions of Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP); the Health Information Act (HIA); and the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
FOIP applies to “public bodies”, which includes: provincial government ministries, boards and commissions, school boards, universities, colleges, municipalities and police. HIA applies to health custodians and PIPA applies to private sector organizations.
Under FOIP, you have a right of access to any record in the custody or under the control of a public body, subject to limited and specific exceptions. HIA and PIPA grant you a right of access to your own health/personal information, subject to limited and specific exceptions.
If you have any issues with a response from a public body/custodian/organization to your access request, you may write to the Commissioner and ask for a review. In Alberta, the Commissioner has order-making powers. An order made by the Commissioner is final.
Our Website:
http://www.oipc.ab.ca
