Tag: FOIP

Feds Implement New ID Rules for Accessing Public Records

New regulations will now require Canadians who want to access public records to show “adequate identification” as defined by the federal government. Amendments to the Access to Information Act came into effect on July 5, enacted by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Federal departments and agencies will now determine what is approved identification for Canadians…


NWT Privacy Commissioner Upholds Privacy Rights After Hospital Worker’s Alleged Photo of Visitor in Mask Dispute

In April 2021, a hospital employee at a COVID screening station allegedly took photographs of a visitor to the Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, after a dispute over the facility’s mask policy. The “screener” also tried to get the licence plate number of the hospital visitor, who never entered the hospital past the reception desk,…