FIPPA Requests

If you want to know how to obtain information from a Government body / agency / etc. (exept CAS who are exempt from FIPPA) you should read this.

A FIPPA request is nothing more than a letter seeking information from the government agency/ministry/body.

You also have to include a five dollar fee (Money Order / Cheque) made payable to THE ONTARIO MINISTER OF FINANCE in each request.

For example, a sample FIPPA Reqeust Letter would be as follows:


Ministry of ____________
Freedom of Information Officer
Address
Phone:


Date: _________

RE: _________

FIPPA Officer Name Here,

Example 1 - Communications between Ministry and a CAS regarding a matter
I would like to obtain any and all communications between the Eastern Regional Office of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services and the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa which pertain in any way to the Ministry's latest Accountability Framework

Example 2 - Directives from Ministry to CAS's
I would like to obtain a copy of any and all Directives which have been issued to the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services over the past two years.

Example 3 - Serious Occurance Reports
I would like to obtain a copy of all Serious Occurance Reports which have been filed with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services by the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa in the past twelve months. I understand that any information which could lead to identifying a child or youth in care shall be removed and do not have issue with this type of information being removed, however the names of any staff or Ministry staff are required to be left in as this does not in any way identify a child or youth in care.

Example 4 - Society By-Laws
I would like to obtain a copy of all of the By-Laws and any amendments thereto of the Children's Aid Society of (_________) which have been filed with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services in accordance with section 13 of the Child and Family Services Act which states the following:

Approved agency

13.(1)An approved agency shall file a certified copy of its by-laws and of any amendment to them with the Minister forthwith after they are made.

Idem

(2)The by-laws of an approved agency shall contain the prescribed provisions.



Sincerely,
Your Signature
Your name here

When there is a lot of information which results from a FIPPA request you can be informed that charges will apply for copying etc. It is at this point that you can contact the FIPPA Co-Ordinator you are dealing with and seek to "Narrow Down" your request to the most important parts of it in order to reduce or eliminate the fees.