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How access to information and FOI requests work across Canada: which law applies, fees, response deadlines, and oversight bodies for every province and territory.
How Quebec's Loi sur l'accès works: the 20 day deadline, the 10 day extension cap, free access, and Commission d'accès à l'information review.
Alberta's FOIP is repealed. How the new Access to Information Act works: the 30 business day deadline, $25 fee, extensions, and OIPC review.
How to file an ATIP request under Canada's Access to Information Act: who can request records, the $5 fee, 30 day deadlines, exemptions, and appeal rights.
How BC's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act works: the 30 day deadline, section 10 extensions, the $10 fee, and OIPC review rights.
Ontario's freedom of information rules under FIPPA and MFIPPA: the new 45 business day deadline since July 2026, the $5 fee, other charges, and how to appeal to the IPC.