Canada Access to Information
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Access to Information and FOI Requests in Canada: Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Rules
How access to information and FOI requests work across Canada: which law applies, fees, response deadlines, and oversight bodies for every province and territory.
Access to Information Requests in Quebec: Deadlines, Fees, and CAI Review
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 Access to Information Requests: ATIA Deadlines, Fees, and Review Rights
Alberta's FOIP is repealed. How the new Access to Information Act works: the 30 business day deadline, $25 fee, extensions, and OIPC review.
ATIP Request Canada: Fees, Deadlines, and How the Access to Information Act Works
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.
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FOI Requests in British Columbia: FIPPA Deadlines, Fees, and Appeals
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.
Freedom of Information Ontario: FIPPA and MFIPPA Deadlines, Fees, and Appeals
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.