Information and Privacy Commissioner to release report about the City of Vancouver’s FOI program (June 23, Thurs)

Heads up! This is a topic of major public importance. Stay tuned for this report.

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia. has announced the following:

 

Information and Privacy Commissioner to release report about the City
of Vancouver’s FOI (Freedom of Information) program

On Thursday, June 23, at 9:30 a.m., B.C. Information and
Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham will release a report entitled
Audit & Compliance Report F16-01: City of Vancouver Duty to Assist.

The report reviews the City of Vancouver’s duty to assist applicants in
exercising their access rights. The commissioner chose the City of
Vancouver as the subject of the review as the city manages the largest
volume of FOI requests compared to any other municipality.

Audit & Compliance Report F16-01: City of Vancouver Duty to Assist will
be available for download at 9:30 a.m. (Pacific time) on Thursday, June
23 at: https://www.oipc.bc.ca/report/audit-compliance/

A news release and backgrounder will be issued summarizing the report.