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Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

The applicant requested a draft report from the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (Ministry) under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). The Ministry prov...

May 7, 2024

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South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

TransLink requested authorization to disregard 252 outstanding access requests from the respondent under ss. 43(a) (frivolous or vexatious) and (c) (systematic or repetitious) of the Freedom of Inform...

May 7, 2024

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Newly appointed BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey statement on Privacy Awareness Week

Michael Harvey, Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, issued the following statement to mark Privacy Awareness Week (May 6-10): “This morning, I had the honour of being sworn in a...

May 6, 2024

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Michael Harvey

Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Telephone: (250) 387-5629
E-mail: info@oipc.bc.ca

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