Jun 29, 2016
By Michael Kramer
The province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner says Ontario should consider reducing – or eliminating – some of the fees it charges for access to information requests.
Brian Beamish calls on the Liberal government to review the Freedom of Information and privacy legislation – since it’s been nearly 30 years since the laws were enacted.
Federally, Ottawa has issued a directive that government institutions waive all Access to Information fees – except for the initial $5 charge.
In 2014-15, federal institutions took in just over $56, 000 in additional fees from people who requested information – while in Ontario in 2015 – it was about 10 times higher at almost $546,000.
A spokeswoman for Ontario’s Minister of Government and Consumer Services says the fees Ontario charges are in line with other provinces – and it’s not considering changes at this time.
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