Guide to FOIP-Chapter 3

Table of Contents Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Who Has The Right of Access ..............................................................................................................................2 Section 5: Right of Access.................................................................................................................................. 3 Processing Access to Information Requests ...................................................................................................5 Name of Applicant is Personal Information................................................................................................6 Reason for Request Not Relevant...................................................................................................................7 Questions in Access to Information Requests ...........................................................................................7 Verifying Identity ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Requests Not on “Form A” ............................................................................................................................. 10 Search for Records................................................................................................................................................. 12 IPC Review of Search Efforts .......................................................................................................................... 13 Searching Records of Employees................................................................................................................. 17 Government Records in Personal Email Accounts ................................................................................ 17 Personal Records in Government Email Accounts...................................................................... 21 Records Not Responsive ................................................................................................................................. 26 Creating Records................................................................................................................................................ 28 Section 5.1: Duty to Assist .................................................................................................................................. 30 Subsection 5.1(1)................................................................................................................................................ 30 Subsection 5.1(2)................................................................................................................................................ 34 Section 6: Application........................................................................................................................................... 35 Subsection 6(1)(a) .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Subsection 6(1)(b) .............................................................................................................................................. 37 Clarifying vs Narrowing ........................................................................................................................ 38 Subsection 6(2) ................................................................................................................................................... 42 Subsection 6(3) ................................................................................................................................................... 42 Clarifying vs Narrowing ........................................................................................................................ 43 Subsection 6(4) ................................................................................................................................................... 46 Section 7: Response Required........................................................................................................................... 46

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