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Freedom of Information

Want to know how much British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation spent on cell phones recently? That information will cost you $98,603.

That was one of the findings in the 2009-2010 National Freedom of Information Audit, released May 12, 2010 by the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA). The annual exercise tests how readily officials disclose information that should be publicly available on request.

The fifth annual audit has been expanded by more than 40 per cent this year to increase participation from smaller municipalities and include universities for the first time. The good news is that almost three-quarters of requests were responded to within the legislation’s 30-day deadline. The bad news is that auditors encountered inconsistent responses, including high fees for information and employees making up their own rules.

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CNA FOI Audit 2010.pdf466.33 KB
CNA FOI Prairie Release June 2010.pdf26.84 KB
CNA Ontario Release June 2010.pdf26.56 KB
CNA FOI Atlantic Release June 2010.pdf27.05 KB
CNA Western Canada Release June 2010.pdf34.74 KB
CNA National Freedom of Information Audit - 2008.pdf1.04 MB
CNA POLICY - In Pursuit of Meaningful Access to Information Reform.pdf52.05 KB
FOI AUDIT REPORT 2007.pdf316.58 KB
FOI AUDIT REPORT 2006.pdf103.95 KB
MAY 1999 - Ontario's FOI law Assessing the impact of the Harris Government Reforms.pdf120.1 KB
MARCH 1999 - Monitoring Performance by Federal Agencies A Tool for Enforcement of the ATIA.pdf107.17 KB
APRIL 1998 - Limited Access Assessing the Health of Canada's Freedom of Information laws.pdf259.88 KB