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Guide to FOI and court records Learn how to file freedom of information requests, navigate the access system, appeal decisions and obtain court records using our tools and resources Illustration of a laptop with a hand reaching out from the screen and ringing a bell. File boxes are stacked on shelves in the background FOI 101 How to file an FOI request Illustration of two people in a boat atop a sea of document boxes. FOI 201 How to navigate the process once you’ve filed Illustration of two people, one who appears to be a judge, on a clipboard with a document with redactions FOI 301 How to appeal a decision Illustration of documents all over the map of Canada GUIDE How FOI fees, rules and processes vary by jurisdiction Illustration by Romain Lasser GUIDE How to access Canadian court records by jurisdiction

Secret Canada logo Search the database Resources News Globe and Mail logo that says 'A project by The Globe and Mail' Guide to FOI and court records Learn how to file freedom of information requests, navigate the access system, appeal decisions and obtain court records using our tools and resources Illustration of a laptop with a hand reaching out from the screen and ringing a bell. File boxes are stacked on shelves in the background FOI 101 How to file an FOI request Illustration of two people in a boat atop a sea of document boxes. FOI 201 How to navigate the process once you’ve filed Illustration of two people, one who appears to be a judge, on a clipboard with a document with redactions FOI 301 How to appeal a decision Illustration of documents all over the map of Canada GUIDE How FOI fees, rules and processes vary by jurisdiction Illustration by Romain Lasser GUIDE How to access Canadian court records by jurisdiction Other resources Letter generator Are you looking for a government report, briefing note or dataset? Use the templates in our letter generator tool to kickstart your request FOI tracking sheet It’s important to stay on top of your FOI requests. Keep track of what you've filed, your contacts with FOI offices, deadlines and ongoing appeals using our tracking sheet Example FOI letters Looking for FOI inspiration? Check out some examples of actual requests filed by Globe journalists, all of which led to news stories

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The question remains: over the years, how many Ont. families have been wrongly denied access to ancestors’ criminal records (ages 16–17) under the YCJA—though sentenced as adults during the JDA era?
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In Ont., Mercer Reformatory records were denied under the YCJA—but teens 16–17 weren’t considered “youth offenders” then. We appealed—and won. Orders PO-4749, PO-4750 & PO-4751 force a new access decision.
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Ottawa abusing access to information law to avoid releasing documents, watchdog says The Information Commissioner is calling on the government to stop relying on legal exemptions she says are overused

Ottawa abusing access to information law to avoid releasing documents, watchdog says. The Information Commissioner is calling on the government to stop relying on legal exemptions she says are overused.
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I have filed an official Ombud complaint, for all the FOI nerds out there, if anyone is still reading this thread!

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10/12🧵The irony of the Gov blaming sites helping the public access their info + accessing & indexing gov docs is they’re SOLVING not CAUSING the problem: see @oaf.org.au #righttoknow @muckrock.com #StopLAPDSpyingCoalition journos behind #SecretCanada Tom Cardoso & @robyndoolittle.bsky.social

In rural B.C., frequent ER closings show how ‘fragile’ the health care system has become Unplanned closings have hit more than a third of B.C.’s ERs since the start of 2023, with short-term workers and virtual ERs helping fill in the gaps

In rural B.C., frequent ER closings show how ‘fragile’ the health care system has become, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social, Yang Sung www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
(part 3 of #SecretCanada series on rural ER closures)

Letters in response to Globe series on rural ER closures. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett... via @theglobeandmail.com #SecretCanada

Globe editorial: Patient records should belong to patients Canadians have a legal right to their medical records, but bureaucratic secrecy means that obligation is often ignored

Patient records should belong to patients. Canadians have a legal right to their medical records, but bureaucratic secrecy means that obligation is often ignored. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com #SecretCanada

Canada’s medical records systems are unwell Tech companies and governments are trying to fix the lack of information sharing among doctors, hospitals and patients

Your data are unwell. Sharing electronic medical records in Canada is a hassle – and, for some, a health risk. Tech companies and governments are looking for a fix to our patchwork of digital systems, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @theglobeandmail.com #SecretCanada

Opinion: Alberta Health takes wrong turn on waiting list deaths Last year in Alberta, the data showed 61 patients died while waiting for surgery. A further 179 died while waiting for a diagnostic scan.

Alberta Health has decided to stop collecting data on patients dying while waiting for surgery and diagnostic. This sort of secrecy is unhealthy, by Colin Craig
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... via @calgaryherald.com #SecretCanada #DataGap

Informative and inspiring lecture by Robyn Doolittle on freedom of information and the project #SecretCanada — and how to do research on the seemingly "most boring investigation of all time"