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If you need help resolving a privacy complaint, or are not getting access to records you believe should be disclosed, you can submit a complaint to the OIPC.

Deceptive design patterns, also commonly referred to as Dark Patterns, are "practices commonly found in online user interfaces that steer, deceive, coerce, or manipulate consumers into making choices that often are not in their best interests"

The right to access public body records without unreasonable delay is protected by law and is critical to enabling an informed and well functioning democratic society. The provincial Government receives thousands of requests for access to records each year and, as such, the timeliness of Government in responding to access requests is important. This report marks the ninth review from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) on Government’s timeliness, and covers the three-year period of April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023. Where possible, the OIPC also examined historical data on Government’s performance over the past decade.

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) regulates the information and privacy practices of public bodies, including BC government ministries, local governments, crown corporations, and local police forces. FIPPA gives individuals the right to access records held by public bodies. Here are our top 10 tips to help public bodies meet the timelines and requirements for responding to requests for records under FIPPA.

In November 2021, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia amended the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) to permit, for the first time, public bodies to charge an application fee for access to general information. In response, the Commissioner committed to this review of the implementation and administration of the fee to assess the impact on applicants and on BC’s access to information system.

Getting Ahead of the Curve is a special report released by the BC and Yukon Ombudsman and Information and Privacy Commissioners that raises a number of fairness and privacy concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in public service delivery.

If you submitted a freedom of information request and believe that you have been improperly denied access to information, you can ask us to review the decision(s).

You probably noticed a flurry of emails in your inbox over the past few weeks, as everything from social media apps to your email provider to your fridge rush to send you privacy policy updates.