About Ryerson
General Counsel & Secretary of the Board of Governors
INFORMATION AND PRIVACY
About the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "Act") is provincial legislation that applies to universities effective June 10, 2006. The Act is composed of two principals of equal weight:
- Transparency: Access to information is an essential value
- Privacy: Personal information and privacy must be protected and doing so is integral to the dignity and the integrity of the individual
The Act applies to any records held by a university and are in the university's custody or control. Certain records are excluded from the act including:
- Private donation to University Archives
- Labour relations and employment related records leading to agreements
- Research and teaching materials
- Records not in the custody or control of the university
There are specific exemptions to the obligation to disclose records, for example:
- Closed meetings
- Solicitor-client documents
- Economic and other interests of the institution
- Third-party information
- Advice and recommendations
- Danger to health and safety
- Publicly-available documents
- Law enforcement
- Relations with governments
The Act contains particular requirements for the collection, use, protection and disclosure of personal information. There is a right to ask for your own personal information and to request a correction of the record containing your own personal information.
How to Make an Information Request under FIPPA
The information you are seeking may be routinely available at Ryerson without need of submitting a formal request under FIPPA. Try contacting the department you believe holds the records to see what is publicly accessible.
If you wish to make a formal request under FIPPA please follow these instructions: all requests must be in writing, make reference to the Act, and be accompanied by $5 (request processing fee). Please make cheques payable to Ryerson University. For a standardized Ryerson University access request form click on the link below:
For more information on how to make different kinds of requests under FIPPA, follow one of the links below:
How to make an access request under FIPPA
How to correct personal information under FIPPA
How to make a privacy complaint under FIPPA
Send your request and $5 to:
Information and Privacy Officer
Office of the General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Governors
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Applicable Fees for Requestors under FIPPA
Under the Act, Ryerson may charge the requestor set fees associated with the search and processing of records. For details please follow the link below.
Directory of Records:
Directory of Records
Personal Information Banks
Related Information:
Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Regulation 459 - Disposal of Personal Information
Regulation 460 - General
Good Government Act, 2006 (see Schedule N)
Additional inquiries may be directed to:
fippa@ryerson.ca
416-979-5000 ext. 4676
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