Administering Records Under Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Legislation

Pre-requisites: ARST 510, ARST 515, ARST 516, ARST 520

Goal: To prepare you to administer access to records subject to Canadian freedom of information and privacy legislation

Objectives:

1. To examine the principles and standards of information access and privacy rights.
2. To study the methods by which organizations manage access to information and protect personal privacy.
3. To understand the implications and challenges of access and privacy codes for public and private sector administration.
4. To identify the opportunities provided by access and privacy law to improve the quality and management of record and information systems.

Content:

1. Evolution of access and privacy codes within the public and private sectors.
2. Models for managing access and privacy administration.
3. Developing policies, procedures, guidelines, and reference and assessment tools to manage key corporate access and privacy issues.
4. Designing processes to locate, review, document, sever, and prepare records for disclosure and to make access decisions.
5. Managing requests for review of access decisions and privacy complaints through mediation and inquiry by the Commissioner's Office.
6. Impact of technology on the provision of access and privacy services.
7. Impetus from FOI and privacy to improve how records are created and the management of record-keeping systems.
8. Promoting awareness and orientation of access and privacy rights and responsibilities.
9. Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of an organization's information access and privacy program.