Practice Notes and Advisories are prepared by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner to assist persons in using the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Health Information Act, and the Personal Information Protection Act. Practice Notes and Advisories do not constitute orders under the FOIP Act, HIA, or the PIPA. They are not binding. They are intended as advice only.
The Solicitor-Client Adjudication Protocol, prepared by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, applies to records over which a party to an inquiry is claiming solicitor-client privilege as an exception to disclosure.