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The ''Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act'', RSA 2000, c F-25 (FOIP Act) is the freedom of information and privacy act for
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
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. It was passed by the Alberta legislature in June 1994 and came into force on October 1, 1995.


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In 2002, there were 62 changes made to the Act. This included amendments, references and potential changes to other acts such as the ''Traffic Safety Act, Vital Statistics Act, Election Act, Health Information Act, Mines and Minerals Act, Electronic Transactions Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Municipal Government Act''. The amendments recommended, that
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"consider the protection of information provided in support of
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royalty calculations" the next time the ''Mines and Minerals Act'' is opened."


See also

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Freedom of information in Canada Freedom of information in Canada describes the capacity for the Canadian Government to provide timely and accurate access to internal data concerning government services. Each province and territory in Canada has its own access to freedom of infor ...
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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act The ''Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act'' (PIPEDA; ) is a Canadian law relating to data privacy. It governs how private sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial bu ...
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