Compliance and FOI insights for Ontario municipalities.
A practical weekly roundup for Ontario municipal clerks and CAOs: three wrongful dismissal rulings, an IPC order on bylaw complaint photos, and an HRTO deferral.
A practical walkthrough of the MFIPPA 30-day response deadline for Ontario municipal FOI coordinators: when the clock starts, when extensions are allowed, how third-party notice works, and what to put in writing at each step.
IPC Order MO-4780 confirms that MFIPPA's labour relations exclusion under s.52(3)3 only covers an institution's own employees. Plus MO-4781 on severing mixed personal information, a $201K BEC fraud judgment against a small Ontario municipality, and four more IPC orders.
Ontario clerks keep hearing that Bill 194 takes effect on July 1, 2026. For municipalities, the picture is narrower than the headlines suggest. Here's what Bill 194's two schedules actually do, what O. Reg. 51/26 and O. Reg. 52/26 require, and what July 1 means for your municipality.
IPC Order MO-4778 confirms that solicitor-client privilege over legal opinions is not waived when council debates the underlying policy in public or when opinions are shared with lower-tier municipalities. Plus MO-4779, MO-4777, PO-4798, and HRTO updates for Ontario municipalities.
IPC order MO-4776 clarifies that landlord names on building permits must be disclosed. Plus AMO deadlines and accessibility funding for Ontario municipalities.