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New provincial laws are making it harder to access government records in Canada
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New freedom of information laws are giving public bodies more room to withhold, delay or deny records requests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
New provincial laws are making it harder to access government records in Canada
Published: July 9, 2026 2.18pm EDT
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Access to information and freedom of information (FOI) laws allow citizens to request records held by public bodies, including governments. FOI legislation is founded on the idea that Canadian citizens have the right to know what their governments are doing, and to hold them accountable for it.
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