The Government of Alberta’s FOIP/PIPA Help Desk provides general guidance with regards to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act) or the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
The FOIP/PIPA Help Desk does not provide any of the following services:
Connect with the FOIP/PIPA Help Desk for any further inquiries.
- Legal advice or interpretation of the FOIP Act or PIPA, including providing advice on any actions that individuals or businesses should take regarding access and privacy concerns. Consult your legal council for advice or interpretation.
- General guidance, advice, or interpretation of the Health Information Act.
- Status updates for any existing FOIP or PIPA requests. Follow-up directly with the public body or private sector organization where you submitted your request.
- Investigations into privacy breaches. Refer to File a complaint or report a privacy breach for more information.
- Acceptance or processing of FOIP or PIPA access to information requests.
- For Information and resources to answer many access and privacy questions in Alberta, please visit the FOIP website, the PIPA website, or the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s website.
Connect with the FOIP/PIPA Help Desk for any further inquiries.