Correcting Personal Information

Personal Information, as defined under the Freedom of Information Act, includes any of the following information, as it pertains to an individual:

• Race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, marital or family status;

• Educational, health, criminal, employment or financial history;

• Any identifying number or symbol assigned;

• Address, telephone number, finger prints or blood type;

• Personal opinions or views except where they relate to another individual;

• Correspondence sent to and received from a public authority that is of a private or confidential nature;

• Views and opinions of another individual; and

• Name, where it appears with other personal information relating to the individual or where its disclosure would reveal other personal information about the individual.

Personal information held by a public authority may be amended, supplemented or deleted from its records, on the request of the individual to whom it applies. A request for the change of your personal information is different from an FOIA Request and should not be made on the prescribed Request for Access to Official Document(s) form.

You should make any request for changes to your personal information in the form of a letter addressed to the designated officer of the relevant authority. The authority may (but is not obligated to) make the requested corrections.