Ontario is the latest province to make updates to its public-sector privacy and freedom of information legislation. Ontario’s Bill 97, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026 (Bill 97) received royal assent on April 24, 2026. Bill 97, among other things, introduces amendments to Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). In this bulletin, we highlight some of the changes that are most likely to impact businesses that work with public-sector institutions in Ontario.
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