General Information
There are two Acts that replaced the FOIP Act when it was repealed in June 2025:
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Access to Information Act (ATIA), to provide a general right of access to information held by public bodies.
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Protection of Privacy Act (POPA), outlines the obligations to protect the privacy of personal information about individuals held by public bodies.
Access to Information Act (ATIA)
The access provisions under this legislation apply to all records for which the CBE has custody or control. This includes material that is written, photographed, recorded, or stored in any manner. Documents may be in hard-copy, electronic, digital, audio or visual formats. It also includes records that can be created from existing data in a computer system or any electronic device. Some records are excluded from access. Some examples of excluded records are questions to be used in an examination or test and personal or constituency records of elected
School Board Trustees.
The CBE has always made a great deal of information available to students, parents/guardians, employees and community members. Contact the appropriate school or department directly to request routinely available information.
In most cases, the school or department can provide the information requested as long as it does not compromise personal privacy and other restrictions or limitations within POPA. If information is withheld, and the explanation for why it was not accessible is unsatisfactory, you can submit an
Access to Information (ATI) Request to the Privacy & Access Office. The staff can assist in completing the
Access to Information Request Form or Request for Correction of Personal Information Form if needed.
Please send the completed request to:
The Calgary Board of Education
Legal Services, Attention ATIP Coordinator
1221 – 8 Street SW
Calgary, AB T2R 0L4
A $25 application fee is required when requesting information other than your own personal information. Depending on the nature of the request, additional fees may be charged. You will be notified of the fee estimate prior to the application being processed if applicable. If the requested information is not released, you will be informed which exceptions under ATIA apply.
If you are dissatisfied with the CBE’s response to the request, you have the right to ask for a review by Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Note | ATIA is a last resort measure to acquire information. Please use traditional avenues when making requests before resorting to a formal request.
Protection of Privacy Act (POPA)
Access to information is desirable, Privacy is essential and fundamental.
The CBE is obligated under POPA to protect personal information from unauthorized collection, use and disclosure. Personal information, as defined in the Act, is any recorded information about an identifiable individual. POPA requires that reasonable measures and safeguards be maintained by the CBE to ensure that personal information is secure and access is restricted on a “need to know” basis only.
