Directory of records under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

This publication is required by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Under the act, individuals may request any record of information in any form including a letter, report, computer tape, microfilm, videotape, sound recording, electronic document or email.

The Directory of Records lists the types of records held by ministries and some provincial agencies.

Note: not all records listed in the Directory of Records are available through Freedom of Information requests. Find out what is unavailable.

This directory divides government record holdings into 4 categories:

personal information bank - personal information organized by an individual's name or other personal identifiers
public records - personal information available to all members of the public
general records - general information that is not part of the personal information bank or public records
common record - a personal information bank that is common to more than one organization

Ministry contact: Public and Business Service Delivery

Additional information

Tags: Government and Finance Government and Finance

Government Government
Geographic coverage: Ontario
Last Validated Date: April 23, 2019
Update frequency: Other