Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba)
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) is an act of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba that is both an access-to-information statute and an information-privacy statute.It enables the right-of-access to records held by public agencies in the province and governs the handling of personal information by public bodies.The provincial Minister of Finance is responsible for the province-wide administration of the Act. Central administration and coordination of FIPPA is carried out by the Information and Privacy Policy Secretariat, under Manitoba Finance. The Secretariat advises the provincial government on issues of information accessibility, confidentiality, and privacy policy, as well as support services to other public entities under FIPPA. : 16–7