Freedom of Information

The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority is mandated to adhere to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER M.56 (MFIPPA). For information on MFIPPA, please visit the Ontario Government's e-laws website, which can be found here.

MFIPPA allows for the application of fees to a Freedom of Information request. Each request requires a $5 application fee. In certain instances under Section 45 of the act, fees may be waived. In addition to the $5.00 application fee, the Act provides that costs are to be borne by those who request access to information.

Download the FOI Request Form HERE.

Fee Schedule

Records Preparation

A charge applied for every hour of manual search time in order to locate a record and/or time to sever exempt materials for public disclosure

$7.50/15 minutes

Photocopying

Photocopy cost recovery

$0.20/page

Shipping Costs

Shipping charges, postage, or courier

At cost

Computer Programming

A charge applied for every hour of programming for specialized technical search and recovery of files that may otherwise be missing.

$15.00/15 minutes

FOI requests can be send by mail to:
3350 Merrittville Highway, Unit 9, Thorold, ON, L2V 4Y6

Please note that you must include the $5.00 payment with your request or it will not be processed.

All cheques must be made payable to: Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

If the cost to prepare a request is over $25.00, the requestor may be given a fee estimate before completion. Records will not be severed, copied or released until the fee is paid or waived.