The ''Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act'', RSA 2000, c F-25 (FOIP Act) is the freedom of information and privacy act for

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

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. It was passed by the Alberta legislature in June 1994 and came into force on October 1, 1995.

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In 2002, there were 62 changes made to the Act. This included amendments, references and potential changes to other acts such as the ''Traffic Safety Act, Vital Statistics Act, Election Act, Health Information Act, Mines and Minerals Act, Electronic Transactions Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Municipal Government Act''. The amendments recommended, that

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"consider the protection of information provided in support of oil sands royalty calculations" the next time the ''Mines and Minerals Act'' is opened."

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