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Decision 2026-10-14 · Open coverage

Sturgeon Public School Division (Re), 2026 CanLII 110402 (AB OIPC)

A school division's unanswered access request became a deemed refusal under Alberta's Access to Information Act. The Commissioner ordered it to respond and confirm compliance after an inadvertent omission lasting almost a year. The order decides the missed deadline, not whether the requested records must be disclosed.

Decision 2026-10-08 · Open coverage

Alberta (Energy and Minerals) (Re), 2026 CanLII 110406 (AB OIPC)

Alberta's privacy adjudicator found that Energy and Minerals hadn't explained an adequate records search for meetings involving a coal project. A second unsuccessful search didn't cure uncertainty about search terms and missing records. The ministry was ordered to explain its methods, not to disclose documents whose existence was unproven.

Published 2026-10-17 · Open coverage

Alberta Marks Small Business Week and Encourages Local Support

Alberta's parliamentary secretary for small business, Tany Yao, issued an October 16 statement ahead of Small Business Week. The message encourages residents to support local firms and recognizes their contribution to jobs and communities. The statement is a government message of recognition, not an announcement of new legislation, funding or regulatory requirements.

Published 2026-10-11 · Open coverage

A nonprofit board can't govern on good intentions alone

Alberta's guidance distinguishes the law that governs a nonprofit from the bylaws and policies it creates for itself. Volunteer boards need to know both, and they need a reliable record of the decisions made under them.

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