Access to Information & Protection of Privacy

Olds College is committed to building and maintaining trust by going beyond legal privacy requirements and being transparent about its governance, privacy policies and practices.

The Government of Alberta repealed the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the “FOIP” Act) effective June 11, 2025 and has replaced this Act with two pieces of legislation that together will facilitate access to information and also protect the privacy of individuals.

The new Acts consist of:

The Alberta Access to Information Act (the “ATIA”) and
The Alberta Protection of Privacy Act ( the “POPA”)

The Alberta Access to Information Act

The Alberta Access to Information Act (ATIA) is intended to modernize access to information rules and processes in response to an ever increasing digital environment. This Act falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction.

The purposes of the ATIA are:

To allow any person a right of access to the records in the custody or under the control of Olds College of Agriculture & Technology, subject to limited and specific exceptions set out in the Act;
To allow individuals, subject to limited and specific exceptions as set out in the Act, a right of access to personal information about themselves that is held by the College; and
To provide for independent reviews of decisions made by the College under this Act and the resolution of complaints under this Act (via the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner).

The Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction has provided additional information concerning the ATIA on their website .

The Alberta Protection of Privacy Act

The Alberta Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) is intended to modernize protection of privacy operational processes for the College in response to an ever increasing digital environment. This Act falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Technology and Innovation.

The purposes of the POPA are:

To control the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the College;
To allow individuals a right to request corrections to personal information about themselves that is held by the College;
To control the creation, use and disclosure of data derived from personal information and non-personal data by the College; and
To provide for independent reviews of decisions made by the College under this Act and the resolution of complaints under this Act (via the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner).

The Ministry of Technology and Innovation has provided additional information concerning the POPA on their website.

Privacy Management Program Framework (PMP)

The Privacy Management Program Framework reflects the College’s commitment to achieve compliance with the Protection of Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act. The College commits to earn and maintain trust by exceeding privacy requirements prescribed by legislation and be transparent about internal governance structures and privacy practices.

Privacy Management Program Framework

To learn more about the Access to Information Act and/or the Protection of Privacy Act in Alberta, please visit alberta.ca/access-to-information-act and alberta.ca/protection-of-privacy-act.

Additional Resources

Policies & Procedures

Access to Information Requests

For more information regarding Access to Information and Protection of Privacy at Olds College or to submit your Access to Information Request form, please contact the Access & Privacy Office at privacy@oldscollege.ca.