Prison Pandemic Papers - Links to Disclosure Exemptions and ATI/FOI Request Forms

The Prison Pandemic Partnership launched its Prison Pandemic Papers in March 2022. The dataset includes "unpublished government records obtained using access to information [ATI] and freedom of information [FOI] requests submitted to governments across Canada" that "provide insights into the COVID-19 response of federal, provincial, and territorial prison authorities, along with the impact the pandemic has had on imprisoned people and those working in congregate settings of human caging". It is important to note that a number of governmental records sought by the Prison Pandemic Partnership were not disclosed and there still exists gaps in knowledge our ATI/FOI requests were unable to address. It is with this in mind that links to ATI/FOI request forms and disclosure exemptions are provided below to (a) assist dataset users to understand the grounds upon which the records the partnership obtained were redacted and (b) assist those interested in obtaining government records on the prison pandemic to file requests to "contribute to this collective endeavour of knowledge and action, and work together towards greater transparency, accountability and change".  

Federal  

Access to Information Act (1985)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 13 to 26

* Request form

Newfoundland and Labrador

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2015)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 27 to 41

* Request form

Prince Edward Island

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2021)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 14 to 27

* Request form

Nova Scotia 

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1993)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 12 to 23

* Request form

New Brunswick

Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2009)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 17 to 33

* Request form

Québec

Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information (1982)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 18 to 41

* Request form

Ontario

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1990)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 12 to 23

* Request form

Manitoba

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1997)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 17 to 32

* Request form

Saskatchewan

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1990)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 13 to 23

* Request form

Alberta

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2000)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 16 to 29

* Request form

British Columbia

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1996)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 12 to 22

* Request form

Nunavut

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1994)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 13 to 25

* Request form

Northwest Territories

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1996)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 13 to 25

* Request form

Yukon

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2018)

* Disclosure exemptions - sections 67 to 81

* Request form

RESEARCH PROJECT AND FUNDING 

The "COVID-19: Investigating Canada's Carceral Response to the Coronavirus through the Prison Pandemic Partnership" project (principal investigator: Kevin Walby, PhD - uWinnipeg | co-investigator: Justin Piché, PhD - uOttawa | partner organization: Canadian Civil Liberties Association) is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The partnership project is housed within the Centre for Access to Information and Justice at the University of Winnipeg.