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  • Request access to records (PDF)  Use this form if you would like to ask for records from a public body.  The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner does not receive and process these requests.  You can submit a request for records online here, Request access to records Online.  You are leaving our website (Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner -- Legislative Assembly) and going to the Government of PEI’s website.
  • Request for Review (PDF) or Request for Review Online Form:  Use this form if you would like the Information and Privacy Commissioner to review an issue in any of the following situations:
    • You requested access to records, and you want the Commissioner to review a decision, act or failure to act, that relates to your request,
    • You were notified by a public body that you are a third party, and the public body intends to disclose your information, or
    • You believe that your information has been collected, used or disclosed in contravention of the law.
  • Report a Privacy Breach under the Health Information Act (PDF) or use our online form. Use this form if you are a custodian, and discover a breach of privacy.  The Health Information Act requires that custodians notify the affected individual(s) and the Information and Privacy Commissioner at the first reasonable opportunity, unless you believe that the breach will not have an adverse impact on health care, or on the affected individual.
  • Report a Privacy Breach (PDF) or use our online form.  Use this form if you are a public body, and discover a breach of privacy.  This is a voluntary notice if you would like advice from the Information and Privacy Commissioner on managing the breach.
  • Authorization to Represent (PDF)  Use this form to delegate an agent to represent you in a request for review with the Information and Privacy Commissioner Office.
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Canadian Legal Information Institute Database [CanLII] - CanLII is a non-profit organization managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII's goal is to make Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. This search engine is not limited to access and privacy matters and provides access to many court decisions or past decisions of federal and provincial Information and Privacy Commissioners.

Some records are excluded from the scope of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the “FOIPP Act”) or the Health Information Act.  Here are some links to access the following types of records:

  • Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates:  Access to this information is governed by the Vital Statistics Act.  Here are webpages of the Director of Vital Statistics for information about accessing BIRTH CERTIFICATE, DEATH CERTIFICATE, or MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.  These webpages include information about fees and online request forms. 
  • Adoption Records:  Access to this information is governed by the Adoption Act.  In 2020 there were some changes to Prince Edward Island's Adoption Act that gives adult adoptees (or their children, if the adoptee is deceased) access to identifying information contained on their original birth registration, including name at birth and the identity of their birth parent(s).  For adoptions finalized before January 31, 2020, the adopted person or the birth parents can file a disclosure veto.  Here is a LINK with some general information that includes a “Post-Adoption Services Application Form” (look in the right column).
  • Child Protection Records:  Access to this information is governed by the Child Protection Act.  Here is a LINK to the Director of Child Protection's policy, and access request form. 
  • Court Records: Here is a GUIDE TO ACCESS COURT RECORDS from the Supreme Court of PEI.

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