Freedom of Information and Privacy

• Any member of the public may request to view or obtain copies of general records and information held by the Town
• Individuals may request to view, copy or correct any personal information about themselves that may be held by the Town
• The Town must protect privacy

According to the Act, information may be withheld from release dependent on its limited and specific circumstances.

Many Town public records are available electronically through active dissemination in the Town's Document Centre, or by appointment during regular office hours. Some of those records include:

• By-Laws
• Agendas and Minutes
• Financial Statements of The Corporation

View our Routine Disclosure Policy to better understand how we release various corporate documents.

Many Town records are also available through Routine Disclosure. Before filing your request, please contact the respective department to ensure that the information is accessible through this process.

Please note that while there is no fee to submit a request under Routine Disclosure, there will be a fee attached to the disclosure of records.

• Complete a Routine Disclosure Access Request
• Submit the form to the respective department/branch involved with your request, which can be done in person if the form is printed off, or by e-mail to one of the following:
  • Corporate Services - lmcdonald@bracebridge.ca
  • Finance - tveitch@bracebridge.ca 
  • Fire - admin@bracebridgefire.com
  • Planning and Development
    • Building - building@bracebridge.ca
    • Economic Development - ecdev@bracebridge.ca 
    • Planning - planning@bracebridge.ca
  • Public Works - publicworks@bracebridge.ca 
  • Recreation - rec.office@bracebridge.ca 

Before filing your request, contact the Corporate Services Department to see if a request is necessary.

Follow this process to request information from the Town:

• Complete an FOI Request Form
• Submit the form and $5.00 fee. Please be advised the $5.00 CDN application fee is a non-refundable requirement upon submission of each Freedom of Information Request. Additional fees may be charged pursuant to Section 45 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

In Person:

Town of Bracebridge
1000 Taylor Court, Bracebridge, ON

Accepting cash, cheque and debit only

By Mail:

Director of Corporate Services/Clerk
1000 Taylor Court, Bracebridge, ON P1L 1R6

Accepting cheque only and made payable to the "Town of Bracebridge"

Electronically:

Online Form for Payment

Accepting payment by credit card, but note that a 2.5% fee will be added to your final amount.

Note:

• FOI Requests will not be initiated without receipt of the $5 fee
• Except where an extension is necessary, all FOI Requests will be completed within 30 calendar days.

For more information visit the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) website.

If you have any further questions about Freedom of Information at the Town, contact the Director of Corporate Services/Clerk.