Personal Information Banks

URL: https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/8c42273c-4112-46ff-90b2-315593a6b9d9/resource/f5ac4ac0-da41-48d3-97af-e3d8a3ed2bcc/download/pibs_final_fr.csv

This publication is required by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Under the act, individuals may request any record of information in any form including a letter, report, computer tape, microfilm, videotape, sound recording, electronic document or email.

The Directory of Records lists the types of records held by ministries and some provincial agencies.

Note: not all records listed in the Directory of Records are available through Freedom of Information requests. Find out what is unavailable.

This directory divides government record holdings into 4 categories:

• personal information bank - personal information organized by an individual's name or other personal identifiers
• public records - personal information available to all members of the public
• general records - general information that is not part of the personal information bank or public records
• common record - a personal information bank that is common to more than one organization