Manitoba · FIPPA

Access and privacy for Manitoba public bodies, in one platform

AccessPoint runs Manitoba's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for both provincial and local public bodies — access requests, breach response, and the surrounding privacy program — pre-configured for Manitoba and running inside your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

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Manitoba at a glance

Response deadline
45 days from receipt (s. 11)
Extensions
Up to a further 30 days (s. 15) — about 75 days in most cases; consultations and third-party notice
Coverage
One Act for both provincial departments and local public bodies
Fees
No fee to access your own personal information; search and preparation fees may apply to larger requests
Oversight
Manitoba Ombudsman; binding orders via the Information and Privacy Adjudicator
Languages
English (French services available)

Built for Manitoba

One platform for the whole access-and-privacy mandate, pre-configured for this regime and running in your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

FIPPA request lifecycle

Intake to disclosure on Manitoba's 45-day clock, with s. 15 extensions, the FIPPA exemption catalogue, fee estimates, and records ready for the Ombudsman — all built on Microsoft 365.

Provincial and local in one platform

Because Manitoba covers provincial departments and local public bodies under a single Act, one platform serves a ministry, a municipality, and a school division alike — no separate municipal system.

Breach response

Log a privacy breach, assess the risk of harm, and track containment, notification, and remediation from one workspace, with the audit trail an oversight review expects.

Privacy impact assessments

Run privacy impact assessments for new initiatives that involve personal information — screeners, questionnaires, an embedded risk register, and a defensible, exportable record.

Ombudsman and Adjudicator

Track complaints from the Ombudsman through, where needed, a binding order of the Information and Privacy Adjudicator, with the statutory compliance and judicial-review windows.

In your own Manitoba tenant

Every request, assessment, and record stays inside your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant — no third-party cloud, no per-user fees, and full control of your data.

Two-tier oversight

Manitoba answers to two offices. AccessPoint tracks the whole path.

Manitoba's oversight is distinctive: the Ombudsman investigates and recommends, and since the creation of the Information and Privacy Adjudicator a matter the Ombudsman refers can end in a binding order the public body must obey. A request tracker stops at the decision; AccessPoint carries a matter through review, referral, order, and compliance on one platform, in your own tenant, with every step on a hash-chained audit trail.

Ombudsman review Investigations and recommendations, tracked with their timelines.
Binding orders Referral to the Adjudicator through to order and compliance.
One audit trail Every action on a hash-chained, court-ready ledger.

Configured out of the box

Installing the ca-mb-fippa configuration pack seeds your tenant with everything this regime needs — a starting point you can adjust, not a lock-in.

Related guide: FOI Workflow Quick Check
  • FIPPA as the legal-authority and citation spine
  • Manitoba statutory-holiday calendar and 45-day due-date rules
  • The FIPPA exemption and exclusion catalogue, colour-coded for redaction
  • Section 15 extension reasons with citations and limits
  • Requestor fee categories and the Manitoba fee configuration
  • Ombudsman and Adjudicator review grounds and dispositions
  • Manitoba timeliness brackets and statistical-report templates
  • FIPPA correspondence templates with statutory wording

Manitoba Questions

What is the response deadline for a Manitoba FIPPA request?
A public body must respond within 45 days (section 11), extendable by up to a further 30 days under section 15 for consultations, third-party notice, or large volumes — about 75 days in most cases. AccessPoint calculates every date automatically.

Does one Manitoba configuration cover municipalities and school divisions?
Yes. Manitoba covers provincial departments and local public bodies — including municipalities, school divisions, and health authorities — under a single Act, so one AccessPoint configuration serves them all rather than a separate municipal system.

How does oversight work in Manitoba?
The Manitoba Ombudsman investigates complaints and makes recommendations. Where a public body does not comply, only the Ombudsman may refer the matter to the Information and Privacy Adjudicator, who can make a binding order. AccessPoint tracks a matter through the full path, including compliance and judicial-review windows.

Where does Manitoba data reside?
Entirely within your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant. Requests, documents, assessments, and audit history never leave your control — no third-party cloud and no cross-border data transfers.

Run FIPPA Across Manitoba in One Platform

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