Prince Edward Island · FOIPP

Access and privacy for Prince Edward Island public bodies, in one platform

AccessPoint manages Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act requests for PEI public bodies — the 30-day clock, the Island's fee rules, and an order-making Commissioner — running inside your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

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Prince Edward Island at a glance

Response deadline: 30 days
Extensions: Up to an additional 30 days
Application fee: $5 for general records; none for your own personal information
Fee waivers: Available in defined circumstances
Oversight: Information and Privacy Commissioner — independent reviews and binding orders
Languages: English

Governing legislation

FOIPP

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. F-15.01

Access to records held by PEI public bodies and the protection of the personal information they hold

FOIPP General Regulations

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act General Regulations, PEI Reg EC564/02

The fee schedule and the list of public bodies designated under the FOIPP Act

Health Information Act

Health Information Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-1.41

Patient access to personal health information held by custodians — shipped as a separate PEI configuration

Oversight

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (Prince Edward Island)

Independent officer of the Legislative Assembly. After a review under the FOIPP Act, the Commissioner may issue a binding order that the public body has a duty to comply with — an order-making model, distinct from the recommendation-only offices elsewhere in Atlantic Canada.

Built for Prince Edward Island

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

FOIPP request lifecycle

Intake to disclosure on the 30-day clock, with extensions, the FOIPP exemption catalogue for redaction, $5-fee handling and waivers, and Commissioner-ready records, all built on Microsoft 365.

Commissioner reviews and orders

Track a review to the Information and Privacy Commissioner — whose orders a public body has a duty to comply with — from investigation and representations to the recorded order.

Privacy impact assessments

Assess a new collection of personal information against FOIPP's limits before it starts — a guided questionnaire, an embedded risk register, and a defensible, exportable record.

Privacy breach management

Contain a privacy breach, assess the risk of harm, and run a notification checklist for affected individuals and the Commissioner, captured on the audit trail.

Collection, use, and disclosure controls

FOIPP's rules for handling personal information — the authority to collect, the limits on use, and the grounds for disclosure — built into the workflow and the audit trail.

In your own PEI tenant

Every request, assessment, and record stays inside your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant — no third-party cloud, no cross-border transfers, no per-user fees.

Binding oversight

On Prince Edward Island, the Commissioner can order disclosure. AccessPoint keeps you order-ready.

After an independent review under the FOIPP Act, PEI's Information and Privacy Commissioner does more than recommend — the Commissioner can issue an order, and the public body has a statutory duty to comply. Unlike the recommendation-only offices elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, that makes every access decision one a binding authority may later test. The record you build during a request is the record the Commissioner reviews, so AccessPoint captures each exemption call, extension, and communication on a hash-chained audit trail — a complete, defensible file if a decision is reviewed.

Independent review Requesters can ask the Commissioner to review a decision.

Binding orders The Commissioner can order disclosure; public bodies must comply.

Order-ready file A hash-chained trail of every decision, ready for review.

Configured out of the box

Installing the ca-pe-foipp 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

The FOIPP Act as the legal-authority and citation spine
PEI statutory-holiday calendar and 30-day due-date rules
The FOIPP exemption catalogue, colour-coded for redaction
Extension reasons with citations and limits
Requestor fee categories, the $5 application fee, and waiver handling
Commissioner review grounds, orders, and duty-to-comply tracking
PEI timeliness brackets and statistical-reporting templates
FOIPP correspondence templates with statutory wording

Prince Edward Island Questions

Can PEI's Information and Privacy Commissioner issue binding orders?

Yes. After a review under the FOIPP Act, the Commissioner can issue an order that the public body has a duty to comply with — an order-making model, unlike the recommendation-only offices elsewhere in Atlantic Canada. AccessPoint keeps a complete, order-ready record of every decision.

What is the response deadline?

A PEI public body must respond within 30 days, with an extension of up to a further 30 days in defined circumstances. AccessPoint runs the clock on the Island's holiday calendar and flags extensions before they fall due.

Does AccessPoint handle the $5 fee and waivers?

Yes. It applies the $5 fee for general-records requests, waives it for a person's own personal information, estimates any additional fees per the regulations, and records fee-waiver decisions on the audit trail.

Where does PEI 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.

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Try AccessPoint free for 30 days, pre-configured for Prince Edward Island. No credit card required.

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