Appeal a freedom of information decision without retyping your details

If a government institution denies or limits your access to records, you can appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner — and the form repeats your contact details. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page (IPC): Appeal form (FIPPA/MFIPPA) — ipc.on.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Appeal Form under FIPPA and MFIPPA — on00345

What this form is about

The appeal asks the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to review a decision made by a government institution in response to your freedom of information request.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your name and contact details.
• The institution's name and the decision you are appealing.
• Your grounds for appeal.

Appeals must be filed within 30 calendar days of the institution's decision. Confirm current requirements on the IPC website.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Store your details once. Save your name and contact details in hivi.
2. Autofill the repeating fields. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
3. Add your grounds yourself.
4. File with the IPC within the deadline.

Why do it in hivi

Appeal and complaint forms repeat your contact details every time. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with no third-party AI — the repeating fields fill themselves.