Your right to know: How to access City records

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You can request City records by filling out an online form. See what others have requested on our Open Data portal.

Freedom of information is essential to democracy. All Winnipeggers have a right to access information.

During Right to Know Week (September 23-29, 2024), we celebrate this important part of a free and open society.

With the click of a button, you can ask for City records by using our online Access to Information request form.

“The online form makes it easy to access your personal information with the City. You can also access records that we don’t normally publish,” said Denise Jones, the City's Corporate Access and Privacy Officer.

You can find completed requests that others have made since 2016 in our Open Data portal. Personal information is removed from these responses. Requests for personal information are not included in Open Data.

We are committed to transparency and accountability. As part of that commitment, we publish some information proactively. This includes elected officials’ financial records, audits, budgets, and annual reports.

Learn more on our Access and Privacy Office website.

 

Originally published on September 25, 2023

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