# The Ontario Trillium Foundation's own access-to-records channel — as published

Captured 25 September 2026 from otf.ca. Quoted field by field, nothing paraphrased.

## Page: Freedom of Information
Source: https://otf.ca/who-we-are/accountability/freedom-information

> A Freedom of Information (FOI) request is an official written request for information from
> an organization covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
> Under FIPPA, an FOI request must be in writing and must provide sufficient detail to allow
> staff to identify the information you are seeking.

> Requests must be accompanied with a $5 application fee, **in cheque or money order**,
> payable to the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

> Please submit your FOI request to: Freedom of Information Request, Ontario Trillium Foundation,
> c/o Workhaus, 180 Dundas Street West, 25th Floor, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8

> Government organizations that receive requests under FIPPA must respond within 30 days of
> receipt of the request and the mandatory $5 application fee, unless the request requires
> clarification.

> If you have questions, please contact foi@otf.ca

## Page: Frequently Asked Questions (Freedom of Information)
Source: https://otf.ca/who-we-are/accountability/freedom-information/frequently-asked-questions

> The Privacy and Freedom of Information Coordinator: Deals with FOI requests made to Ontario
> Trillium Foundation (OTF); Can tell you what information is held by OTF; **Can let you know
> if you can get the information, without making a formal FOI request**

> You may file an appeal with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
> within 30 calendar days of the organization giving notice of its decision.

## Page: Access to Information Policy
Source: https://otf.ca/who-we-are/our-policies/access-information-policy

> **As an agency of the Government of Ontario, OTF is required to abide by the Freedom of
> Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).**

> **OTF provides the right of access to existing records, in whole or in part, that are in its
> custody or control** as per limitations under FIPPA, such as allowable exemptions (e.g.
> privacy/personal information, third party information), exclusions, confidentiality provisions
> and if the request is frivolous or vexatious

> This policy does not prevent providing information (excluding personal, third party or
> confidential information) in response to informal oral or written inquiries, or in the absence
> of a formal access request.

## The statute, on the fee
Source: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31, and
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 460.

Section 24(1)(c) of the Act requires that a request be accompanied by the fee prescribed by
the regulations. Section 5.2 of Regulation 460 sets that fee at $5. Neither the section nor
the regulation prescribes the instrument of payment. The restriction to cheque or money order
is the Foundation's own.

Section 57(1) of the Act lists the fees an institution shall require — search, preparation,
computer costs, shipping, and other costs of responding. Section 57(4) requires the head to
waive payment of an amount required under section 57(1) where it is fair and equitable, and
paragraph 2 of section 8 of Regulation 460 names, among the prescribed matters, "If the amount
of a payment would be $5 or less, whether the amount of the payment is too small to justify
requiring payment."

## Board and leadership, as published 25 September 2026
Source: https://otf.ca/who-we-are/our-leadership/board-directors and
https://otf.ca/who-we-are/our-leadership/senior-leadership-team

Chair of the Board of Directors: Bob Chant, appointed 2025, Toronto. Senior Leadership Team as
listed: Beth Puddicombe, Vice-President, Granting; Ina Gutium, Vice-President, Operations;
Marzena Gersho, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Communications. No individual mailbox is
published for any of these offices. The only address the Foundation publishes for general
correspondence is otf@otf.ca.