Freedom of Information

The City of Port Moody is subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA), as are all local governments and provincial public bodies. The Act holds governments accountable and requires that information is made publicly available. This is accomplished through a balance of the public's rights to “Freedom of Information” and “Protection of Privacy.”

Check out our Open Data Portal for current and past permit and building applications, program registration statistics, and data on local business, environment, and transportation initiatives.

Make an Information Request

A formal request for information is only necessary if the information you seek is not readily available to the public. You can make this request through our online form, or by letter or email. To do this, you need to provide:

• your full name;
• company name (if applicable);
• your address;
• your telephone number; and
• a detailed description of the document you are requesting.

You can send your letter to:

Legislative Services
City of Port Moody
100 Newport Drive
Port Moody, BC V3H 5C3

Cost for Retrieval

Providing records creates an additional expense for the City. There is no charge for the retrieval of your own personal information. All other requests from individuals (non-commercial), are charged $7.50 for every 15 minutes after the first three hours of search and retrieval. The City's Fees Bylaw and Section 57 of FOIPPA outline the fees and costs.

Available Information

The Act allows the public to request copies of government records. The City of Port Moody does not process access to records requests for the Port Moody Police Department. You will need to contact them directly to process those requests.

Freedom of Information Response Packages

In accordance with Corporate Policy – 01-0580-2024-01 – Freedom of Information Response Packages – City Website, the City may, at the discretion of the FOI Head, proactively release on its website routine FOI response packages which it considers to be of public interest. Such release will take place no earlier than 30 days after the City has provided the response package to the applicant. Redactions are applied to response packages where appropriate. The City may not post response packages to every FOI request it receives.

The FOI Head may consider the following guidelines when making a determination for proactive release of FOI response packages:

• whether the request pertains to sensitive personnel or personal information;
• whether the response package contains confidential information; and
• whether the response package contains third-party information.

The FOI Head may not proactively release FOI response packages that include information listed above.

The identity of FOI applicants will not be released.

The City’s website will not include information regarding ongoing FOI requests which have not been completed. Response to request for records that contain personal, confidential, or third-party information will not be released on the City’s website.

Response packages posted on the City’s website in accordance with this policy will remain on the website for a minimum of one (1) year.