Freedom of Information & Confirmation Letters

You can download the Access/Correction Request application form.

Each application must accompany a $5.00 fee made payable to the Peterborough Police Service.

Personal information is defined by the Act as recorded information about an identifiable individual. If your request is for personal information, valid government-issued photo identification must accompany your application.

If the request is being made through a law firm or insurance company, written consent from your client must accompany the application.

Applications may be submitted by regular mail:

Peterborough Police Service
Freedom of Information

P.O. Box 2050
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 7Y4

In-person appointments for applications are available during business hours Monday through Friday. To make an appointment to attend the police station in-person, please contact the Freedom of Information Analyst: 

Email:   FOI@peterborough.ca
Phone: (705) 876-1122 ext. 213

A third party is a person or group other than the applicant requesting information. A third party could be a witness, a family member, a victim or other entity that may be involved in the records you would like to obtain.

If you would like to access information that involves a third party, please complete the relevant section on your application form. You may also wish include a Third Party Consent Form with your application.

Fees for processing requests are specified in the Act: 

A $5.00 application fee is required for all requests; this fee cannot be waived. Please make your cheque or money order payable to the Peterborough Police Service if you are sending your application by mail.

Access to personal information about the individual making the request for access:

• For photocopies and computer printouts, 20 cents per page.
• For records provided on CD-ROMs, $10 for each CD-ROM.
• For developing a computer program or other method of producing the personal information requested from machine readable record, $15 for each 15 minutes spent by any person.
• The costs, including computer costs, that the institution incurs in locating, retrieving, processing and copying the personal information requested if those costs are specified in an invoice that the institution has received.

Access to general records held by the institution:

• For photocopies and computer printouts, 20 cents per page.
• For records provided on CD-ROMs, $10 for each CD-ROM.
• For manually searching a record, $7.50 for each 15 minutes spent by any person.
• For preparing a record for disclosure, including severing a part of the record, $7.50 for each 15 minutes spent by any person.
• For developing a computer program or other method of producing a record from machine readable record, $15 for each 15 minutes spent by any person.
• The costs, including computer costs, that the institution incurs in locating, retrieving, processing and copying the record if those costs are specified in an invoice that the institution has received.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

Some examples of commonly requested records are:

• Occurrence Reports
• Officers Notes
• 911 Audio
• Video Footage
• Statements
• Statistical Information

Click on any of the links below: 

Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Ministry of Government and Consumer Services FOI Manual 

How do I apply for a Confirmation Letter? 

You can download the application form. Each request must include an application fee of $39.55 (tax inclusive) made payable to the Peterborough Police Service.

If the request is being made by an individual, you must include a copy of your valid photo identification with your application. If the request is being made through a law firm or insurance company, written consent from your client must accompany the application.

Applications may be made by regular mail or in-person by making an appointment with the Freedom of Information Analyst.

Applications by regular mail:

Peterborough Police Service
Freedom of Information

P.O. Box 2050
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 7Y4

In-person appointments for applications are available during business hours Monday through Friday. To make an appointment to attend the police station in-person, please contact the Freedom of Information Analyst: 

Email:   FOI@peterborough.ca
Phone: (705) 876-1122 ext. 213

PLEASE NOTE THAT FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.