Note: This form is for subsequent time extension applications after the first OIPC (or more) approved extension(s).

For details on completing this form, refer to the Request for Time Extension Under FOIP Section 14 Practice Note. (Refer to the section on subsequent time extensions.)

Submit the completed form and attachments by email to timeextension@oipc.ab.ca at least 5 business days before the OIPC granted due date and ensure that all information is complete and accurate.

If the grounds are different than what was applied for under the first time extension request, in the explanation below, you must explain why you meet the requirements of the section and why this section was not used in the first time extension request.

A public body must make a serious effort to assess the amount of time it requires to complete processing of an   access request. In order to pass a reasonableness review, the estimation of that time must be sufficiently rigorous, logical and supportable. 

In order to consider subsequent extension requests, a public body must demonstrate that it encountered a significant change in circumstances that resulted in additional or unexpected work and therefore more time is required in addition to what the public body previously requested or which was granted (i.e., has the volume increased and why? Were there new third parties or public bodies discovered since the first time extension requested? Was there a temporary staffing challenge that resulted in additional or unexpected work?). 

If the grounds for a time extension under section 14 are different than what was previously applied for, explain why the circumstance or grounds were not known or taken into account when the first time extension request was made.

Provide all relevant attachments with this completed form (preferably in a separate attachment from this form):