TORONTO — Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members’ records secret as it “modernizes” freedom-of-information laws.

Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Minister Stephen Crawford says the province is also updating its cybersecurity protections.

Crawford says the changes will help protect cabinet confidentiality.

He says the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act has not been updated in nearly 40 years.

Crawford says that presents unnecessary privacy risks for the government and the public.

The province will also lengthen freedom-of-information response timelines.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2026.

Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press