Freedom of Information

All formal requests to see general records, personal information or to change personal information must be submitted to the township through an application form. The form must be returned to the Township Clerk with an application fee of $5.00. This fee cannot be waived, or refunded. Completed application forms and the application fee should be returned to:

Clerk's Department
Township of Asphodel-Norwood Municipal Office
2357 County Road 45
PO Box 29
Norwood, ON K0L 2V0

Once the Township receives your request, it has 30 days to respond. Within this timeframe, the Township will provide access to the requested records, or tell you why the requested records cannot be provided.

• Application Fee: $5.00
  • This is a mandatory fee that must accompany each request and cannot be waived by the Township.
• Copy Fee: $0.25 + HST / page
• Search Time: $7.50 / 15 minutes
  • This is for time needed to search and put together Township records that have been requested. 

As well as giving access to Township records, the Act also requires the Township of Asphodel-Norwood to protect your privacy. Personal information is collected and used by the Township for very specific purposes that are identified at the time of collection. Your personal information will not be used for any other reason than identified at the time of collection, nor disclosed in any circumstance, except as permitted by the Act. If you feel your personal information has been misused or disclosed in a manner that is consistent with the Act, please contact the Township's Clerk Department.

Any decision issued by the Township may be appealed to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Decisions can only be reviewed by the Commissioner's Office and must be appealed within 30 days of the decision being issued by the Township. To appeal a decision of the Township, please consult the information provided by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario