The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2008-014 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

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Report: A-2008-014

Report Date: December 23, 2008

Public Body: College of the North Atlantic

Summary: The Applicant applied under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA") for access to all documents containing a reference to him sent to or from a number of specified employees of the College of the North Atlantic (the "College"). The Commissioner determined that the College had properly severed information under sections 13 (repetitive or incomprehensible request) and 30 (disclosure of personal information). The Commissioner concluded that the College had appropriately severed some information in accordance with section 21 because the information was subject to legal advice privilege. The Commissioner did not accept the argument of the College that it could deny access to certain information on the basis of litigation privilege in accordance with section 21. The Commissioner recommended the release of the information for which the College had claimed the litigation privilege exception pursuant to section 21.

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Media contact:

Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309